The herald., 1896-06-28
SANTA BARBARA

Sheriff Thomas II. Hicks-I am In IA
vor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at ratio Of 16 to 1, provided
however. that it apply only to bullion
mined In the United States. The duty
on silver bullion should be placed SO
high that 1t would prevent the importa-
tion of foreign metal to our mints.
U. Yndart, Democrat and city treas
urer-The free and unlimited coinage
of silver I deem pernicious to our best
interests, and trust that the Demo-
cratic party will declare for gold.
w. L. Summers, Democrat and late
candidate for county treasurer-Gold
will win In this campaign. I regret to
note that the Republicans have declared
against silver, but for all that there is
still hope for the Democrats to adopt
sound money into their platform and
go forward to victory on an anti-silver
basis.
w. p. Butcher, esq, Republican,
am gold man, have always been so,
and am therefore opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at a
ratio of 16 to 1. True, there are some
classes who would be benefited thereby,
for instance, the silver states and indi-
viduals who owed debts payable In cur
rency. Two thousand dollars in silver
would be worth hut $1,000 in gold. The
yellow metal produced here would be
shipped to foreign countries for the pur-
chase Of the white metal to be coined
into silver dollars, which are worth
abroad only their intrinsic value. My
ideas on silver are in conformity with
the financial plank in the Republican
national platform.
j. w. Taggart, esq.,, Republican and
member Of the Republican congresston-
al committee for the Sixth district-1
am bimetallist and believe in double
standard. The trouble in our country
today was brought about by the de-
monetization of silver and believe that
the white metal should be restored to a
parity with gold. While it may be true
that the adoption Of free coinage OF
silver would for some time knock the
country galley west yet believe that we
must return to the condition, that ex-
listed before silver was demonetized.
J. w. Cooper, prominent in Democratic
politics-I am lopposed to the free and un-
limited coinaye of silver and favor a gold
standard.
F. b. Smith. Republican-There is no
occasion for any change in the financial
policy of the government. The present
purchasing power of silver is ample for
all purposes and I would not advocate
any departure.
Emile GouX, Democrat, county audi
tor-The free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at ratio of 16 to will redeem the
country from the present alarming
financial depression.
A. M. Ruiz.a prominent druggist and
er and free silver man feels sore over
the stand taken by his party. Hereto
fore he has been an enthusiastic speaker
at Republican gatherings, but he was
conspicuously absent at the Mckinley
Hobart ratification meeting.
A. M. Ruiz, a prominent ruggist and
Republican in politics-The free and un-
limited coinage Of silver should be adopt
ed in the United States only subject
to an international monetary agreement
among the leading commercial nations OF
the world.
J. K. Harrington, Democrat-I favor
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at ratio of 16 to and introduced res
olution to that effect at our Democratic
county convention to elect delebates to
the state convention.