Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-08
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A J. Brigham Erftes from DufuTs
April lS-
4 vas pls2ssd to-day % - Al article
in yrur paper that there vas under
oonsi5sratiOn. the calling q cO1Tsn-
sson fos The pgrpose q uriting ibs
silver fogrss O tfle STATE f8E the OeTt
zupzixn- Tbis is . move 10 fhe
rixht diree6iOo. and oos that vii
q uy OpisiOo u.eet Eith general 2D-
orOEzL There II oOsbing tnzt las
Iaksa place - far duri0g this admin
s.trzsion. that 6oes DOF point 20
sacoessf1i teEzinztiOn az The DsIt
eleczsou q the demands q the silver
rssae- ! have been iDciiDed 70 think
nat TIE seoate ought 70 allow the
fartf bfn 70 20 thTO0gh, for / feel
ssrs that tt woaId thoroughly oeDO0-
ssrzte that it - tzpossible 20 raise q
reTsnDe by tariff, unless there is
zssney in the h2DdsOf The people With
shIch 10 D1y gOOos- The reason
shzf Ee caBOot buy goods with the
DOoey that there il DOE ia the
szJuBGsy. is that about $50. 10000 Of
The so1sIled circulating medium Of
sbe oOuntry is 10 the hanks and the
credit u the people has been de-
stgvyed bg . cOatFsctlOn Of eircolz-
tloo- ~ the people were MT 10 debt
their credit eOald be used 70 draw the
DOoey sut for the channels Of trade;
then th.y eSaId bug goods, and By
that means It would Be possible 70
raise . regenae by tariff, but It can-
not be done when eyery avenue %
which the stream that supplies the
people with q circulation has been
cut sf. Under the Bland-Allison act
and also uuder the Sherman purchas-
ing act the stream was partially sup
piled. / repeatedly called the at
tentiOn Of the people to that fact
during the fall campaign. But they
we're sure It c0uid be done, now we
will have the demonstration and that
will settle II.
1 think that the plan suggested for
the convention Is good one. One
Silver Republican, one Democrat and
one POpulist, from each county, II
they have q proper conception Of the
financial question, can unity the silver
forces Of the state 80 as to control the
next election Ia the interests OF
Americans. What We want in such a
convention Is patriotism, loyalty 10
American Institutions. Yes, We can
go further and say, loyalty 70 human
ity, for the demands that we are max
ing on this silver issue. involve the
prosperity aud well being OF 10000
600 people, involving the best inter
ests Of the race. In considering the
work Of such q convention we should
think that it is not a question of
whether each plank In any one OF the
party platforms Is right or wrong;
DOW, the question for US 70 consider
~ whether this or that plank will
make the war on the gold standard
stronger. The bank Of England Is
behind the gold standard movement,
whereas We have nothing behind the
silver movement 70 guarantee its
success, except our loyalty 70 Ameri-
can citizenship, loyalty TO American
liberty and loyalty 70 our homes and
families. say yes, let Us have such
a convention, and let Us meet, willing
TO take an cath 10 do our duty for
those who send Us there, and not as
the last legislature did, take an oath
Of POpulIst god and Of Democratic
god and q Republican god, and thus
form a trinity that heaven, earth and
hell could not unite.
A. j. BRIGHAM.