Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-02-22
INDORSED BY TELLER.
Fine Tribute to the Gold Standard by
the Former Champion of
Free Silver.

Senator Teller is, of course, opposed
to the financial bill which is before his
chamber. the principal purpose of
which measure is to put the gold
standard in the statutes. He dislilles
the bill for several reasons, but chiefly
on this account. Yet he unintention-
ally, and perhaps unconsciously, says
good word indirectly for it. "Is
there any necessity for this legislation
TO increase American credit?" he asks.
81 would like to ask the senator from
Rhode Island (Aldrich) whether there
is any trouble with American credit.
Is there any other country which can
sell its securities at such high prices
as we can? All our bonds are hugher
thaH tbose of any other country. No
body is questioning our honesty. And
yet we have legislation here the
avoweu purpose of which is to
strengthen our credit and relieve tax
alton"
The Colorado senator paid a fine
tribute here to the merits of the gold
standard which he opposes. He passed
a GLOW ing eulogy on the republican
party which he has left, and which he
is in the habit Of denouncing. 1t is
the gold standard which is the cause
of the advancement in the credit of
the United States. 1t is the repub-
lican party which is responsible for
the gold standard. SIS there any other
country which can sell its securities
at such high prices as we can?" Not
| one. Our low interest government
| bonds rule higher on the markets of
| the world than do the British consols,
which are Europe's gilt-edged securi-
| ties. Nobody is questioning our
| honesty" The senator is emphatically
correct here also. Moreover, nobody
will ever have a chance to question
the nations honesty while the repub-
lican party remains in control of its
| government. Teller is unquestionably
correct on both points. The credit of
the government is the highest in the
world and its honesty is undisputed
| simply because the republican party
! is now, has been for some time past,
and is likely to be for some time to
come in complete charge of its af-
| fairs.
1t is a pity that Teller left the re-
| publican party. The senator is a man
of character and ability. No other
man who has ever been on the silver
size has as much brains as Teller, eX-
cept Jones, of Nevada, and Jones has
abandoned that cause, and has come
back to the republicans. Teller will
be compelled to do the same in the
very near future. His state is drifting
back to the republican party, as shown
by the fact that in the recent county
elections it chose ISL republican Off
ciais, as compared with only 81 demo-
Gratis and only 216 of all the nonrepub-
liCan elements of the state in combi-
nation, and these number eight dis
tinct parties or factions. Teller is out
OF place in the Rryanite aggregation
In his present affiliations he can never
have any influence on the country's
politics. He is cut off from all connec-
ton with the forces which control the
nations destinies, and make it glori-
Gus. Moreover, he is putting himself
in a false position. and is liable to have
his motives and ideas misunderstood.
Though ostensibly an anti-republican
and an anti-gold standard man, he has
just furnished an impressive tribute
to the teneficence of the gold standard
ard to the financial sanity and cour-
age OF the republican party.-St. Louis
| Globe Democrat