Show BATTLE FOR SILVER was Lost on the Demand ol a Sx teen to One Ratio THAT UI1IIE VIEW 01 1XUOV1101ES The Friends of tile While Jlelal Must Win Next lie M DY or lie Defeat for boost WATERLOO la June 23uFor one I do not believe It potslble lu succeed upon a platform that demands tbo unqualified un-qualified free coinage silver at the ratio 01 16 101 We have IJUKUI Ibo batlle Sod It la lost We can never fight It over under circumstances more favorable to ourselves If wei hope to succeed we must abandon thlesp In those words Horace IlMee former governor of I Iowanod eritwhlle Demo cratlo Presidential aspirant addressed the voters of Ibo United States who demand the flail oalnngo silver lie data It through be medium of his letter to Col D1II Cox of Den Molnes which the latter will print In bio forthcoming bock The lrl nd8 of silver although once defeated tire not yet demoralise Into will nul be true after n Becuud defeat ho watnlngly Beys la cur iixl battle wo mutt win or our couie la lost Although Mr Boles has In private frequently expretaed hostility lolbelO li 1 plank of the Chicagoplatform Ibis is flit first authoritative declare lion I from him Io that fleet In publicly pub-licly I declaring It to be u dead Issue be gives at origin his ron lor assert lot it to bo such lIu says be voter i I urlod It under Ibo belief that It meant silver monomeUllltm pure and simple which would increase Instead eulmiulsh the mlsiortuncs attributed to too single gold standard 461A mailer colts be eajr ubow we convince the people that the gold standard IB wrong aware we convince tbem Ibat W hat wo oiler In Its place IB I better instead of worm By tbe adoption of the 1C to 1 plank lie declares Eric delegates to tbe Chicago convention lorouJ tile sllvei lees to assume tile defensive for their slew creed Tbe result wu the weak cuing Instead of the strengthening ol their ranks EB their plaiforru was battered Ly Ibe arguments of their op poulouth11 |