The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-01
THE PLATFORM,
Republican Unfaithfulness to the Country
DenoNnced-Sitver-

Republican Unfaithfulness to the Country
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! The platform declares the most urgent
necessity of the union is radical reform in
the administration of the federal govern
ment; denounoes the republican party for
abuse of power during the past foar years;
having control Of the executive department.
and both branches of congress, il has pur-
fraud; finding the treasury with a large
and increasing surplus, it disreaarded its
! duty to relieve the people from oppressive
taxation and through the billion dollar
cengrsss enacted appropriations amount
ing to $500, 0O0. 600 annually, most Of them
permanent, 50 that they cannot be re-
duced BY demooratio house without the
concurrence OF the republican senate, and
turned the maRniGcsnt surplus into danger
of q deficiency. That party went to lengths
of class legislation before unhsard Of BY
snactine the Mckinley bill; deprived the
in congress and the electoral college by .
fraudulent census: was guilty of fraudu-
lent administration of the pension office;
reached the climax of partisan oppression
in an endssvor to enact the infamous foros
bill.
The platform then contrasts this with
the wise. prudent, democratic administra-
tion of Cleveland, who, in his message of
Dec z, pointed out the trus mission of the
democratic party. and throuRh Temporary
defeat brought the magnificent victory Of
Of 1S90-91. and declares that New York
shall not b. = blank space on the demo.
cratic map. Tho platform then denounoss
the Mckinley act At length in its sffects ON
commercial Developments. The silver
plank is as follows:
"Ws approve of the use of both gold and
silver a. money. and demand that all dol
lars, wethsr gold or silver, shall be equal in
value to each other in fact, aa we'll a. by
tho declaration of law. We are opposed to
the free coinage OF silver by the United
States alono at the existing ratio of sixteen
to one because We bslieyo free coinage at
that rate will result in the immsdiate dis
appearance of gold from the business Of
the country. The use of silver will be GER
tain to bring distress to every wage Garner
and every savings bank depositor, with i'm
pairmsnt of credit and disastrous disturb
ance of business Of evory kind"
The repeal of the Sherman silver bill Of
80 is demanded, because it IL an obstruc-
tion Of international bi-mstallism, and
rapidly bring in the country to silver mono
metallism. with all it's attendant evils.
The platform then takes mp the demo-
without mentioning names, denounees the
methods employed in calling the mid-win- |
ter convention BY Hills friends; declares |
she democratic party retains unshaksn con- |
hdsnes in the ability and lofty integrity of |
Grover Cleveland, and declares him the |
choice Of the overwhelming majority Of
democrats in New York; that the country |
may rely with confidence IN his ability to |
carry that state triumphantly in November;
that by nominating him to lead the party
in the approaching presidential contest the |
national convention will carry out the al
most unAninous wish Of the party and best
counsel and the welfare of the country; de.
olares the convention has no desire 10 force
its preference ON the national convention
md recognizes that other states and demo-
erats have the same right to their views,