Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-12
THE M'KINLEY PLATFORM.

Following is the finance plank OF
the Mckinley platform adopted IN
Ohio Wednesday:
A currency Of gold, silver and paper,
with which TO measure our exchange,
that shall be as sound as the govern
ment and as untarished as It's honor,
and 10 that end we favor bimetalism
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as a standard money, either In
accordance with ratio to be fixed by
international agreement, II That can
be obtalned,Or under such restrictions
and such provisions, TO be determined
by legislation, as will secure the
maintenance OF the parity Of values OF |
OF the two metals, so the purchasing |
debt-paylng power of a dollar, whether
silver, gold or paper, shall be at all
times equal.
II is stronger In favor OF blmetallsm
than the national platform Of 1892,
and IL is believed that II Will go far to
unite all friends Of silver for the Ohio
fayorte.
The prominence which Is given TO 4,
bImetallsm shows that the most con-
seryatlye Republicans Of grand old
conservative state realize the necessity |
Of recognizing silver and of avoiding
the absolute gold mono-metalism adj
vocated by Cleveland-Carlisle and
Wall street interests.
The demand for the fuse OF both
gold and silver as standard money"
as telegraph reports have it,cannot be
construed 10 mean anything but what
II says, nor 20 mean what IL does not
say; and II does not say 1--WE demand
the use Of gold and silver as gold
standard money! IL plainly means
the double standard.
IL Is evident that 1t does not mean
independent, free and unlimited coin
age OF silver 10 to |, or II would say so.
II says about all that words can say
and not say that. IL says free coinage
by international agreement. Even
single gold standard men claim TO
favor free coinage orsllver II England,
Germany and France, or any two Of
them, would agree 10 u. Single stand
ard men would also favor free coinage
OF silver, II II was worth In bullion
what II Is In coin, All this goes to
show the strong growing feeling with
all classes In favor OF genuine blmet-
alllsm IL Is quite likely that the
Ohio platform will be the strongest
declaration for silver that viii he
made by any eastern state, II now
looks as though the Republican aud
Democratic parties would both hedge
on the silver question. But bImetal'
llsm Is bound to come. Like good
roads, IL viii be brought about by
constant education and discussion be
fore the people.
We do not believe the politicians
can eyade the issue between mono
metalism and bimetalllsm any longer
John Sherman has been trying Il lfol
twenty years. From 1882 TO 1892 W,
coined from three 20 four hundred
mlllionsOf silver and the surplus golt
balances IN favor Of our country wen
four hundred millions OF dollars
Coinage OF silver brought gold TO GU
country as never before, Under
Mckinley tariff and eoIning gold an,
silver OF American mines We wer
getting 20 be the richest nation 4
the world. Cleveland came In lsS
with revenue tarlii, coinage Of 81
Yer was stopped aud We have lost b
tween three aud four hundred 'mllior
OF gold. Can these facts be disputed
Under protection and bimetallls
We were growing rich, paying on o'
debts and the only trouble Was 10 q
rid Of the surplus. Under free ira,
and monouetaAism We have los, o.