Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-21
UNioN or FoReEs

LHl~.In.. ENINHEI 4l.AHNA ~ ' A. -
beuT county:
TIE Advocate has received many In
quiries as 10 its position on the ques
tion Of a union q reform forces in the
campaign Of lssS Not only has the
Advocate decided views as regards
this subject bat has no hesitancy IN
defining SAID views.
We favor such union a. viii Be fair
TO each and ali PARTIES labOring for a
restitution q silver TO its cOnstltu-
ti0nsl rights and the position it occu-
pied prior 10 the infamous act Of 1873.
This is a general declaration that
states the prime object Of the union.
As a means Of Carrying it into eXecu-
tiOn with fairness and equality to all.
We suggest the following plan, which
we believe 70 D. feasible. and il ad-
heTed 10 wi deliver the state and
counties from the grasping clutch Of
the present C0l1 standard and poverty
breeding rezinla. We believe Ourplan
i a good one aud shall direct our ef-
forts along this line until a better is
suggested.
Let the Democrats. POpulists aud
Silver Republicans each hold separate
conventions on the same day and at
the same place, aud when organized
each convention appoint a cOmmitte
Of conference aud such committee
meet in joint caucus and appOrtiOn to
each party the number Of Offices to
which il shall De entitled and the
nominations to be filed by each.
E1c- convention will then proceed
independently u nominate candidates
for such Offices ~ have been allotted
il. and also endorse By regularly nomi-
mating such candidates as have been
chosen by the other conventions to fill
such of the offices not falling TO itself.
For eIample.In this county the dem
Ocratic aud populIst vote is about eq-
ual: then each should have the same
consideration. while the silver Re-
publicans shall name as many Of the
candidates as shall correspond with
their voting strength in the county
this TO be determined and such NOM
iaatiUns appOrtiOned by the confer
ence committee.
After each convention has chosen
its prescribed candidates, then the
three bodies to meet in Joint cOnven-
tion and there and then formally re-
nominate all OF said candidates, said
joint convention and its re nominees
to Be designated as was the ticket for
the choice OF presidential electors in
1895.
This will be z Union Of forces and
at the same time allow each OF the
parties to retain its party uame and
identity, haying its own platform,
but all agreeing upon the one leading
and paramount issue-the financial
question.
y Union Of this kind can be brought
about in this county and state with
out friction between the various re-
lOi III IDlCES dlu Lilt ItSulI VIII Dc,
that not one of the representatives of
the gold plutOcracy aud friends Of
monopoly will hold a single state or
county Office.
We believe new party under a new |
name would be impracticable and un-
certain Of desired results at the COM
ing election. 1t is difficult TO induce |
the people to break away from old |
party names and party ties within so
short a time. True they shOul5 not |
find this difficult task to do, but Just |
now we are confronted with a condi- |
tiOn and not theory, and we must |
apply the most effectual and certain |
remedy.
On the money question there is no |
difference between these three politi-
cal parties-all favor the abolition Of |
the national banking system. The
peoples party hold to some additional
views, but ali recognize the money
and banking question as paramount !
and the first to be disposed Of. When |
We have achieved this financial |
victory we can then cross the |
other bridges as we come to them.