Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-27
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Urganizing in Every Precinct of Marion
County.


County.
Under the direction OF State Chair
man G. w. Talmage, and provisional
county committee, of which w. II.
RigdOn Is chairman, is enrolling all
who will subscribe TO the following
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio ei Is To /, indeper dent
Of the action Of any other nation; we
demand that all money shall be issued
directly by the governmental quan-
tity adequate for the needs of The peo-
pie, and all money so issued, whethe
sold, silver or paper, shall be full legal
tender for all debts, public or private:
we demand that no contract or law
shall discriminate against money is
sued by the government; we demand
the speedy repeal of the national
banking law; we demand that there
shall be no further issue OF United
States interest bearing bonds in time
OF peace; we protest against any legis
latiOn for the retirement OF the
United States treasury notes (green
backS) the money with which, under
the Republican admInist ration OF our
revered and martyTed Lincoln, this
nation was preserved from dismem-
berment; we demand the election of
all officers by the direct vote of the
people; we believe that under Re-
publican form of governments all laws.
enacted by the people should have the
approval of the people, and we, there
fore, demand direct legislation by the
people,"
SILVER CLUBS.
Republican voters who do not believe
in the gold standard are being formed |
in each precinct and where organizers |
are not at work, some one should |
write Mr. Rigdon OF this city for a |
club roll and circular of instructions. |
The Salem Statesman of Sunday |
says:
THAT the regular Republican |
party of Oregon Will have a bitter op-
position to fight during the six months |
is becoming more and more apparent,
and right here in Marion county
there is sure TO be union of all those
That do not advocate its princi ,)les |
viz: the Silver Democrats, Silver
and Populists. "
ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
Dear Sir: L send yru a club roll
which L wish you TO circulate in your
precinct and if possible get the sigma
,ure of every silver Republican who
'oted for Mr.. Bryan and others who
wish to join with us in our efforts to
% lift the burden of excessive taxa .
ion from the people. Although we
ire small in numbers, yet, no doubt,
We hold the balance of power in this
ounty and the state at large and IT
S our imperative duty to exercise
hat power in such manner that we |
nay be prominent factor in reform r
ng the abuses that have grown up in
he management of our county aud :
tate affairs. 1t also ought to be the ,
esire of every silver Republican to
ssist in electing good free-Silver
nan to congress from this district and
legislature which will elect a free
liver United States senator.
"The present congress will not re-
Orm the finances Of the country iD
lanner to relieve the distress of the +
eople under which they are suffering
rom long continuance Of The single
old Standard
''The Dingley bill, from which so
much was promised by the Republi-
ans, and hoped for by others, has
allied to either open the factories,
iOuu'C OiIC llIuOu bCCuCu IGhGuuC
aise the wages of labor and, no doubt
II financial legislation based on the
single gold standard will prove
qually unsatisfactory to the country.
"Complete your roll as soon as pos
Ibe and then call meeting of the
lub and elect club officers and a pre-
lnct committeeman. We can then
all meeting of committeeman and
erfect a county organization and
lect full county central committee Z
18th an executive board for the dis
ributiOn Of literature, employment of .
Deakers ard other educational work. "
"But the necessary thing to do just
ow is to enroll every Silver Repub-
can in the country under our declar-
tion of principles so that we may not O
My exert an influence in shaping up P
he spring campaign, but will be In b
Osition to command respectful at. G
entiOn in the future"