La Junta tribune., 1898-10-19

, state are OF at least equal Importance.
| We should not go about whining and
| advertising distress. We should MT ouI
| heads, draw fun breath of pure noun
| tain air. rise to the height OF our man
hood and say. We believe that silver Is an
| important question. We believe that the
| masses o. mankind would be betterud II 81
| was restored 10 It's place as a money
| rneta!-i; Is one OF our principal resources
I but We have many others.
Colorado minds reach beyond the limits
| OF her state. We want to take cur proper
/ place In the nation, We want to assist
| In solving all national questions We in
s1te ALI 10 come and see us. TO assist in
| developing the state. possessing more re-
| Sourees than any state In the Union. We
| offer you health: we offer you wealth.
| From all our boundIess resources choose
| the one most desirable TO YOU We are
| prosperous and not ruined. Come and be
happy with us.
| Is the Party the Enemy of Siivers
II is safe to say that man OF intclii-
gsnce Is In favor OF anything but good
money. ] mean by this. money. every dol
| lar OF which Is equal to every other dol
| lar. II II were believed. even in Colorado.
that the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. at any ratio, would force this coun-
try 70 an absolute silver standard. and
that silver dollars coined by the United
States would not be regarded throughout
the world as equal In value to gold dol
i4sss NffFr bIi it" Vi puE flAl-
zens who would view with compiacency
that condition. There arc some who seem
to believe that II would be well for this
country to undertake the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF SILVER, even though 1t forced
us on u par IN financial matters with Mex
leo and China. But the vast mass of
thinking people would not agree with
this proposition. We argue for the un-
limited coinage OF silver solely upon the
basis that II that were undertaken, the
,ga rfr Sflt-.p Afaf
be maintained
That the Republican party is In favor
OF sound money. as l have above defined
1t. there can be no question. That every
man iE In favor of the largest volume Of
currency, so long as all of IL Is sound. is
conceded. There is no political party in
this country, nor are there amy Individual
leaders In any party. who would argue
that IL WIS possible TO so enlarge the vol
uue of the currency in this country as
to have too much, provided We at all
times keep the enlargement on "a parity
with that which now exists. So tina, IL
is fair TO say that generally speaking all
OF our people favor the largest volume OF
currency. SO long as all Of IL Is good
money.
We therefore are forced to the conclu-
sion that the Republican party would be
in favor OF the free and ungmited coinage
OF silver. at the ratio of 10 TO !, IL the
party. as a whole. believed that the money
continue TO be good money.
The Republican pfsrty In St Louis at
It's last national convention. declared in
favor of bimetailism. and pledged Itself
to endeayor. with all it's power, tc bring
about this result. with the aid and as
ststance of other commercial nations. 1t
fulfilled that pledge to the utmost. 1t ap-
pointed Il monetary commission. OF which
the distinguished senator from this state
was the chairman. and that commission
made strenuous efforts TO bring about a
desirable result. and 1t was only by the
nersst chance and by contingencies which
could be foreseen by no human being.
that the iabors of that commission were
not successful 10 the fullest extent
He was senator from the safe OF Colo
rado "a 9 a Republcan-secretary of the in
terror AS n Republican. and then again
senator as Republican. and defy him.
or any of his supporters, TO point to n sol
itary act OF the Republican party where
1t either sought to criticise him. or crack
about his head the party lash. because he
cast his vote In favor of silver 1t is true
that his voice was heard In the senate,
and that his influence was exercised for
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
but l say that never at any time 1t
sought to make the test of mis- party fealty
that he should depart one ioia from his
convictions upon that subject
The Junior senator from this state has
at all times peen lighting within the ranks
OF hts party !n the cause of silver. Meth
err his influence nor his standing In his
party have been iessened by this. He to-
day stands In the senate OF the United
States and in the nation. and. I might
add. in the world. as one OF the foremost
men battling for the cause OF silver. and
he is the recipient, OF honor and of trust
from his party.
The Gang.
we are told In this campaign. as we
have been told for many years. that the
Republican party is represented by large
number OF bad men. whom our enemies
delight to cali the gang We are In
formed that 1t is machine party. that
its leaders are not actuated by patriotic
motives: that they simply desire the
xpoiis Of federal and state patronage. 1t
Is also charged that the Republicans have
large barrels OF gold money on tap for
the purpose of endeayoring to influence
the voters in this state. II 1t were not for
the fact that a large number OF people
seem to give faith TO such statements as
these. It would not become me to make
reference to them. but l happen to be
the chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee. II Is not unbecoming in me to say
something upon this subject.
In the drst place desire to say that to
those men who. during the trying times
in this state OF the past six years. have
kept the Republican party in existence,
have kept its organization together, have
fought and waged battle when they knew
and realized that defeat was certain-I
give creait and give honor. No good
citizen in this state can help but rejoice
at this day and At this hour that they
have DONE az they have. 1 have nothing
to do with the contest Of Mr.. Broad and
Mr.. Gugksnh helm as opposed to Nj. Stew
enson and Mr. Teller. except the interest
Possessed by every ctti1en. Look at the
spectacle Presented to US: A man from
, Minnesota purporting to represent SELF
constituted cormittee-wtthout power
and without autherity. comes into this
kHfAte, assA. Wtehout . hearing and with