The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-10-02
THE PARTY OF FREE COINAGE.
An Annoying Plank In the Last Repub
Iican National Platform.

An Annoying Plank In the Last Repub
Iican National Platform.
The Republican organs are constant
ly kept busy on the defensive trying to
evade the recorded fact that when Il
suited its purpose the republican party
was the silver party, holding up to de-
the democracy as the enemy
of silver coinage.
But evidence which can neither be
erased nor explained away is EN- bodied
in the explicit plank in its last national
platform, which declares:
The republican party Is In favor 81 the use Of
both gold and silver as money, aud coad' ms
tAs policy Of n d,moerdic standardization IN W
seorfs 10 q nonetirs sacer.
In spite of this declaration, however,
IL was the republican party that posed
in congress as the party To demonctize
silver Silver is demonotize,i In prac-
tice when it Is not received at the
mInts to be coined fer and in behalf of
61gCrI Ern6RS1P4 1>n3os ,ent pHz:
tiled silver has leRislnted f0t virtual
free coinage and is found denouncing
the democracy as advocating what it
formerly denounced them for opposing.
No better example of this ridiculous
inconsistency is TO be found than in the
attitude Of Mckinley only a few
months ago and at present, as seen in
the two following extracts from his
published speeches:
MAJ. MKfSI.EY AT ro.lMAJ. M'KINLEY AT
LEDO, o.. FEB II, 1921 MILES, o., AUG %, 1891.
During all Of his The danger OF free
(Cleveland's) years at unlimited coinage has
the head OF the govern been poL.ed out over
rnent he was dshonOr and over again BY lead
ing one OF our precious ing statesmen OF both
metas, one Of our own parties. The position
great products. discred- OF leading republicans
iting silver and enhanc- upon this question is
ing the price OF gold. so well known that !
He endeavored even be- need not pause TO quote
fore his Inauguration from them. Let me call
TO office 10 stop the your attention to what
coinage OF silver dOl-Ithe leaders Of the dem
lars, and afterward, ocratic party who are
and to the end OF hislchief in its counsels
administration, per say. Nc one has spoken
sistently used HIS pow. with greater ability on
er to that end He was the democratic side
determined to contract than the ex-president
the circulating medium Of the United States,
and demonetize one OF Hon. Grover Cleveland.
the coins Of commerce. HIS letter written but
limit the volume ola few months ago,
money among the PEG taken in connection
pie, make money scarce, with his former utter.
and therefore dear. He 'ances upon this sub
would have increased ject shows that moth
the value Of money and ing could be more dis.
diminished the value asirous, in his iudg
Of everything else ment, to the business
money the master interests OF the coun-
everything else the try and to the best wei.
servant. fare of all the people.
than the free and
limited coinage OF sill.
YER
Mr.. Cleveland Is thus complimented
in August for the position he was de-
nounced for in February before the
Ohio demagogue had fallen upon the
point he is now trying TO turn to the
advantage of his party.
There is every evidence that the re-
publican leaders are trying to straddle
the currency issue as best they can.
pending more certain knowledge of
how the popular wind is blowing. The
late equivocal republican silver plank
in Pennsylvania is a striking case in
point. and ali of Mr. Harrison's recent
speeches when examined carefully are
found To be attempts at hedging and
until the condition of the pop.
ular pulse has been more clearly ascer-
tanned.
All this plainly shows that the party
now in power so far as its leaders are
are on the fence ready to
skulk over to any position that prom
lses partisan success. Boston Globe.