The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-26
THEIR AIMS IDENTICAL.

mon, but since they are agreed upon
nearly every issue, though each may
have different plan for reaching a
certain end, cooperation would seem
the wise thing.
VIM. ]. Bryan, whom the reform
forces supported for president in
the campaign of 1893. expresses this
| view of union: "If the democrats,
populists and silver republicans were
agreed upon but one question, that
, question might be important enough
to justify cooperation, although the
parties differed on all other subjects.
But those who advocate the union of
the principal reform forces against the
common enemy can point not to one,
but to a number of reforms which are
demanded with equal emphasis by
democrats, populists and silver re-
puhlicans.
"First-They are unalterably op-
posed to gold monometalism.
"Second-They demand the i'm
mediate restoration of bimetalism at
the present ratio by the independent
action of this country.
"Third-They oppose the retirement
of greenbacks.
"Fourth-They oppose the issue of
paper money by national banks.
'Fifth-They oppose the issue of in
.erest bearing bonds in time of peace.
"Sixth-They favor the income tax
as a means of raising part of the
revenue necessary to administer the
federal government.
Seventh-They favor the abolition
of trusts.
"Eighth-They are opposed to gov
ernment by injunction.
Ninth-They are in favor of arbitra-
tion as means of settling disputes be-
tween labor and capital
Then here are nine tenets upon
which the three parties are united, and
are these not enough to justify their
pooling their issues? After these re-
forms are enacted into law, whatever
difference that may arise in the future
can be settled as the several parties
may determine. Mr.. Bryan gives fur
ther reasons why the democrats, popu-
lists and silver republicans can meet
on common ground and why they
should cooperate in opposing the COM
mon foe to the masses.
IF the republicans obtain control of
the senate and house in the elections
of 1898, there is no doubt that they
will, by law, surrender the contract
right which the government now has,
TO pay coin obligations in silver (of
which we are large producers) and
bind the nation to pay in gold ian ap-
preciating metal, the production of
which is largely controlled by Eng
land).
"Tke republican party may if it
obtains control of congress in 1898
abandon the system, which gives the
debtor the option and substitute new
system, which, first, permits the
money lenders to choose the coin of
payment, and. second, allows them to
increase the purchasing power of the
dollars they demand, to the impover-
ishment of the wealth producers of the
world.
"Should those who oppose this
financial heresy, this child of greed
and avarice. fight each ether while
the American people are bound with
fetters of gold?
"The administration is clearly CON-
mitted to the policy of opposing inde-
pendent bimetalism. Should friends !
Of bimetalism help the administration
by fighting each other?
''The secretary of the treasury is
the retirement of the green
backs. Should those who oppose the
retiring of the greenb backs help to de-
stroy them by fighting each other?
"The administration has recon-
nended an enlargement of the privi-
eges and profits of national banks of
ssue. Should those who oppose
banks of issue strengthen the
banks by fighting each other?
"The secretary of the treasury asks
to issue interest. bearing
ponds. Should those who oppose such
ponds aid in increasing the interest
,earing debt by fighting each other?
"Our Federal taxes are collected en-
irely from import duties and internal
evenue duties, both systems bearing
more heavily upon the poor than upon
he rich. The republicans refuse to
rant the relief which should be secur-
d through an amendment to the con-
providing for an income tax.
'hould those who favor an income tax
ppose this needed reform by fighting
ach other?
'iThe democrats will be warned
gainst becoming tainted with popu-
SIN, and yet Jefferson denounced
anks of issue, and jackson entered |
ito a contest with the money power
efore there was populist party,
lille the bimetalic system was estab-
shed in the United States before any
party was organized.
"Our enemies will warn the pop
lists against associating with the
and with unstinted praise
those who are credited with
utting principle above Office. The c
publican party will gladly leave the
'pulists in possession of all the
SO long as the republicans
e permitted to hold all the offices, I
1T their political principles are of Q
, service to the public until they are ?
forced, through the legislative, ex-
utive and Judicial departments of q
e government. The silver republic
ms will be asked to listen to the siren
ng of international bimetaIists. and
armed against the communicating in o
Ience of both democrats and popu- c
It's. AS an ounce of prevention is -"
id to be worth pound of cure, so
,llar spent in separating the reform u
rces will be more useful than S16 a
ent in an attempt to overcome their o
lited strength. "
SIN great crises the patriotism of the L
people always rise sufficient II
r any emergency. An emergency is a