The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-07-29
THEIR PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Teller and His Associates Give
Their Testimony.
The Silver Republicans Can Stand
With Bryan Without Sacrifice
Of Other Principles.

lican convention, have issued an ad
dress to the silver republicans OF the
country, setting forth their view Of
the situation. In addition to those
signing the address, Senator Petit
grew Of South Dakota aad Senator
Cannon of Utah are declared to be in
sympathy with it, although Senator
Cannon was not present at the con-
ferances,- owing to business engage
ments in Boston. The address is as
follows:
We deem it fitting that we, who
have heretofore affiliated with the
national republican party and who
have rejected the financial plank Of
the platform at st. Louis and rcfus-
cd to support the nominees of the
convention, should state our position
in the presidential campaign and
give briefly our reasons in support
thereof.
When certain delegates to the ma
tional republican convention repud-
lated the financial plank Of the plat
form and withdrew from the con-
yention, we determined that we
would give our support to such can
didatcs as should appear most will
ing and capable OF aiding in the res
toration Of silver to its rightful place
as standard money. The dcmocra-
tic party in it's Chicago convention
has taken position in its platform
50 pronouncedly favorable to silver
and has nominated candidates ofsuch
unquestionable convictions in favor
Of the bimctallic policy, and Of such
high personal character, that VIC
have determined to give them our
support. We support such candi-
dates because they represent the
great principle Of bmctallism, which
We believe to be the cause Of human
ity and civilization and the para
mount question now before the
American people.
We therefore announce that We
shall by voice and vote support
Mcssrs. Bryan and Sewall for prcsi-
dent and vice president, and we APP
peal to all citizens and especially to
republicans who feel as we do, that
gold recommendation would be of last
ing injury to tho country, to act
with us in securing their election.
The democrats who believe in the
gold standard arc announcing their
intention to support Mckinley or
proposing to put third candidate
in the field for the avowed purpose
Of aiding Mcl<inlcy's election. \
great number Of leading and intlucu-
tial democratic journals have dcclar-
ed they will support the republican
nominee. 1t is evident there is to
be d union Of forces on the part Of
the advocates and supporters of the
gold standard to elect Mckinley,
and a congress favorable to him
which will support the financial pol
icy outlined in the republican plat
form.
10 those who believe in bimctall-
ism, which means the equal treat
mcnt Of both gold and silver at the
mints Of the nation, there is but one
SouiSC w u1ouC anu OtlhO - W u4ilCC
the silver forces and to oppose with
all our might the candidate repre-
scnting the policy VIC believe is
fraught with disaster to the nation
and ruin to the people.
Gold monomctulism means the
shifting to gold alone, as primary
money, all the burdens Of commerce
and credit formerly borne by gold
and silver, and as the worlds stocks
of these metals has always Dccn
about equal in amount it means the
doubling Of the burden on gold.
Doubling the burden upon gold
means doubling the demand for the
same, and doubling demand Of ne
ccssity doubles the value thereof.
This gradual shifting to gold Of all
the burdens Of both gold and silver
has caused a gradual but steady in
crease in value Of every dollar re-
dccmable in gold and hence Il grad
ual and steady decline in value of
every commodity that is measured
by that dollar.
The representatives and suppor-
tcrs Of Mckinley consented to the
insertion in the st. Louis platform
of a gold standard declaration tlIinly
vcncercd by Il declaration Of bime-
when the leading CONNER
cial nations Of the world would con
sent, but until that consent was Sc
cured, the gold standard must be
maintained. 1t is we'll known that
this consent cannot be secured from
Great Britain and such declaration
tor bimctallism means nothing with
this limitation upon it. Mckinley
consented to the dcclarat ton for the
gold standard in the platform. and
in his recent speeches has accepted
it, and has become the advocate
thereof. He has shown by his
speeches heretofore that he under
stood the danger Of the gold standard
and the distress which would be in
llicted upon the American people by
its adoption, yet hc.plcdges the people
to support and maintain that system,
and fastcn upon them all the evils Of
a financial system which he has here
tolore rcpudiatcd, il they will make
him president. Whatever may have
been his attitude on the money qucs-
tion in the past he must inevitably
here after support the same financial
system that the present administra.
tion has and if elected must continue
the policy Of Cleveland in the sa lc OF
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