The advocate., 1896-09-09
WHO HAS FLOPPED?
Is It the Republican Organization or the
Silver RepublicaRs2

Inc average RepuDllcHn DelIoVeS III
free silver. He has Endorsed Republi'
can platforms for years and in so doing
has placed himself on record for silver
When his party now declares openly
for gold, the honest, consistent Repub'
licsn hesitates about accepting that
declaration as his own. Thousands OF
them refuse to do it. Are they the
choppers" or is it their party which
has changed position on this question!
The silver Republican claims that In
declining to indOrse the gold standard
declaration he is standing by his party
record and teachings. That his view
Of the case is correct Is best shown by
a perussl of past Republican plat
forms. In the August 10 edition OF
this paper the various National plat
form plsnks on the currency question
were given. Not one Of these declared
for the gold standard. 1t is Of interest
to know the position of the various
States on this question. The ADvo-
CATE has before it q number Of Repub'
lican State platforms for 1894 and 1896
A large number of these contain silver
planks. A few extracts from those OF
1894 are here given:
Arkansas-The Republican party demands
the use of both gold and silver as standard
money.
California-We favor the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver St the ratio Of 16 to and the
making of silver, as well as gold, legal ten
der In payment Of oil debts, both public and
private.
Colorado-The Republ ican party OF Colorado
demands the free and unlimited coinage. oi
silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to l, and iG
opposed to making the policy Of the United
States await or depend upon the action Of any
other country.
Connecticut-The Republican party, now al
always the party Of honest money and op-
posed to the debasemsnt Of the peoples cur
rency, holds that American silver as well as
American gold should be used as standard
money.
Delaware-Ws favor bimetallism, and de-
mand the use Of gold and silver as standard
money at such ratio and under such condi
tions as shall be fixed by international agree
ment. That full prosperity win moi
be re-established until silver Is restored to Its
proper place as q money metal Of equal debt
paying power with gold in the currency Of the
nations, and we urge such policy upon the
part of the United States as viii bring about
this most desirable end.
ulinois-We favor bimetalllsm, and believe
in the use Of gold and silver as money metals
upon parity Of values.
Indiana-We believe In a currency composed
Of gold, silver and paper, readily convertible
at fixed standard Of value and entirely un
der National control
IoWa-We adhere to the declaration Of the
National Republican party in 1892 upon III
monetary policy.
Kansas-The American people favor bimet
allism, and the Republican party demands tht
use Of both gold and silver as standard money
with such restrictions and under such provi
sions, to bs determined by legislation, as will
secure the maintenance of the parity Of val
ues Of the two metals, and that the pur
chasing and debt-paying power Of the
dollar, whether gold. silver or paper
should be at all times equal The inter
ests Of the producers Of the country, its farm
ers and its workingmen, demand that tn,
mints be opened TO the coinage Of silver o
the mines Of the United States, and that Con
gress should enact law leVying tax on i'm
portatIons of foreign silver sufficient to fully
protect the products Of our own mines.
Michigan-We believe in the use Of gold and
silver as money metals to be maintained in
circulation on . perfect equality and inter