The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-06-01
OHIO REPUBLICANS AND SILVER.

The Ohio Republicans held their state
convention at GAINESVILLE this week,
nominated Asa s. Bushnell for governor
adopted = protection platform and
straddled the silver question. Frotec-
ton TO American industries 10 necessary
bat it will not be the sole issue in 1896
and the attempt of Ohio Republicans to
dodge the money question will not help
them when the presidential election
takes place.
John Sherman. the quadruple plated
gold bog was there and gave his ideas
Of bimetallism IS follows:
Il believe that the policy of the Uni
ted States, adopted in 1858, of coming
fractional silver coins in limited quanti-
ties from silver bullion purchased at the
market price and making them legal
tender for small sums is the only way to
preserve the parity OF gold and silver
coins at q fixed ratio. This is properly
called bime.allic money. l hope and
believe that the common interests OF
commercial nations will lead them,
through an international commission,
TO either adopt . new ratio based on the
market value Of the metals or to coin
them and maintain them, as We do, at
the present ratio. The policy urged by
the producers OF silver and BY men who
wish to pay their debts in cheaper mon
ey than they prnn,ised to pay is the free
coinaSe of silver. This means q single
standard Of silver and the demonetiza-
ton OF gold. This il the only mono
metallic system. 1t is the degradation
OF our dollar to 50 cents. II applied to
our national bonds it ie the reputation
Of one half Of the public debt. 1t is a
reputation of one-half Of ali debts. 1t
confers no favors on producers OF any
kind, uheiher Of farm, the workshop or
the mine, for if they get nominally more
dollars for their productions their addi.
tional dollar would have only one-half
the purchasing power Of the gold dollars"
II that is to be the battle cry OF the
Republican party it will find every true
friend Of silver. every friend OF prosper
fly, and every person who has the 60 cd
OF the masses At heart deserving the
good old ship that has safely brought
the nation through many a stormy sea.
The parting will be sad; but We have
come to q point in the political history
of the United States where the road
forks, and where the hard shelled gold
bugs OF the John Sherman stripe ard
the progressive people of the nation,
who favor a return OF good times, by the
rehabilitation Of silver must part COM
pany, and il his ideas are to prevail in
the Republican party, it is doomed.
His fine golde hand can Be seen be.
tween the lines in the following resolu-
tion adopted as part Of the GAINESVILLE
platform:
1--WE favor bimetaliism and demand
the use of both gold and silver as stand
ard money, either in accordance with q
ratio to be fixed by an international
agreement il that can be obtained, OF
under such restrictions and such pro-
visions to be determined by legislation
~ will secure the maintenance of the
parity Of the values OF two metals, so
that the purchasing and debt paying
power of the dollar, whether Of oliver,
gold or paper, shall be at all times equal"
1t is one of the weakest attempts yet
made to throw cheap bait to the
friends OF silver.