Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-08-10
THAT MICHIGAN PLANK.
AS VIEWED BY RARTINE AND
GRAY
And Then Dissected by Mr.. MOffitt
Of the Oakland Times.

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| The following is the Michiga
silver plank:
| We believe in the use {: gold an
silver as money metals to be main
tain in circulation on a perfect equal
ity and MISUNDERSTANDING.
We recognize the so-called silve
question as one of the paramount is
sues of the day and believe that tn
people of this State can and do lool
to the Republican party as the onl.
party that can give wise adequat
solution of the problem. We there
fore pledge the Republican party o
Michigan to use every effort in it
power to restore silver to its historic
position in the United States as ,
money metal. We pledge this in tn,
belief that permanent prosperity will
not be assured Cr Justice done unit
silver takes its place by the side Of
gold az one of the two great money
metals of the world.
Regarding the above resolution
Messrs. Bartine and Gray express
themselves as follows:
"The resolution declares the belief
that there will be "no return of pros
perity to our country until silver
shall be restored to it's full use and
highest position. This a wonder
fully impressive utterance. To the
average mind it carries infinitely
more weight than a naked proclama-
ton in favor of l6 to l.
Now let us see how these "woDder-
fully impressive differences" impress
editor Moffett of the Oakland Time.
who is regarded as one of the brain
est financial writer's on the coast.
Under the suggestive head of
"Silver and Soft Solder" he flays the
double dealing resolution in the fol-
lowing clear cut language:
The San Francisco Chronicle has
been representing that the straddling
financial plank of the Michigan Re-
publican platform means free coin
age. By reading the proceeding of
tho convention in the papers which
have just come to hand we see that
a resolution declaring for the free
coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l was voted down.
Does this look like free coinage?
Can people forever be humbugged by
the representation that platforms
which dodge in every direction to es-
cape direct statement on the coin
age question mean free coinage2
Every convention that does not spe-
declare in favor of free coin
lge is against it. and every man of
common sense is aware of it. A con-
vention that is in favor of free coin
age is not going to indulge in lot of
twaddle which merely obscures in
and leaves unstated the
wish of the party. The object of
shese Delphian expressions on the
'ilvsr question is deception. Such
! platform as that adopted by the
Michigan Republicans is a cowardly
md dishonest evasion of the issue,
Every man who is not . primordisl
dict knows that the financial quest |
on in this country is free coinage or
lot. International bimetallism is a |
hing apart, and is dependant upon |
he action of other nations and not
Ipon what our Congress may do. In
california the Republicans have
declared in favor of free coinage. In
10 other State have they done so.
he Republicans of Nevada, Idaho,
Colorado and possibly
Warrington and South
dakota will follow the example of
heir Californian bretheren and that
all. In all the other States the
.epublican party is against free coin
,e, though in several the platforms
lopted have held out vague prom
es which are as dishonest and de-
lsive as the marks on the cards of
lree-card monte sharp. We do not
sieve in free coinage, but we also
, not believe.in political bunko.
fter striking down silver whenever
10 opportunity scented itself for
e past twenty years, the Republi-
ms are now trying by trcacherous i
.vices to again lure the silver men
t. their camp. Steadily the silver
oducing States have gone on voting
e Republican ticket, and the Re-