The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11

efforts to denonet re silver" Now
take the rspubii anpatform OF e2:
"rhe Amenicau people from tradi-
ton ana interest favor bimetallism
and the republican party demands
the use Of Goth gviu and silver rs
i STANDARD money, with such restric-
tions and under such provisions to be
determined by such legislation as
4 as will See ure the ma OF the
parity OF vAiu- of the two metals.
SO that the purchasing and debt
paying power OF the dollar, whether
Of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all
times equal. The interest % the
producers OF the country. its farmers
and the w0rkingmen, demand that
every paper or coin dollar Issued by
government shall be as good as any
other. We commend the wise and
patriotic steps already taken by our
government to secure an lntsrna-
tional conference to adopt such
measures as will insure a parity OF
values between gold and silver for
use AS money throughout the world"
Here are two distinct and unequiv-
ocal uterences by the national re-
publican conventions:
LIST. "rhe Republican party Is In
favor OF the use OF both silver and
gold as money"
2nd. "rhe American people from
tradition aud interest favor bi-met-
allisin ana the Republican party de-
mands tire use OF both gold aud sill
Yer as standard money!"
Now let IL be remembered that
Major Mckinley was a delegate to
both Of these conventions and was
chairman of the committee on reso-
buttons at Chicago In lSSS, when
Gen. Harrison was nominated On
the 5th day Of November, 1877, the
House of Representatives, PISSED
bill to authorize the coinage Of the
sta ndgrd silver dollar and to restore
its legaNe nder character. Ii pio-
vided for the free aid uplimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio OF 10 20
l, on the me terms ss gold bullion
Is coined and repealed all con-
hictipg laws. The vote stood on
the passage OF that bill 1853 yeas, "a
nays, not voting %. Among those
who voted for IL was John G.. Car
Isle and William Nc IIinley OF Ohio,
SD my friends il we are wrong upon
the subjec. no one Is more response
BILE for IL than our greaVleader, Major
Mckinley. 1t will be noted that the
bill Is pie -isely what Is demanded In
the Chicago platform Of 1898 II Ii
was right then ii Is right now. II IL
was right then 1t cannot be wrong
now. Mr.. Carlisle soon after he en-
tered the cabinet OF President Cleve-
land confessed that when he voted
FOR that bill he was wrong. His
convention was brought about In q
way tibet has not. cen explained. 1t
is oLly fair TO a great man like him
that he afterwards gave 10 more
study, for am hot 20 impugn the
motives OF any man. About him,
however. Republicans did not care.
but Major Mckinley has made no
explanation Of his vote upon that
bill, and has never tao far as l have
SEEM profeesed TO have beer con-
verted TO an opposite view. His ac-
ceptsnce TO the nomination 40 pre-, l.
dent upon the gold platform was the
first time the country has any kuOwl
edge that he had changed his Opin-
ion. Now In view of those two la
tional platforms, 1883, aud 1892, and
the vote of Major NcKinley in 1877, |
did not the Republican party IN 1896 |
at St. LOUIS turn its back squarely
against the ime-honofed principles |
Df the party as promulga ted In 1883 |
and 1902? Now II repu bliaan who /
IT'LL believes In this doctrine aud
,onscienciously advocated Il - be
as an anarchist, . traitor
% the party, and one who would
,ring dfshonor upon his country?
No, gentlemen, these republicans
n nj q In a. ~
Inswer for their position for hifnet-
Illism than ycu can give for the
hange In 1896 Of yourselves and the
,reat leaders. These republicans
round me and at whose invita tiOn
men, nor would they
they love so we'll do any
nvsef, we'll advanced in life, and
re actuated by the highest motives
Il patriotism; to impugn their mo-
ives would be crime without ex-
use. 1t would be far better TO meet
nd oveIturn their arguments and
how thei. inconsistency II any eJ-
st. We are not demOcrats-we are
epublionn- endorsing every princi-
10 euuuCidteu w the ots LOUIS COu-
'ention, with the single exception OF
he financial resolution. We have
% sympathy with men OF any party
whose teachings differ with those If
Blaine and Garfield. And
desire to say for myself wherever
he principle Of bimetallIsm 10 not
involved and cannot be, shall exer-
ise my right TO stay inside the re-
'ublican party. voting for the nom-
nees Of Its conventions.
The country IL fortunate In having
nen of high character and COM
handing ability as nominees for
resident on both the repr blican and
ticket. My choice for
prior to the It. Louis con-
'ention was Major Mckinley, Of
)hio. / introduced a resolution in
ur county convention favoring his
had no idea at that
line that there would be any change
4 position 10y this party upon the
Ina nciai question from that declared
n the platforms of 1888 and 1892.
iuch less did think that Major
would submit to be placed
N "A platform contradicting a vital
'rinciple which his whole public
ife teachings and votes condemned.
Now, consider this platform and