The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-23

anu DOilQ OWnGES OS Europe anu bno
United States who are neither Ameri-
can, English, French, Belgian, nor Ger
man In their real allegiance: but must
be regarded as a law unto themselves
and separate power gradually but
steadily strengthening their remorse-
less grip upon the destiny of govern
msnts. It is that power that permit
ted the Turks to murder Armenians,
that made terms of peace between
Greece and Turkey so as to preserve
the solYency or Turkish bonds, that is
dismembering China-that has forced
| this republican Government, in viola
.tion of every sentiment of liberty, hum
anity, and Christianity, to 60 into world
politics, spit on our great past, and de-
ny liberty to struggling people, and
through it all has carried its blood
stained banner of per cent of profit
without regard to the claims Of justice
OF the cause Of liberty and right.
Now that doesn't come within
40 miles of the subject, but it is
characteristic of the whole debate
on the Democratic side. 1t is
merely a Populistic refrain as
melancholy, and as mythical, as
the song of a dying swan.
Mr.. Smith, Republican Of
Michigan, speaking Of the cur
rency bill, talks in this way:
The steady and rapid growth in cir
culation of money in the United States
gives the lie to the prediction of the
free coinage advocate, while in the
month of November just passed our
money III circulation increased $22.-
2l4, SIG, or over 100000 every working
day in the month, and every dollar of
this money, whether gold, silver, or pa
per, is the equal of every other dollar
in the hands Of the richest or the poor
est man in the Republic. What a
splendid achievement In three and one
half years. Is it any wonder that
scores of honest voters, tempted by the
silver panacea, should now desert their
cause and come to the support of Pres
ident Mckinley?
Even prominent men, high in the
councils of the silver party, some Of
whom occupy seats on the other side
of this Chamber. are now advising that
it would be useless to make silver the
issue in another Presidential contest,
as the people now have their eyes open
and will not be led blindlY by reckless
leaders. 1t was stated by cur oppon-
ents that if the gold standard prevail
ed the coinage of silver would be sus-
pended, that our minis would be closed
| down, that no more silver would be
coined, and many Weli.intentiOned Yot-
ers were led to the belief that our par
ty stood for gold monometallism.
How interesting must be the report
just published by the Director of the
Mint. He says that
The coinage Of gold this year was the greatest
In our history, amounting to sos, IN, 1870, as
against SG4, 63I, sG5 in the preceding year, and
that it would have been considerably larger If
the capacity Of the mint had been greater.
He says that
The stock of gold bullion on hand increased
from $780, Gss 332 on July l. 1893, to SlI9, ss2 722
Tn1vr
| lars from bullion purchased under the act of
July IA, 1890, was s1s,254, 700, as against SlO,-
OO2 $50 in the preceding year, and that the coin
age of subsidiary silver during the year just
closed was &c. AGO. So, against Sc, 1872 1904 in
the preceding year,
Who now has the boldness to say
that the present Administration pro-
poses to discontinue the coinage of
silVerP trust this answer will be sat-
isfactory to the gentleman from New
York.
The advocates of free silver stated
again and again in the last Presiden.
tial campaign that gold was getting
scarcer and scarcer, and that it was
dangerous to adopt diminishing prod
uCt as standard of value. At the
time the free silver candidate for Pres
ident delivered his speech of accept
ance in New York We had in circula-
ton gold coin and gold certificates
amounting to $I9S, 449,242, while there
is now in circulation in the United
States, upon the first of the present
month, gold coin and gold certificates
amounting to $778, 1888 1903, an increase
of S279, 9S9, O61. or Sc per cent, in a lit
tie over three years.
Where is the false financial prophet
of that periOdP Is he the apologist on
the other side of this Chamber? Are
you still defending this old story, rid
died from end to end by the practical
experience of the last three yearsp Or
are you looking and longing for other
political issues with which to deceive