The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-14
PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATIONS
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Matter Of Paramount Importance to
the People Of British
Columbia.
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CANDIDATES ARE DISCUSSED
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No Two OacstiOaS Moro coaerm Canada
Ihau the Tarii aud the C%arreuey
Action VI oar Politicians BE-
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CANDIDATES ARE DISCUSSED
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1'he presidential campaign may be- said
10 have already commenced The prob.
able candidates are being diseuBHod with
moro or less warmth BY tho newspapers
and the politicians Of both parties. Iiut
what siveH thinking men In the United
States most concern hro tho issues OF tho
coming contest, Uur nulghbora are bad.
~ In want NJ a question on which parties
eat reasonably and comfortably divide.
The currency question ami the trade
question. both Important. are hcfnro the
people. but parties ara no mixed with
regard 10 them that, 90 far an can he
seen an yet, neither Of HON oan lo ihad0
tho laauv ~ the contest. The itepuhs
lis tns Ra q marty. are strongly pfulurs
tiuhlat bat there ar Republicans who
contend strcnuuuuiy tor tho ttou coinage
81 hilNur The Democrats hru. on ,hr
whole. Ia iaNut OF free trade but some
OF "a" states. hllh1rtn Democratic. von
tain "a majority af rilyvr MON. nud among
tho prominent Democratic HrU the abluut
AMI munt influential advocates of q COLA
standard The silver men In The senate
haNr taken advantage - -" differences
of opinion lu the two parties relative 10
oOrtvH,y and tho iarln to dotlar" that
mot a line OF protective Legislation
should paau ,nErua unless II Mas nv.
c%ompaniod hY q hill for the unlimited
coinage or silver d0ilAfn worth my cents
zach Those silver senators have more
than once shown that whcn they want
TO carry a point tiry arc mpurvitla to
argument and that they can fuHiHt any
amount Of pressure from this outside.
Mr. Mckinley. who. 80 far. In the favor
Ito candidate among the NupubliCanh,
fearing the influence OF silver men IN
conErrps and out OF congress. - said TO
have nlraddiud the fence on tho silver
question but II avrmn that he has BY
HE trimming laat In prestige y great
deal more than he has gained This un-
certain note which Mt Mckinley has
sounded on the currency question has
caused aomo ut the Republican papers
10 speak out quito plainly, Among these
10 Tho Now York Commercial Advertiser
In reply TO tho Cleveland Leader. a Nc
kInioy organ, which announced that the
tartr IL 10 ho tho great question before
h - American people, tho Advertiser
Hayp.
Tao tariff no longer ae the n
paramount, overwhelming issue ol tho
hour, Il forfeited that position ot un-
questioned pru-rmincneo ON Tho day
when half a dCsrn Western silver sem
Rtufn lnHulrntiy announced that not a
line Of protective taun iosiBiatiuu should
panh congress unlupu Il was accompanied
by a It'll for tho unlimited colnaEs OF
silver dollars worth 81 ccntp each Thia
Migrant defiance OF tho great Industrial
interests Of The nation created a now
situation, raised n new ISSUE. imminent.
threatening %implacablc. II made aiirnrr
on the currunrY. OF nVAalvr u~ttprAnrea
concerning Il. at once cowardly and dis
hnncht II placed by the side Of tho
tarin question another problem Of equal
Importance To every American cittEon
Il cotrrellri the Republican party 10
make itp position on the issue ~ sound
money 1u clear and uumlatnkHhio ~ It's
position on protection TO American fac.
tories and farms.
There are GNo.@o Wage carnpra Ia tho
United States. Republication has
pledged itself 60 make every dollar OF
their pay worth onr hundred cents In
Eolt Il has promised not merely 10
restore Nagcn to tho American figure.
but 10 give those wages the full rurchas.
inR power ~ the hest money Of ciViliEa-
ton, Il has assured the farmer. the
merchant the investor and ,ho savings
NNhN ''tNfNNNN ANAA NNfAN AAii4AN lhAiN
a. him should be an honest dollar. with a
nNrd. unehSnsing value, 'rhiH promise.
embodied IN a hundred declarations that
the parity Of American currency should
be strictly upheld under all cirrumzthn.
ccF. viii have to be fulfilled to tho utter.
most letter unless tho Republican party
IN prepared to so out Of business purma.
ncntly TIT crisia which has ruddcnly
been created by silver ohutructinnista IN
tho acnBtc cannot be delayed or compro-
missed, II n here, II must be met now.
And the only way TO meet II. to redeem
Republican plrdgca and TO settle the
currency issue In this country forever IL
for the Republican convention at st
Louis TO put an %outEpokun gold plank
side by aide with It's tarir plank and
appeal bodily TO tho brains and rom
science Of the nation on both those vital
questions.
The contest IN the States Ia OF great
interest 90 uE In Canada, for wo VIII he
affected by the result more Or lesa cert
ouHly whatever II may be, No two
quotations. that could be named concern
Canadians moro closely than the two
discussed by the advertiser the turin
and the currency,