The state herald., 1900-06-22

| "oisobp opVtSh cCioio tho
republican national convention has left
no room for doubt as to his position on
the financial question. From an advo-
cate OF the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver without awaiting the action Of
any other nation, in 1894 when he
wanted to be returned to the senate, he
changed, in 1895, to an advocate OF inter
national bimetallism and his speech be-
fore the national convention places him
upon gold standard platform. In com
menting on the efforts made to secure
an intei national monetary conference,
he says: ave have made advances
enough; this county can better afford
than any other to enter upon the contest
for commercial supremacy with gold as
Its standard, and for us the time has
come to give fair notice to the world
that we, too, make gold our standard
and redeem our obligations in that met
al. For twelve years the platforms OF
the party have declared in favor Of the
use Of gold and silver us money. The
logic OF recent events, together with the
attempt Of the democracy to drag down
the question from Its international
character, to associate it with every vag-
ary OF populism and socialism, and drive
this country to an alliance with Mexico
and China, as an exclusively silver using
country, has impelled our people to this
settlement OF this problem and the re-
cent action Of congress has eliminated
the danger which its further agitation
m.naced." He declared himself for the
gold standard by hrs vote for the fnan.
ciai bill passed at the recent session
OF congress and he now emphasizes that
declaration by speech before the ma.
tiensl convention. He is the recognized
loader OF tho republican party of Colo.
rado and, ~ such, lie IN this speech not
only pledges himself for the maintain
snce OF the gold standard but pledges
the entire republican party OF the state
for the same. Iu referring to the passage
Of the financial bill,he says: Tho pass.
age Of this bill. which received the vote
Of every western republican In congress,
marked the termination, for ever final,
Of any sort OF difference between the re.
publicans OF the east and the west, grew.
lug cut Of 'hs currency problem 1t is n
we'll known fact that the east is opposed
TO bimetnllism and will continue to op.
pose II and this declaration Of Senator
wolcott means that, under no consider.
stious, will the west again make Any op-
position to tho efforts OF the republicans
OF the east to maintain the gold stand.
ard as agains even international bime,.
allism. Many friends OF silver believed
that Senator Wolco,t WAS netting 10 good
faith when in 1886 lie declared that he
stood by the republican party on the
ground that bimotallism was possible
only trou ;h international agreement but
hrs recent action in not only endorsing
the gold standard bu, pioadging the re-.
publican party Of the west to the same
policy for all time to come will certainly
very materially weaken their belief in
his good faith in %. In referring to
what he terms "the attempt Of the de-
mccracy to drag down the question from
its international character" he should
have also informed the convention that
he was very much OF 4 democrat himself
NJ lar m this question IL concerned, In
1883 aud 1894 whom he was repairing his
political fences Tor reelection. Up to
tho opening time of his re.
elc,ion 10 the senate no man In the
state OF Colorado was more ouispok
On aud radical sdyocais OF tho free and
unlimited coinage Of silver than L. U.
woleott aud he did more than any on.
democrat 10 tho state To help cony ine~
the voters that tho silver question was
nntiopal and not international and q
charge Of this kind against I'll. demo.
Gratis certainly comes with very poor
grace from u man with his record on
thi. question. Senator wolcott NO
doubt made m eloquent speech for be
IN able 10 make such n speech. but hs
made II ut tho expense Of consistent
record for himself aud the Colorado
republicans on the Ina noiai question.