The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-08

| quiry is significant what is there in
the attitude of the democratic party up
on the monetary question to justify its
abandonment by those who have long
shared IN It's council and who have been
the recipients of Its rewards and its hon
orsY A belief In cheap money is no part
or the democratic teachings. 1t Is a part
Oh our creed that the dollar unit OF coin-
age Of both metals must be of equal
intrinsic exchangeable value.
we believe III such safeguards of leg
islation as shall insure the maintenance
or the parity of the two metals, and the
equal power of every dollar at all times
III the markets and in the payment of
debts
After quoting the declarations of the
democratic party in the four national
conventions preceding that which NOM
mated Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Stevenson asked:
Is II TOO much. then, to claim that I'm
giving support to the nominee of the
chicago convention. we are keeping our
faithY The charge of recreancy to par
" does not lie at our doors.
we believe that the election of the
democratic president and congress will
secure the restoration of silver to the
position Of standard money of the coun-
try-that designed for II by the foup-
ders of the government
Destruction of Silver.
me obstruction of silver as money and
establishing gold as the unit of value
must have ruinous effect on all forms
OF property except those investments
which include a fixed return in money
lhey would be enormously enhanced In
value, and would gain a disproportionate
and unfair advantage over other
species of property. No power was con
ferred on congress to declare that either
metal should not be money. Congress
has. therefore, in my judgment, no power
to demonetlze either IT, therefore silver
mas been demonetized.I am In favor of
remonctizing 1t.
Il am firmly persuaded that in this
great contest we are in the right; that
the cause which we represent Is that OF
the cause OF the people We have no sari-
Gus foreign complications. With a soil
scarcely equaled In fertility; with eli
mate unsurpassed with natures choicest
slits, SO generously bestowed; with men
everywhere willing to work and ample
facilities to transport labor's products to
the markets OF the world why this IA
raiysis? why this distress? Why should
man beg his brother of the earth to give
him leave to toll? We believe that m,,ch
OF 'he evil that has befallen US as peo-
pie is the result of the unwise ,ininst
financial legislation of the last third of y
century, and for which the republican
party is solely responsible Wherein is
there promise for the future? Wherein Is |
there hope? VIII relief come bv tho
election Of Mckinley and restoration TO |
power OF the party at whose doora Ito
the responsibility of the ills that we en-
dure, for the burdens that are upon usq
by It's platform, by the utterances Of |
those high In its councils. II stands |
pledged to continuance not a cure Of |
the Ills that are upon US 1t promises |
notlihs hoids out no hope by word even
~ return 70 the monetary policy of |
the founders of the government-the mol
Icy that for so many years brought nros
nerity and contentment to all OF the mo-
pie am hrmly persuaded that In tho
present contest the interests of all tha
people are bound in the success of The |
ieniocreuc party, whose creed upon the
'ital issue was the living faith OF me |
ounderS of our government
Now. as to the struggles of tho noe,
l Is an appeal to the judgment. tho nat
iotism, the sense of justice of the Amer
can people. II is candidacy for the
Presidency OF the able and eloauent
tatesman whose words have cheered tba
respondent, given hope and inspiration
0 MS countrymen, and whose inaueur-
.uon VIII be the earnest of better davs
o the republic"
CONGRESSMAN NewIands of Naval,
nen addressed the convention on the
liver question and an adjournment u,as
aiken until O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
~ the AFTERNOON session Senator Mon
or Mississippi was selected for nar- |
lament chairman. Judge Baker White |
I West Virginia was made secretary
nd Jefferson Pollard OF Missouri read,
N clerk
IN taking the chair, Senator Money !
tio TINS was really a meeting TO ratIfv
ne ticket nominated at Chicago He I
aid high tribute to W. j. Bryan. and
ia ne was worthy to be ranked with I
incoin and Grant. He referred 10 tho
'ming election, and said Mississippi
ould 20 solid for Bryan and free silver
conclusion, he dwelt upon the silver
leston, and said this country coula | \
iopt a bimetallic standard independent | =
any other nation. The chairman was :,
equcntly- interrupted by applause. a
Al the conclusion OF his address The | ;,
mmittee on permanent officers report- :,
the following: C. f. Black of Penn =
wanna, president; Lawrence Gardner | -
strict or Columbia, secretary. w -
ark, Montana. treasurer The report | ;,
Is adopted and the officers elected bv y,
viva voce vote "
letter from Grand Master Workman | n
vereign of the knights of Labor. ex- ~
essing regret that he could not be "a,
esent. was read. In tho course OF his "
Ter, Mr.. Sovereign said he daily came
ross evidences OF attempted corruption
the emissaries of Mark Hanna. and wv
srcion and cajolery by corporations to- ~
I'd their employee ~
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