Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-11
TIT DtSERnON or SILVER.

lNt GtStRilON OF SllftR.
The attempt To ride two horses GO
iDg In opposite directions always re-
suits d~isastrously. In trying To pac-
iiy and retain the silver element In
the west md at the same time win
back the gold faction in the east, the
Democrats IN national convention
have invited inevitable defeat mt the
polls. Inthe reanirmation of IL to /.
over which there was a hard fight
and In which the divine ratio had n
miraculous escape from n premature
grave, the Inconsistency and dema.
goguery oi the party is plainly ex-
hiblted.
At the close oi the campaign four
years ago Mr.. Bryan, though defeat
Ell, was so well pleased with theiight
hc had made for silver that he wrote
u book entitled THE First Battle"
Practically This whole work il deyot-
cd To- the money question. 1t was,
ana would be, the paramount issue
until the money question was set
tied, and settled right" Its very
title Indicated another uattlc on the
same lines ON which he fought in
1916. But. behold, In three years
and six months the question has been
settled so completely under n Repub.
lican administration, his fallacies and
errors so clearly demonstrated 10y
legislation and experience that silver
is relegated 10 the rear and given a
subordinate place in the platform.
Silver is borne away 10 the Demo.
cratic skeleton closet to takeitsp place
among the other party curius which
were once used to irighten peopleand
some ncw hogies brought TO thefront
10 arouse prejudice and alarm the L.
noraut.
-Four years ago Mr.. Bryan and tie
Democratic press AMI orators wcrc
telling the people that there could be
no prosperity under the gold stand
ard. They said the price OF wheat
and Other farm products kept com
pauy with the priceof siiyerand that
the former would not rise ia value
unJil the free coinage Of the latter Mt
the ratio Of IL to ] became a law.
l.ahuring mes were given To- under
stand that their condition wouldnot
Improve under the gold standard and
all kinds IL evil was depicted il Il
should prevail. Time has proven
every uttcrancc and every contentiun
20 be absolutely false, and the people
know II, hence The desire tOget away
from the iSsucand present something
new. in the hOpeuf grttingiut o office.
Ia The desire to again got control
nj the government the party k will
ing 10 abandon not only silver, but
their allies of lNlG. Mlr. Bryan, who
snil that silvcl's cause was greater
than ans and an parties, and whp
relied upon fusion TO win the day,
now ns'uciatrs himself with Grover
'.rEriaulS running mate. Whose
nomination Was secured by the gold
Democrats of The east, while Charles
4. Tuwnu, the candidate of SilYrrIie-
puhlirans and populists, ia turned
down.
Mr., Town" is ih' Jninst representa-
tive oi tho silver element in this ruuD-
try. While ho has DOUBTLESS been
paid handsomely fpr hta -rr.Icc-, be-
g. rg'U sHiaal u3 the lrsi a~uthogit,
uu tio uuesD .lu. not rycrpr!g. 1lr.
Bryan lfiuF. Yet raslcyu Demo.
crar- wWiI upr baro Aim ou Iac
. Ticket, iHI drrahf..4 Nr. Stevenson.
uraau.p me cr- Ut gar,.- h"rnuIl l'
u.rl go nlurN Ggy mira sily,r lrgi-Iu-
silver H~upUblicHl pnTtr-NIuf TEpr,