Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21
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Continued From SECOND Page,
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Notwithstanding this reluctance, the

democratic orators and the newspapers
of that party thus far, whether Of the |
free silver persuasion or opposed to |
free silver, fall into the paramount
declaration OF the platform and refuse
to discuss the money question, when as |
a matter Of fact with the approximations
OF four years ago, and with our expert
ences since that time, If the people OF
this country come to know that there is
danger OF its adoption during Mr..
Bryans administration. should he be
elected, no question could possibly arise
that would have the Importance and
Significance OF this money question, or
in which they would take SO deep an
interest. Hence 1t is that all proceed
straightway to make excuses respecting
this resolution and the free silver pa
pers notably say 1t is not present
question, altho In the platform they
demand its Immediate adoption They
now say that 1t is impossible for any
thing to be done respecting 1T hecause
the senate OF the United States has a
safe majority against its adoption,
therefore Mr.. Bryan's hands are tied
behind his back and the resolve Is a
dead letter.
WHAT Is DEBATABLE?
Is 1t their contention that nothing 10
to be debated except what is presently
to be Incorporated into our legislation
under Mr.. Bryan? Is there no question
to be debated except those questions
which can find the favor of majority
of the senate as it is NV constituted?s
If so, the debates will be very limited
and the topics very few, as it is utterly
Iimpracticable and Impossible with the.
senate az now constituted, or as be-
ieve ii will be withthe senate as here
after constituted to adopt the proposed
policy of the platform adopted at Kan
| sas city having reference to the Phillip
pine islands, because the policy on that
subject. as proclaimed at indianapolis,
is simply a policy to call congress in
extraordinary session in order to make
lSaertain declarations which no congress
lis likely ever to make, no matter what
happens. But more of this hereafter.
COMPLEXION OF THE SENATE
Do they expect to elect Mr.. Bryan
president and secure the electoral Votes
| of a sufficient number of states to elect
him and yet make no change in the con-
4 trolling majority OF the senate? Do
\ they believe that II Mr.. Bryan is elected
his election will not carry with it new
senators of the faith OF Mr.. Bryan and
LOT the faith of the platform adopted al
Kansas City? Do they believe that Mr..
bryan as president will exert no influ-
fence upon the votes of senator's, and In
1.-THE senate? Mr.. Bryan Is q positive
Icharacter in some respects With a.
4 presidential nomination far in the flu
lture, he had influence enough with his
party in 1899 to force a number of the
senators Of thar party to vote for the
Ratification of the treaty of peace with
Spain, number sufficient to secure the
Irattfication of the treaty. He showed
This power with his party at Kansas City
when. against the judgment OF a ma
!ljority OF its delegates from the great
states of the country, he
4 forced upon them this silver plank as a
lcondition of his nomination. Such a
4 IMAM Is not without a will when he has
La purpose to achieve. That he has a
u purpose respecting the free coinage of
Il silYer no one doubts. 1t was the shib-
4 boleth of his campaign four Years ago.
land he made II the shibboleth this year
4 In fact by forcing it into the platform
siagainst the judgment of majority Of
1.-THE delegates to the convention.
4 WHY SILVER rs PARAMOUNT.
a His friends claim that he Will carry
lmany states that he will not carry. but
lin order to be elected there are certain
Il Estates that he must carry, and in some
lof these United States senators are to
a be elected. There is one senator TO be
.lelected this winter in each of the states
8I0f Kansas. Nebraska, Wyoming, Colo
slrado, Montana. Utah and idaho. Re-
d puhlicans hope tocarry all these states,
4 land believe Will carry most of them,
n hut Mr.. Bryan carried them all in 1896,
+, and must carry them this year to give
,|htm even chance of success. and the
il same votes that will give him these
4 ELECTORAL votes will also elect legisla-
a, lures democratic.
4. SILVER STRENGTH IN SENATE.
\ The currency law of the last session
Twas passed by eighteen majority. SEN
a ator Kyle, of South Dakota, being abb
.Isent and impaired. did not vote. tho
! Having consistent free silver record In
1.-THE senate. Senators Lindsay. OF Ken
5Itucky, and Gallery of Louisiana, go
Tout Of the senate on the 4th of March,
land both their places have already been
.lfilled by senator's who favor free silver.
'Iso that by that process the majority OF
! Ieighteen would be reduced on similar
s|vote to fourteen, and, standing on Utah
y against Pennsylvania (both these states
Ihaving seat vacant. il the six sena-
ltors from the states have named ex-
ilcept Utah shall be democratic. the re-
publican majority in the senate will be
! reduced to two. and and II Senator Kyle
!. should vote for free silver. as he has al
ways done heretofore. the senate would
4 be tie on that question. leaving the
Twice president to cast the deciding vote
8 which he is pledged by his record. by
J, his platform and by speech to cast in
! favor Of free silver. The democratic
q senator from Delaware voted for free
4 silver, and II the democrats shall carry
I Ithat state. where there is now one va
cancy. it is fair to suppose that the SEN
], lator elected would be for free silver
Ialso.
Thus it is that on the doctrine OF
slchances. leaving out of consideration all
J. 1.-THE other states claimed by Mr.. Bryan
lin which senator's are to be elected, and
assuming that taking all these together
There may be one or more changes
There would be majority. including the
.Ivote of the vice president. for the re
|, peal OF this law without any changes
|other than have mentioned.
BRYAN WOULD MEAN SILVER.
Thus without discussing the question