El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-29
IT is the New Orleans Picayune, d
strong democratic paper of the south,
hot

that says: ...-...... .......r. 90. .....-
The Interchangeable demand
was made and maintained in the inter-
est of the silver miners trust, and now
that the people are wsging bitter
warfare against all trusts, the Bryan
ties, if they have any sort of political
sagacity, will see the necessity of tax
ing down their silver banner. -t@1a
Such of the states. particularly west
ern and southern, as have had legisla-
lures in session have lost no time in en-
acting stringent laws against the
trusts, and others will follow as rapid
ly as they can. In the face of these
facts, showing how intensely the peo-
pie are wrought up, and how universal
" they have been aroused against
trusts, the silver business, even II it
were not the creation of a trust, would
seem sbsurdly unimpOrtant and unfit
to make the foremost issue in great
uprising of the people. 60
Then there Is q practical side OF the
matter. 1t as been.pointed ont by som
astute represe natives of the demOcrace
that in view of the fact that thy
senate is safe for sound money for ae
least six years to come, free silve
cannot be made practical issue, andr
further, that, if given prominence In,
the cam paign, this issue would detract
from, rather than add to. the ability of
the national committee to raise funds.
Since there is nothing to be gained
from the further Haunting of silver be-
fore the public, it has been put for tn
that political sense suggests that 1t be
RELOCATED to the rear.-It will not be
dropped altogether That would be q
confession of wavering faith which |
might antagonize the rabid free-silver |
sidental issue to the trusts and anti
imDerialiSm II
It is possible that the upholders of
the silver trust are SO devoted to it
that they will not shelve their free
coinage demand; but, if they do not.
the people will place upon them the
seal of condemnation vastly more
conclusive than was that put on them
In 1896. The silver trust must go with
the balance of those oppressive organ
izations. l.
Nothing conld5please the republicans
party more than to haze the democrats
try to make campaign issue, out. of
trusts or so called imperialism The
question of trusts is entirely an econo- j
mic one, and requires careful study II
put it cannot be made partisan issue
or the republican party has no more !
10 do with the multiplication of trusts |
han has the democratic party, unless
t be that during republican. rule the 3;
people have so much more money than !
hey care to put into the usual chan {
lels of trade that they will embark in
ii sorts OF wild cat schemes in the
Wild desire to double their money while !
is at its flood. The trust {
uestion is a serious one. 1t must be L
arefully studied. But nothing but I
arm can be done by bringing :
, into the political arena,
Ince party lines cannot be drawn c
pom it. No republicans !.
tempt to advocate the trusts, and the
epublican press is as outspoken in the q
latter as any other. However, if the q
desire to try the game, they :
7ill find themselves as mistaken az :
hey were in 1896. AS for the "imper e
slism" issue, there is none. There a
oes not exist any ''policy" of '.imper- {,
slism." The word is meaningless and r
as introduced by Bryan and his fellow il
emsgogues for the sole purpose of a
1lling wool enough over the eyes of u
is late deluded followers to dim the a.
,alizatiou of the free silver delusion al
which they were made the victims. di
the democrats want an issue on Z
nich they will be sure to win-last ~
ace-let them take up a cry against til
e republican prosperity which is just m
w affecting this country. Let them g aS
Y hard times and calamity with all y,
cir might,ssand watch the effect. 81 is,
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