The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-06-13

volume OF everything else i'll order tina
prosperity shall begin at the ~fountai,
head-namely, with the producers O
wheat, cotton and the other great sta
pies in the United States.
Mr.. ST. John Is one of the men VIII,
believe the time has come to organic,
in the east those opposed to the ruinou
policies which have of late years char
acterized both Republican and Demo
cratic administration of governments
and he has prepared n platform, which
will appear in The Arena for June, al
advance copy of which has been kindly
furnished mo by the editor, Mr.. B. o.
Flower. Here is the platform which
Mr.. ST. John suggests for ''the Ameri.
can Independents of 1867
Leaving the domestic affairs Of the severa'
states to those party organizations already oc
cupied therewith. and believing that tho senate
OF the United States is quick to respond to the
clearly expressed will of the people. We con
fine orr present attempt to the election Of the
president. vice president and representative
in congress on the following demands:
First.-(a) That the minis OF the United
States shall bo reopenod to equally uurcstrict,
ed coinage for gold and silver into tho unlim-
TIED legal tender money Of the United States
tho gold to issue in the present STANDARD gold
coins and the silver to issue in the present
standard silver dollars. tb) Depositors of the
gold or silver at the mint to receive in lien of
coin, If they prefer, OF the coming value
thereof, coin certificates which shall be re.
deemed on demand in gold or silver coin at
the option and according to the convenience of
the United States. tc) And as "a safeguard
against panic and money stringency the score
tary Of the treasury shall be empowered TO is
l ktln emo .nia rAvftfLvntAn -..~x-
deposits Of interest bearing bonds OF the
United States, the interest accruing on the
bonds 10 icure to tho United States pending
their rc-cxchange for the coin certificates,
which coin certificates when returned shall be
Cancelled; provided that such additional issues
of coin certificates shall not reduce the per.
centaga Of coin and bullion reserved for coin
certificates and silver certificates below 90 per
cent Of tho aggregate SUM of coin certificates
and silver certificates outstanding. The now
outstanding silver certificates, gold certificates
and treasury notes of 1899 to be retired as they
come into the treasury.
This (a) is free coinage at 10 to l., the con.
venient coin certificate o. to take the place of
gold certificates, silver certificates ard treas.
ury notes Of 1880. The safeguard (c) would
provide fora temporary increase of $3.50. wv. U0
OF paper money against the silver on hand in
Tho treasury April Ill
Second.-The threatened competition with
our southern cotton mills of those of China
and Japan, the increasing importations of long
stapled Egyptian in competition with our sea
island cotton and the i'll effects Of the abroga.
ton Of the tariff on wool, along with the re-
ductlon i'll the tariff on wooden manufactures,
combine to evidence the fact that the time has
not arrived to abandon an adequate protective
tariff system in vain pursuit OF the phantom
Of free trade. The effect of the wool schedule
of the Wilson bill has been TO enrich the Euro.
pean manufacturer at the expense Of our do
nestle manufacturer and enlarge the Euro
pean market for foreign woods while Iesseuing
our home market for our domestic wools, oc-
casioning an advance Of 2 cents a pound for
Port Phillip (Australian} wool in London,
while unwashed Ohio wool has declined Ii
cents a pound in Boston and New York, and
producing such a depression of our homo man
ufacturerss as has caused a reduction in wages
OF operatives and threatens to throw this
branch OF domestic labor out Of all employ.
ment. We are, therefore,, opposed to opening
our home market of U,0.,l0 of consumers to
the foreigner on any pretense of procuring
thereby Il foreign market for the productions
OF the United States. But we shall exact OF
our manufacturers that they accord to labor a
liberal and more continuously certain share of
the protection accorded them, and that the
tariff devised shall afford also a protection to
the farmer and the planter and provide sutli.
Gent revenues for the necessary expenditures
of government.
This second demand meets the requirement.
OF the great mass of American labor, to whom
Mckinley threatens to become the eni bodiment
of the protective tariff. While my reports from
all sections, including the new south, are over
Whelmingly in favor OF protection. compare
lively few manufacturers favor the ~restora-
ton OF tho Mckinley tariff.
Third.-We demand the application Of the
principle defined as the initiative and refer
endulu to all national legislation which in.
wolves any radical change in public policy.
IA test of this principle, thus restricted to
warranted by the practice of switzerland The
test may commend n broadening of the re.
striction, il found practicable. "Should the
great trunk lines of railway become n posses.
sion of the governmentt" would seem to be
such q radical change in public policy as might
wisely be referred to the people.
Fourth.-Wc condemn Clovelandism utterly:
that debauching of legislators with patronage
to achieve legislation opposed to the will of
the people is n vicious prostitution of execu.
tive influence, which We shall %denounce as bit
terly If it be the practice Of an executive elect
ed as a Republican as when tho practice of one
elected as a Democrat.
IF all who have become distrustful Of old
parties and tired OF boss rule will unite in
these demands and nominate, on this platform,
him to the conservative element Of the coun-
try and who Is not a seeker after the prefer
ment, he can bo elected in tho approaching
campaign to the presidency of the United
States. If thu Democratic platform demands
the rcopening OF the minis TO silver, as now
seems likely, all the powers Of the Demo.
cratic 90 administration will be used to com.
pass the defeat OF the Democratic candidate.
The prosperity to accrue to the people under
the adoption of that policy would put in
shameful contrast the current results of the
administrators policy. If the Republican
platform demands, unequivocally, the reopen.
ing of the minis to silver the Democratic plat.
form will necessarily demand the same, and
the contest will be narrowed thereby to n pro.
tective tariff against free trade
WILLiAM'P. ST. JOHN.
Mr.. St. John has counseled with many
leading business men of the east, and
the foregoing pronunciamento has re-
ceived their commentator, and l am as
sured that they have pledged their hearty
support to the movement which IS TO pe
immediately organized upon these lines.
A conference is to be held soon in New
York to formulate plans and issue a call
for the organization of the eastern states.
1t is the intention to perfect ~organiza-
tions i'll all Of the Eastern Atlantic and
New England states and to send full
delegations to the silver convention
which meets in st. Louis OH July %.
My information comes from the foun-
tain head of this new movement, and to
the record of facts here given l have only
to add that the gentlemen having the
matter in hand seem to be in earnest and
full OF hope. Jos. r. BUCHANAN.