Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-29
6RYANiTE CHANGES
COL O. c. sAsiN COMES OUT
SQUARELY FOR ROOSEVELT.
Beroer Silver Ksight Says the Aes
Nov In Control sf the Dsaoeratte
Party We're Its Enemies In the Can-
paiGns of 1890 and 1900.

Coi Oliver C. Sabin. formerly o. Colo
rado. but now of Washington, who was
one OF W. ]. Bryan's most enthusiastic
supporters in the campaigns OF 1886 and
1850. has ahiurei Democracy. and Will
vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks Dur
sng the campaigns named Col. Sahin wac
associated vitb Senator Stewart, of Ne
vsda. in conducting the Silver Knight"
free silver paper, and IN organizing
The Silver knights OF America
free silver organization. He also assist
ed in the writing of the book, The Hand
OF Money" circulated 50 extensively
throughout the country in the frs, cam
paign OF Bryan. In letter. recently
published. Col. Sabin says;
How il Is possible for a man who Is
honestly in favor of the rcsnonef;xatioa
Of silver to support Judge Parker. who
Is the very pet, the Idol. you might say.
OF those men who defeated Bryan. |
aunot conceive. Look over the whole
list, from exP-esident Cleveland ex-
Senator iill. Richard OIney. and. with
OUT naming them. the whole manage
ment OF the Parker movement now. and
W. find THAI they were either the active
or passive enemies OF free silver and OF
Mr.. Bryan. and. in fact, of every thing
that We, as silver men, held 20 be inn
portant in our campaign They not
only were against US in sentiment. but
they organized third party. went IN
and tried Ia destroy Mr.. Bryan and the
Democratic party. and they succeeded.
Now this same old gang. bought up by
the trusts. heelei by the trusts. sup
ported by monopolistic money, the
grinders OF the face of the poor. is go
ing on, askin., for tie votes Of silver
met to support a man and a party that
has abused and our people more than
they ever have the Republican party.
Mere Money In Circulation.
The Republican party. with Whist
faults IL may have. cannot be accused
of being insincere. and. furthermore. the
Republican party has come TO where We
wanted them. What we wanted in re-
gard to money was more of IT. and the
Republicans came TO il in a different
way. OF course noue Of us cared for the
simple question Of silver. oaly as V af-
fected the volume of currency. There
was too small an amount of money in
circulation to do the business of the
country. Now we have plenty OF
money.
Lock at the financial condition of our
country now. Whoever saw such q coun-
try? Where in all history is there rec
ord OF country as prosperous as We are
today? Look NJ our immense exIsorta-
ton of goods. billions of dollars being
brought into our country from abroad
more than we send out The like was
never seen before. Our farmers only
a few years sSo in the Western states
were borrowing money at anywhere from
O to 10 and in some States IL per
cent Look AZ them now. You cannot
loan them money, and most of them
have money to loan. and they are glad
Go get 5 or @ per cent for It God Is on
our side, and the very earth responds TO
good times. Look at our corn crop. bal
iions OF bushels: wheat by the hundreds
of millions. aud at prices seldom before
equaled.
Good Time to "ssand Pat"
Taking II altogether. we find every
body and everything prosperous. and
as it stands now l am Of the opinion.
very much. OF these Iowa fellows who
belieye in the doctrine Of standing
pat I believe Il is well 60 let good
enough alone I. OF any other person
except politicians. do not care who is
in power. for there IS no political IA
vors re ask. only this. we want pros
perity for our country-gocd times; We
want our latoring men TO be furnished
with plenty of work at good times
wages, who are thereby enabled 10
educate their children. dress them
selves respectfully. give themselves good
homes, and it makes them valuable and
useful citizens
president Roosevelt has never left
US in doubt where he was on any ques-
ton, always straight, honest, true and
square. lie is an American from the
crown of his head TO the soles of his
feet, and nobody can have any doubt as
20 his standing by the flag of our coun-
try and commanding honest respect The
Democrats would do well not TO carry
on their campaign expecting to obtain
votes from the American people by abus-
ing the personality Of Mr.. Roosevelt IL
they do. he will be elected by the largest
majority any President has ever been
since the days of Horace Greeley Ev-
srybody knows Mr.. Roosevelt is straight,
and whether you are his political friend
or enemy. you know be Is gentleman,
honest, upright and sincere
'.The attempt to show that he is wild
and erratic has no force whatever. be-
cause he has already had charge OF the
government for nearly four years, and
he has done nothing but what was right,
surrounding himself with the very best
class OF advisers. and il he has succeeded
for the first four years of his admin
istration. couldn't he do 1t four moref
Can't We trust him better than Mr.. Par
ker. led BY Mr.. Hill?
Mea should he Honest.
Il think. furthermore, that in politics,
a. well a. in the affairs of life, q man
should be honest and sincere Now,
the gentlemen who are managing this
Parker boom are neither honest nor
sincsss. Mr.. Hill, l suppose to be the
manager Of the whole concern, as be
nominated Mr.. Parker IN the convention;
Mr.. Parker 10 his creation. Mr.. Hill