The state herald., 1898-09-23


can is the dominant party. At the last
county election its candidates we're elect.
ed over combined opposition. Denver
Republican.
The silver republican state convention
adopted the following platform:
1.-The silver republicans OF the state OF
Colorado, in convention assembled, again
declare their allegiance to the great cause
OF bimemllism and demand the restora-
tion of silver to an equal plane of digni-
ty and power with gold as a monetary
metal and that the mnts Of the United
States be opened to the coinage of both
silver and gold nj tho old ratio OF lG to
without asking or waiting the aid or con
sent of any other nation.
"The gold standard was introduced in.
to the financial systems Of the leading
nations OF the world - years ago With
OUT popular demand or knowledge, and
has proved a disastrous experiment from
that time TO this. Numerous information.
al conventions have oean called for the
sole purpose OF getting rid OF it,and in ey
cry leading nation commissions almost
without number have been eppointed
to investigate the progressive depression
in agriculture and trade have reported
in favor of It's abolition. By depriving
silver OF it's nights aud by vastly adding
to the demand for gold, the par OF ex-
change between gold using aud silver
using nations has been broken and trade
between them reduced to game OF haz
urd
"rhe increased NECESSITY Of attempt
ing to do more business with lcas money
has involved ruinous fnil OF prices with
resulting discouragcmont Of enterprise
loss OF employment 10 labor, multiplica-
tion Of the burdens OF dcht, taxes aud
fixed charges, the growth Of trusts mud
combines, aud the aggrnndizemont Of the
hoarders as against the producerH Of
wealth. We declare that the only prac.
tcablc method Of restoring unvrxeG
commercial relations botweon gold using
and silver using countries and ofstopping
the fall Of prices with IT'S resultant wrongs
is to be found IN return to tho time
honored policy OF bimctallism, The oyi
results Of the gold standard experiment
are not denied 10y ITS advocates, and they
stand mute IN the face Of demand for O
remedy. To enforce the gold standard
throughout tho world Is impossible. The
present condition Is intolemble. The sill
yer republican party and it's allies believe
that the issue thus presented aro the
most important IN American politics and
Gull for setileneu; before all others.
we arraign the gold standard repub
lican purity for ia attempted deception
u the American people by false pretonses
IN favor Of "a international agreement for
the free coinage Of silver, while actively
engaged m furthoflng tho designs OF tho
gold monopoly and the bankers ,rusi
nnd We eeongraiulaio the American people
that m the present attitude Of the ad
minisiraiiun and IN tho declarations OF
the leading republican state conventions
o. thia yopr, iho nation at last has frank
avoHal by that party Of iis ahsolu,e sur.
reader 10 the gold standard system.
an the state nl Colorado, aa especial
effort has bsen made 10 cloak and dis
guisa tho dolignl Of the supporters Of the
gold standard, Tic history OF these times
Is woeiul chapter n tho literature OF
political Discrimination. II has within tho
iEsi few days reached ita appropriate pnd
inevitable culmiuation ~ an net which
has difgrarrd the state and may VOL ap.
pal the citizenship of tho cnuoiry. III,
advocates Of the gold standard ~ Colora,
DO haya attempted tho theft Of Whol,
political party, The unfortunate occur
renee NJ tho opera house In Colorado
spunga on the morning of Sept. Z, isAlii
/ illustration oi the desperation Ut ihts,
men, aud u Tho extent 10 which they az,
! hNtthk ta ~ ~ tAA hNNlANNN Nl lllls tNlnuli
10 thwnri the zenl Of the silver rcpubl
cans Of Colorado. An ofrnnlgod raid by
force Of arms without The shadow II lt
gal authority at tho unsecmly hour OF
o'clock 10 tho morning upon tho opcu
house, IN tho poaccahle po,sefsion OF ~,
Representatives ot tho genuine silver 10
pubiicanism Of tho state ior tho purpua
Of insisting iB thc execution " plot b
deliver Tho silver republican Organization
Into the hands OF the Mckinley rail
standard party hos at last both unmariiel
this conspiracy aud madr clear the dnt
OF every aineore silver republican in Col
orad1.
I'VE bp,iern TINT tbe continued o,.ft
enee Of thonlyorrapubileal organization
IN THE state md in the natlon 10 Cor ih
present. necessary 20 tho adganrsmpnt q
tiia gitn, oiuue, and we doelafa our ruf
t.nued tloliiy 10 tbnt organization, auI
our Hndimluihrd c1nflFurs ursmuurgrcA
leader, Horny NJ Iollrr. We rlnhduBti
appeal 20 thu silver republicans of thl
state IN OUT tirorir To maintain he In
tegriy and ihc original purpose " u1