Show NO REASON FOR FO R discouragement THE elect election ion is over and throughout the country P everybody is ia set aling down to business and becoming reconciled to the decree of the majority the victors for a time exultant and the defeated ones a little despondent after all it is is a good thing to have just such an ex citing and closely contested election as the one just closed it is a test of the strength and patriotism of our people any f free ree people who can undergo dergo the strain and political offart without disaster such as we he have enc endured lured are am a strong and well vell balanced nation after all the harsh and bitter things which have been uttered in this campaign all wih mil now strive to make our country more prosperous and ana happy to accomplish this ho however it must not be understood that party lines and party feeling should be abandoned but those of us who are sin cere f for or the cause of bimetallism and financial reform should not cease or lay down the struggle straggle until we have succeeded in bringing this blessed boon to our fellow countrymen in prosecuting this work it is clearly shown oy air jarjou acm the campaign of education is just begun the question of free silver has never before been the paramount issue before the american people and but little thought of or discussed i in the eastern arla and middle portion of the nation so it could hardly be expected that in so short a time so ao many minds could be educated and brouet to realise the dan danger daner er of fastening the single gold stan standard dard upon the deop people le of this country the friends of bimetallism need have no reason to feel d discouraged because the recent election elec tiOu went against them the south and west were practically united on the question and ana it WM will only be a question of a very short time when the whole country will agree that the money of the constitution must he be restored let every wever believer in the cause of silver keep up the campaign of education if from rom now W on until the next general election when we will elect a 1 that will be in line with this idea and by 1900 the whole country countr will be ready to join in a triumphal return to the path leading to prosperity erity to the masses |