The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-07

os the Nstssnsl "'-Ms.Hn' go.
- Adopted as the Na'lons. s sn.s
-....,,n nj 81. Lo~is July sA' is"e'

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.,,.a AZ the National silver Com
-..,,on st 81. Losis July w. is"e'
The Platform.
...n., silver party In convcution as
n,.a makes this the Declaration " ~ ,
principles. ,.suo st this time ia I
Tas,ea states is indist.rtably the houo,
question II 10 between the eo,u ssa ''. 80
Ma -,ds and bank currency on the ohe So.
ara the bimetallc standard, no 'o'
,overnment currency on the other, s.tc
~, ,hfs issue we declare ourselves w y,
s.y,r OF distinctively Americah sSsse .o,d
80 unalterabiy opposed 70 the slnk.o ~
s,.pdn I'd and demand imufcaih'o .,,,or nv |
.,l,utional standard OF gold ana riN
.n.a,,on nv this goyervmcnt indepenoe".c
49,, ,oreign mower, OF the unreA'fier.. l
s.s 81 both gold and silver INV n.y., ,erms
s',enev at the ratio OF leto l. anu - "a is-a,
~ exact equality, as trey eAir'e" o,uasv
80 silver colo ~ be fun legal 'enuu' NJ "a
VIZ 81, An debts and dues pupiio nnn
49,, ana We favor such iegisiatlon ~ VIZ
rrevcnt for tho future the uenione -,
INV Wind OF legal tender money oy p'N"S' wa
tract. .r 70 control and
',a,a narer currency IS inseparaeie from
,hs mower 90 coin money ana hehec' 'n s,s
currency intended 20 circulate as money Snou."
ne issued and It's volume confronted oy the 49,
III Government only, and should oe "e"'
tender a., .h. ,ssue nv
we nre unalternbiy opposed 10 the issuo W
,ns United states Of intcrest-oearlhs oouu' =.
,ime OF peace. and we denouh'e as p.a"
worse than a crime the presone oo !,
,olicv ooncurred ia by q republican n.uso' -
Ps,. ,he country IN debt by hundreds Oh
rulI,ns in the vain attempt TO mainlaih wy
.old standard by borrowing gold anu W. ~, w.
,nand the payment Of all coin oplsueiois y. =. -
United states, as provided py eAis9"s -. -,
,,h., gold or silver coin, at the oP.."
creditor.
Tho Crime of rs.
Accommodation OF gold In 1878 cnor
-,o,a,v Increased the demand lot so iu' =
hancina its purchasing power anu ~" 49,
rrioes measured by that standard Au pss 80,
mat unjust and indefenslole ae' wy y, NO
American products have falleh' uP"n y"
- YEARLY 10 per cent, carving uo"n y.
or,tonately tire money value OF ati ""
sorms OF property .,xor.a the prof,
a. legitimate industry, inlurinR VI. ,.pp ,a h
Tor the benefit OF the non-produeef. 'ielep'
~ nuraen Of the debtor swelling the gus
80 eredItor paraiyzing the productive ene
~Ies az the American people, iclet -'' - !.
saleness vast numbers OF wiiiius 80,
sending the shadows OF despair ~ go W.
81 the honest toiler ming ,hc .aua ~.
u IA manners and building up colos
fortunes at The money cen,ers. ,ss,a,d
In the effort 10 maintain the eoiu . So"
~. couniry has within the las' IVY -, a.
sime OF peace and plenty. been loa . -. =,
49, ~. "a n q Of additional interest-peaf
-, ,,nder such circumstances as 10 hiio
svndicate OF native ana foreign o"" s'a =
realize a net profit OF millions on sinsls a
=, stands confessed that the eoid s'ahoa,"
oniv ne upheld by so depicting our ~.
-, as "a force the prices Of our prohuceS
- 80 r,ronean and even below the As
level to enable us TO sell IN ioreis" 80 '
thus aggravating the very c, lis ~ A,
neople so bitterly complain oee raoi ~. a. -.
lean labor ana strlhlhk Nv 49,
our civilization itself.
Thc advocates OF the gold stanoaru 70
,ently claim that the cause OF Our ISL ISL
overproducton-tha we nave D. ~
much that II has made US poor o.
That the true remedy is TO close tho iae
h.,aon the farm and throw the mu''u
,,eon,e ont OF employment oos. 'no
leaves US unnerved and dishearteheu I'M
,u,elv without hope for the future'
firm IL to be unquestloheo 'na' w.
such economic paradox as oVerP'os ~
,,na sane time tens OF thousands OF oo
- c,,,zens remaining half clad ana ma
- ,.no are piteously clamoring TOT pie
mon necessities Of ii'o.
Money OF tho Constitution.
over and above all other questions "
-. are in favor Of restoring 10 INC 20
rated states the time -honorco MONEY
cas,s,n,ion not one. but both, the mo
washington and Hamilton, ana eno' ~
80. and Jackson and Lincoln, 10 u
that the American people may -. ~. =,
nav for an honest product; ina. 'no -
ss,,o- nav nav his Just obligations In q
sara ana not in a standard ina,
creciated 100 per cent ABOVE az =.
s,an,es Of our country; and 70 the emu
that silver standard countries my ~
~ the unjust advantage theS ny" 80 80,
s,-ara,rs in exchange between golo am
aav.n,aye which tariff Legislation III
not overcome a,.,r ,cneal
we therefore. confidently appen
,.onle az the United states TO leave
ence for the moment all other eues'io
80 ,pnortaut and even momento'
may appear to sunder II neeu pe' ~
marty ties AID Affiliations. ana uni'e ~
nrerne effort TO free themselves anu ~
Avon from the domination OF the mon,
noyer more destructive than any "
aucr been fastened upon the cNllNo'
anv race or any age. And upon ,ue
,na,ion OF our desires and enotts,
,ha gracious favor OF Divine provideh'
fnasmuch as the patriotic maJoil'
Chicago convention embodied IN ,he
,,l,nk OF It's platform the prlnclpie Gu
a. the platform OF the American y
marty. promulgated at Washington
rarv -. 1896 and herein reinsta,eu'
not oniv paramount. but the only re"
the pcnding campaign. therefore 20
shat their nominees embody tnese
,,rinciples we recommend that tnis
nominate WIN. J. Bryan. OF Neor
nrexident and Arthur Sewaii' Oh
vice-prcsdent
FINALLY the following resolution wa
p@.olpsd. That IL is the sense. OF IN
.r~e committee that union o. all
Sucluding the peoples party suver
eree-siiver democrats. Is expeaicn,
10 enected ut once for the purpose
tn~ victory for the advancement OF
In November.
Genereus Oliver tn the e
ST. LoUIs, July 26.-The ex
The national convention OF