The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
The Cause of Free Silver.


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United States without regard TO other
naLsns?"
"lf by 1900" said Senator Chandler.
nothing had been accomplished in the
direction OF international bimetallsm.
| am almost willing now 10 say that
would advocate pendent coinage by
the United States. | would not. how
ever. be willing TO leave The republican
party on such an issue. but should try
10 convince my republican friends that
such course was the proper one TO
! pursue"
"One swallow does not make a
spring" is an old saying which conveys
a great truth. Neither do two. But as
, aeon panion piece To Senator Chambers
interview ! here quote recent edito-
rial from the ablcst independent news
paper in America the Washington Post.
! II is gold standard paper. but its ed
itor keeps his finger constantly on the
public pulse and sounds a warning to
republican leaders. Under the caption,
"A Word with Currency Reformers."
the Post says:
| II might not he amiss for those who are
] demanding an extra session OF the Fifty
sixth congress AZ the earliest practicable
date for the purpose OF pa ssing curren-
! cy reform measure 10 give the situation
careful review IN order 20 determine two
! things: | II would seem 20 he cxpediert
| FOR them 70 fcd out whether or rot they
! have the votes--a ma ority in both houses
requisite for the passage OF a bill that
would be satisfactory TO the friends OF
sound money. .. Having the requisite
votes In combination OF gold standard
men Of both parties, could they put their
bin through without mourning great risk
OF so seriously ivmoralizing the sound
money forces as TO render the outcome Of
the campaign OF 1890 extremely loGhtful2
We do not believe there IS sufficient vi
tality in the free coinage issue 20 war
rant the least hope or fear Of the defeat
OF the gold forces in another battle OF the
standards, but Il seems TO us quite posi-
bic TO reinforce the free coinage combins-
ton with a new issue and with "A good
many voters who would cut loose from the
republican party II that issue were forced
on them.
The currency reform for which an extra
session is demanded conternplates a good
deal that was not in the republican plat
form of 1876 and could not safely have
been urged by the republican candidate or
those who supported him. IL contemplates
the retirement of the greenbacks and coin
notes. an aggregate OF more than $780,
10000 Even IL there were an easy AMI pop
ular plan for supplying other currency In
place OF those notes there would be strong
and persistent opposition to their retire
ment. Whether logical or Illogical. sound
o. unsound. such proposition exists in
the republican party. In the citadel OF
sound money. Sentiment Is "A power that
has to be reckoned with in politics. IL
does not consent to argue and has little
amenability to reason. but IL controls cleo
items. Would II be safe to disregard the
greenback sentiment in the republican par
~ by taking such action against that fea-
ture OF the currency as has never been
authorized by a vote OF the people?
But there is no popular or approved plan
suggested whereby the gap occasioned by
retiring the greenbacks can be filled. To
wipe out the legal tenders and provide a
bank currency IN lieu thereof will furnish
the Bryan combination just the Issue they
need in an emergency. VIII Ii not also fur
nish them the votes they need? That Is a
question which the Post commends to the
serious consideration of all who are impa-
tient for currency reform legislation.
To have or not 10 have an extra ses-
sion of the new congress is the question
that is now worrying the heads of the
republicans. The truth is, now that
they will have possession of the whole
government after the 4ih of next March,
they are frantically asking each other:
What shall we do with it?" There's
thc rub" for in that extra session what
times they'll have wooling each other
must give them pause. As long as they
cid not control the senate they could
talk splendiferously about what they
would do if they could. They appear 10 !
be perfectly united. SO soon, however,
as they have full swing ii will be de-
veloped that they are as badly split up !
tie back as were the democrats in even !
their worst estate. Already a close 90
server can mark the signs of rows and /
wars and feuds impending. Some want 1
federal interference in the race troubles (
OF the south; others don't. Some desire !
TO enter upon universal land-gra bling I
scheme; others don't, particularly the l
venerable and cherubic Hoar. Some are /
itching to amend the Dingley bill. /
which both as revenue producer and a |
home Industry protector has proved a l
fiat failure; Others protest against fur |
tier tariff tinkering. notably the be- |
loved Dingley. Some want the gold |
standard fastened on the country; 9TH
ors don't, especially Senator William
L.. Chandler. Some want Mckinley re-
dominated; Others don't. and these lat
ter will rally round Thomas Bracket |
Reed. the leviathan among republic
ans. And so on 10 the end--the bitter \
end. From the day the Fifty-sixth con-
gress is organized it will he pull Dick,
rull devil among the republicans. and
with the chances decidedly favorable
TO Old Horny.-Champ Clark's Wash.
ington Letter.