The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-22

fleS declared I0F UltneldllsIns the DeHlp-
Gratis for independent action by the Unit
cd States; the republicans for an internat-
ional agreement, which they pledged
themselves TO promote. True. this decla-
lration on the part Of The republicans was
only made to catch votes. and because
the party leaders did not dare to go TO
the polls without 1t. l think now. no one
any longer doubts that the fixed purpose
OF tnose who controlled these leaders was
to maintain the gold standard, and to pre-
vent, not promote, an international agree
meut The declaration however. cerved
Its purpose and vast numbers Of sincere
| bimetallists were persuaded to vote the
republican ticket, In the belief that they
were voting for an honest effort TO secure
international bimetallism The leaders
who were responsible for this trick have
already committed their party to the sin
gle gold standard so far as they can and
II they dare speak ont honestly in the
next national platform II wlA declare for
t-e single gold standard"
| DO you believe that the cause of bi-
metallism is improving"
STRONG AS EVER.
There are many believers in bimetsl-
| llSlu AoAtg III Altt OlltA ENAlfe az AllfIt q
ever was, and all these ere doubtless now
convinced that the only way to accom-
plish bimetallsm IA through the action
Of the democratic party. The great effort
to stop the fan Of prices-the shrinkink Of
lvalues-and to relieve the distress OF bus
iness resulting from these great evils.
without doing Injustice or injury 20 any
class or business Is being more and more
understood and commands the respect OF
honest and fair men always when under
stood. and another campaign OF ridicule
and abuse such as that o. ise6-whether
e. ctated by ignorance or venality-canuot
succeed against temperate arguments and
appeals for simple Justice. when the peo-
pie have time 10 fairly weigh the argu-
ments and form a deliberate Judgment.
There was great unrest and dissatlsfac-
| tion In 1896 throughout the country. re-
sultlng from falling prices ana shrinking
values The republican party promised
that II they were entrusted with power
all this would be changed. and that pros
perlty should succeed existing conditions.
Mr.. Mckinley and the gold press now as
sure the country that we have prosperity.
There Is quite a boom I'm stock specula-
ton In WI street but Wall street is not
the country, as we believe A great fam
inc and a short crop OF wheat an over the
world except in the United States nat
uraly raised the price OF uneat while
| these conditions lasted. and the benencent
effects of this temporary advance IN tho
price OF q single article which was so
marked I'm the short period It continued.
is likely to stimulate desire for a re-
turn to that condition permanently and an
extension Of it to all other products THIS
is our purpose and was our purpose in
1896 when the republican party deno'u cd
any effort 70 Increase prices as a crime"
AS TO GOOD TRADE
How do you account for the actlvlty
in business?"
There has been necessarily an increas se
in demand for labor the last few N mlnths
as the result of the withdrawal Of a uiEe
number OF American citizens from the
ordinary walks Of life 20 be emplovrI u
the army, whose places had 10 be iliod
There has also been an Increased activity
In and a demand for all products wllch
were necessary for the maintainaHce and
support OF a large army. But IN ,ne e
conditions are in the very nature Of thugs
temporary, and all Of us know thar they
must pass away with the end Of tha CON
diuons which brought them into ire.
Making due allowance for the lnduonce
OF these three causes. on the present con-
ditlon OF the country. there is today as
much dissatisfaction and as much Gauge
for It az there was 10 1896. No eliaf was
or IS to be expected under republican
management except such as cames from
dltion OF constantly failing general prices
IS everywhere recognized as e condition
of distress and hard times. ard sprcula.
ton excitement IN wall street does nol
change this. We believe that a small vol
ume OF money forces prices down henc,
we have urged the coinage OF opr silver
as well as Of our gold-not only to cLecl
this grinding fan IN prices, but 70 promote
steadily advancing prices"
NOT CHICAGO PLATFORM.
"Then you think the Chicago platform 81
gaining ground2
II most certainly do. In the elections o
last year the principles of tna. platform
were not the leading and exclusive .ssue
In all sections Of the country, Thesl
We're partially obscured in many state
and districts. The question OF 5imetalisu
the republican effort 20 retire the green
backs aud 20 confer upon she uati0na
banks the absolute control os ,he yplum
Of paper money and 10 surrender "
country 20 the trusts. were. IN ntny feC
tions for the time being lost light ~ 8
the excitement OF the war and re tesu'i
) Ing questions and IN others wore side
tracked by efforts TO substitute local d
! sues in their stead. The result was
, great loss OF interest and a large faln7
- of in the vote. with apparently Jniayol
> able results 10 the democratic pa ~. 7
/ Colorado. where national issues were a
the front and dominant. the interest
the election was iutense. the vo-e lars
+ and our majority overwhelming IN state
4 where Il was stated whether truly or m
! that there was an Intention On tho raj
4 0f the democratic managers TO side-trao
the great issue. with the result Of NIT
. mately bringing the party in nation
4 convention back 20 the practice of snu
4 fling and of evasion. 80 long persisted
& by the republicans, the interest was NJ
: great. the vote was not fun. and the r
4 sui1s were not conclusive There was hoy
i ever. one great and valuable result q
\ reasonable men are now satisfied Ihl
y EfrliA5irQ and dodatn0 are not rouula