The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-09-16
CARTER GIVES HIS REASONS
Why He is For Mckinley and
Hobart.
Says He IS AS Strong as Ever For
The Two Principles Of Free
Coinage and Projections

the republican state convention at
Helena last week:
70 the members Of the Republican
State Conventions.
Gcutlemen.-I have >.carne>tly de-
sired, and up to this day fully cX-
pectcd, to en- Joy the privilege Of per
sonally appearing before you to re-
port upon the course Of conduct pur-
sued by me as a delegate from this
state in the recent national convcn-
zion of the party at st. Louis. An
unexpected occurrence has burdcncd
me with pressing and imperative
duty demanding my presence at tho
national capital and i1s is now OBJ
vious that l. will not be able to re-
turn in season to attend the conyen-
ton.
,JccFing that a statement is due
from me to the republicans of the
state in convention assembled. l. am.
under the circumstances, left to the
Alternative of addressing this letter
10 YOU.
AS a republican I am proud OF tho
history and achievements Of the
party to which we belong. t took
charge Of the government thirty-Iiye
wears ago, when the union was on The
Hyc Of dissolution and tho credit Of
she government disgrace to the
nation. The states were united and
the union preserved. Slavery was
abolished. a. splendid system Of
national currency was'substitutcd FOR
discrcdi liable state scrip. The bonds
Of the government, although greatly
increased through the burdens or
war, were raised from 4 condition Of
dishonor and disUredit to rank with
the most desirable securities known
to the financial world. Under the
b>niticcnt Influence and the cnliglit-
eucd policy Of the party villages be
came cities, waste places became
| territories, territories grew int;
states, the two oceais S were bound
together with great trHnscontinentaI
railways: homes were provided on the
public domain for millions of oul
countrymcn: law and order were cs-
tablishcd and maintained in every
| fJttl U dlid |]ol QlOll VI oltl IcN!lCl
In the process Of upbuilding tho
financial system Of the country, tho
party made i mistake, according tc
my view, in 1873 by dcmonctizine
silver. Tentative measures have
been from time to time employed
since then witha view to correct that
mistake. These measures have not
| r,,1 Ia, +,
! platform announced for bilnctallisn
and that plank ul the platform Wa
! the subject of conflicting construc
tions in various sections Of the conn
try. Last February in the senate l.
thought proper to appeal tot''c party
tc abandon evlsyc language in deal
ing with this great question at th(
then approaching convention. II
that appeal all shades Of opinion or
the financial question within tIt
party concurrcd. 1t became Il set
tied determination upon Ill hands tx
give clear and distinct uttcrancc tt
thc conccnsus Of opinion within tn
party upon this silver question, with
out evasion, hesitation or purpose Il
deceive. The St. Louis convention
assembled and there members OF th
party who believed in the free ant
unlimited coinage Of silver at Tn
ratio of lG to /, by the Independent
action Of this government, met il
council and exchanged views witt
other republicans who believe in gol'
monomctallism. AS the net rcsul
the convention declared for the re
monctiZution or silver by intcrna
} tional agreement and pledged til
faith and best cndeayOrS Of the part
to bring about the desired result
providing in the meantime that a
money in circulation should be kcp
, interchangeable, without premium c
discount. The wisdom and dcsil
ability Of this proviso no good citizc
can controvcrt. 1t is the unqucs
tionablc interest of all the peopl
that every dollar issued by or wit
the consent OF the government shoul
be at all times entitled to the fu
faith and credit Of every either
Should our dollars part company an
1 u particular form Of our money b'
: come tho subject Of discount or prem
ium, every person engaged in lab(
! or trade would be confronted wit
! the necessity Of first agreeing on I'll
price to be paid and second and MOI
'dif1lcult still by the task Of dctc
4 mining the kind OF money to be usl
: in the transaction. The lessons
history on this subject of circulatil
money Of various values are too $
riously and pronounced, and t'
deeply stamped with disaster al
ruin, particularly to the poor al
laboring classes to permit us for OF
>, moment to support any policy whjc
) might lead to such a deplorablc +
G sult.
t I.vcnturc. to'sav that no party
this country will have the telncri1
n to find fault with that portion of II
republican platform which plcdg
the party~to maintain all the mon
in circulation Interchangeable doll
for dollar without reference to al
kind Of coin Or currency issued
stamped by or with the approval
the government,
!. With the declaration in favor
the restoration Of silver by intern
tional agreement two elements
e the convention found fault---it W
O not satisfactory to the gold mon
- mctallists on one hand nor to the 4
- yocatcs Of the free coinage Of silly
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