Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
THURSDAY, FEB. Is, 1900.
THE SAME OLD CORPSE.

The republican party. once party OF
principle, has become party OF mere as
eertion. What its leaders decide they
want TO be is decreed as an established
fact and the shouters all along the line
are directed to proclaim it. All who IN
cline to doubt these assumptions are de-
nounced as wild eyed, long haired popn-
listic anarchists, who. as our friend, the
Bulletin. would say, ought to be "efadl-
Gated
The truth Of this proposition is we'll H.
Illustrated by the treatment OF the silver
question hv That party. After accusing
tlo 'emotratc party in their national
plat,o.ul fox attempting to dcbase the sil-
w. he coterie Of Wall Street
4. hst ua, obtained control OF the
republican party, decided in favor OF the
single cold standard, and elected McNin-
ley on Tie false wetensc of international
biuetaIiisM.''
The success Of this svindle upon the
voters Of the country was Immediately
followed 10y the announcement that the
subject OF the fee coinage OF gold and
silver was closed that the issue was dead.
All know how we'll this decree was pro-
claimed by the shorters. The republican
newspaper that has made an appearance
during the past year without containing
a notice OF the death and obsequies OF the
silver issue has been reckoned back
number.
The vitality OF this corpse, which, like
Banquo's ghost, vii not down, is some
thing wonderful. These thoughts are sug-
gested by speech by that thorough re-
publican, Senator Chandler, in the United
States senate last Saturday, in the course
OF which he awakened the remains again,
stood them on its feet, and proved it not
only alive but extremely vigorous. Here
are a few OF his remarks, reproduced for
the benefit OF our re publican cOntem-
pora,ies who have so often proclaimed
the loath
"Those who have absorbed the gold of
the world are trying to make it more val
liable by legislation. That is the natural
meaning OF the first ten lines OF the SEN
ate bill. There is no need OF the law for
any other purpose. Absolutely no other
purpose is to be subserved by those lines.
The passage of the bill without adequate
recognition OF the desire and determine
ton OF the American people that silver
shall be remonetized, is defiance Of the
republican platform OF 1896, and without
such recognition in the bill, cannot give
to it my vote. 1t would be unqualified
gold recommendation and to advocate or
submit to this is an abandonment Of re-
publican principles.
"Any retarding OF the movement to
make gold more valuable does not suit the
gold class Further steps are therefore
now demanded, namely, that all the ex-
listing silver coin shall be put out from
the condition Of real money and placed in
the condition Of credit money, that is.
money all Of which must be redeemed on
demand in gold. Ii this new principle is
to prevail, the real money will be four
billions OF gold and the credit money, in
Guiding the silver money will be ten bill.
lions. And upon this gold and other
credit money are to he built all the checks
and other credits in trade throughout the
world. How broad the summit and how
narrow the base!
lit is I. ue that because it is claimed
that we have now what are called good
times and prosperity in America, bimetal.
lism should be rdiculed and disregarded.
But our good times are simply because
the balance OF trade has been so largely
in our favor. What would have been
our condition ii the balance Of trade had
not been in our iavoro
In truth, in spite OF temporary present
conditions, the case in favor Of bimetal.
lism still remains unimpaired. The merits
OF bimetalism are plain. The injury to
result from gold monometallsm is sure.
THE republican party is pledged to hi.
m alllsm Wey, we blu.darcrs when