Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-25
WILL COMBINE ON BRYAN
SILVER REPUBLICANS ISSUE
MANIFESTO TO ALL PARTIES.
Third Ticket Means Additions to the
Voting Strength Of the Coz"
standard.

Denver. July Ex-senator Teller ah'
six of his associates who left the natloha
republican convention, this evening hdu'
public an address to the silver repupii
cans Of the country. The silver fepupi
can congressmen and senators nave Deel
in conference at ManitOu several uayS
over this statement. In addition 10 tHoat
signing the address, Senator Pettigre"
or south Dakota and Senator Cannon OF
Utah are declared to be IN sympathy
with IT. although Senator Cannon was MOI
present at the conferences, owing 10
business engagements in Boston. The al
dress Is as follows:
we deem it fitting that we who have
heretofore affiliated with the republican
party and who have rejected the imam
cial plank OF the platform adopted at
St Louis, and refused to support the
nominees Of the convention, should state
our position in the political campaign,
and give briefly our reasons III support
thereof
"When certain delegates of the nation
al republican convention Tepudiated the
financial plank of the platform and W tn
drew from the convention, we determin
ed that we would give our support TO
such candidates as should appear most
willing and capable of aiding in the res
lOFdllOn OF SILVER 10 rs I!BHllul pace d.
standard money, The democratic party,
in its convention, has taken position
in it's platform so pronouncedly favorable
to silver, and has nominated cand' dates
OF such unQuestiOnable convictions in ia
Vor of the bimetalliC policy and of such
nigh personal character that we have
determined to give them our support
1--WE support such cand dates because
they represent the great principle of bi-
metallism which we believe to be the
cause of humanity and civilization, and
the paramount question now before the
American 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 al
cltZenS, especially to republicans who
feel as we do, that gold recommendation
would be of lasting injury to the country.
to act W tn us in securing their election.
The democrats who believe In the gold
standard are announcing their intention
TO support Mckinley or proposing to put
81 third candidate in the field for the avow
ed purpose of aiding McKinley's election.
great number Of leading and influential
democratic journals have declared they
Will support the republican nominees. 1t
is evident that there is to be a union Of
forces of the supporters of the gold stan
dard to elect Mckinley and a congress
favorable to him, and which will support
the financial policy outlined in the re-
publican platform.
ITO those who believe in bimetallism
which means the equal treatment OF both
gold and silver at the minis of the nation
there is but one course to pursue, and
that is to unite all the silver forces and
70 oppose with all our might the candi-
date representing the policy which we be-
lieve is fraught with disaster to the rA-
i'm nd mi fA hA NT,la (Np11
metallism means the shifting to gold
alone as a primary money all of the bur
denS of commerce and credit that was
formerly borne by gold and silver, and as
the worlds stock Of these metals has al
ways been about equal in amount it means
the doubling of the burden upon gold
Doubling the burden on gold means The
doubling of the demand Of the same. and
doubling the demand of necessity doubles
the value thereof. This gradual shifting
TO gold of all the burdens of both gOC
and silver has caused a gradual ant
steady increase in the value of every dol
lar redeemable in gold, and hence a grad
ual and steady decline in the value of eV
cry commodity that is measured by tha
dollar. The representatives and support
ers Of Mckinley consented To the insertion
in the St Louis platform Of the golC
standard declaration thinly Veneered by
declaration for bmetallism, when tt
leading commercial nations of the worl'
should consent but until that cons9n
was secured the gold standard must l.
maintained. 1t is we'll known that thi
consent can not be secured from Grea
Britain. and that such declaration for %
metallism means nothing with this limi
tation upon it.
"NcKinley consented to the declaration
for the gold standard in the platform an
in his recent speeches has accepted II
and has become the advocate thereof
he has shown by his speeches heretofor
made that he understood the danger Q
the gold standard and the distress whic
would be inflicted upon the American pes
pie by It's adoption, and yet he pledge
the people to support ana maintain thu
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