The record-union., 1896-07-21
BOLHlNG REPUBLICANS
issue A MANIFESTO.
State Their Position in the Present
Presidential Campaign.
Will by Voice and Vote Assist the
Chicago Nominees.
Urge All Believers in BimetalIism to
Give Hearty Support to Bryan and
Senators Teller, Dubois and Mantle,


MANITOU (Col.), July 20.-The COM
nlittee of boiling Republicans who have
been in session here for several days,
late this afternoon made public the fol-
lowing manifesto:
I'VE deem it fitting that we who have
heretofore affiliated with the national
Republican party, and who have re-
jeCted the financial plank of the plat
form adopted at ST. Louis and refused
TO support the nominees of the conven-
ton, should state our position in the
Presidential campaign, and give briefly
our reasons in support thereof When
certain delegates to the National Re
publican Convention repudiated the fl
nancial plank of the platform and with
drew from the convention we deter
mined that we should give our support
tc such candidates as should appear
most willing and capable of aiding in the
restoration of silver to its rightful place
as standard money.
The Democratic party in it's Chicago
Convention has taken a position in it's
platform so pronouncedly favorable to
silver, and has nominated candidates of
such unquestionable convictions in favor
Of the bimetallic policy and of such high
personal character, that we have de-
termined to give them our support. We
support such candidates because they
represent the great principle of bimetal-
Hsm which we believe TO be the cause of
humanity and civilization, and the par
amount question now before the Amer
ican people. We 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 monometal-
lism would be of lasting injury to the
country to act with us in securing their
election.
The Democrats VINO believe in the
gold standard are announcing their in
tention to support Mr.. Mckinley, or
proposing to put a third candidate in
the field for the avoWed purpose of
aiding McKinley's election. A great
number of leading and influential DEM
ocratic journals have declared that they
will support the Republican nominees.
1t is evident there IS to be a union of
forces on the part of the advocates and
supporters of the gold standard to elect
Mr.. Mckinley, and a Congress favora BILE
to him which will support the financial
policy outlined in the Republican plat
form.
ITO those who believe in bimetallism,
which mea as the equal treatment of
both gold End silver at the Mints of the
Nation, .here is but enc course to pur-
sue and that is to unite all the silver
forces, and to oppose with all our might
the candidate representing the policy
which we believe is fraught with disas-
ter to the Nation and ruin to the people.
Gold recommendation means the shift
ing TO gold alone, as primary money, all
the burdens of commerce and credit
formerly borne by gold and silver, and
as the worlds stock of these metals
has always been about equal in amount.
it means the doubling of the burden
upon gold. Doubling the burden upon
gold means doubling the demand for the
same, and doubling the demand of ne
cessity doubles the value thereof This
gradual shifting to gold of all the bur-
dens of both gold and silver has caused
| a gradual and steady increase in the
value of every dollar redeemable in gold,
and hence a gradual and steady de-
cline in the value of every commodity
that is measured by that dollar
The Republicans and supporters Of
Mckinley consented to the insertion in
| the st. Louis platform of the gold
standard declaration, thinly veenered
| by declaration for bimetallism, when
| the leading commercial nations of the
world should consent but until that
consent was secured the gold standard
must be maintained. II is we'll known
! that this consent cannot be secured
| from Great Britain, and that such dec
| laration for bimetallism means nothing
with this limitation upon it. Mr.. Nc
| Kinley consented to the declaration fol
the gold standard in the platform, and
| in his recent speeches has accepted II
and has become the advocate thereof
he has shown by his speeches hereto
| fore made that he understood the dan
ger of the gold standard and the distress
| which would be inflicted upon this
American people by its adoption, and
yet ne pledges the people to support
and maintain that system and faster
| upon them all the evils of the financial
| system which he has heretofore re
| pudiated, if they will make him Presi-
| dent. Whatever may have been his at
! titude on the money question in the
past, he must evidently hereafter sup
port the same financial system that the
present Democratic administration has
and if elected must continue the policy
of Mr.. Cleveland in the sale of bonds
in time of peace. Hence, with the election
OF Mr.. Mckinley we may look for con.
tinued increase of the public debt ant
the sale of bonds to maintain the golt
standard.
THAT the condition of the country i
not satisfactory all admit The pro
| ducers of wealth are not receiving {
fair and proper compensation for theil
labor. whether in field factory or mine
enterprise has ceased; values are con
stantly declining. labor is unemployed
| discomfort and distress prevail to al
extent never before known in the his
tory of this country, and no reason car
be found for such an unhappy condi
ton save in a vicious monetary system
"Those who profess to deplore th
present financial condition and opposD
the free coinage of silver are divided
in opinion as to the cause of the pres
ent condition. Some declare that it i
because we have too much silver mon
ey: others that we have not enough
while the fact exists that every golt
standard country in the world. whethe
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