| Show speaks oui for silver senator backburn of kentucky has thrown down the gauntlet to the opponents of free coinage of silver ha comes oat strongly and boldly for the silver cans whether he wins or loses in ahe senatorial race the stand he takes is especially significant in view of the fact that that other ed john aa strongly committed tc the other side and mast necessarily take op arms to defend himself and ane ghibu administration of which he is a conspicuous member 1 hen by assuming anch a position mr blackburn not only invites the fight against him that is sure to come from the administration bat he bringa him the even more formidable hostility of that great 3 watterson and his powerful newspaper the louisville conner jour nal this is a sample of senator strong silver talk yet ftc there ia detill any uninformed who dedire to know iny views I 1 will reiterate them in the ehor teat space possible bv am in favor of opening tha minta athie country to tha unlimited coinage owe silver metal an equality with the coinage of gold a 1 am opposed to gold without reservation I 1 am a I 1 want and mean to insist noon the nee of both on even terms as the redemption demp tion money ot this country I 1 would be glad to see this brought about by the action ot an international conference provided it could be done without delay I 1 am opposed to this government laitine for any bush conference to act oua experience with such hag MO been such as to give na either confidence or hope of the attainment of this purpose upon the contrary on in such con feren cpa have in their very barrenness beckma farcical and |
