The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-26
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.

AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
with every state convention comes
still more boldly and unquaiifiedy the re-
pudiation by the Republican party Of free
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is TO /
by this country alone. The tiGnidity is
disappearing before the better understand
ing of the subject and Nevada no longer
wags the United States.
The issue is TO be clearly defined; free
coinage at IS 10 is not one Of the car
dinai principles Of the Republican party,
and it's advocates must seek comfort In
other bosoms The Republican party
welcomes all those who agree with It's
doctrines and beliefs: II offers haven for
all who seek to promote the prosperity
OF this country through protective tariff.
sound money and restricted immigration.
II does not insist that all shall surrender
their Individual opinions as TO free coin
age IL they are content to support those
affirmative principles which the platform
enunclates. But II will not longer toier-
ate doubt as to it's position with regard
to the is to fsllacy.
The Wisconsin Republican convention
leaves no doubt as 70 its views on the sub
ject. and for suecinctness and cIearness
Il need fear no rival:
'grhe Republicans OF Wisconsin are I'M
yielding In their demand for honest mon
ey. We are unalierably opposed to any
financial policy which viii give to this
Country a DECEASED or deprecated cur
"a he 10 a
reney, hut TO the extent only and under
such restrictions that its parity with gold
can be maintained"
on Tuesday the Minnesota convention
took more words TO define its position, but
IL Is as emphatic and unfalterns as the
Badger states declaration;
Resolved. That we favor the use OF
both RoiG and silver to the extent to
which they can be maintained in circnia-
tion AT parity I'm purchasing and debt
paying power. that we are earnestly OPP
posed under the present conditions to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. for
the manifest reason that II would destroy
such parity. enormously contract the vol
ume OF our currency by forcing gold out
of circulation. and Immediately place us
on a silver basis Believing also that IL
is a self-evdent fact that the effect OF
the international decentralization of silver
can only be overcome by the international
reconciliation OF that metal. the Repub-
Iican party OF Minnesota most heartily
favors an international conference for
that purpose"
Farther East. the leading state In the
Union, whose interests are so diversified
and so extensive that II free coinage
would advance them there would he no
question about its support-the Empire
state puts itself squarely on record as op-
posed TO free coinage OF silver in terms
which leave no chance for equfvocation
or explanation. The New York state plat
form says:
THE agitation for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of Is to I seriously dis
turbs all industrial interests and calls for
a clear statement OF the Republican atti-
tude upon this question. 10 the end that
the trade OF this country. at home and
abroad. may again be placed upon sound
and stable foundation. We recognize IN
the movement for the free coinage OF sill
yer an attempt To degrade the lons-estah-
lishcd standard OF our monetary system.
and hence blow to public and private
credit at once costly to the ma tional gov
eminent and harmful to our domestic and
foreign commerce Unti there Is a pros
pect Of international agreement as 10 sill
yer coinage. and while gold remains the
standard OF the United States and of the
civilized world. the Republican party OF
New York declares itself In favor OF the
firm and honorable maintenance Of that
standard"
But even away down in Missouri the
Republican party Is taking the same adj
vanced ground. and although the reports
do not give US the terms Of their resolu-
ton they are said to unquaiifedly repu-
dlate The unlimited coinage II silver at
the ratio of ls 10 l.
The free silver papers of this state have
been very scornful IN their comments up
an ihe prediction " The Post-intellgeu-
Ger ,hat ,he Republican party could not
longer permit any doubt TO llngor AS 30 It's
money plank All that the party needs to 30
IS % repeat The platform OF Mime polls but
with such amendments as shall declare
THAT &, does not mean by IT'S language in
any way 30 cncouragc the belief that the
party countenances the Is to idea
II Missouri has taken It's place with
New York. Minnesota and Wisconsin. IL
is hardly probably that the state OF Wash
ington viii be found tagging along 10
hin1 Nevada. our place is with he pro
srosSive people OF this country-Nith i,s
grow Ing commerce. ripvning Industries
AMI Intelligent purposes. AMI not with the
declining fortunes ~ the Sagebrush state
OF thc obsolete fads and exploited foslies
Of Populism. G-ecnhac kism. Fiatls:n.
/ Know-nofhins sn peculiar % some q the
states 81 shc I'nton-