The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-14

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Gen. Buckner.
eouiyocsl terms for tariff for revenue
only; the gold standard, with silver as
subsidiary coinage; the divorcement Of
tine government from the banking bust
ness with a safe elastic currency; under
governmental supervision measured in
volume by the needs OF business; ''the
Independence and Integrity ofathe sSu-
prelne Court; Individual freedom and
right of private contract, and the en-
foroement Of federal law by the Presi-
dent.
No uncertain sound comes from In
dianapolis. Clear, distinct and emphat-
io, its utterannes have penetrated every
nook and corner of the Republic.
The Chicago platform is precisely the
opposite of THESE principles. That great
principle of tariff for revenue only" is
denuded Of its Democratic force by Drop
ping the word "only", thus leaving a
wide margin for Republican heresy to
creep into this cardinal tenet.
You and tine public know the. deadly
thrusts m,sde in the Chicago platform at
the Supreme Court; at the Presidents
power 10 suppr ess riot affecting federal
property or authority, and at freedom OF
contract
You and the public know OF the attack
on the public credit and honor, on the
present money standard and Of the threat
Of unlimited issue of paper money by the
government. 1t is needless to specify the
departures from the Democratic doctrine
con tanned in the Chicago platform. The
world knows them and Is amazed at
them.
The nominee of the Chicago platform
propounds that the free coinage in the
Unite States alone of silver at the ratio
of is to / with gold, will take away from
gold just so much Of the purchasing pow
or added to 1t ny the characterization of
silver by the United States.
He further says: "We contend that free
ana unlimited coinage by the United
States alone will raise the bullion,
value of silver to it's coinage value and
thus make silver bullion worth one dol
lar ana twenty nine cents per ounce
throughout the world. -
We have here two propositions which
together form the key stone OF
-, THE BIMETALLIC ARCH.
Take away from gold in the United
States Just SO much of its purchasing
power as was added to it by the demone-
tization of silver and still the Utopia is
not realized. With silver worth $l.29
per ounce throughout the world, and
with gold lowered in the United States
alone, biinetallism is further Off than
ever. AS the enhanced value given to
gold by legislation for the last % years"
will exists in Europe and will beyond all
question continue to exist, the mighty
| NeEraskan creator and destroyer OF val
ues proposesto give us 50-cent gold dol
| lar IN America Tor 100 cent gold dollar
| in London. He does not extend gold
depreciation beyond the United States,
but strangely philanthropic, gives to sill
yer throughout the world the gold value
of 1.29 per ounce.
| d. What II singular medley. There is a
| line in Pope that might assist to desert be
the scheme:
what mighty contests rise 'front.' rival
things"
And we can exclaim;
what trivial results from mighty
causes spring"
| 1t is possible that our gold is to
be debased .and silver to OCCUPY Its
by its author to be false? Silver, accord
ing to Mr.. Bryan, is to be kept at 81. 2e
per ounce in gold throughout the world.
| This makes 1t precisely equal to the pres
emit gold dollar The standard Is as
wicked as the detested gold standard. 1t
is exactly its counterpart. AS Mr.. Bryan
makes no claim to q worldwide halving
of gold and confines the power of the leg
islative fat of this country against it, tC
| her own borders, he gives us 200-cen,
silver dollar and 100-oent gold dollar by
| his process of lowering United States
gold by half and raising the worlds sill
| yer to 81. 20 per ounce, measured in the
worlds gold price. Here is another
picnic for the Rothschilds, the syndioatei
aud the crowned heads Of Europe. They
will CORNER silver" as easily as GOLD,
easy In the United States by thus de-
monetizing gold for them to begin WITH
But the British and European power,
and conspiratorS may have lew battered
remnants OF conscience left. They may
object. They may put in motion the
Legislative fiat of their countries which
mora than equals in potency the legisla
to protect themselves fr3n a two hun
dred cent silver dollar they might full
inmate thus. We Ordain and establish
that hereafter gold dollar shall be q
legal tender at one hundred cents and 6
silver dollar at 80 GENTS
Then let jurisdictions clash. Their
would values rise and fall with the ap
pearance OF disappearance Of the British
lion and the American eaglei
OF course, Mr.. Bryan knows that colo
will take flight to countries where legis
lation adds to its value, and our devoted
country will be turned over to the silver
standard, which will be as oppressive, al
crushing, as grinding as the gold stand
ard ever was alleged to be.
The Mexican peon, the Chinese coolie
the rancher of Argentina, will rejoice IN
the possession Of silver dollar of double
its present purchasing power. Eyervwhere
throughout the globe will be the
APOTHEOSIS OF BRYAN.
the alchemist who, disregarding the
claim of his own people for his beuefac.
tions, soatters his gifts to the silver uni
verse;
Sir, at the risk Of trespassing upon
your patience and that of this audience,
! venture to assert certain fundamental
srs and most illuatrious political eoono.
mists of this and former times. stand