The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-26
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND o. DEWEY, EDITOR.
OwOSSO. FRIDAY. JAN. 90. 1900.
reller,s Endorsement of God.


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 stand
ard in the statutes. He dislikes the bill
for several reasons, but chiefly on this
account. Yet he unintentionally. and
perhaps unconsciously, says good
word indirectly for it. lis there any
necessity for this legislation to increase
American credit9" he asks. II 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 higher than are those
of any other country. Nobody is ques-
tioning our honesty And yet we have
legislation here the avowed purpose of
which is to strengthen our credit and
relieve taxation"
The Colorado Senator paid fine trib-
ute here to the merits of the gold stand
ard which he opposes. He passes a
glowing 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 adj
vancement in the credit of the United
States. 1t is the republican party
which is responsible for the gold stand
ard. ''Is there any other country
which can sell Its securities at such
prices as we cam" 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 securities. 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 republican 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 republi-
can party is now, has been for some
time past, and is likely to be for some
time to come, in complete charge of its
affairs.
1t is a pity that Teller left the republi-
can party. The Senator is man of
character and ability. No other man
who has ever been on the silver side
has as much brains as Teller, except
Jones, of Nevada, and Jones has aban-
doned that cause, and come back to
the republicans. Teller will be COM
PEELED to do the same In the near future.
His state is drifting back to the republi-
can party, as is shown by the fact that
in the recent county elections it chose
1871 republican officials, as compared
with only eighty .one democrats, and
only 216 Of all the non-republican ele-
ments of the state in combination, and
these number eight distinct parties or
factions. Teller is out of place in the
Bryanite aggregation. In his present
affiliations he can never have any in
fiuence on the country's politics. He
is cut offfrom all connection with the
forces which control the nations desti-
MES, and make it glorious and prosper
GUS. Moreover, he is putting himself
ia false position, and is liable to have
his motives and ideas misunderstood.
Though ostensibly an anti republican
aud an anti.gold standard man, he has
Just furnished an impressive tribute to
the beneficence of the gold standard
and to the financial sanity and courage
of the republican party st. Louis
Globe Democrat, Rep
Eyentful Indeed.
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