The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-21
COLORADO WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN
Bolting Silver Republicans Come Out for
the Democratic Ticket.
RESULT OF SESSIONS AT MANITOU
A Manifesto Is Issued in Which All
Silver Advocates, Especially Repub.
licans, Are Urged to Vote the Demo.
cratic Ticket..Plan Of Operation.

tee of boiling Republicans who have
been in session here for several days,
late this afternoon made public the
following manifesto:
We deem it hitting that We who have
heretofore affiliated with the national Ike
publican party and who have rejected the
financial plank of the platform adopted at
ST. Louis and refused to support the nom
inees of the convention should state our
position In the presidential campaign and
giving briefly our reasons therefor.
When certain delegates repudiated the
financial plank of the platform ana with
drew from the convention we determined
that We would give our support to such
candidates as should appear most willing
and capable of aiding in the restoration
OF silver to its rightful place AK standard
money.
The Democratic party has at its Chi
cago convention taken Il position in ITS
platform SO pronouncedly favorable to
silver and has named candidates OF su-h
unquestionable convictions. the bitnetaiiic
policy and high personal character that
We have determined to give EN- our sup
port. We support such candidates be-
cause they represent the great principles
uf bime tallism which We belisve TO be the
cause of humanity. of civilization, and the
paramount question now before the Amer
lean people.
We therefore announce that We shall by
voice and vote support Messrs. Bryan and
Sewall for president and vice president
and We appeal to all citizens, especially
Republicans who feel as We do that gold
monOmetallsm would be of lasting injury
to the country, to act with Us in securing
their election.
The Democrats who believe in the gold
standard are announcing their intention
to support Mckinley or proposing to put
d third candidate In the neld for the
avowed ptrpose OF aiding Mckinley's
election. \ great number u leading anl
influential Democratic journals have de-
clared AIey will support the Republican
nominees. Ii Is evident there is to be u
union of forces on the part of the advo-
Gates and supporters of the gold standard
to elect Mckinley and Il congress favor
able to him which will support the iinan-
cial policy outlined in the Republican plat
form:
BUT ONE COURSE TO PURSUE.
To those who believe In bimetaliiS'n,
there is but one course to pursue, and that
is to unite all the silver forces 10 oppose
with all our might the candidate repre-
senting the policy which We believe Is
traught with disaster to the nation and
ruin to the people. Gold monoinetallisln
means the shifting to ga - lone as pri-
mary money all the burdens of commerce
and credit formerly borne by gold and sill
YER, and the worlds stock OF these metals
has always been about equal in amount,
II means the doubling of the burden upon
gold. Doubling the burden upon gold
means doublingthe demand for the same,
and doubling the demand OF Necessity
doubles the value thereof. This gradual
shifting to gold of all the burdens of both
gold and silver has caused Il gradual and
steady increase In the value of every dollar
redeemaDle In gold and hence gradual
and steady decline In the value of every
commodity that Is measured by that dol
lar.
The representatives and supporters OF
Mr. Mckinley consented to the Insertion
in the ST. Louis platform of the gold
declared ON thinly veneered by a deciara-
ton for bimetallism when the leading com
mt rcial nations of the world should con-
sent but until that consent was secured.
the gold standard must be maintained.
1t is Well known that this consent cannot
he secure from Great Britain and that
such declaration for bimetallism gains
nothing with this limitation upon it. Mr..
Mckinley consented to the declaration
for the gold standard In the platform and
In his recent speeches has accepted 1t.
and has become the advocate thereof. he
has shown by his speeches heretofore
made that he understood the danger of
the gold standard and the distress which
would be inflicted upon the American peo-
pie by its adoption, and yet he pledges the
people to support and maintain that sys-
tenn and fasten upon them all the evils
of this system. which he heretofore re-
pudiated. II they will make him president.
Whatever may have been his attitude on
the mn in tb. f.S he CT
inevitably hereafter support the same
financial system that the present DEM
ocratic administration has. and IL elected.
must continue the policy of Mr.. Cleveland
in the sale of bonds In time of peace
Hence. with the success of Mr.. Mckinley
We may look for continued increase Of
the public debt and the sale of bonds to
maintain the gold standard.
UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS.
That the condition of the country Is not
satisfactory. all admit. The producers of
wealth are not receiving fair and proper
compensation for their labor, whether in
fiyld. factory or mine, enterprise has
ceased. values are constantly declining,
labor Is unemployed, discomfort and dis
tress prevail to an extent never before
known in the history of the country and
no such system can remedy it,
Some declare that it is because we have
too much tariff. others that we have not
enough.
While thus differing in opinion, they
unite I'm asserting that the gold standard
must be maintained until foreign co,;n-
tries shall signify their Willingness that
the American people shall exercise the
right Of free men and create a financial
system of their own. There is no hope for
international bimetallism until the United
hnn tal l;ol, a .t,Il
self, and when that is done, international
bimetallism may be secured without the
consent of Great Britain. The United
States on all other subjects of legislation
acts independently of any other nation on
earth. BY what process of reason Is its
right. authority. ability to legislate upon
this. the most important subject with
which II has to DEAL questioned. or denied?
With.a nation equal in wealth and power
to one-fourth of the world. ii is folly to
say that we must ask permission of Great
Britain to establish and maintain a ffnan-
cial policy of our own. Believing as We
do that a return to the monetary system
especially recognized I'm the constitution
has completely provided for by law from
1872 TIL 1873 affords the only ground of
hope for the betterment Of the distressed
condition of all classes except those who
live by the increment that money loaned
gives 10 tnOSe WHO loan IL, we appeal 10
all classes to rally to the support of the
only candidates whose success indicates
any hope of relief.
Let the merchant and business man.
whose dw.ndling and lessened profits have,
despite his cares and economy brought
him face to face with prospective bank
ruptcy ana ruin. the professional man
whose best efforts scarcely afford him
for his labor alone, the |
farmer. the continually falling prices Of