The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
MONEY POWER AT WORK.

MONEY POWER AT WORK.
The wonderful achievements of the
Eastern money power in making gold
platforms for the Republican state con-
ventions, are strikingly apparent if we
money planks of the same states in 1894.
At the last election, although most of the
Republican .Nate platforms straddled the
money question, they at the same time
demanded bimetallism and favored both
gold and silver as standard money. This
year only two states out of about thirty,
up to date, have ventured to recognize
silver as standard money or offered to
lisp the word, "bimetallism.'' They are
whipped into line for gold, gold stand
arc" "our present gold Standard
In 1892, the Minneapolis platform de-
clared, THE American people from tradi-
ton and interest favor bimetallism, and
the Republican party demands the use of
both gold and silver as standard money"
In 1896, this Republican platform is de-
nounced by the Republican organs as abb
surd and populistic. The Minneapolis
Journal even charges that this pronun-
ciamento is mot honest" besides being
"manifestly absurd" So much for the
change that has come over the Republic
an machine-since 1892. II
But let us see what the Republican
party favored even so recently as 1894.
Arkansas Republicans demanded BIZ
metallism, both gold and silver as
standard money"
California Republicans said, 1--WE favor
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to L."
Colorado: '"The Republican party of
Colorado demands the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of
16 to L.
Connecticut Republicans held that
American silver as we'll as American gold
should be used as standard money"
Delaware: 1--WE favor bimetalEsm and
favor the use of gold and silver as stand
ard money!
Illinois: 1--WE favor bimetallism."
Iowa Endorsed the Minneapolis plat
form of 1892 and the Largest possible use
OF silver
Kansas: "The American people favor
demands the use of both gold and silver
as standard money" also, that the minis
be opened to the coinage Of silver of the
unit of the United States" with tax on
foreign silver imported.
Maine demanded international bimet-
allism to be secured by strenuous efforts
of the national power" Now the united
Republican gold press demands that all
strenuous" or other efforts for bimetal-
lism be suppressed.
Massachusetts Republicans recognized
the ''gold and silver dollars Of the constir
tution"-the existence of which is now
denied by the gold press.
Michigan Republicans issued notable
platform. Instead of denouncing the sill
the Republican press now does generally,
Michigan Republicans in 1894 said: I'VE
recognize the so-called silver question as
one of the paramount political issues of
the day. We, therefore, pledge
the Republican party of Michigan to use
every effort in it's power to restore silver
to it's proper position in the United States
as a money metal. We pledge this in the
belief that permanent prosperity will not
be assured nor justice be done until silver
takes it's time-honored place side by side
with gold as one of the two great money
metals of the world" This is the strong
est kind of plea for the me-honored free
coinage of 1892 down to 1873.
Minnesota Republicans in 1894 were al
most as explicit, and declared that the
party believes in bimetallism, and that
the restoration of silver as ultimate mon
ey to the currency Of the world IL abso-
lutely necessary for business prosperity.
proper rate of wages, and the welfare Of
the people, In 1896, Minnesota Repub-
Iicans repudiate the restoration Of silver
and go back to the gold standard.
Missouri: 1--WE pledge ourselves to
continue to work for bimetallism."
Nebraska: 1--WE favor bimetallism and
demand the use Of both gold and silver
as standard money"
North Dakota demands both these
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