The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-15

ought to be left alone. If the people
of the United States see proper to in
dorse the foreign policy of President
Mckinley, that, of course, is the end
OF it. but no democrat should give
his approval to the colonial system
of Europe"
ABOUT QUESTION OF SILVER
What about the silver question:"
was asked.
As to the free coinage Of silver
| have always been an earnest bimet-
allist and have not changed my opin
ions in the slightest | do not believe
that there is enough gold and silver
in the world for the Just and fair
transaction of business, and | look
upon the single standard of either
gold or silver as doubling the power
of oppression by the rich at the ex-
pense of the middle or poorer classes.
| do not think the question of free
coinage of silver is dead. but the alb
normal and unexpected production
OF gold, and especially Improvements
in the processes of extrating gold
from the earth, have given us more
money in this country than any one
could have anticipated. We have a
larger per capita circulation than
any other country in the void except
France, and there is no immediate
prospect of any decrease.
DO you think that bimetallism
will ever be the paramount issue
again?" the senator was asked
Il believe that the time will again
come when bimetallism will become
the paramount issue, but it is not
now a question upon which the dem
ocratic party can go into the con-
test in 1904" was the reply There
were thousands of good demo-
Gratis who refused to support Mr..
Bryan in 1896 and 1900 because
they did not believe this country
could maintain free coinage of silver
at the ratio of Is to | against the
opposition of the great nations of
the world. 1t seems to me suicidal
for us To thrust this issue again upon
them, when they are anxious to
come back to the party on all other
questions. | have no fear that the
gold advocates will take possession
OF the democratic party, but | do
fear that if we continue to quarrel
over silver when there is no neces
sity for it we will again go through
a slaughter house into an opOn
grave
When asked about Mr. Bryan's
trip TO Washington while the Paris
treaty was pending, the senator re-
piled:
Il have no doubt he was honest
when he came to Washington while
the Paris treaty was pending and
advised us to ratifv it and then
adopt a resolution declaring against
the colonial system. Those OF us
who supported him in two cam
Eaigns told him that the republicans
were willing to adopt any resolution
he might demand in order to get
single vote for the treaty and that in
the house of representatives no such
resolution as we might adopt declar-
ing against the col Snial system
would even be considered, nor would
it be signed by President Mckinley.
We also told him that such a resolu-
tion II adopted by the senate would
be thrown into the waste basket in
the house and would never be heard
of again Mr.. Bryan seemed to think
that if the treaty was rejected the
war with Spain would continue and
that the democrats who defeated the
treaty in the senate would be held
responsible for the consequent ex-
penditure of money and blood. We
pointed out to him that the Spanish
at Paris had stated
to our commissioners that Spain
was absolutely helpless and could
not fire another gun on land or
ocean. The McEnery resolution
which passed the senate by 4 major
ity and which furnished d shallow
ford for several senators to pass over
to the administration side was
thrown into the waste basket in the
house and was never heard OF after
ward"
Senator Vest declared that he re-