The silver lance., 1899-02-10

be that there would no longer remain
enough opponents to the Repubiican
party in this state out Of which to Or
ganize an ordinary joint caucus fusion
committee of the opposing parties.
Ex-Governor Adams, in his message
to this House on the 4th instant, pro-
claimed aloud that the year 1898 was
the most prosperous in the history OF
our state.
Colorado's gold fields in that year
yielded forth to the people of the
world the magnificent sum of $26,S SAG
S35, sum largely in excess OF any
previous year.. and gain OF 800 per
cent. over the year 1892, the year pre-
ceding the great fall in silver. Enough
gold Mr. Speaker, to supply every
man, woman and child in Colorado with
$53 in money. 4ir-t
Silver mines, in spite Of the present
depression in silver bullion, gave up to
the miner $15,94SS51, a sum equal to
$50 for every head Of population in the
state.
To be brief, Mr. Speaker, whatever
may be, and has been SO truthfully said
of the prosperous condition of the min
ing interests in Colorado, can as truth
fully be asserted of every other inter
est or industry she has.
REPUBLICANISM IN STATE.
1t cannot be that Republicanism in
Colorado is crime. Why, Mr.. Speak
er, Colorado herself was born of Re
publican parentage, reared by Repub-
lican nurses, finally to be betrayed into
l the hands of Democracy by men who
owe their all to her Republican voters,
| and were once the idols of the party.
If "alloy" mean to follow the leader
ship of men of this state and of the
United States who have ever been loyal
to the interests of the people loyal to
themselves and the party that honored
| them, and II II mean to stand by
party, both state and national, whose
pledges are as sacred after as before
election, then am l Simon pure alloy.
Mr.. Speaker. l had quite forgotten
that an election was to be held in the
city of Denver in the near future, and
therefore l was for time at loss to
understand the occasion of the gentle
mans tour of the West. / had been
gently reposing in the belief that the
campaign of 1896 had closed. l had
hoped that aggregation. for time, at
least, was to be discontinued. | had
begun to realize and appreciate what is
ment by censorship of the press, when
10! the scenes of the 10Th and 18th in
stants.
was hoping, Mr.. Speaker, that the
war of 1893 was at an end; that the
principles of humanity had at last tri-
umphed and that peace would prevail
through the world; hoping, sir. that
American people had been cemented
together by the heat of warfare into a
nation that would stand as a whole for
American rights and the performance
of American duties.
The enactment of the scenes on this
a III, Al, Inat t,r, Inx tans bac
me different proposition. Opposition
Is still the watchword of the Demo-
| cratic party.
| | was apprehensive for a time lest
the oppositionist might have come to
| explain to the people of Colorado why
he supported the Democratic platform
| of 1892. which declared for the repeal
| of the Sherman act, an act providing
| for the purchase by the government
monthly, and for the payment thereof
| in United States treasury notes of Az
ounces of silver. the only valuable sill
yer enactment then upon the statutes
of the United States, and upon the re
peal of which by a Democratic Con
gress. silver bullion sank to the lowest
market value ever known, and there
| remains.
Apprehensive lest he might be here
|
voters of Colorado how prosperity so
suddenly appeared upon the scene af-
ter the repeal of his much adored Will
son bill and the enactment of the pres
ent Dingley tariff law.
| Fearful lest he We're here to inform
us. Mr.. Speaker, how that, without any
silver legislation save that obtained by
Colorado's junior senator. the Hon. Il.
o. Woleott, and under Republican
administration, and by the enactment
of just tariff measures, for the year
Just ending, the balance in favor of the
trade of the United States with foreign
contracts was GIT million dollars, as
compared with a balance against us of
200 million dollars in 1896, ! was hop
ing, Mr.. Speaker. that his mission
might be, If you please, to explain to
| the people how the present national
Republican administration. operating
as he claims, upon a gold standard
| basis, has escaped involving the Unit
ed States in a war for bread, instead of
one for humanity.
Listening, sir, without reward, to
hear him proclaim that his mission was
to relate in detail the events of the
war between Republicanism and
Coxy's army, how that great army.
mustered into the field by Democratic
misrule, had been captured by concert
| ed Republican legislation, without the
! shedding of blood. and each soldier
| transformed into a grateful private cit
izen and furnished with employment
and means for the support of himself
and family, and all this, Mr.. Speaker,
in less than two years Of Republican
rule. .F4.T r.z-f
Would that the gentleman who so
vigorously assails Republicanism upon
all occasions had come to apologize for
| his undignified conduct in touring the
United States within a period of less
than twelve months after his defeat
for the presidency, and before his OPP
ponent was fairly installed into office,