Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-31
Hon. c. M. Donaldson Is
for the People.
A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN
Gives His Reasons Why He Cannot
Support Mckinley.


Since the National Republican cor
vention was held in st. Louis, l hav
frequently been asked for my view
upon the national issue.
AS my health will not permit me t
take an active part in the campaig
now drawing to a close and as L hay
made it the rule of my political actio
not to occupy doubtful position,
position that could in any way be mis-
understood or msconstrued, and hav
ing deep and earnest conviction upor
pending issues. l deem it but lust t,
myself and due to my friends t,
frankly state thus publicly my posi-
tion.
For thirty two years 1 have been ar
active, earnest, loyal Republican; ]
have worked for the Republican party
and its candidates from the primaries
to the national convention. No man
living has been truer and more loyal
to tie party. / have followed the
financial teachings of the great leader
of the party in the nation, Lincoln,
Blaine, Garfield, Logan, Ali son and
Mckinley, to say nothing Of Col.
Robert G. Ingersol and Hon. Ben But
terworth, as veil as trusted leaders in
this state.
was a delegate to the Republican
national convention in 1883. Major
Mckinley was chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions, and he reported
the following financial plank:
"The Republican party is in favor
of the use of both gold and silver as
money and condemns the policy of the
Democratic administration in its eff.
fort to demonetize silver"
1 was also delegate to the Repub-
iican national convention in 1892,
The financial plank unanimously
adopted by the convention declares:
"The American people from tradi-
tion and interest favor bimetallism,
and the Republican party demand the
use Of both gold and silver as stand
ard money"
This clearly does not mean single |
gold standard. The Republican state |
convention held in Portland. April l6.
1890, to which 1 was a delegate,
adopted the following financial plank:
"That, recognizing the fact that
the United States is the greatest sill
yer producing country in the world,
and that both gold and silver were
equally the money of the constitution
rom 'the beginning of the republic
Until the hostile legislation against
liver, which unduly contracted the .
circulating 'medium of the country, /
nd, recognizing that the great inter-
st of the people demand more money
or use in the channels of trade and
therefore, we declare our
elves in favor of the free and unlim-
ed coinage of silver, and denounce
ny attempt to. discriminate against
liver as unwise and unjust"
Upon this platform the Republican
arty carried the state and reelected
Iitchell to the senate ana Hermann
D the house.
1t is as true now, as in 1890, that we
eed more money for use in the chan
Els of trade and commerce. Every
an seeking days work, every one
gagged in any line OF production,
cry one engaged lin trade or COM
cree, realize TO the fullest extent the U
uth,of this declaration. y
Hon. G. NJ. Donaldson quotes Blaine, o
Irlisle, Garfield, Webster, and Others d
bimetallsm, which have been d
inted in these columns. !,
For many years l have been an ear p
ST, sincere believer in and advocate b
the free ard unlimited coinage Of ~
yer at the atio Of 10 TO ]. 1t has u
,med 10 me that was in company IN
th the best thought OF my party, l..
ting for and advocating the best In y
est OF the whole people. l have on A.
proper occasions expressed firmly n
belief upon this great question. I: