Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-23
Bartjne on Silver
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ing the amenities OF political debate
to the winds and characterizlng the
advocates OF free coinage either as
hair Drained fanatics, or as unprn-
cipled knaves bent on swlndling the
widow and the orphan with dishonest
dollars.
But further No man who left the
party on the silver issue, is justined
in returning upon the theory that the
issue in dead for the reason that it is
cannot know to a certainty that 1t IS
dead 1t may be only sleeping: and
when those who have heretofore been
its foremost champions. go over boldly
to the enemy the effect may easily be
to convert what is merely sleep into
actual death 1t may be true that the
issue is not Immediately pressing, and
that with the improved business con-
titiors resulting from the enlarged
output Of gold less interest IS felt
in the question now than formerly.
Nevertheless, it is also tact that
conditions may change again, and in
such manner as once more to bring
UP the issue with greater intensity than
ever Nothing is much more uncer-
tain than the worlds future gold sup
ply. and the money question is not one
OF day or OF year. but OF all time
DEMOCRATIC SILVER SENTI-.
MENT
It is perfectly apparent that what:
ever OF silver sentiment there is in
the country at this time is 70 be found
in the ranks OF the Democratic party
and its allies. The platform declara-
lions OF these parties are stiil their
accepted creed and even tncagh inter
est in the question has watlel and new
that the great bulk al the Democrats
in public lile would vote for the Tree
hesitation while upon this question
the position OF the Republican paYty
is infinitely worse than It was IN 1866
Therefore, it IS to me Incompetent
sihie political philosophy which now
carries any sincere silver man and
particularly one from Nevada. into the
ranks q the Republican party. Tha:
its present attitude because Il was not
assumed as matter of earnest convic
ton. As I have already stated. TX
party slid to the support OF the golC
standard while vehemcntly protesting
It's undying fidelity to b:metalIis,n L
is doubtful il majority OF the ranl
anC file OF the organization ever had al
idea that they were in favor OF The
scld standard until they suddenly learf
cl from their platforms that It's meIn
tenance was fundamental article o
their ra'ty creed.
The simple and obvious truth is tina
the great nonied interests have con
trolled the leaders OF the party. an,
the masses have obedient1y followed
the leaders. being held to their allie
glance naily by iervid appeals base,
upon the past slorics OF Republican
ism
DOMINATED BY MONEY POW
Err
The course OF the Republican part
upon the money question shows tina
it is completely dominated by the grea
financial influences. and this circun
stance affects its action upon ever
other economic question 1t is at thi
time difficult TO imagine anything i
the way OF legislation which the RI
publican leaders, or the most OF then
are not wiling to grant at the behe
of the banks and the trusts The
may not grant it all at once A fe
of them will make show OF holdin
something back. but in the end the
will yield entirely to the demands.
THERE IS NO TARIFF ISSUE.
Occa sionally we find a silver ma
defending his return to the ReDublica
fold by pleading the tariff issue
trade. 1t takes lively iinasinatic
to conjure Tip such boey at this tin
There is iii iaca no tariff issue. exec,
as II IS involved in the policy OF rec,
rocity. SO strongly urged by Preside
Mckinley just before his death. ar