The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-05-06
he HAS 4 FINANCIAL PLANK
Which He Thinks Would Suit
All Republicans.
John Wiley, Of Washington, Has A
Plan For The St. Louis
Convention.

Convention.
Spokane, May IA special to the
Spokcsman-Revicw from Seattle
says:
John Wiley, the well known Seat
tie politician, in talking with a
Spokesman-Revicw correspondent to-
day, announced himself as a candi-
date for the St. Louis convention.
Mr.. Wiley has always been known as
a staunch silver man and he will pre-
sent himself before the Everett con
vcntion strictly on the silver issue.
notwithstanding the statement that
there is light silver sentiment on the
sound Or in western Washington, it
is safe to say that in the republican
party alone on a straight silver vote
today King county would go for sill
yer. Should Mr.. Wiley be sent to
St. Louis he will there present,
should straight silver 1T l6 to l fail
to carry, 4 plank which he believes
will make the :>o-callcd bimctaIlist
either get off the fence or show OK
actly where he stands. Indeed his
resolution may be introduced at the
Everett convention. The proposed
plank is as follows:
''Thc American people from tradi-
tion and interest, favor bimctallism,
and the republican party demands
the use Of both gold and silver as
standard money; maintaining at all
Times the parity Of values of the two
metals SO that the purchasing and
debt paying power Of the dollar,
whether of gold, silycror paper shall
be at all times equal. The president
should be directed by congress to in
vitc the principal governments Of
the earth to send delegates to uu in
tcrnational monetary conference at
Omaha, Ncb., on June /, 1897, and
such invitation Should contain no.
ticc to the respective governments
that in event o. the failure Of the
conference to adopt bmetallism at
an agreed ratio, the United States
will on the 1st day Of January, 1898,
open the mints to the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio
OF lG to l"
In speaking of this Mr.. Wiley says:
"Thc merits Of the plank arc
more tlan manifold and manifest.
"first-lt follows the previous de-
cluratiOn OF the party at Minneapolis
as to the maintenance Of all forms Of
money at par, so that the purclias-
ing and debt paying power Shall be
at all times equal Sccond-ltmakcs
the concession to the bimetalists in
the republican party who honestly
believe in an international agree
mcnt, that they shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to secure
that which they desire, international
bimctallism. 'Ii,irl-In return for
this it asks the honest international
bimctallist to place 4 limitation Of
time when. he shall be willing to
agree that all reasonable efforts at
securing such an agreement have
been exhausted. Fourth---Thc clause
in relation to the conference being
held in this country, inserted for
this reason, it would give members
OF the conference Il practical oppor
tunity to observe the resources Of
this great country.
~ realize That political platform
is necessarily not the views of any
ono MAN, but series OF concessions
and combinations Of all the men in
the party. This plank docs not re-
present my personal views, which, as
you we'll know, are for independent
coinage, but, without abating one
jot OF my position upon the question
of free coinage, this plank sets forth
what | think the west might hope to
secure locally and nationally. 1t
would certainly make Il plank which,
taken together With a strong dcclur-
alton in favor Of protection and an
unqualified announcement OF the
democratic administration, would en-
able the republican party to win a
splendid victory In addition to this
it is not open to the charge Of being
a 'straddlc," as it firmly sets forth
and boldly maintains the principles
OF free coinage, only Introducing the
element Of time and making the con-
ccsslons that another International
tNii CICC IIltl ClJllti cSCtlDlJSll lIlt
ratio or refuse to do so.
In either event, the great republican
party would by this plank be pledged
to free coinage at that time, which,
in my Judgment, is as soon as VIC
could hope to have congress act upon
it independently. | am 10th to I'M
dcrstand }1oWamy genuine bimetAIlist
who honestly doubts our ability to
maintain free coinage could find ANY
fault with this plank. You fire.
qucnt|y hear the remark made BY re-
Publ!cans who still cling to the lclu-
sion, that they know tho time has
about arrived when we should do
ourselves, and if Europe
holds off much longer they will be in
favor Of independent binlctHllism."
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