Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-07-20

unrepublican? BY these planks the re-
publican parry committed itself to pro
tect the product of the American mines,
for if it was wrong for the democratic
party ito attack the lead and lead ores
the product of a number of states, -
would it not also be wrong for the re-
publican party to attack silver, 1.-THE
product of number of states?' No
republican will admit that his party was
insincere in its national platform, No
man can say so and sustain his position.
/ Hence it follows that the republican
party is pledged to protect and foster
silver, the product of the mines of
number of states. How? 1t answers
ty,the declaration that it favors bimetal-
ism. 1t declared that "the American
people by tradition and interest favor
bimetaism, but we are now told by
those who have the audacity to call them
serves republicans that the people are
not in favor of bimetalsm. Do they
arrive at this conclusion because the
republican party was defeated and there
fore the people denounced this plank :?
This cannot be true. for the democratic
party succeeded on platform which de-
clared 1--WE hold to the use of both gold
and silver as the Standard money of the
country and to the COINAGE of both gold
and silver without discrimination or
charge of mintage Again these single
standard advocates, who still march I'M
der the republican banner, say at the
parity of the two metals cannot be main
tanned by legislation, while the repub-
lican party declared that 1t could, The
question arises which is right? The
republican party is party of the people,
and the people are always right, hence
these gold standard advocates, from a
republican standpoint, must be wrong.
By ''tradition and interest the repub-
lioan party is pledged to the protection
o. American product, and therefore the
republican party is pledged to the pre-
lection of American silver
The republican party is and always
has been party of the people, and as
1.-THE people by tradition and interest
favor bimet -lism," the republican party
must therefore favor bimetalism, and it
has SO declared whef it demands "the
use of gold and silver as standard
money, under restrictions to be deter
mined by legislation" 1t will be noticed
that it is the restrictions that are to be
by leglsl ation, hence, mas
much as the ratio of gold and silver was
Is to | at tbs time this declaration was
made, and is STILL il follows hat the
party intended to continue that ratio
under such restrictions as would main |
tain the parity of the two metals; and,
as the republican party is party of
protection, it follows that the restric-
tions intended was the coinage of the
product of the American mines only.
Any other construction would make al
inconsistent platform; would accuse the
party of perfdy, and with trifing with
the confidence of the people. The'man
or paper who claims to be republican
and is willing to place the party IN such
a position is a traitor to the principles
of republicanism. Place them where
they belong, in company with Cleveland,
Carlisle and others, the rulers of the
party. Let them be men
and raise the democratic banner as their
ensign, and no further disgrace the re-
publican party. the champion OF silver
and protection, by their claims OF mem
bershio. Let not the public be deceived
by their treachery to the party, whose
position on the silver question they on
deavor TO pervert. Let every true
republican who loves his country. his
country, his party and its principles,
insist that this party will be true to It's
traditions and pledge anew to give to
the American people what they favor by
tradition and DISQUALIFICATION. Let
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