Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-21
ASHLAND REPUBLICANS.
The Stronghold Of Jackson County Speaks
on the Money Question.

on the Money Question
whereas, The Ashland Republican
club views with displeasure and grave
apprehension the organized ana per-
sistent effort of number OF men IN
this state. who have heretofore anil
ated with the Republican party, 10
commit the party to the advocacy OF
q financial policy by the government .
of the United States which snail De
based on gold monometallism, meas,
urlng all values by the single gold
standard; and,
Whereas, Stability of prices and
industrial prosperity can be secured
only by stability in value OF money
and by constancy and regularity In
the money supply; and,
Whereas, These advocates OF gold
monometallism have insolently arro-
gated TO themselves the right TO read
out OF the Republican party OF the
State of Oregon all those citizens who
subscribe to the Republican doctrine
laid down IN the national Republican
platform of 1892, "That the Repub-
iican party demand the use OF both
gold and silver as standard money !"
Including the distinguished leaders In
congress-, tO-wit, United States SEN
ator John ii. Mitchell and Hon. Bin
ger Hermann and Hon. W. X. Ellis,
members of the United States house
OF representatives, because OF their
votes in favor Of the so-called silver
bond bill, being the senate silver sub
stitute for the house bond bill, said
representatives thereby indicating
what they believed to be the best
legislation at this jnncture to restore
and preserve the parity of the two
metals as required by the said
national Republican platform; and,
Whereas, The doctrinal arrogance
and denunciation of the Republicans
who support protection and independ-
ent bimetalllsm, which appears daily
in the leading paper OF this state,
claiming and admitted to be the expo
nent Of said gold monometallism, Is
calculated TO destroy party harmony,
and Is misleading and untruthful as
TO the position OF the Republican
party on the financial question as ex-
pressed In the aforementioned plat
form. Therefore we, the members of
the Ashland Republican club, assem-
bled In the city hall resent the undue
assumption made by any Republican
organ or local political organization
to tread out Of the party" the dis
tlnguished gentlemen named, or any
other persons fayorlng blmetallism
and protection; and, be 1t
Resolved, That we reafllrm our
adherence TO the principles OF the Re
publican party promulgated In 1872,
including the declaration that "the
American people from tradition and
interest favor blmetalllsm and there
fore demand the use Of both gold and
and silver as standard money" and
be lt further
Resolved, That we approve and
commend the votes OF Hon. j. H..
Mitchell and Hon. Blnger Hermann
in congress on the pending financial
issues as In harmony with the prin-
ciples of the party platform, and ac-
ceptlng their action as evidence OF
their continued loyalty to the inter
est OF the people and 10 the Republi.
can party, we pledge them our earnest
support In the impending campaign,
which Is 10 determine the right TO
continue as our faithful representa-
tlves In congress OF the United States.
Resolved, That a copy Of these res0-
lutlons be furnished TO the press, and
TO our representatives In congress.
Adopted by the Ashland Republl-
can club.
March 10, 1865 negative votes.