The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-12

States alone to the exclusion of any
other settlement of the question, ad
ridiculing all idea of international
agreement, associating their demands
with a Snarling protest against every
policy which seeks the enforcement of
law and order and the maintenance OF
the honor of our country and the full
fllment of our obligations to mankind,
it is not surprising that they have so
clouded the minds of men that many
Of them see no difference between the
free silver of Bryan and bimetallism,
and are induced to seek an end of
the whole matter and hesitate to deal
with the subject in any form.
but we can be honest and win.
1.-The failure of the Republican party
to stand up for the principles it has
always advocated will bring it no addi-
tional votes. The Chicago platform Of
ferS no hope for bimetalliSm. There are
some gold monometallists in the coun-
try of both political parties. They
won't vote for Bryan, or Organism un-
der any circumstances. Accentuating
the contrast in the financial demands of
the two parties by excluding all refer
ence to international bimetallism would
only serve to throw into the shadow,
the negations and Populistic notions
ana heterogeneous patchwork of the
Democracy now in the saddle, which
they call a platform.
Our St. Louis declaration of faith
and of principles elected Mr.. Mckinley
and will triumphantly re-elect him and
I must be pardoned for urging that it
is bad politics as well as bad morals
for US to change the line of battle in the
face of a. once defeated enemy.
1T is not necessary now to discuss
further that question but it is my judg-
ment that if Mr.. Bryan were today
president of the United States and if
majority of congress were OF his way
of thinking he would never dare seek
to impose upon this country the respon-
sibility of entering alone and unaided
upon the duty of maintaining a parity
at the old rate.
''Bimetallism assumes even greater
Importance since our acquisition of the
Philippines. Here are 100000 people
knowing only silver and We can never
impose upon them gold standard and
gold currency without destroying
their ability to compete with the other
countries of the Orient.
I'VE are rapidly forging to the front
not only as the greatest commercial ma
tion in the world but as it's financial
center. If heaven blesses US with one
or two years more of bountiful crops
we shall become for all time a creditor
and no longer a debtor nation and able
to influence the worlds financial policy
as never before in our history"
Mr.. Wolcott summarized the work of
the international bimetallic commits
sion of which he was chairman and
paid a tribute to the cordial co-opera-
tion of the president with the commits
sion. He then said:
Certain senators allied with Mr.. Bry-
ans cause sought to throw doubt and rid
icule over the attempt, although there
were notable exceptions among the Bryan
Democracy.
But l rejoice to say that there is a
radical change taking place not only In
Colorado but in all the far northwestern
oniT gospe o hafe aee and dee
formerly did to the prophets Of despair
and doom who are eternalIy warning US
against the wrath to come, that somehow
don't come. We are getting glimmering
shadow n a W ID
| capital for our marvellous resources. We
are as ant to get them bv maintaining
cordial relations with the rest of the
with the silver question
by bitter words and savage hate towards
everybody who happens to differ with us:
and that perhaps the cause of bimetalliSm
is not really furthered by an alliance with
people who want to tear up railroads and
principal mission seems to be to per-
suade mankind that they are on their way
Life is not all cheerfulness and con-
tent. but some of it is and we are going
| Bryan, for he may not arrive. The black
spectre of the crime of '73 no longer
awake nights. 1t has gone over the
range and we are coming out from the
hope
Commenting on Mr.. Bryan's Louisville
| speech Mr.. Wolcott said:
This is the gentleman whom a great
party is to choose as its standard bearer,
if he were president of the United States,
| charged with the protection of the ma
! tfOn's honor, he would announce to the
| governments of Europe that the govern
| ment intended opening its mints to silver
/ that in his opinion the parity would be
maintained, but would threaten them if
they did not join us. and if the expert
ment failed, we would pay our obligations
| to them in deprecated money. This is n
/ new doctrine, Mr.. President. that of BIZ
metalliSm by blackmail. 1t is not sur
| prising in the light of this statement, that
| Investors insist on a gold bond and one
can readily understand why Mr.. Bryan
occupied the most unique and remarkable
position of any man in our whole pOliti-
cal history. 1t is but a few months be-
fore the national Democratic convention
/ and his nomination is eagerly desired by
| both the great political parties The De-
| mocracy wants him, the Republican party
wants the Democracy to have him, and he
wants himself
Whoever says that International BIZ
metallism is dead has not farniliarized
himself with the facts
In conclusion he said:
1T is my sincere conviction that in our
day, and believe soon, a genuine and
united effort will be sought by the lead
ing commercial nations to restore the BIZ
the senate informs the world that we
stand ready to cooperate If it is accom-
/ pliShed it can only be through the aid
in this country of the party which has
ever stood for the maintenance of the
| national honor and the national credit and
when it comes it will come to bless man.
| kind"
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