Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25
A silver Candidate on Gold Platform.

A Silver Candidate on Gold Platform.
The result of the labors Of the Re-
publican National Convention at st.
Louis, which adjourned on Thursday
was the nomination Of pronounced
advocate of the free coinage Of silver,
upon platform favoring the mainte
nance of the existing gold standard.
True, the platform holds out the
Rluring bait OF free silver coinage by
international agreement, and pledges
the party to promote this end, but it
adds that "until such agreement can
be maintained, tho existing gold
standard must be preserved, And
upon this platform it nominated as the
candidate of the Republican party for
President of the United States, man
whose sympathy and vote, during all
OF his service in Congress, were ever
in favor of the free coinage of silver,
regardless of international agreement.
To prove the correctness Of this
assertion, it is only necessary to refer
to McKinley's record, which ia open to
all WIZ LllbhhJ " manu-
and cannot be altered in any manner
to suit partisan purposes. This is his
silver record, taken from the book"
On the 9th of November, 1877, Mr..
Bland Of Missouri moved in the House
of Representatives to suspend the rules
and pass bill TO authorize tho free
coinage of the standard silver dollar
On the call of the roll Mr. Mckinley
voted yea.
The Bland bill was amended in the
Senate, under the lead of Mr.. Allison,
so as to provide for the coinage Of not
less thar 81, geo, 600, nor more than
S4,00O,00O worth of silver bullion
month into standard dollars, and in
that form passed the House. President
Hayes vetoed the bill February 23th,
1873. On the question of requesting
the bill over the veto Mr.. Mckinley
voted yea.
free coinage bill introduced by Mr..
Bland was reported adversely in the
House April sth, 1856, and a substitute
was offered providing that silver com
age under the Bland. lison act should
be suspended July LIST, 1889. unless
previously silver should be remonetized
through international action. On this
question Mr. Mckinley voted nay.
--
Mr.. Mckinley was chairman of the
committee on resolutions in the Re
publican national convention OF 1883,
and reported platform which declared
that the Republican party is in favor
OF the use OF both gold and silver as
money, and condemns the policy of
tho Democratic administration in it's
efforts to demouetize silvor,n these
efforts consisting of recommendations
by President Cleveland that Congress
should repeal tho Bland A llson act,
precisely like the recommendations
made by Mr.. Cleyeland's Republican
predecessor, President Arthur
Mr.. Mckinley as chairman Of the
ways and means committee and leader
Of the House in the Fifty first Con
gress, earnestly advocated the passaga
~ tho silver purchase act in 1880, as
hotter than the Bland Allison act and
the nsyt bost thing to free coinage,
saying Of il; "We cannot have free
coinage now, except in the manner
provided in the Bill To defeat this
hll means to defeat all silver lugisla
lion and to leave us with two millions
month only when by passing this
blll We would harD four and a half
millions month Of Treasury notes az
good as gold.
In q speech delivered at Findlay, o.,
September 2Ith, 1891, Mr. Mckinley
said; Tho Democratic party has been
~ control Of every branch of the
government since the 4th day OF
March 1858. Its legislative branch
ha7 been in session for moro tbgn
twelve months. yet 1T has given us no
SILVER legislation whatever, except to
strike duWn the sherman law at its
speclGl se95ion called ior that purpose.
aud in response to the urgent recon
inpnualIun Of Democratic President.
INC party that struck silver down, and
sAYa II the sovrre-t blow it over had,
cannot llo rrliad upon 10 give that
metal honorable treatment. "
such is ..ekiHiey's official record,
made aL timgs @aen his nume was rot
cohsiGer9l III correction with the Office
f1r which lie Is now candidate.
Durina tlg ganias that preceded the
cnnu4tan hr ptrsistenty refused to
say r5hllcy what bis views upon the
mnry question wore. But now that
Aa ia amlgata. ha mas be expected
u 1hsasH tla platform adopted ~ tic
convention tna placed him in nomi-
nnto4 itls#uiiug that his en-.
ooraenent ni tae present gold standard
VIII suti'y It'd heretofore consistent
though i-i--9lz9n, financial record OF
his public .r.
We submit THAT ii yiaw IL thcgo
facts Wi.en Mckinley of Ohio f not
cato tpan 10 b. elected President of
the Iatioi States
etaFbY step th1 god standard ia
mas1s J4 way eger5 wherc, even
Hnua" tar nss important nations pom.
m"a"~I@ An in#tHnro W thi4 ii faGud
in ..s $3.50 o' %ruezueIa, wHaFo, ns i.
iea 3ay adyios frJm Washington.
Naa" cn information rscoiycd i,
a4aiEter Ardrala from Caracas. INK
rn si!ioaal amendment hy which
Nansasla adopts tue god standard
i1a IeeA ratified IAis I'll tha direction
ln which uteHts are tonlin,, 4ay,
l5ra.s.rert's. Yho weaker nations.
"AnafeiaI.y ara booinnng to -ae Tho
Aahor#apo1 VI having their ,aonetar,
-yst+H iu larmuny with that Of The
to-9 arssnaa n4tious
@ao0r AiIler has bcgHn 4 desroratr
'--t aa9a iass r.au a45 proposes L
'l al# i"m ttr elHfFpl ut rae New
aS h0pNan aa4ine. T4o l4r
W na tH-oHsny bitter. Ii
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