Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-07-25

cans. 1t is not signed by all the boilers
but is endorsed by them.
THE ADDRESS.
Owe deem it fitting hat we who have
heretofore affiliated with the nationalrc.
publican party, and who have rejected
the financial plank of the platform
adopted at St. LOUIS and refused TO sup.
port the nominees Of the convention
should stlte our position In the presi,
dental campaign and give briefly our
reasons for support thereof.
"When certain delegates TO the nation
al republican convention repudiated the
financial plank Of the platform and with
drew from the convention, we deter.
mined that we would give our support
to such candidates as should appear most
willing and capable of aiding in the res.
toration Of silver to its rightful place as
standard money.
"Fhe democratic party in its Chicago
convention has taken position in its
platform so pronouncedly favorable to
silver and has nominated candidates OF
such unquestionable convictions In fa-
vor of the bimetallic policy and Of such
high personal character that we have
determined to give them our support.
We support such candidates. because
they represent the great principles of
bimetnlism which we believe to be the
cause OF humanity and civilization and
the paramount question now before the
American people.
ave, therefore, announce that we
shall by voice and vote support Messrs.
Bryan and Sewall for president and vice
president, and we appeal to all citizens,
and especially to Republicans who feel
as we do, that gold monometallism
would be of lasting injury to the country,
to act with us il securing their election.
"fhe democrats VIII believe in the
gold standard are announcing their in
intention to support McKinly or are pro
posing to put third candidate in the
field for the avowed purpose of aiding
Mr., McKinley's election. A great num-
Der of leading and influential journals
have declared they will su 1port the re-
nominees. 1t is evident there
is to be . union of forces on the part of
the advocates and supporters of the gold
to elect Mckinley and con
gress favorable to him which will sun
port the financial policy outlined in the
republican platform.
70 those who believe in bimetallism
which means the equal treatment Of
both gold and silver at the minis of the
nation, there is bat one course 10 pursaa
and that is to unite the silver forces and
% oppose with all our might the candi-
late representing The policy which We
believe is fraught with disaster to the
1a'ion and rni 10 the people.
Gold monometallism means the shift.
ng to gold alore as primary money all
he commerce and credit formerly borne
~ gold and silver, and as the worlds
took # these metals has always been
bout equal in amount, it means The
doubling he burden upon gold. Donb-
ing the burden upon gold means the
doubling the demand for the same. and
doubling the demand of necessity dopb. |
es the value thereof This gradual
hitting of all the burdens of both gold
md silver has caused gradual and
teadY increase in the value of every |
Iollar redeemable in gold, and hence 4
-radnal and steady decline of ever,
commodity that is measured BY that dol. |
ar.
"l.he representatives and supporters
7 Mckinley consented to The insertion
the st. Louis platform of the GOLD
tandard a declaration thinIv yeneerad
y declaration for bi=metalIism when
he leading commercial nations of tbr
'orld should consent; but until that con.
ent was secured, the gold standard
lust be maintained, II Is well known
nat this consent cannot be secured Win
treat Britain and that such declaration.
n bi-metallism means nothing viii
ne limitations upon IT, Mr. McKinlfs
onsented to the declaration for thr
Old standard in The platform, and IN ri,
& "a speeches has accepted it and has
ecome the advocate thereof; he ba.
nown by his speeches heretofore mai,
rat he understood the danger of IN.
Old standard and the distress whicb
'ould be inflicted upon the American
eople by its adoption and vet bc
lodges the people to support and main.
lain that system, and fasten upon them
y the evils of the financial system
hich he has heretofore repudiated II
'ey will make him president. Wbat.
yer may have Geen his attitude on tie
Ioney question in the past, he must IN. /
vitality hereafter support the same I
nancial system that the present 5e,, t
'atic administration has, and If elected t
Just continue the policy OF Mr. CIeve 5
nd In the sale of bonds in time Of $
'ace. Hence with the election Of Me-. Z
inleY we may look for a continued IN
ease OF the public debt and sale of
'nds to maintain the gold standard
That the condition of the country Is
ot satisfactory, all adni The bro. a
lcers of wealth are not receiYin Z fair
I'd proper compensation for theis h, bsxsl u
'terprise has ceased; values -