The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-24

mcnts Of my party on che SILVER question.
the one vital question TO Doe
determined iu the approaching cam
Taign. For believe. as ] have believed
cor many years in the past. that tho true
remedy for the wrctchcd and deplorabie
condition now existing in this lovely land
OF ours is speedy return 90 the bime-
taliic system Il coinage operation prior
10 the suicidal act of ls13 And whether
we consider This question in the light OF
our party pledges. or as conservative busi-
ness men. the bencncient results flowing
90 every branch " industry and employ
mcnt there is hut one safeguard. and that
is thc restoration ~ our coinage laws UNI
impaired as they existed from the year
1892 Zoo the year 1913 covering the period
of the nations greatest prosperity.
rs ACCORDANCE WITH TIE FAITH
Iu tho light Of parts pledges So is 10
le remembered that every convention Of
the Democratic party that has embodied
iu its platform a provision i'm reference
90 either meta. BIAS invariably held tho
use of both metals ass the standard
money ana thc proper currency of the
United States. not Of Lombard or Wall
streets. And were 10 not from the fear
of proiongiug This letter TO am undue
length. might very properly trace
III '.e" '',p s' an" "l',i'i'"l
o." 600. ''.'' JUS """ que pi''ioi JUS
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"Go.d and silver is the only safe and
constitutional currency Honest money.
the strict maintenance a. public faith.
consisting of gold and silver I'VE believe
lu honest money the geld and silver coin
age of tn. Constitution" and how even
in the platform 0f 1892 the use of both
gold AND silver was compelled % be- rocog-
riled as Che standard money of tho
country. and both to Dee coined without
"rhlr-e for mufaec' but how iu an
evil hour under tho domination OF Cleve-
land for the first time was Inserted the
term international trrD.meuf." And
-hu. Va. SEQ from rho cardinal rrircinles
of our party on this question as formerly
EXPRESSED. The present platform on silver
adopted at Chicago E. the only logical
and necessary result Of "a strict adherence
o. our first tarets u routical faith
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