The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08

There are. however some facts COM
esrnins the attitude o. the followers 10 s,,e Of
VI While we we W We're abroad but since. of which
whIch pess,nSn s1esrny ,ndicsses The policy Of his
party respecting this question, 9
,poss Tssrs Of rsss ssem Sssoi %hen came back the
rcnator from Arkansas fMr. .Jonesl and
others. who cordially sec9nasn our sr-
atgf ator from from Utah iMr. cannonl fell. pretty
Sad l. to tse seinf s naa with
question" and spoke of our Eenuncc-
tions before the throne OF foreign
The senator from Virginia fMr- Daniel.
always earnest In this question. always
able in Its presentation sun fe,s ina, ,,p,r pur
can charncferistics II we should pe VIE
ing to speak with people who lived under
a monarchy; and he said.
.sThe picture OF the great republican
people OF America roaring as gently as
any sucking dove. through ne hnunts
VI Views with with the marnates. of foreign
| fnnnre with the piteous wall that the
nmsrcan Rnss 1nisss l some dole OF con-
cession be given them. In an impressive
| picture which should be put into the ro-
| fundn OF the capitol.
The senator from Nevada fMr. Stewart1
fslt very badly about It. and he said
II want the time to come when tho
sunnlicate the crowned heads to allow
stop"
And he thought--'lt Is so unpatriotic,
40 un- American. TO go to Europe to get
legisistion for this country that I can MOI mo-,
ook upon 4 Sst NTH any yca1n%Ity aay1I can NOT
The senator from South Dakota INT
PettisrewI,- OF course was AGAINST US.
~ " do not believe we should longer be
suppIiants at the feet of European ma
And then he delivered himself Of that
doctrine which has been again and again
reiterated by the s ndhsrents OF mia MT bny nyt
mado'ain do the e Ger ssa Snss Would % then go
people Of the world. and he defed man
kind to show us n prosperous country on
the gold standard ana Is eala our ,,ynrne on,y n2pe
country unable TO maintain the parity
between gold and silver.
the s'' utteranees Of that time. The news
papers OF the party were nlled with ev-
ery conceivable attack not only on the
policy sought TO be carried out but on
our good faith In making the cndenyor.
4 has been SO rom .nmt , erx avc 70 s,enr snis
err and almost every newspaper have
sought TO bring ridicuie and contempt
bimotaIlism by international agreement.
Coiorndo-I do not mean TO speak at
length Of occurrences In my own state;
i only speak Of Instances there because
ihey nre evidence Of the position OF the
Bryan party e.yerywhere: MY friend me
senator from Idaho had the same ex-
periences in their states. Mr. President;
trIed tre 40 10 bring about an international
agreement that would bring silver back
10 coinage was used rs an argument % 10
silver. unworthy Of my state. ! wds pla-
cnrded ali oyer the state. where ! have
a traitor. disioyai to the state repre-
sented, all because | tried to represent
on hsr oa oa ssr ana u from ,sS s
Nserssxa Mr. Aiieni who seems g DO .
Democracy, denounced our attempt as
foolish and ridiculous. there has never
party except in hostility to our efforts.
Mr.. President, ! do. not mean to refer
at length to Colorado, where there Is
Al some future time / may. :. But. ! re-
joice to say that there is a radical change
ali the far northwestern states. Our
people are tired Of hearing only gospel
OF hate and sectionnlism. We do not
did to the prophets of despair and doom,
who are, eternaily warming us against
not come. We arc getting glimmering
shadow OF an idca that II we want friend
snpa "na for
are as apt to get them by maintaining
cordial relations with the rest OF the
with us on the silver question, as we are
by bitter words and savage hate toward
snd whS pspn' Sa s 81
ilsm is not really furthered by an ALI
railroads and tear down the Supreme
Court and whose principal mission seems
to be 70 persuade mankind that they are
Life. is not all ehferfulness and con-
tent: but some q 4 Is and we are going
hrysn. for or he may may not arrive. The
black specter Of the crime of .7s' no
kSnSr kssSs wan nwass n,s in SSs sons sns
over the range. and we are coming out
from the caves of gloom into the open
sunshine of hope.
,s,s he'd q the party has especially dstin,
he denounced as foolish and futile all at
tempts TO secure international bimetal--
onvvs And he in ay ais ana fary rs
iionai Watchman or the national some
short. and l must read It. In It he de-
clares and outlines the policy of his fol-
lowers IN respect to blmetallism. Mr..
II believe that independent action will
force International bimetnllism. and that
bring the nations Of the old world to an.
International agreement. When our COM
iinrbion tutH uNtT tntTts IL VIII not Dt TO
petition; II will be. to announce the pur-
pose OF the American people. He will
tell them that 10000. 900 OF people have
from aepresaton @ psqsefi handful % q RfFGRsa RnaS
ciers have to legislate more value into
hold. He win tell them that by the
free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
partly bet%een soS % ana dn sver bn, Se he
Will say. L you people doubt 1t. Just re;
nj m nA1 In ha Ttlfa leo.
means either gold or silver. and remem-
It will be because you men conspIre TO
make one OF the metals cheap. and II you
because you want to Increase the value
OF your dollar-we Will punish you by
cheap
The only exception among those on the
other side of the chamber who insist that
ment was In the address of the able SEN
ator from Virginia lMr. Daniel a day or
his Speech here in Which nas he sss%s SDaqn ,o
favor International agreement, not for
bimetailism. but to raise silver to par. In
Keep all our money at par .
Our present stock OF silver can easily be
since ls9S. now nearly seven, years. BY
isSdsr duality We " viii preserse II is sefsr par
The senator then proposes, inasmuch
as the people seem to want an interna-
uonal agreement, that we make an In
ternational agreement with Mexico and
Central and South America. | shall be
worry b.9oH on this point / can not be-
heve that the senator from Virginia care
fully looked over the figures OF Central
and South America to see what he would
could not find piece of gold In the coun-
try II you went over IL With a hoe. There
In none there. In most of them silver Is
at premium, ranging from nifty per
cent to 500 per cent. or from 500 per
standard is silver and there is not any OF
that.
In Central America to-day. with a popu-
lation OF 3.ioo.0oo. there is at present 80
cents per capita of gold. and in South
America there Is H.9i per capita. In