Daily inter mountain., 1899-11-09
1aE more or SILVER.

There was a time when the silver men
in this country looked to the democratic
party for faithful efforts in behalf of BIZ
metallism. While the financial history
of that political organization was not
determination in 1896 to turn over new
leaf and thereafter remain loyal to the
cause of silver. The advocates of the
white metal in all political parties accred-
tied the leaders of the democracy with
sincerity of purpose and honesty of in
tent. At a great sacrificeof personal feel
ings. men who had affiliated with other
organizations for perhaps lifetime, and
who had formed attachments that were
hard to break, co-operated with the de-
mocracy in the effort that was made to
re-establish the free coinage of silver.
1t was believed that . great crisis had
arisen in the monetary affairs of the ma
ton and that for once, in it's long, pain
full history of mistakes, the democratic
party was right. Every assistance which
the democratic leaders. in the work of
rehabiltating the white metal, was freely
extended. The result is known. The
cause went down to defeat in 1896.
The test of manhood is applied to polit-
ical parties as it is to individuas-in the
hour of tribulation. Under that test of
it's courage and fidelity, the democratic
party betrayed the weakness that had SO
often characterized it in the past, when
brought face to face with questions of
great national concern. Scarcely had the
clouds of the national campaign rolled
away, before it's leadership, both great
and small, forgot the solemn covenants
of the past, and began to industriously
plan the retirement of the free coinage
cause.
From that day to this, no step has been
taken that did not contemplate a reunion
of the gold and silver wings of the demo-
cratic party, on basis that would de-
stroy the paramount issue of 1896.
Though the bourbon press of the silver
states still keep UP pretense of being
in favor of bimetallism, none are
more keen, or have planned more
diligently than they, to bring together
the Two wings of the national organ
ization with free coinage laid upon the
shelf. While they would gladly hurrah
for silver in the local elections, to again
bunco the people into a belief in their
loyalty to the white metaL they are
straining every nerve to effect reunion
that has been made possible only through
an abject and humiliatng surrender of
the free coinage cause.
The late campaigns in the various
states We're valid illustrations of demo-
cratic treachery to silver. In states like
Maryland the democrats voted down a
silver resolution and refused to endorse
the Chicago PLATFORM while in Ohio they
endorsed silver and then refused to dis
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Insofar as proselyting for the white
metal is concerned, it was as thoroughly
ignored in Ohio as in Maryland, though
less candidly handled by the democratic
party
No one can impartially review the field,
from the defeat which the silver men
sustained in 1896 UP to date, without
clearly noting the systematic efforts made
by the democrats to get rid of the para
mount issue of that campaign, that party
breaks might be healed, old sores cured,
and a new alignment secured with the
eastern wing of that organization. DEM
oeratic love for silver ended when that
issue failed to win victory in 1896. That
party had no further love for the white
metal, for it looked upon it's days of USE
fulness as being in the past. Under such
conditions the free coinage issue has been
forced into retirement, and whatever may
be the merits of that question, they must
now make room for the paramount issues
which the democracy has rlaced in the
forefront of the pending contest.
DEWEY IS MARRIE0.
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