Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-24

epltome in human form of all that is
british, selfish and un-Christian, was
able to control practically the entire
metropolitan press of the country, and
incidentally to seduce some shallow
minded ministers of the gospel TO aid
him in his disreputable campaign, was
the most humiliating political spectacle
ever presented to the people of this
country.
The advocates of bimetallism deprived
of the aid of nearly all the large dailies,
entered upon their campaign of educa-
ton through the medium of pamphlets
and the country newspapers, and al
though the pockets of the capitalists,
who had subscribed literally in aid of
Cleveland when he. was a candidate,
were closed to Bryan and opened Law
ishly in aid of Mckinley, enough money
was contributed to print millions of ed
ucational documents upon the coinage
question, and although scarcely any
thing was left to pay the expenses of
speakers, there were many men, able
to speak well and intelligently, whose
heart was in the peoples cause, and
who were willing TO pay their own eX-
penses. Upon the whole there was no
dearth, or failure, of means of informa-
ton for such as desired it; and it is
safe to say that any American citizen
who aspired to a better knowledge of
the money question than could be OBJ
tanned by calling his political oppon-
ents FOOLS 'cranks" and "anarch-
lists, was able to add something to his
knowledge or understanding of the
subject during that campaign.
1t was the first time the question had
been discussed by the American people;
he hat "a fnp fhta1
ton of bimetallism. We failed in that
first battle, but the truth if we had it,
as we believe we had in that contest, is
as much the truth, and is as much ours
now, as it was when the Chicago plat
form was adopted. mo question is
settled until it is settled right" said
Bryan, and if it were otherwise the de-
crees of Providence could be subverted
by human declaration that error is
truth.
Our belief was never frmer than it is
today that, under hard money!
system of currency, gold and silver to-
gether will supply the necessary re-
demption fund better than either one
of them alone. Under some other sys-
TEN neither might be needed, but we
are working now under the hard
money! system, and while that lasts we
shall advocate blmetalllSm.
We are fully aware that under the
present complexion of the United States
Senate it will be several years before BIZ
metallism can be restored. That, how
ever is no reason why the principle
should be abandoned. Every reform is
often defeated before it finally succeeds;
the history of every political reform is a
history of repeated defeats at the polls
A ~ al. do,
because it has been once, or even many
times, defeated; if right it will succeed
ultimately. The democratic party has
declared in favor of bimetallism every
time it has held National Convention
since 1876 except once. Let it continue
to hold aloft the standard of bimetal-
lism. The time will come when the
party will have power to bring about
this reform, and when the country be-
ing in the throes ofanother panic which
the gold standard will bring upon it,
will be glad to return to sane and
sound system of currency, and back up
its system of a redeemable currency by
a more adequate redemption fund than
gold can supply,
Although we can do nothing for BIZ
metallism at present except to avow our
adherence to the principle there is
plenty of good work that we can do
We can get the presidency and the
House of Representatives, and can pre-
vent the republican party from carry
ing the country into the maelstrom of
imperialism We can apply the brakes
to the wheels of the Trust Juggernaut
If the democratic party can not do all
it would wish to do, it is its duty to do
all the good that is now practicable,
La opposing imperialism and the trusts
we shall be able to do more than mere
~ obstruct we shall, on these qnes-
tons, be able to initiate and carry ont
measures of justice to the distant islands
now depending upon us, and measures
of reform at home; for many republi-
can senators and representatives who
are opposed 10 the policy of the present
administration, in these matters, will
be with us.