The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-09
.PREOICAMENT
OF INDIANA
REPUBLICANS
In 1890 They Praised Republican Leg
islation In Behalf Of Free Coin
ace" and Said It Had Raised
the Price Of Farm
Products.
GOLD RINGS IN THEIR NOSES NOW

A Republican speaker recently con-
graduated his audience that the Repub-
lican leaders in the present campaign
were not only united. but that there are
some Democrats who are assisting them
in the effort 10 elect Mckinley. This
statement was based upon the evident
purpose Of certain gold standard Demo-
crats. who have abandoned the princi-
piles Of Democracy. 10 vote for Palmer
and Buckner. knowing that every vote
thus given counts half vote for Nc
Kinley. But the speaker neglected to
call the attention Of his auditors TO the
fact that the Republican party has as
sisted In the education Of its constitu-
ency in the value Of free coinage TO the
industrial classes. and especially TO the
farmers. for hardly SIX years have elapsed
since the Republican party went before
the people Of the state with platform
that gave silver a. generous an indorse-
ment AS il has ever received from the
Democrats. This was Immediately fol-
lowing the passage of the Sherman law
and that urterance has come back 10
haunt them in the present campaign
and demonstrate to the people that the
party has ssultifed itself by bowling 70
the will Of the corporate interests and
adopting q gold standard platform In
their platform in 1890 the Indiana Re-
pubiicans declared:
I'VE cordially commend the action
- -
Secs of free coinage The Lag recently
enacted 80 passed In spite sf persistent
Democratic opposition- Usder lie besin-
e<ut isnasscs silver hss rapidly sp-
preached the gold standard Of vslus.
farm products are sdvsscssg In price.
and commercs b feeling the impulss d
Increased prosperity. IL vii odd more
than ga. 0oo. 900 snsaaliy u sound car
rency 60 the amount In circslssisu among
the people. ssd y . lesg. yet prudens
step toward FREE coinage Indiana Re
publican platform. iso
The Democrats in congress opposed
the Law because they regarded il Is .
makcshift and were in favor OF fires
coinage out and out The law pl divided
for the coinage Of -. 500. 900 per month
or -. OU0. 90 year and this. the Re-
publican platform declares. caused sii
yer rapidly to approach the gold stand
ard Of value. caused farm products &
advance in price. and caused commerce
70 feel the impulse Of increased pros
perity. These are precisely the thing
that the advocates Of free coinage say
will result from Bryan's election ant
the sober. sensible producer. who
interested In the advance in price
farm products, the manufactures who's
prosperity il dependent upon the revolv
ing wheels Of commerce. and the labo1
! ing man whose welfare il dependent po
; the increased prosperity OF the countr
, will find in this utterance Of the H
publican party only six years ago
} truth which Is today denied BY them q
J the behest Of the moneyed interests OF til
; country. But il the coinage Of $50 900
} 900 per annum bought a. bullion cause
! these blessings to result TO the people
E they may well expect greater prosperit
\ 10 now from the free and unlimite
{ coinage Of the same metal. at . fixe
J. ratio.
: Il is no longer . party secret tha
9 Chairman Gowdy Of the Republica
6 state central committee sent several I
o the nominees on the state ticket 20 Mar
. Hanna at Sc. Louis to argue against th
!. adoption Of gold standard platform
% They were commits stoned to say 10 NJ
; Kinley's manager that the placing
l. the word gold" In the national pla
q form would lose Indiana 70 the part.
o Among the members Of the state tic
J. thus solicited was Attorney Gener
u Kefcham. but he refused to 60 Othe
l. did visit Hanna. but appealed to him
g vain. for corporate interests dominate
D the convention. And il was for q
d same reason that members OF q
z Indiana delegation. after General lie
n Wallace was selected - the represent
,f tive of the state ON the committee {
IL resolutions. held a meeting and seriou
" considered the propriety Of taki'
IN him Oh that committee.
n These men are now going before g
n people u the state with . lie upon the
IL lips aud in the face Of all their utt'
IN ances In favor Of silver. uttcrances th
ar extend over a period Of ~ years. tn
lcs closhe free coinage with all the
ne which they once declared and viii
10 time has demonstrated to belong to r.
on accommodation.
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