The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-08

The letter below, TO the silver men
of the country. was written bv Hon
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Democrats, Popuiists and silver party
had held their conventions. Senator
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NO one VINO mas noUed ms course IN
the Senate during the past decade can
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money metal no one WHO reaus Cile
following letter from him on this sub
iect can doubt his continued LOYALTY
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Republican party IN It's behalf and in
advisino Ihe friie friends of silver the
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is as follows:
DENVER, Con-. july 3tst. 1896.
The recent extraordinary political
manifestations and sweeping changes
of party affiliations seems to render it
fitting and desirable that ! should
publicly state nv position in relation
to the approaching presidential cleo
ton. The people are entitled to know
aft such a iuncture AS the views of
their representatives at WASHINGTON.
Among the greatest privileges we
eniOy under Republican institutions
are freedom of conscience and freedom
of speech and if | should hesitate on
this, or any other prOper occasion. to
declare NV belief and NV convictions
on any public question | should de
sDise myself even more than | desDise
those incendiarv newspapers and hvs-
terical individuals who assume that
threats and vituperation can choke
the utterances of any self-resDecting
citizens in Colorado who has an Opin-
ion to express or a principle to de-
clare. : = =
During the seven wears of nv public
service in the senate my vote on all
questions affecting the currency has
been identical with that of the other
senators usually known as silver sena-
tors; and while nv utterances on the
silver question NAV not have been as
frequent or as long as those of others
whose views share. nevertheless nv
record on this subject is clear and
consistent, and the views | hold eX-
poet always to maintain.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM IS GOOD.
The financial plank of the national
Republican, platform is in my opinion
far from satisfactory, and those mem
bers of the party who believe as | be
lieve will struggle earnestly and hope
fully for the full and complete recog-
milton and adoption by the Republi-
can party of the humane principle of
bimetallism animated by the belief
that the party which on every other
great question involving human free
dom and the welfare of mankind, has
stood for all that was uplifting and
enrolling, will yet realize that con-
tinuance of the gold standard means
only further imprOverishment and suf-
fering. The platform contains, how
ever, a most important statement,
pledging the party to the furtherance
of bimetallism by international agree
ment. 70 the good faith Of this pledge
the history of the party on other
uuestiOnsreouires the fullest credence;
the overshadOwing Importance of the
silver question makes it certain to my
mind that every effort will be made by
the R6Du Dllcan party TO secure TO UnlS
country the blessings of bimetallism,
and it is nv sincere conviction that
silver will again be restored to its place
as a money metal. at the old ratio, and
that when this restoration comes it
will be ACCOMPLISHED through the ac-
ton of the Republican party.
Except on the money question, no
man who believes in the protection of
American labor and American pro-
ducts and American industries. and
who loves his country, can read the
platform without hearty approval:
and no man doubts that Major Nc
KipIev will bring to his high office
every oualitv needed bv a president
of this GREAT DeoDle.
BRYAN ON THREE BAD PLATFORMS.
Mr.. BRYAN has been nominated for
the nrpsidencv on three separate plat
forms-bv the Democratic partv. the
Ponulist oartv and the Silver party.
The last named partv.the Silver party
does not deserve serious consideration.
Most of it's members were present at
it's recent convention in st. Louis, and
the newspapers report the convention
hall as being less than half full.
The Democratic party nominated
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