The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23
They Nominated. CT
Who Voted for Free
PEOPLE CAN F0RGIW.
Which Is Now Prac ticaiIy
but VIII Not Trust the Pa,
Power Because Of
Blundcr.

When an individual makesH
crates startling statements W ;
on arc proved 60 be absoluf Z
his further utteranccs on ap(
whatsoever are liable not 10 7
seriously. and this is putting'(
mildly. Even though the e
were uttered In honest belief AZ I
accuracy. the fact that they v(
on proven TO be wrong. furniS
dcncc OF mental capacity tO ~
Their gross blunders from time ~
In this respect the record or e
ocratic party on the silver issu' 4
that party the same sinister ST. 4
that f~alsihcations from an IN,
who is found out. would have \
individual.
We may all be willing to cS
admit that In its advocacy of ~
free silver error In 1906 and u
Democratic party was honestly
There is no patriotic AmerirtS
would like to think. hint. 81 !
that Bryan was not nctuated =
est and sincere belief in his eau )
h" uttered his famous Gross Il
aud Grown of Thorns" speech =
nor is there any American W.T.
mistic faith III thc Ionety amafG
ism Of the leading public mol
United States who would waJ n
for a moment that Alton d. hri
candidate Of n great politicgp,,l
President OF the United Stats.
against his honest convictions as
was for the good OF his countr
he voted for free silver in IL,
then again voted for free silver g.
Cannot be Trusted. &
But while the American pcor
never imputc dishonorablc mot
the leaders Of the silver cause d
and 1900, yet nevertheless il wi,
tate In the future to place impllci
in those who sought to lead tha
a disastrous error In those yesss-
the majority Of the vsters Of the
try In 1896 and 1900 not been {.
ter judgment than Judge Parke
those two years the United
would have had the silver staudal
the currency OF the country would
debased TO the bullion value
yer; just debts would have been
of over fifty per cent: the Ia
whom the Bible says Ia worthy :
would have been paid his
IN cheap dollars Of, not half TIN va.
the honest dollars based Oh the
standard: the country would have
fercd unparalleled hard times. its
would have sunk M low "A that OF
key. Venezuela. aud OF other M
which repudiate their just oblisa,io
IL was for snch Gala nifty a. this
the Democratic free silver error
In 1896 aud again in 1900, and p
and Davis both tiuies stDod With
error, contributed money 70 fuSt
along, and voted for il. Y
Now the error is practically aim
Both Parker and Davis. while ref
10 say that they now believe 10 tar
standard, nevertheless say that
csta blished by law,
is when on December IL. 1899. tn
was esta blished by a yo
40 Republican yeas aud only III
ocratic yeas, against 49, Demr
nays and no Republican nays, in
House OF Representatives. ard by 4
Of A Republican and . Gold Demo,
yeas against % Democratic and oni
Republican nay in the Senate. IT
80 WE'LL ESTABLISHED z
AND DAVIS NOW /,
SlDER 1T ""IRREvOCABI.Y ES'
LISHED."
"siiencs IL Confession"
The American people will he "
o forgive the Democratic record .
silver question. They will not de
verbal confesAaaS
leaders Of the fact that
terribly wrong in 1921 and
As Daniel Webster once Yaid--"Sj
: confession"--and the fact thal
now want silence gu
paramount" issue OF 1894 aud the
amount" issue OF 1900, is ~suficisnl
essiOn Of past error.
But while the American people
Democracy's silent coufassi
'ast error, ear forgive. yet It canno
,et. 1t will not be in haste to pul
he White House the representative
'arty whose free silver prin
ut In jeopardy the business stabilt
he country. IT WILL NOT yOT
WITH THE HI4f
OFFICE IN THE LAND A CA
DATE WHO IN 1896 AND AZ
y 1900 VOTED FOR A PO
THAT WOULD HAVE FINAN(
~ DISHONORED THIS OOUN
Nd MADE 1T LOWER THAN
AND VENEZUELA IN IN
SAYONAL OPINION AS TO
'REDIT.