Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-03
THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1895.
BIMETALLIsM.

blm6TALhlbm M
The eloquent pleas Of Congressman
Bryan for Bimetallism are simply un-
answerable. They meet with almost /
universal acceptAtion in the minds of
the unprtj judlced and interested. Re-
gardless Of party, men applauded him
at the state fair and IL Is TO be regretted
that the masses Of the people cannot
hear him.
Political machinery and campaign
funds will be exhausted next year to
bring into tue state the orators for
so-called sound money. Unless II is In
the ranks of the Populist party, which
ia loaded down with variety Of OBJ
Iectionable issues that do not appeal to
the masses of the people, the campaign
speakers will not plead the canse of
silver money.
What can the people do? Doubtless
a great majority OF voters IN all parties,
II they could hear the question fully
discussed, would cast a vote for the
policy Of bimetalism. But divided off
into parties they may all be suppressed
and obliterated In partisan strife. A
Democratic free silver vote will anuihi-
late Republican free silver vote. We
believe there are large number Of
voters In all parties who believe In a
policy of protection to American indus
try-protecting the farmer as well as
the manufacturer on equal terms. III
these men could unite with the bimet-
allsts, an invinol0le combination would
be presented. Protection and bimetal-
ism are naturally allied policies Of gov
ernment.
We look for the Republican party to
unite these two principles more v'gor-
| Ously budu III bhc pos1. Ah0Ao ~
nothing 10 these policies foreign to Re
publicanism. The Republican party has
talked bimetallsm in the past. 1t has
never advocated the single gold stand
ard, yet that has been In effect what IL
has given given us. II IL the duty Of
the Republican party, IL II would retain
It's hold on the producers aud laborers,
a. we'll as the constantly increasing
debtor class OF our country, TO not only
talk blmetallsm as a matter Of policy,
but TO give the people bimetalism as a
reality II 1t hopes to live. The party
that gives the people a genuine Am
erIcan system OF protection and blmet.
Allsm as against the pauper labor aud
monometalism Of European monarches
that is the party that will hold the
affection Of the people hxed for years
TO come. But II must be done In no
half-hearted, or deceptive manner. IL
must be the genuine stuff.
THE JOURNAL is a Republican paper
but 1t places the country and the
people before the interests of the pArti-
san for revenue. The JOURNAL is not
a partisan for revenue. 1t believes In
genuine blmetallism, not 10 single gold
standard bimetallism. 1t will do all
In Its power 10 secure genuine blmetsl-
lism by and through the Republican
party. But II will also labor to secure
blmetallism by aud through the
psople la their primary ca.
paclty whenever aud wherever
they have chance to express them.
selves. IL Is n question that is not
cohflned to any party or even to our
o)untry. IL is the cause OF humanity,
Just as the abolition of slavery, the
abolition Of monarchies. the abolition
Of arlstocracY, the abolition Of monop.
o'y, are causes OF humanity. In this
way we applaud the labors Of Bryan
aud all other good men In all other
parties who labor unselnshly for the
cause OF blmstallism. Mr.. Bryan did
good work In Oregon in opening the
eyes OF even a few people to the justice
OF bimetallism and the Injustice of