Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-21
Official Paper of Nez Perce County
A Milestone, Big and Tall.


f rm bill was the crisis Of the SEES
sion. Then only was reaped the
harvest sown in 1896. The action
of the hou ie on its own bill was a
matter of DO moment. That is, it
was a matter of course, says the
Oregonian The house has been
sane and honest on the mon y
question since 1902, and even in
1890 it forced the senate TO recede
from its free coinage amendment to
the Sherman act. The action Of
the conference 10 be ratified soon
is also already discounted as a
foregone conclusion. But the rub
has been in the senate. There,
where dignity, honor and wisdom
are paraded, financial heresy and
dishonor have Ieigned supreme.
There, from time immemorial, has
been the citadel of currency debase-
ment. Except for the spasmodic
act of virtue forced upon it by the
panic of 1898, there has been no
time in the past twenty years
when the senate, on the money
question, would average up TO the
intelligence of craftsmanship in
Japan, Turkey, Chile or India.
But the battle, at length, has
been won. The influences that
long ago gave us an honest money
house. at length give us an honest
money senate. 1t takes time tC
retire hold over senators in state
legislature. and the six year term
of the United States senate operates
TO keep men in Office long after
their people know OF their unfit
ness. So that the senate, which
on January rs. 1898, voted for til,
dishonest and barbarous Telle,
silver resolution, AZ to 30, nov
votes for the gold standard anC
currency reform, 40 to 80. 1t is
momentous, a far-reaching, al
epoch making victory. 1t is wortl
while to scrutinize the changes il
the vote and see the effect silve
has had on on our politics.
When the democratic party tool
up silver it had undisputed con
troll in all departments of tn
government. 1t had the presiden
and vice-president. The senat
stood AZ democrats and populist
to 50 republicans. The hous
stood 22o democrats and populis,
i27 republicans. The party ha
stood by its doctrine of tariff RI
form, civil service reform an
honest money till it had triumpheC
In the election of 1892 it saw tt
country register at last its approvi
of lower duties aud abandonmel
OF protection, for the tariff was til
only issue. The only cloud on il
sky was the nauseating realizatio
that the man ii had elected to ii
p esidency was an honest man an
for honest money. In the hour
triumph it turned its back upo
the issue that had carried it
success, and upon the man VII
alone had led it to victory sine
Buchanan defeated Fremont,
1886. Impressed with its stron
position on the tariff, and with IL
sterling quality of Grover Clev,
land, it could see nothing better
do than to cast off both. II
country approved its view of Il
tariff--it would take up somethin
else. Cleveland was for gold
must at all hazards take up silve
The result appears in Thur
days vote. Silver has drive
democrats out of the senate. Sue
brainey men as Hill, Villas, Palm
Gray, Voorhees,. Gormou, Faulkne
Carlisle. have been driven out an
republicans are in their seats. c
the democratic side of Thursday
vote there is not a single repr
sentative from;
Maine Vermont
Massachusetts, Connecticut
Rhode Island New. York
New Jersey PENNSYLVANIA
Maryland West Virginia
Ohio Indiana
Illinois Michigan
Wisconsin Minnesota
Iowa North Dakota
California Oregon
And there is one vote on the r
publican side from:
Louisiana Montana
Wyoming Nebraska