The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
ALLISON OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Discussed Leading Issues at Cedar
Rapids, la.


Cedar Rapids, Ia. Oct. THE RepuD-
hcan campaign in the Fifth Congressional
district, opened this afternoon at Marion.
with an address by Senator William &.
Allison. Senator Allison said in part:
Notwithstanding the failure of their
prophecies in 1897 and 1898, the Democratic
party in all the states continued to insist
that the free coinage of silver was the only
panacea that would restore prosperity and
now, in 1899, when this prosperity is at
its fun intensity, they repeat with empha-
SIS the declaration for free coinage of sill
yer, at the ratio of l6 to l. without the
ald or consent of any other nation, as
though nothing had occurred in the mean
time TO show that our prosperity in no
sense has depended upon anything pro-
posed by them, but has demonstrated that
IN every sense if they had been success
ful, the depressions which we were under
going would have been greatly magnifed.
They are just now trying to harmonic
the party by securing the votes of all
Democrats, who, in 1896, and since, have
absolutely refused to give countenance to
this heresy. They are seeking to divert
public attention from an open considera-
ton of this question, by making false is
sues prominent, or by discussing questions
which cannot be settled or which already
have been settled, and which have passed
into history, or which all parties favor
dealing with in the most effective way to
accomplish desired results
1T is the shibboleth of the Democratic
party the paramount issue, the one thing
above all others they wish to attain, and
and if we are TO judge from repeated ut
terances of their platform faVOring this
idea, and their frequent nominations OF
w. ]. Bryan for President, to represent
it, the purpose is to force this issue of
disaster into the campaign of 1900. Why
do this now when our country is so pros
porous? Why do it now when money is
everywhere so plentiful and the best
money-the money of the world?
Our national strength depends upon
our domestic and foreign commerce, as
well as the products of our manufacture
and the produce of our fields and upon
credit, individual and national which cred
it, individual and national depends upon
our money standard. Our domestic ana
foreign commerce are so interlaced that
1t is impossible to carry on either prof.
tably without measuring that commerce IN
the money that goes freely everywhere
without discount or fluctuatiOn in The set
tlement and adjustment of balances.
we are always certain 10 maintain and
secure our full share of gold, and there
is not the slightest doubt that we will
be able in the future to maintain an abun>
dant supply as the basis of all the paper
money needed for our circulation, with
undoubted ability to keep the paper
money always al par with gold and con
vertible into it al the will of the holder.
With this situation present and this pros
pect before us, how can a man BRING his
Rind and conscience to the point of sup
porting a policy that viii -paraIyze our in
dustry, our business, our trade and our
labor employed in these industries and
occupations?
"It is the purpose of the Republican par
ty, which has constantly sustained our
system of sound money based uIon the
gold standard, TO continue to maintain If
ali Of it, whether silver or paper at rar-
ity with and convertible directly or in
directly into gold at the will of the holder.
and it viii be maintained in the future
not by the voice of party but by the voice
of the American people, and the laws upon
our statue books upon this subject viii he
inViSOrated and strengthened to maintain
ii and preserve ii, and TO make it impossi-
bic for any Secretary of the Treasury or
any President by his own fat and with
out positive affirmative legislation of Con-
gress to force upon the people in some
hour of temporary depression or of ma
tional slumber the deprecated standard of
silver money, or place any of our money az
a premium or discount.
1--WE invite free and full discussion of
InlS WnOle question: not Cflly IN our pOllIl-
cal debates but in the forum of Congress,
where these questions must always be de-
cided And we warn our Democratic
friends that they cannot put this question
aseep-they must either abandon it or de-
fend it-tney cannot divert the public mind
from its consideration and discussion by
temporarily sde-tracking It for issues
that appeal for the moment to the preju-
dices of the people, or are uon-p1litical in
their character. upon which there cannot
and will not be a disagreement on party
lines They are seeking 70 put this baby
of theirs asleep in Iowa by making promi-
nent the questions of trusts and monopo-
lies and the Philippine question as well
although by no possibility can the question
of trusts be made a party one, nor can the
questions arising out of the situation in
the Philippines be made party questions.