Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-24

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lactorily managed after the victory |
hall have been achieved.
In 1892 the country was prosperous.
No one will now deny that proposition.
Il was not because there was any occas-
Ion for a change that your platform
promised both to repeal the reciprocity
laws and to enact q tariff for revenue
only. These iseues had constituted very
larsely yosr sock IN trade for a gen
grafton. The advocacy OF them during
the campaign az 1884 and the first adj
of Mr.. cleveland. which
forlowed. had resulted in the reduction
~ the volume 81 hu,ines, shown IN
the RETURNS Of the twenty-four Sites
then reportinr clearing house transac-
lions 81 SIC. 100 OO0. 600. or more than one
fourth, between 1883 and 1885, and in q
depreciation az $40 900. 900 in round num- /
hers IN IN Svali,e n farm animals in the
country. ana q $4,000. 600 In the value
Of stock annually sold al the union stock
yardssin Chicago. Notwithstanding this A
warning that should have been suffi-
cient the camnaipn was Won and the
nromiaad avneri,nan+ was triad n dbl
NOT need 10 20 int, details 4, nroye thai
promised resn,lta were not realized. TO
MT q mildly. your marty was unfortu-
nate I bring no Indictment because OF
+hesa res,lYs The lea farss az yo,1r ma rty.9
nv Democratic friend regretted this, ms
mi,ch 40 any one thnt thew have never
a nolopized therefor and have never
nromisad NOT "a, resort thereto again. On
the contrary. your platform this year
threatens 4 renetition az the experi-
ment.
..In 1896 (you will agree with me. i
think. In the sta tement1 your party en-
dorsed the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver al the, ratio ~ rs ia il with gold
not because any great number of your
marty believed in ito wisdom "a 8 A nea .
ure Of statesmanship, but because they
believed IT expedient. You in 1896 had
no issue that could be made paramount
while the popul,st party. that originated
and promulgated the free coinage of
silver movement. seemed more fortu-s
nate, and YOU therefore held your con-
syention first and appropriated to YOUR
own use everything in sight that pos
sessed any measure OF hope. Mark YOU.
i do not charge that the leaders Of your
party. nv democratic friend. were 90
sunwise as to believe that the free coin
age OF silver would restore prosperity;
but I do aver that they resorted thereto
al political measure. They thought
possibly the campaign might be won
thereon.
This free silver issue. Il made para
mount. would offer scant hope of VIC
tory. but your party does NOT apologize
for having agitated Il Is the great pre-
ltudices 81 all our industrial and CONNER
cial interests. on the contrary. ii prom
Uses to resort TO this most dangerous OF
all experimental. and il does this simply
for the purpose Of securing and main
ltaining fusion With the populist party.
i doubt II there be a democrat Of ten
YEARS Rood standing In his party who
IEbelieyes m free silver At any ratio. and
vet they all stand committed to It at 16
to i. But YOU are forced. my friend, to
Hook elsewhere for paramount issue
this wear. 3.s.
..I3ut fnr the fact that YOUR PARTY
vent On record during the last congress
as nreferrinY 10 keep the trust issue In
]the campaign rather than to give con-
4 eres. authority by constitutional
amendmentsto deal essfully With
trusts. YOU might have made that issue
paramount Please understand me, ]
am not blaming YOU for searching for
an issue. j am simply calling your at
Itention to the fact that YOU do search
1 for issues IA ther than for policies. But
A IN view sc the record your party leaders
Ihaye made. YOU can not reasonably ex-
meet success with trusts as the para
4 mount iss,,e.
.You must therefore resort 10 cues
|tions growing out Of the war. And ii