The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-08
Republlcaps viii Not Amnlaumute
With SllyerlteS.
ISSUE is FOR SOUND MONEY
Mitchell Rspublleaa OySnureS tauust Ne
Received New BY the kspubli-
esp Committee.
The orogonlani

~ making rcply to The communication
sent ra.,nuD 20 its chairman by the
"Huchrll republican" committee " the
county ana rily An thn mrmtrts wrrc
present 4 prior mo"tins OF thr commit.
zee Was held hiht Monday evening. a.
waich sub.rommiiioe Wue appointed to
draf a raply At tho meeting ,,'strriny
tho following Was submitted w0loh was
unanimoualy adopted
rorllnd. or. Ian. o. irs
Hon Sol ltlnsch rhairman uf mo Nltyh.
oll,foupbliyan COMMITTEES.
prar sir Noir communication ~ DO.
H"mhcr 2 last addressed 90 Mr Donald
Mackay was laid hoforr tio republican
-iiy ami county committee. u being
'io,m"i fi,ai matters S,v- ih~foln dlu.
GUESSED O., you NH h -Hnuld properly be
brought tp tho idtrlil,u of tho whole
committee Tho rommutr has carefully
considered ,llo matir's to Ns,ioh you al
SCOT and moss submits ltu answer
The mrmb-'n " the committee ate ~
or" u,iui an To- m" ncoraaity af harmon,
l"uh a'iion an tho part OF alt fcpubilrans
me lni"yancr ~ this. too. ls cmpha.
ilroi IRON, day 90 day 80 ih" nor, of
all parti'u uppos~i 60 no upuih finHn.
hal policy ~ tho republican party. makes
% manifest that disarfns minor iiffcr.
7ns"s. uh~y ar 70 lni,o IN ono roptmon
n-pault ulon rhnt parry whl-h In the
nainsm} 81 sound fnancr and sooi eov.
0ruu,upl
m" rufumlito win a. al times receive
Nith a,tlsfariipr uuRvr1ions wqirh may
i- mai' go 81 MON any sour,r ihnt viii
hrinE support To thr principles ~ our
panty AMI ccnoal Ito mrmyssr ia closer
uniuu Vet IL must tv remembered Thai.
white questions ~ opinion ana par,y pol.
lry ahmn ~ cnmreumi,-. puuripirr do
not
So csnu"i Asrrc asgh YOU that uur dit
r.rrnrre Errw uui ~ HE primary rlcv.
lion uf isa The canuru arc long anterior
90 mat election They irosu oul of rurs
tiDnr lh4i had thrir beginning many y~,rs
divided us wr coHi not approve tho
,o.tre " those sho nave .ou,o,dci TOT
the trc, coinage Of silver
What waH tho state ~ anur- a. the
opening of ,hc campaign ~ l0G' ony of
uur aruaiow and rur lwo representative,
aor' ana iouF hu bccn. advocates ot
fr~r ruiuasv ~ Hllvrr For that MASON
We werr unwilling 'ht, hoy should be
frIurn,-i We could nui cop~uj then nor
can wr consent now to any action or
y,ur', nat would result IN ecndlns rithrr
to tho senate ot To- the bpuvr men not
known TO hr Opposed to thr fr,,r ralnsRo
of sily,c 1vaa ls tho position of thr rc.
puhll,an party On this position W.
vmnd t'pon thin ground We opposed me
fctutn of Mr Nj; 20 m, senate. AMI
Mr. Ellis 10 the hpuss wnrn the cam.
i,ilgn OF iS6 began th'-A' gentlemen were
nciiyo candidates Tor rv.rlco.icn and they
had b-cn flooding tho atnIr With nv ,-riI.
yer uuuup Tor yruuv
From ln" ,inc vo,rn tho q,.ont,on ~ the
tree and unlimil~i coinage Of silver came
before tho Nrnatc ~ the unitad Stntcu
down 20 tho time Nacn Il icfl the senate.
iion. 1ohn II. Mitrh'li senator from this
state, constantly "pokc ami voted for H.
up influence VITA the republican party
was such that IN lS9l at time when The
ruhi~ct wnr little understood Cav being
a candidate FOR recollection 10 tho srnnt,l
hIv fri-mlH, at ha instance. ,ytus'd
plank TO be- inserted In tho republican plat.
form committing mn republican party ot
Orvon to the fr,,r and unlimited coinage
~ silver ht 10 TO I. lie and they followed
this up by attempting again IN lSl2 90
have similar dernrnti5n Incorporated
In rhr platform NJ tha. yonr. intending
70 commit thr republican PARTY ~ mis-
suite further TO :his cours' ON Inv 10Th
day of JnmuhJS. lSG, few weeks before
the opening ~ ;he campaign of that year.
ne delivered IN The rcnntn an elaborate
tprrch Whhh he scattered ny thousands
over oregon, d,nounsmE he gold stnnd-
ara 49, The rouiVc of the dflc'lltl.y, OF the
country ntnlmung 10 II the alleged pow
orty or The people, lnl urging free coin
age of saver "a remedy Mr. Mitchell.
IN his advocacy Of free silver. had been
lhlc 10 carry the Oreyon delegation with
him, with one no,ahlc exception
WIN other republicans Of Oregon. the
r,'pubncans Of Millnomnh county deter
mined IN resist this effort to commit the
ropuMlrun party furthor to these false
prnciplcs They thought It high time
that thc direction OF thS party In Oregon
s,huuld be- taken out Of the hands of Mr..
Mitchell ANA his supporters and commit
ted 10 inc advocacy and support of SOUND
principle,
For this reason we have opposed the
return Of Hon John II. Mitchell 10 the
senate. You have stivcn, ana win strive
stll, TO rc-clcct him, Upon that issue we
separated. You were unable to control
thc county convention. and namel ,kot
which you called Mitchell republican. %
IT 50 stands on me official records OF
tho county
What then, Is the difference between
us? We are republicans. yUn are "Nlitch-
,l-rcpublicaus. We oposa the election
10 the senate OF Mr. Mitchell or any other
man who liz not dcclaHlly opposed 10 free
coinage Of silver, and devoted therefore
10 Inc malntonancc Of the gold standard
You want 10 return Mr.. Mitchell to th'
senate. and that Is the sole object for
which your organization exists. regard.
less OF the fact that he has always Aoker
In the 50 nate and elssShere for free coin.
age Of silver has always voted In the