The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-01
SENATOR TELLER's ANNOUNCE.
MEN1.

Senator Teller has recently made
plain in an Interview with Frank G..
Carpenter. the wciiknown newspaper
correspondent. that he Inns gone ire
vocnbly and forever into the Demo
cratic party. In the course Of the In
tcrvicw, nfter Senator Teller had stat
ed his Views on the money question
had not changed. Mr. Carpenter asked
him:
"T'hen this means that you will not
he with the Republicans In the coming
campalgnr'
''Ycs.r
'Will you be with the Democratsf'
~ must be with them, because the
paramount issue. ns believe 1t, will
be the financial issue, and on that ques-
tion they are practically in accord with
me-"
The position OF the senntor is entitled
to respect for his prominent place In
The state and nation during a long per-
iod OF years has Stamped him a man
who bases his actions on his convic-
tions. But now that he has made plain
his determination, which Is open to
criticism with the same respect that Is
given his views. It is time for very
considerable number of Colorado vot-
ers to weigh well their course in the
future. The senator has not hereto-
fore made plain his plans nor have
many OF his supporters ever shown u
Willingness to go to the lengths he has
now Travelled. Few of them would ev-
er have admitted In the past that al
leglaDce TO him would. II continued,
land them In the camp of the Dcmoc-
racy.
The time hns therefore come when
the adhcrents of the senior scnator are
compelled 10 make their choice between
being Republicans or Democrats. For
them farther to follow Mr.. Teller
means the abandonment Of their every
other dearest tenet of political faith,
protection, progress. upbuIlding, and to
merge themselves into the party Of free
trade, ncgntlvism, do-nothngism md
incapaclty. Some few might be dis
posed TO make this sacrifice, but they
should consider the possibilities that
would come with the yielding up. No
less n man than Congressman Sibley OF
Pennsylvania has declared that II
Democracy should be successful at ev-
could not for the next six years do any
thing along those lines OF finance of
which II asserts its advocacy. In short
the sacrifice would be In vain. The
casting aside of all else save the money
question would avail nothing, but It's
tendency would be to place In power
those who have shown their inability
to bring prosperity to the nation. to
keep its mills and factories In opera
ton, It's workingmen employed.
The position Is one In which the fol-
lowers Of Senator Teller must perhaps
make some sacrifice, as they view the
situation. On the one hand 1t is n
sacrifice, II their more numerous tenets
be waived, with no possibility of ac-
compllshing anything for that which
they give up all else. If they accept
the inevitable, that no Democratic
financial measure can be passed during
the next six years. they will, by cling
ing to the Republican party with which
they aligned themselves until 1896. by
their votes do something for their
country and for themselves in the way
Of assuring continuance of the pres
ent times of prosperity. The sacrifice
of following Senator Teller into the
Democratic party can avail nothing;
the sacrifice, IL sacrifice II be, of re-
turning to the fold from which they
have straycd, means the advancement
Of every cause. now possible OF atten-
tion, to which their minds turn In sym
pathy.-Pueblo Chieftain.