The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-16
Why Republicans and Gold Demo-
Gratis Should not be Enemies 10
Silver.

When the Republican party bears testimony
to The wisdom OF The platform upon which Mr.
irNin asks the SutlragcS Ot the people, 1t should
command the attention of Republican voters
especially. Mr. Mckinley i'll Il joint debate
with Ex-Governor Campbell, of ONO, in 1891,
SAID: II took every occasion to reinsIate sill
yer TO it, ancient place in our monetary Sys-
TEN, beca | wanted both metals And
again, durn the session OF Congress Ill A prll,
1884, senator NJ. :. Quay said: Tine State of
Pcunsy lvania is especially Il hard money State,
bat silver is hard, and silver is honest" Again,
III Il letter dated June y. 1891, Senator Gamer
on SAID "A vast majority in all of the parties
agree. that the single gold standard has been, is,
and will be national disaster OF the worst
kind
England holds us to the single gold standard
by the force Of her capital alone, more despoti-
ca lIy than she could hold us 10 her empire in
1875, aud we lind no less distinguished Il per-
Suu than cX-PrcsidcDt Harrison, i II speech at
Trinidad, Col April %, 1894, say that il he
could bring about the free use OF silver upon
"a basis that would maintain its parity as
money, lie would rather have signalIZed his
administration by that act, tn II 10y any other
which he knew. These statements all convict
the Republican, party of urEInga British policy,
against which we have the sturdy, uncompro-
missing American, William !. Bryan, nominated
by truly representative BODY Of the Demo
cratic party.
Why should the gold Democrats claim that
they are tine real Democratic party! Is there
logic or justice i'll the claim. Let us look al the
last three platforms. Whatdo they say: Take
that of 1850, upon which Hancock ran. 1t de-
cIired for honest money, consisting of gold
and silver ana paper which could be converted
INTO coin at any time, ana the v ry leaders who
now make suchan out cry about honest money,
a gold standard and 80 cent dollar voted for
that platform. In 1854 when Cleveland was
nominated we ind in the platform these
works: I'VE believe in conest money, gold
and silver, coinage of the constitution, and Il
circulating medium convertible into such
money without loss.
In speaking of the platform of 1892, Vice
President Steve son said: Il call attention to
the explicit declaration of the National Demo-
cracy in the Chic go Convention of 1892.
The financial question in some of its phases
was tnan and mad been under earnest discus
sion The plank of the platform which now
read. was not a mere accident but the result Of
able discussion and careful deliberatiOn. We
hold to the use of both gold and silver as the
siuIIIaru money OF the country, anu to the
coinage O.! Gutn gold and silver, without dis
terminating against either metal or charge Tor
miutagc, but the dollar unit OF coinage of 9th
metals must be OF equal intrinsic and eX-
changeahIe value" The mem beers of that con
yeutiun approved of this platform OF 1892 and
voted Tor it, and said not ii word about 81 cent
dollars. reputation or anarchy. The Demo
cratic party has always advocated bimetalsm
aud has not departed from lis ductriI cS in the
platform adopted by the convention of 1896,
npuu which Mr. Bryan stands. The nation
needs Bryan today rs mucl as it needed Wash
ingtun in - 76. and the voters of Hartford and
of old Maryland should not forget this fact.
but should wave the Bryan standard in every
hamlet and ut every cross roads, until My
Mars land shall march with the victorious
columns on November Sd.
How muny voters are willing to perpetuhte
that which SupServes America to England.
Sh Ill we listen and obey England dctation lis
to what we shall do with our finances, and ne
hand OYER body and soul to the mOncyed power
of the British Empire: We trust not. II up
pears that even now we can hear the slogan OF |
tkt. Western Democrats, I'VE are coming to the |
aid of The East, several millions strong
{. u. AluCrSOn.