The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-09-12
orr ron O. S. SENATOR.

The campaign for United States
Senator Of Missouri to succeed Senator
Vest may be said 10 be fairly
opened In an interview in the
St. Louis Republic Of the 27th uit.
cv-Goy. VIM. j. Stone formally de-
clared himself an aspirnni for that po-
.iiion, and in the same paper of the
Slst uit., Congressman Champ Clark,
10 long interview setting forth in
characteristic and automatic manner
hi political views, announces. III the
people want me for Senator they will
experience no difficulty In securing my
consent. 80 Congressman DcArmoud,
cx-Goy. Francis and others nre sup
posed to be casting longing eyes IN
the same direction, but 20 far Governor
Stone and Mr. Clark are the only ones
who have personally announced their
candidacy, though the latter says that
for the present he is a candidate for
recollection 20 Congress In the Ninth
district aud not for Senator
Both Of these gentlemen possess
senatorial ability, both are mastcrful
orators aud debatcrs, and both stand
sqnaEely aud aaeqaiyocal!y on che
Kansas City platform. In answer to
the question whether hc'rrgardsd the
silver issue as secondary, Governor
Stone anSweted
"No. not that, stiil believe that our
minis should be open to silver and that the
Write metal should be made standard mon
ey. Tho ratio. however. | do believe to De
secondary. ! do not say taaf the ratio
should not he 81 10 /. but that u might he
something else. l believe that bimetullism
Is the issue--not silver at istOl'"
This Is perhaps the only point in
the Kansas City platform on which
MFR. Clark may be said to differ with
Governor Stone, and he gives the
Governor a sly rap'in this wise:
''oh. yes, but some folks say. we are In
favor Of bimetailixm, hut care R1thimg
:: .sy:s:; t::ss sst;,s--tfsai's iusmntcrin Thoy
resemble certain fellow who averred that
he was IN favor of a certain law. but
aaninst its enforcement. In MY
Judgment 90 abandon thu ratio IL "a abAn.
don the cause OF mmctanlsm at once and
forever. Su7 that tllsto Is anything sacred
about any ratio. but the free ana unlimited
coinage of gold and silver can be resumed
more easily at the existing ratio than at
any other ratin, Then we car make a bct
teT ffght for the historic ratio than for aay
otger. because the moment we abandon 1T |
we will snlit into divers warning factions
fighting oacaother as 10 snuary ratios. |
thsreby rendering confusion worse con
founded. BimetAgilsm without ~.
gard to ratio Is the broad ROAD 10 gold. |
uusisra. .
We Ike Dir. Clark's attitude on The
question Of ratio better than wo do |
that Of Gsv Stone. which would leave
tho fixing Of the ratio nn open qucs-
ton, giving latitude to many conflict
Ing opinicas -.-souse Of them honestly
entertained and others advanced By
pretended hiaeiallisis paseIy for con-
Iensivus purposes and q diacrsdis chs
aassa itself.
We never daahasI tho sincerity Of
Senator Vest on this question. but he
lid tho cassss of bimesaliisia ipcaIeu-
Iahla harm IN speech whieh hs ds-
Isefad ia sAe Senate some years ago.
when be practically abandaaea the
alataria ratio and suggested change
20 y oae, more or lsss--io meet
NE gold standard eaaleatiea d oser-
sFoshaaiioa and She ccnimsruixl value
i tlsa whae artas. IA lstser lssInx
i.e rezalt n adfena Legislation r3ther
ban u essrpkpisallpa Ihak -:
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