The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-07-07
drums and called them platform.

j he coinage anu use Oh sllNet lHuSt
be maintained and encouraged More
| silver is TO be coined, then. But i'll so
how much more, and at what terms?
| Is tho coinage to be free at the ratio of
| l6 to |? Or is it to be limited and some
other ratio adopted II freely coined,
how is the gold parity to be preserved? ?
The Republicans in congress voted with
substantial unanimity not to buy any
more silver for fear lest the parity could
not be preserved except by large sales OF
bonds for gold. DO the Ohio Republicans
repnd!ate the source of these congress
men? Or have they found some way of
using unlimited silver witout endauger-
ing the parity? II SO, what is it? Why
Is it not explained i'll the platform or ina
circular address?
The platform says tho "usc of silver as a
circulating medium should be constand-
ly encouraged by the national govern
ment." In what way? The convention
suggested no method nor amount. Is
the general government every time
1t pays Il creditor to force him
TO take silver instead OF gold.
Nothing could discreGit silver more
quickly. Are the public creditors
who loaned to be compelled 10 accept
silver on the Ii 20 ratio?
What is this discriminating lcgisla-
ton which is spoken of in the platform?
Who or what is it to ':discliminated'
against, and when or how? Is it intend
| ed to coin large number of silver dol
lars which are worth intrinsically only
4scents and then discriminate against
pensioners and creditors by making
them legal tender after failing TO keep
them at parity with gold, so that their
purchasing power will be less than half
their face?
Ii more 80 per cent silver is to be used
as 100-cent dollars it will be necessary to
| have larger stock of gold in the nation-
al treasury to preserve the parity OF the
metal as money. 10 get that gold it will
be necessary to sell bonds. BY "discrim-
mating legislation did tho Ohio Repub-
llcan convention mean bond. .issueing
legislation? Did they mean that the
government should have the option to
redeem in gold or silver, or that credi-
tor of the government should have the
option?
The Ohio Republican convention said
they want silver restored to its 'rightful
place. What is its "rigltful place.?
We have over :600,C00,0GO of it circula.
ting at par with gold. Is not that its
Fightinl place? They want il restored
by discriminating legislation or other
WISE Restored to what OF how? There
is q vagueness about that "otherwise'
which is discoaraging to practical people
1t leaves so much room for Conjecture
1t carries impression that tricky ollicf
seekers formulated the silver plank o.
Ohio Republicans for the express pur
pose of deception.
All that can be got ont of this machin,
made platform is that the trainers are ii
favor of doing something for silver
Wnich they cannot or dare not Openi,
avoW or explain. What Is to be done O
how it is to be done is not explained
Each candidate is at liberty to say wha
he pleases on the subject. and who cal
gainsay HIM? Was that the object o
the platform makers?
My was such a boneless, bloodless
ileshless ghost as this put forth in tn
the name and behalf OF tie great Buck
eye state instead Ola plain, intelligibl
declaration Of sound money principles
1t Is not customary for Ohio Rcpublca,
politicians to hide their thoughts in
fog of words. They seem just now to b.
trying to catch votes by vague an,
deceptive phraseology rather than t,
announce principles. They seem to b.
ilsiiing Tor Populist suffrage by adopting
a platform which may be twisted to en-
dorslng free coinage and a slump to cheal
money
This weak duplicity never wins respec
OF honest minds, Now is the timo fo
Republicans to speaking out more boldl,
aud Clearly than ever before, not to falte
and equiyocate. This Ohio platform
VIII plague their inventors before tn
campaign is over. 1t will make tn
party candidates apolcgists and explain
ers, dissagreeing among themselves as +
where their party stands on a vital issue
CoWardly trimmers framed the none,
plank of the Ohio platform.-C Chicag
Tripune.