The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-09-25

" attacking Camppcli on tue silver quSs-
ton, Campbell has been sick and could
not reply, but he has so far recovered as
10 make speech at Sidney where 10000
people gathered to hear him. Referring
to silver, and McKlnleys record on the
silver question, he said;
"lu his opening speech Major Mckinley
plays number Of variations In high key
upon the dishonest dollar the Shoddy
dollar, the short dollar and the eighty
cent dollar lie then touches minor key,
and proceeds to bewail the sad condition OF
the poor old soldier, whose little stipend of
Sra per month will, he predicts, shrink to
5000 should we enter upon the tree coin
age of silver.
"Now Is the time and this the place to
respectively inquire Of the dear old soldier
why upon the sth day of November, In the
year OF our Lord 1877, as page a4t Of tue
Congressional Rcrord dlseloses, he no, only
voted for the free end unlimited coinage OF
silver, but so Eager was he TO pay OF the
old soldier in eighty cent dollars that he
actually voted TO suspend the rules In order
that not one moment might be lost In the
lnaIctlon of this great outrage, as he now
terms Il upon helpless pensioners.
evidently Mr. Mckinley had forgotten
his first love--silver-during the last eam-
paign,for on October ~. ISJo,h~ Addressed
a letter to the Stark County Farmers ALI
ance, wherein he wrote:
al would honor gold and silver alike.
What does that meani Especially in the
light of the Majors longtime devotion to
silverl Can two metals be honored alike,
when an unlimited amount Of one of them
may be taken to the mint for coin while
the Other one Is not coined, aud but linn.
tied amount stored as Pig metal In the
vaults Ot the treasury The truth IL that
In Ohio notwithstanding the declaration
In their platforml end everywhere else, t,
especially In the central and western states,
the republican party 10 seriously divided
upon the free coinage of silver, In the
United States Senate the vote on that
question stood sixteen republicans for free
silver and twenty-six against 1t. The re
publican conventions IN many states, be-
ginning with Indiana and moving west
ward, have declared In favor OF Il. Doubt
less, also, the democratic party Is equally
divided. There Is an honest difference of
opinion concerning the time and manner
in which silver can be restored to the place
ir our coinage which II occupied prior 10
its stealthv characterization.
"But the entire democracy desire to sec
this done with honesty, and as speedily as
existing conditions will permit. We do no,
intend that this subject shall go undeba,ed,
neither do we intend that our enemies
shall divert us from the decisive Issue Of
the tariff. The Ohio democracy proposes
to defend bi metali'in, which Is the right
of both metals to unlimited coinage. AL
Though we NAV differ among ourselves as
to means of reaching such coinage, We
most empha:ieilly do no, believe in the
doctrines eRunciated by the Ohio rePub.i-
can platform, which indorses the amended
Coinage Act OF the last republican con-
gress. Under this law paper certificates
are issued, no silver will be coined save in
the event Of tie redemption Of such eertih
Gates. The law Is designed TO stop the
coinage of silver. These certificates arc
practically warehouse receipts for ~ much
bullion, and are based upon Its daily Aue-
tua.lons In the market. II any dollar could
be more thoroughly a slIoddv dollar than
these pig metal Parer eertiscate dollaIs Il
would be difficult to describe.
There Is no good reason why the gov
eminent should no, store pig lead or pig
iron as well as pig silver, and issue cireu
latIng notes upon them. The next step IL
logical sequence, u you follow out the re
publican theory, would b. to store wheat
corn and oats In government elevators anC
issue currency on them. This Is the ALI
anee idea, which the republicans inconsist
emily denounce as visionary. The issu" o.
certificates, which are receipts for article
OF merchandise returnable on demand, i
not junction of the government, WHOSE
power Is limited by the constitution TO th'
coming of nancy. II Is mere pawn brok
ing. Printed tickets OF certificates nigh
as well be issued upon the temporary d.
posiis of watches, jewelry, or secondhand
clothes. Under this new system Of finan-
ciering the Mint at Philadelphia should b
abandoned aud the syrnbolicaI sign o
three golden 1aUs hung over the entranc'
Of the treasury at Washi- gtcn."
OF Sherman he said:
HSenator Sherman has always been
prophet of evil In regard to silver. r"
many years whenever silver has beer
mentioned he has played The role of Gas
Sandra with unvarying regularity. !, istru'
that none of his evil prophesies have eve
came 10 pass, but he continues to indulge
in them with undaunted spirit. He aide'
to demonetize silver when II was more
valuable in its ratio than gold. AS secre
tary Of the treasury he appeared befor'
the committee having in charge the Coin
age Act of 1873. and predicted dire disas-
ter should IL pass. 1t did pass, however
and after thirteen years OF continuous sil
yer coinage under It's provisions. amount
Ing to over four hundred millions of dol
ars, none OF these evil results have occurred
and Senator Sherman himself voted las
year for an act to take the place of the Law
of 1873, whereby the issue Of currency
based on silver bullion is more thar
doubled.
"In 1885. when an unsuccessful atiemP
was made 10 discontinue the coinage o
silver dollars, Senator Sherman again un
loaded a stock of lugubriou' predictions
which turned out 10 be false.
"Who defends deInonetization OF silver
Every man connected with 1t, except Sen
ator Sherman, denies having knowledge
OF It at the time. The Senator leaves il Il
be inferred in his Paulding speech that i
was done after full debate,ye he must know
that Garfield, Allison, I thurman, Voorhess
Blaine, Conkling, Howe, Cannon, Beck
ard scores h,.xtdse have rsreatedly deniel