The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-04-23
Lebanon Express.
n. Y. KIRKPATRlGk, |
Editor and Proprietor
TRUE DEMOCRACY.

of the United States relates to the
monetary system to be adopted by
this country, and upon that issue
we declare that the Federal Con-
stitution names silver and gold
together, as the money metals Of
of the. United States. The first
coinage law passed by Con sress
under the constitution made the
silver dollar the unit of value and
admitted gold to free coinage at a
ratio..measured by the silver dollar
unit.
From the beginning of the
government, following policy
formulated by Thomas Jefferson
and firmly established by jackson,
the democratic party has been the
party of bimetallism, favoriug the
free coinage of both silver and gold
at the national mints, and opposed
to farming out to banking corpora.
tions the governments sovereign
power Of issuing and controlling
the money of the people. The act
of 1873, demonetizing silver, was
surreptitiously passed, without the
approval or knowledge of the
American people, and from the
time when the effects Of this act in
fastening UPON this country the
single gold standard we're under
stood, the democratic party has
consistently and persistently urged
that the wrong be righted.
The demonetization of silver
resulted in the steady appreciation
Of gold and a corresponding fall in
the price of commodities produced
by tie people, heavy increase in
the burden Of all debts, public and
private, the enrichment of the
money-lending class, paralysis of
industry and impoverishment Of
the people and unexampled distress
in all gold standard countries.
Experience has shown that while
under the single gold standard
there may be an occasional revival
Of business activity, accompanied
BY i enhanced ed advances Of q limited
number of commodities, such
revival is due to artificial and
temporary causes, and cannot
permanently alleviate the suffer
ings due to the falling of prices
brought about by the appreciation
Of the gold and an inadequate
supply Of primary, ortredemption
money. Duty TO the people re-
quires that the party Of the people.
continue the battle for bimetallism
until its efforts are crowned with
success. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the delegates
elected by this convention to repre-
sent the democracy Of Missouri in
the National Democratic Conven-
tion, to be held in Chicago, are
hereby instructed to cast their
votes and use their influence in
that convention in favor of the
adoption of the sentiment herein
above expressed, and such delegate
are hereby further instructed to
vote as unit on all questions
coming before such National Con-
yention; also to cast their votes
and use their influence to secure
the nomination Of candidates for
President and Vice President who
are personally in accord with the
monetary system hereinbefore
advocated.
No delegate or alternate elected
by this convention shall have the
power or authority to name any
other person as his proxy to act OF
to vote in his stead at such Nation.
al Convention, but such delegates
as shall attend said convention
and the alternates Of such delegates
as shall attend, shall have the
power, and they are hereby author
lied to cast the full vote Of thii
state in such convention.
The above we print at the sug'
,ost;on nc Hon VI A Millae whr