The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19
GOV. WAITE'S VIEWS.
The Jones Silver Platform Contrasted With
the Omaha Platform-Stand by the Peoples
Party-An Important Letter.

The Jones Silver Platform Contrasted With
the Omaha Platform-Stand by the Peoples
Party-An Important Letter.
Says the Farmers Tribune Qowa),
"The silver platform is broad and ex-
plicit, and covers without equivOcation,
every part of the money question exactly
as advocated by the Peoples Party
Says the Rocky Mountain News, Feb.
Is, 1896: THAT declaration" Zones
PLATFORM was almost Populist plat
form in itself and declared for the vital
and carolina, doctrines of the Omaha in
strument.
Second, the assumption by the gen
eral government of it's constitutional
right to issue all money, paper as we'll
as gold and silver, and to prohibit ma
tional banks from issuing money in any
FORM"
Senator Jones said some good things
in his platform, but his language does
not warrant the above comments. The
main object of the Jones platform was to
cut out of the Omaha platform all the
"isms' and lunacies which now prevent
"bimetallists" from supporting the Peo-
pies Party. To get at the inside OF the
Jones platform 1t must be considered in
connection with the, Omaha Platform it
is intended to supercede. Senator Jones
carefully eliminated from the financial
plank of the Omaha platform that clause
which demands the abolition Of private
and corporate banks of issue; also the
clauses which provide that government
treasury notes may be loaned directly to
the people on real estate or other secur-
ity. or, be paid out by the government
for public improvements. Inasmuch as
his platform says nothing upon the sub
ects, we have right to assume that Sen
ator Jones is opposed to the abolition of
private and corporate banks of issue, to
government loans directly to the people
and to the payment of treasury notes for
national improvements. Senator Jones
in his platform has not only omitted the
means specified in the Omaha platform,
but he has provided no means whatever
for the circulation of his government
currency. We have therefore the fur
Their right to assume that no other means
are intended than the present national
bank system or some state bank system
as proposed in the Democratic national
platform.
Indeed a national bank bill, now re-
ceivable for United States taxes and IN
one sense government issue, II made a
legal tender, or. a state bank bill on the
Baltimore plan, redeemable by the gov
eminent if made legal tender, would
fiji the bill of Senator Jones government
currency, notwithstanding such national
bank or state bank bill would also be the
promssory note Of the banks and there
fore yielding him interest on his debts.
! This rotten principle of not only oul
| present financial system, but the finan-
cial system of the world is making mill.
ionaires and paupers faster than any anG
ali other causes combined, and it's de.
struction is a thousand times more i'm.
portant than the free coinage of silver
This bank of issue system the Omaha
platform cut down to the very roots, bu
! the idea finds no place in the Jones plat
| form.
THE JONES PLATFORM DISHONEST
On this great financial question thu
people ask bread and Senator Jones give:
them a stone. There is an elaborate at
tempt in his platform by the use of am
biguous language to induce "Greenback
ers'' to support, as in harmony with thei
principles, an organization just as hos
tile to the actual circulation of the lega
tender treasury note, and to the aboli
ton of private and corporate banks o
issue, as is either of the two old parties
In this platform Senator Jones wa
| speaking for the Fusion party, if on,
should be found and in justice he wa
| bound to state the issues fairly and S.
plainly that those whose diverse view
he is attempting to reconcile, at the least
may understand the plan of reconcilia
ton.
SILVER THE SOLE ISSUE.
The Omaha is the sole party platform