Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-07

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and private" This Of course mus'
stand as one Of our chief demands
While the opening Of our minis to
free silver would not give Us the scien
tihc dollar Of absolutely inyariab'e
value. such as Populists aim to ulti'
mately establish, i: will give Us dol
| lar vastly superior in this respect Ia
our present dollar. Another reason Of
immeasurable importance. why we
should open our miuts to free silver
is. that the premium Oh gold as mea. =
ured by silver and which acts as a
bounty Oh all exports from silver
using to gold-using countries, bounty
that has been a prime factor in &C.
pressing prices Of commodities iD gen
elal and agricultural products in par
ticular. This premium, this bounty,
can only be effectually done away
with by restoring tie Pr
.i.y between gold and s.lvr
which in turn can only lie
accomplished by opening our mi."- TO
free silver and completely remrnr'iz-
ing it. Therefore, any party repa-
senting the agricultural aud produc-
ing classes must advocate free silver
in its platform. Now the Peoples
party is no great stickler for names,
but is strictlya party Of principle,
and in proof that reforms do not 60
backwards the Peoples party today de-
mands all the reforms demanded by
the old Greenback, Union Labor and
Union parties and more. Therefore
the pane of the party that is to re-
suit from a union Of forces is of minor
importance. Populists who are posted
in the history of the reform movement
know that the Peoples party is the
legitimate offspring Df a union Of re-
form forces and no true Populist will
object TO a further union. But it |
must be an honorable union, not a |
fusion for the sake of victory and the
spOils of office. Never mind the name.
One can be found;but will Free Silver
Democrats and Republicans agree to
unite on the principles 50 far sug-
gested? First government issue of
money; a full legal tender for all debts
public and private; gold, silver and
paper to be equally absolute money;
Tree coinage Of silver sixteen to one:
abolition Of all banks of issue
and government saving banks for
5he people l do not pretend to
'ay that Populists would not demand
more, but the question is what could
De agreed upon, and is union possi-
Die ? Populists would certainly not
iemand less than l have indicated
Ind If our free silver friends accent so
ar as TO unite with US, We might con
inue the discussion. Otherwise .it
would be useless. We claim that the
SSuing of money is no part Of legiti-
nate banking, but entirely function
I government, and as such should not
e entrusted to private corporations.
We have no fight against legimate
As have shown in a former
rticle the Peoples party is the IT.
lit OF a union of forces. But in the
Mon or conference held at St Lon.s {
lat terminated in the birth of the
copies party ar Omaha, no back. I
ard steps were taken. Now the
lestion is, can another union he c
sacrifice of principle ?
no are the parties that seek a q
mon with the Peoples party? And /
nat concessions do they askg 7 '
ave seen no proposition cominp.from :
ther the Democratic or Silver par,y 7
king an honorable union OF forces
Ill The JOURNAL or some Of its
speak for the silver
Fces that object to the Peoples Marty /
and rofns L 1