Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-05
The Michigan Republicans, &C., &c.

The Republican State Convention Of
Michigan incorporated into the platform
which they framed on Tuesday last the
tion
1--WE believe IN the use OF gold and
silver as money metals, to be maintained
in circulation on q perfect equality and
interconvertibiiity. We recognize the So
called silver question as one OF the para
mount issues OF the day. and believe that
TIE people OF this State and country can
and do look to the Republican party, the
Larty OF ability and progress, as the only
party that can give a wise and adequate
solution of the problem.
1--WE therefore pledge the Republican
party OF Michigan to use every enors
in It's power to restore silver 10 It's his
toric position In the United States as
money metal We pledge this In the be-
lief that permanent prosperity VIII
not be assured or justice done until silver
takes its place side By side with gold as
one Of the two great money metals OF the
world"
This declaration reads as II II were
Joke. To pretend TO believe that the Re-
publican party is the only party that can
| give a wise and adequate solution or
| the silver problem" Is to pretend 10 be-
| lieve what there Is no reason In the earth
| for believing. To entrust the solution OF
that problem TO the Republican party
would be to turn over the unsuspecting
lamb to the tender mercies Of the lion.
Nevertheless, these Republican utter
ances may serve 10 warn the Democrats
he
| battle on the currency question, but must
sleep on their armor. The present condi-
| ton OF the country, and especially OF the
currency Of the country. Is believed by
many persons TO be the outcome Of
that great wrong which was perpetrated
upon the American people when the act
Of Congress OF 1873 was passed. From
| that fatal day In 1873 until now there
| has been almost a constant depreciation
of silver. together with a constant appre-
| citation Of gold. The world has regarded
cur American legislation on the money
metal question as hostile to silver and ia
vorable to gold. Things have all this time
gone on from bad TO worse until now
silver has fallen so low that many OF
its advocates Of a few years ago stand
doubling whether anything can be done
by the United States acting alone 10
bring about a better condition of things
in the financial world. For our part, we
have never mad doubt that England,
France. Germany, and the United States
could by their joint agreement to do so.
keep gold and silver at par with each
other DC TO y. and thus cause a season of
prosperity to set in at once. They could
supply a universal currency-as good In
one commercial country as another. How
ever, when a question is raised as to the
prospect for securing the joint action OF
the countries named. we are compelled
to admit that these countries do not seem
TO be ready as yet to cooperate with one
another on this important subject
We like the plain declaration OF the
Michigan Republicans that permanent
prosperity will not bs assured or justice
done until silver takes its place side by
side with gold as one of the two great
money metals Of the world"
The circumstances which surround us
to-day would seem to foreshadow very
different financial declarations in 1896
from those made In 1897. And this remark
applies as we'll to Republicans and Popu-
lists as to Democrats.