Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-02-02

whose views Of today exactly fit
those of several years ago. Glad
stone once stated that a wise man
changed his views, a fool never.
Conditions are changing rapidly.
Many a man who believed a few
years ago that the annual produc-
ton of gold in the world was not
enough to keep pace with the in
creased demand for coin, was JUS
tilted in believing that some other
metal was needed. The Repub-
[lican party in its platforms de-
clared; for bimetallism, a fact that
can be- demonstrated by consulting
the old party platforms. But
since those days gold has been
produced in greatly increased
quantities. Senator Hansbrough
is consistently and conscientiously
with the Republican party on the
money question, on the tariff, on
the war and on every other vital
question that is before the coun-
try. There is not a copperhead
hair in his head. He does not
draw a anti-American breath
from one years end to another.
He is prominent in the counsels of
the party. North Dakota is hon
ored by being represented by so
good a man as Hansbrough. This
being the case, wherein is there
anything to be gained by the
Herald's course? When, several
years ago, Senator Hansbrough
differed in some details with other
members Of his party, he did not
jump outside of the party, and
lend aid and encouragement to the
enemy in their effort to break the
party down, as Winship has re-
peatedly done. Hansbrough diff
|fered honestly with other Repub-
|licans, but when he found what
the consensus Of opinion was with
in his party, al expressed in state
and national conventions, he bow
ed to the majority and is today a
consistent, loyal and good Repub-
lican. There is generally method
in madness, but it is hard to see
what method there is in the mad
ness of Winship.
Hillsboro Banner. "
Senator Hansbrough is to be
commended for his frank confess
sion of error in his past position
on the financial question and the
firm stand he now takes in behalf
of sound money. The change is a
radical one, but it is not much
more complete than the conversion
of the Republican party from the
so-called bimetallism Of the last
campaign to the single gold stan
dard of today. The seductive free
silver f~allacy caught in it's meshes
many a good Republican, and the
double standard misnomer ensared
many more. There can be little
doubt but hat the brightest men
of all parties knew four years ago
that there never had been and
never could be such a thing as a
double standard, yet both parties
made it their slogan in the cam
paign of '96. That at this time
when the atmosphere is cleared
men should re-align themselves
with their old parties is not at all
strange, neither is it inconsistent.
and we shall expect to see in the
coming political battle many of the
silver Republicans of '96 in line
with the e. o. p. on all great econo-
mic questions. A confession of
error is by no means a Sign of
weakness.
Wheatland Eagle.
In speaking of his record, it is
but Justice to say that Senator
Hansbrough never sought or as
sumed to be greater than his party.
His advocacy of bimetallism, when
the worlds supply of gold was
small, and when the output was
falling far short of the demands of
business, was in harmony with the
declaration of Republican plat
forms of that date. His acquies-
ence in the financial measures of
his party at this time is a further
illustration of his consistent rac