The Irish standard., 1896-07-11
THEY SPEAK FOR SILVER.
Leading Republicans of Minnesota
Come Out for the White Metal.

Following is the address Of the silver
Republicans to their party in this state:
To the Republicans of Minnesota--The
greatest issue which has arisen in this
country since the abolition of African slav-
The common people have viewed with in
creasing alarm the efforts of foreign
money aristocracy to fasten upon this ma
ton the single gold standard Of value. In
the past they turned with the inspiration
lection against that power which seeks to
strike down one-half the redemption mon
ey Of the world that the other half may
purchase double the amount of the pro-
ducts Of toll. They had right to ex-
pect such protection. The Republlcan
party was horn of the common people.
It's mission has been to dignity labor; to
secure to him who tolls in field, in shop
or mine the just fruits Of honest labor.
From the day of the party's birth until
the present time no article OF Republican
faith has been more pronounced than the
belief in bimetallisn. It has been written
in its platforms and taught, by all it's
great leaders. In national convention in
1883 it condemned 1.-THE policy OF the Dem
ocratic administration in it's efforts to
dernoneiize silver" In 1892 in its plat
form adopted at Minneapolis it declared
In favor of both gold and silver as stand
ard money. In 1894 the Republican party
Of Minnesota rreaffirmed it's belief Sin hi
metallism and that the restoration of sill
yer as ultimate money to the currency of
the world is absolutely necessary for bus
mess prosperity, proper rate Of wages ana
the welfare of the people" Nearly every
Republican state convention in 1894 con-
dennned, either in express terms or by
implication, the single gold standard.
James 6. Blaine well expressed the belief
Of the Republican party when he declared,
81 believe the struggle now going on in
this country and in other countries for a
single gold standard, would if successful
throughout the commercial world.
t'The destruction of silver as money and
establishing gold as the sole unit Of value
must have a ruinous effect on all forms of
property except those investments which
yield a fixed return in money. These
would be enormously enhanced in value,
and would gain a disproportionate and
unfair advantage over every other species
of, property II, as the most reliable sta
tistics affirrn there are nearly 81, 900 O00, 900
Of coin or bullion In the world, not very
unequally divided between gold and silver
1t Isl impossible to strike silver out of ex-
istence as money without results which
will prove distressing to million and ut
terly disastrous to tens of thousands.
II believe gold and silver coin to be the
money o9 the, constitution; indeed, the
money Of the American people, anterior to
the constitution which the great organic
law recognized as quite Independent of its
existence. 5$ 5 81.
The action Of the National Republican
convention at st. Louis has repudiated
this fun arnental doctrine Of our party.
The single gold standard has been endors-
/ ed, In connection with the proposition
that the free coinage Of silver upon any
basis Or ratio IS not TO sbe permitted with
out the consent Of. foreign despotic
and aristocratic powers Isl first OBJ
tanned. The Refubl lean party no. longer
stands for both gold and silver as prim-
ary money but Tor gold only We cannot
accept the 4 new faith; and We WI l$ hold
stead fastly to eSold EsssT The policy of gold
nonpnetnl tsfll lrnlonged ana sin-
stenIisi s1sprass eudl less ana