Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11
woLco1 IS vARlEeArEo VIEWS.

other nations). This country ca1 bet
ter afford than any other to enter upon
the contest for commercial supremacy
with gold MS 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 obliga-
lions in that metal. For twelve years
the platforms of the party have declar-
ed in favor of the use of gold and sill
yer as money. The logic of recent
events, together with the attempt of
the Democracy to drag down the ques-
ton from its international character, to
associate it with every vagary of Popu-
ism and socialism, and to drive this
country to an alliance with Mexico and
China, as an exclusively silver-uslng
country. has impelled our people to this
settlement of this problem, and the
recent action of Congress has elm
mated the danger which its further
agitation menaced.
May l, a Western man, add another
word? The passage of this bill, which
received the vote of every Western
Republican in Congress. marked the
termination. forever final, of any sort
OF difference between Republicans Of
the East and of the West growing out
Of currency problems. Even IL the
stern logic of events had not convinced
us, our deep and abiding loyalty to the
principles of the party. our belief that
the Judgment of Its majority should
govern, would lead us to abandon fur
Their ontention."-Senator wolcott at
the Republican national convection,
June 10, 1900.
mo sectional horizon obscures our
view. II the contest for the people is
to be won, 1t must be because against
the selfish demands of the East are ar
rayed the united votes of the South
and West. The fertile acres of your
section wait for the pillow of the hus-
bandman; so do ours. You need capt.
tal for the development of your great
resources; so do we. Both sections
alike need fair prices for the products
of the farm and a stable and sufficient
currency.
ut Is for us, standing together on
this great question, to save our COM
mon country from greater suffering
and impoverishment than even tile hor-
rors of war could inflict; and by our
united votes to maintain, not alone the
standard of both gold and silver con-
templated by the constitution and con-
secrated by centuries of usage, but to
maintain, as well. the standard Of
American manhood" -From Wolcotts
speech in the Senate, Aug. 81, 1893.
1.-THE administration assured ns that
1t looked forward with ardent and
hopeful anticipation to the time when
gold and silver would go hand in hand,
the sure defense of national credit.
This was for Western consumption.
One little qualification was added-that
1t would first he necessary to secure
the consent Of other nations, England
included; a consent we are as apt to Sc
cure under existing conditions and
with the methods employed as we are
to catch larks when the heavens fall.
AS If Great Britain, which demone-
tzed silver seventy-five years ago, and
has thriyed on 1t at the expense of her
own colonies and other nations ever
since. would be apt to change her pol
icy until we had demonstrated our in
tention to adopt the double standard.
at makes but little difference who
has strangled silver coinage. 1t has
been apparently effectually garroted,
and each party as to this measure has
become what Disraeli once charged the
Tory party with having become. AN
organized hypocrisy But, before long,
unless all signs fail, each side will he
anxious enough to unload the respon-
sibillty upon the other, for some day
the people will have an inning
colts speech in the Senate, April g.,
1899.