Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22

this name can Be adopted 10 may
meet with some resistance On tbs
start. but / believe IL viii be sgreea-
be when once understood by The
masses.
am satisfied that jackson county
will fall in Lire. / have talked with
leading men from al parties ard ! am
sure a movement ~ this kind will
meet with pretty general approval
PROM LIsS COUNTY.
=. n Irvine Of Jordan. Linn county.
writes: ia regard 20 union Of reform
forces / will say that ! believe the
Populists u this precinct are ia favor
u union Of reform forces, but We do
not believe it can be done under the
name 81 the Democratic Party. orr
reason is this: The Republican Pop
ulists will not train under The name
OF a d mDcra', md: here re sOme who
voted for Mckinley on that account.
We are willing 10 meet the Free SIl-
yer Republicans half way, aud unite
under a new name. and On a G plat
form. The Silver Party" The
Bimetalllst Party" or any other
name that can be agreed upon.
j. n, Peery Of scio writes: I am
very much in favor % holding al free
silver forces together and will d0all IN
my power 10 secure that result. It is
the only hope We have Of defeating
the Gold STANDARD forces AZ our next
election.
I believe we can. and Will by earnest
work. There will perhaps be a few
middle Of the road Populists who
would not 20 with Us. but they would
do Us little harm.
CHI Abrams OF Charlottesville
writes:
/ am heartily 10 favor Of maintain
ing the united silver forces, because
with union Of forces anda good organ
izatlon victory Is possible. without IT
defeat Is the only result.
"In union there Is strength" for
the first time since the war the Demo-
cratic party has gotten back to their
old principles, as ADVOCATED By JefIer-
SOD and Jackson.
As a result Of the declarations Of
the Chicago convention the corrupt
element Of the party have been cast
aside and the party has practically
entered on a new era.
with It's plain square cut state.
ments on the money question, the
three parties, the Democrats, Popu-
list and Free Silver Republicans are
thereby enabled 20 work more closely
together and more Ia harmony.
FROM LIKE COUNTY.
A. w. Charlton OF New Pine Creek,
writes as follows:
/ am ready at all times with my
time and what means ] have TO CO.
operate with bimetallists In whatever
Is deemed the most practical way to
organize our forces for the contest; for
IL Is only begun, We have " silver
parties In our county, Democrats and
and for the present we have
decided 10 organize as such, but We
aud viii cooperate together TO a
man In the future against a common
would like TO see bimetal-
list organize before 1900 as One party
under some name. IL Is hard 10 get
up a fusion that will work In all the
FROM LANE COUNTY.
Hon. G. II, Baker writes The JoU-
NAL as follows under date, Walter
Yllle, March IS;
"what is your opinion Of the decis
on arrived at by the Silver Republic
regarding the organization Of n
Free Silver Republican partyY
the idea "A good one, and hope
10 see the organization carried into
,icct. | see the call has been made
Tor a convention 10 meet Ia Chicago,
luno q, next, % form plan OF organ I
/ think 10 Is the best plan I
NAV AAA ~ AAANAkNA ~ WIZ AAN+Nf
For IL furnishes a rallying point as '
we'll as a political house. For the
who from principle can A.,
no longer conscleutlously amlliato
with the British Gold Bug wing Of .
he old party and who do not feel like -,
,wallowing all OF the doctrines u ,
either Democracy or populism, and
hat Is the emergency at which We ,
laYe arrived. The Intention of this
PARTY | understand does not contemp- h,
ate the idea OF running a full ticket Ia
m elections, but merely 10 hold the ,
together, anu throw them 70 !
whatever candidates OF other reform ,
laFty. which Is likely 60 grant our ,
demands. Al least | think that ,
lac the policy, United We stand ,
we fall" ,
Next year, II there are no mistake, ,
made u looks "a me We ought TO carry !
lreasOn straight up for silver. +.