Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
VIEWS OF SILVER MEN
Former Knight of America
Favors Roosevelt.
PLENTY OF MONEY NOW
BELIEVES ALL MEN SHOULD
"sTAND PAT, ON GOOD TIMES.
Success Of Judge Parker Would
Threaten Prosperity Of
the Country.

Col. Oliver c. Sabin, who was associated
with Senator Stewart in conducting the
Silver Knight in the campaign of 1870,
and took a leading part in organizing the
Silver knights of America, can now see
no reason why silver men should support
the democratic ticket and personally IS Ill
favor of the election of President Roose-
welt.
The Silver Knights of America was an
organization that held secret meetings and
had lodges in every part of the west, where
the silver movement was strongest. 1t was
for the purpose of assisting in securing the
election of silver candidates to office. The
paper, the Silver Knight which was the
organ of this organization, was edited by
Senator Stewart and managed by Col. Sa-
bin. Col. Sabin was also one of the men
who wrote THE Hand of Money" largely
circulated In the campaign of 1896. He
has not recently taken part in any political
work. Speaking of the situation that con-
fronts silver men in the present campaign,
Col Sabin said:
How 1t Is possible for a man who is hon.
estly in favor of the reconciliation of sill
yer to support Judge Parker. who Is the
very pet, the idol, you may say, of those
men who defeated Mr.. Bryan, l cannot con-
cetve. Look over the whole list, from eX-
1TcSluent cleveland, ex-senator I'LL, TtlCH-
ard Olney, and without naming them, the
whole management of the Parker move
ment now, and we find that they were
either the active or passive enemies OF free
silver and Of Mr.. Bryan. and. in fact. OF
everything that we, as silver men, held to
be important in our campaign. They not
only were against US in sentiment, but
they organized a third party, went in and
tried to destroy Mr.. Bryan and the demo-
cratic party, and they succeeded. Now this
same old gang. bought up by the trusts.
heeled by the trusts. supported by monopo-
listic money. the grinders OF the face of the
poor, is going out asking for the votes OF
silver men to support a man and a party
that has abused US and our people more
than they ever have the republican party.
There is Now More Money.
''The republican party, with what faults
1t may have, cannot be accused of being
insincere, and. Furthermore. the republican
party has come to where we wanted them.
What we wanted in regard to money was
more Of 1t, and the republicans came to 1t
in different way. OF course none of US
cared for the simple question of silver, only
as it affected 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.
Under the system of throwing everything
into the hands of the rich, as was done by
Mr.. Cleveland in his management, the
WiOlc country was SUBSTANTIALLY
up.
AT one time two-thirds of all the mile
age of all the railways in the United States
were in the hands Of receiver bankrupt.
Nothing to do and no money. The roads
the turnpikes and the railroad tracks, The
freight cars, wherever one might go, were
hlled with tramps, honest men who wanted
to work, but could not get the work to do,
and were forced out on the streets as
tramps in order to obtain food to sustain
their physical existence Thousands OF
them had to abandon their families to live
upon what they simply could get from the
charitable influences Of their neighbors. IL
you went, at that time, as did in a num-
Der of instances. to the manufacturing
plants the grass and weeds were thick all
over the court yards, every wheel was stop
ped and there was not thing being done
nor man employed except the Waterman
who was there to keep the property from
being destroyed. That was Clevelandism;
that was the work of the crowd that is
asking US now for their support.
Il cannot conceive how 1t is possible for
any honest, sincere man, who believed as
we believed, to support that party now.
Suppose they succeed, what have we gain
ed? We have displa oed an honest man: for
Mr.. Roosevelt is absolutely honest, he is
sincere, he Is as true as Steel he has no
crooked ways in his thoughts or in his acts,
and you always know where to find him.
He is the only one, in fact, that has ever
attempted to give relief toward this ques-
ton of controlling the trusts. If Parker
should be elected trusts would be In power
during his entire term of Office. and with
their unlimited money 1t is a serious ques-
ton when, If ever, we could be rid of them.
Their success means poverty to the man that
works destruction to the economic princi-
pies of this country and ruin of the pro-
tective tariff, which Is the laboring mans
refuge and. as all own, is his bulwark and
salvation.
80 far, as am concerned, do not ex-
pect to take any active part in this cam
Daipp huf tbeSa fbCnphfs ba m
me, and l have wondered how it is possible
for any honest man, who believed we
advocated in 1896, to support this party
which is now asking for our vote.
Country More Prosperous Than Ever.
Look at the financial condition of our
country now. Whoever saw such country?
Where in all history is there record of
country prosperous we are today?
Look at our immense expectation 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 ago in the west
ern states were borrowing money at any
where from to 10 and in some states II per
cent. Look at them now. You cannot loan
them money, and most of them have money
to loan, and they are glad to get 8 or per
cent for it. God is on our side, and the
very earth responds to good times. Look at
our corn crop, billions of bushels; wheat by
the hundreds of millions, and at prices
seldom before equaled.
Taking 1t altogether, we find everybody
and everything prosperous, and as 1t stands
these Iowa fellows who believed in the
doctrine Of Standing pat" 1 believe it is
well to let good enough alone. I, or any
other person except politicians, do not care
who is in power, for there is no political
favors we ask, only this, we want pros
perity for our country-good times; we
want our laboring men to be furnished with
plenty Of work at good times wages. who
are thereby enabled to educate their chill
dIen, dress themselves respectfully, give
themselves good homes, and 1t makes them
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