The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-27
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

The Guthrie Capital a leading Republi-
can paper which has long advocated the
| free coinage of American silver, has de-
clared itself as follows On the financial
| question. The article was written by
| Frank Greer its editor:
The State Capital advises the Republi-
cans of Oklahoma to stand consistently
where they have stood in the past on the
money question They have been in har-
mony with the record of the party and
! need have no fear that they will get cross
wise of the party In the future. To bend
our views to fit the eastern Interpretation
of the 81. Louis platform would be hypoc-
racy which the people would rebuke. The
party in Oklahoma has been for the IN
limited use of the domestic silver pro-
duct in our monetary system" by either
free coinage or unlimited purchase, pro-
hibiting the foreign product. and upon
this platform it must continue to stand
If It hopes to maintain he adherence and
enthusiasm of the party members and the
respect of people generally
Every scintilla Of McKinley's record in
congress and on the stump Is bimetallic.
In 1880. during the hottest congressional
canvass ever seen IN this country. ne
wrote 10 F. J. Bryan, secretary OF the
Stark County Ohio Farmers Alliance as
follows:
81 am in favor OF the use or all the sill
YER product of the United States for
money as a circulating medium; L would
have gold and silver alike
Mark the simllitude OF this declaration
with the Oklahoma Republican financial
plank, which says:
I'VE believe the best way 10 continue
the parity Of our dollars and at the same
time enlarge the circulating medium com
rensurate with the growth OF the p0pula-
ton Is by the unlimited use OF the domestic
silver product IN our monetary system.
and the prohibition Of fore. Fu silver, mOdi-
lied by financial reciprocity."
Upon these declarations and beliefs. The
State Capital shall make this campaign.
Upon them it has always stood; upon
them it Will continue 10 stand.
This paper has opposed the gold stan
dard and the free and unlimited coinage"
Of the worlds silver product by this coun-
try with equal fervor and sincerity L
believes one extreme as dangerous as the
other
We believe the entire American product
can be added annually to our currency
and the parity OF every dollar be as thor
oushly maintained as IL 3 today.
We have a bimetal-lc currency now and I
& must be maintained and added 70 az
population increases.
We sand with Mckinley FOR the use q /
the entire domestic silver product n our
monetary system. coming 10 foreign silver |
without q reciprocal beDe6t IN a en-
large5 market t0- our manufactured ]
wares or our raw p-oegcts-
~ the head Of The state Capitals eli /
tor.a! page vii be found until MS cam
pa.g1 - over. the financial platform % 4
Mckinley ard &C TIE Republicans Of OK
Iaho-ns. on witch this usf~r snail make
the great campaign q Mas Il Azs mae
al he other campaigns 80 Oklzhozla's
history.
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r1bacan eathBziasr1 because he - q SILVER
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