Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-13
NOT THREE PARTIES, BUT
ONE.

Republican PrOtectionist: The BIZ
metallists OF all parties must unite
on. and give their unwaverlng and
loyal support TO Il common presi-
Dental candidate. Unless this is
done. success Is out OF the question.
There must be but one bimetallic
candidate for president-not three.
There must not be three candidates
representing blmetallic principles,
and each asking for the suffrages OF
bmetallists.
For bImetallic Democrats, for Pop
ulists, for Independent Republicans
believing bimetalllsm to be the para
mount issue, for each of these groups
OF bimetallists to nominate their own
presidential candidate, and thus di-
vide the votes and waste the strength
Of blmetallsts, is to make the success
Of otbimetallists at the polls, aud the
restoration Of bimetallism impossible.
Blmetallsts in the Democratic, Pop
ulist and Republican parties must not
stand apart over n question OF minor
difference. Because bimtallists In
In both Democratic and Republican
parties cannot agree on the questions
over which they have fought and
b divided In the past is no reason why,
believing as they do, that the restora-
tiOn OF bimetalllsm can alone bring
renewed prosperity, they should
stand apart on the old issues and re-
fuse to support a common candidate
standing for the free coinage OF silver
and financial independence.
Partisanship must be subordinated
topatriotlsm. There is no occasion
Tor blmetalllc Democrats, or Repub-
cans, or Populists to sacrifice their
principles, but there is every reason
why they should not divide their
forces In the coming campaign on
three distinct candidates, and by SO
doing defeat the great, and at this
time, all-important question of pol
ICY on which they are all agreed.
For bemetallists to array them
selves into antagonlstic groups is to
court defeat. There are great differ
ences, 1t is true, between bimetallic
democrats, Republicans and Popu-
lists over the questions of public
policy, but when they are agreed that
the appreciating gold standard is un-
aermining our independence, impov-
efishlng our people, and rapidly de-
grading our wage earning classes to a
condition of abject dependence, OF
virtual slavery, TO an aristocracy of
wealth built up on the suffering and
poverty OF our producing classes,
~ilen they are agreed that a prompt
return to bimetalllsm can alone check
.ue appreciation Of gold and stop the
disastrous fall in prices that is ruin
rug our farmers and manufacturers
auu reducing our wage-earning classes
" Oeggary, and when they are agreed
'hAt olmetallism can alone bring re-
newed prosperity, why place the resto-
'a'lon OF bimetallism in jeopardy be-
eaase OF differences over questions OF
pOlley that are admittedly subordi-
sne Iale 10 the great qnestlan OF blmet-
s.i'sm which with the interests OF
al Classes are bound up.
Ne repeat there is no occasion.
snefe Is no necessity, for Democrats
ana ropulists and Republicans beliey.
lug oimetallism to be the paramount
% ,Asue' TO sacrifice their principles, but
sSeneVing bimetallism 10 be the most
npOr1ant question before the Ameri-
an people, believing that the well
s-'e oi our producing classes Is bound
~ Win the restoration OF bimetal-
as .al, and knowing that only by a
salon OF the bimetallic forces In all
a~ pa'les can the restoration OF bimet-
~ s,'sln De achieved, it is the duty OF
tA''iotic Americans believing in