Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-11
asILvRR REPuLRIcANsn
State Central Committee Issues an Ad-
dress Pull of Abuse.

! At a meeting OF the state centraI
committee OF the 'SiiYer Republi
cans" OF Oregon, held at the Hote
Perkins, yesterday, the following ad-
dress was unanimously adopted, and
the committee adjourned until lC
O'Clock this morning TO meet at the
same place:
"Belleving IL has never been the
intention Of the common voters OF
the Republican party to lend that
great organization TO purposes OF evil
and that the true followers OF Abra-
ham Lincoln will be as quick to cor
rect errors OF their own as TO rebuke
wrongs Of Others, we invite the care
ful consideration OF Republicans TO
the present political position OF our
country.
"The money power, although
thwarted in one Of It's vile efforts by
President jackson, ruined for a time
the great Democratic party OF the
United States, by fradulently divid-
ing its forces, and leading its greatest
wing 10 champion the cause of human
slavery. The same power Of greed.
ever seeking its own advantage, has
succeeded IN dividing the Republican
party and capturing its organization,
which IL now proposes TO use as the
engine Of "A financial scheme against
the people Of this county, that has
already brought woe and must end I'm
industri al slavery
True TO the traditions of the old
party, and the principles OF Lincoln,
the Silver Republicans OF the United
States have kept the doors of the old
home open, that all who will may as
sist In making greater the great day
that shall wrest the old party from
the hands OF its despoilers. We ask
you TO consider.
"Stlyer Is a money OF the cOnstitu-
tiOn; was attacked by hostile legisla-
tion, and Is ENTITLED TO free and
unlimited coinage, as you declared in
your state platform in 1890, as follows:
Both gold ard silver were equally |
the money Of the constitution from
the beginning Of the republic until |
the hostile legislation against silver, |
which unduly contracted the circulat. |
ing medium OF the country, and recog- |
nizing that the great interests OF the |
people demand more money for use in |
the channels OF trade and commerce,
Therefore, we declare ourselves In favor |
OF he free and unlimited coinage of |
silver, and denounce any attempt to
against silver as unwise
aud unjust.
The party or power that attacks
the minLage rights OF silver Is guilty
Of a violation OF the constitution, as
has been declared by the princes of
American statesmen.
"Daniel Webster said: Il am clearly
Of the opinion that neither congress
nor any other authority can legally
1emontiZe either gold or silver. III
one coin can be dethroned as money,
then the other one can be, and thus
Jhe constitution can be overthrow.
lhe command to congress is to coin
money, not TO destroy IL; to create lie
gal tender money for the use OF the
people. and the grant OF authority to
;reate money cannot be construed TO
mean authority TO destroy money!
flames G.. Blaine said: Il believe
yold and silver to be the money of the
constitution; Indeed, the money OF the
American people, anterior to the con-
'titution, which was the great or S
ganlc law recognizes as independent /
IL It's own existence. No power was '
'oDserred on congress to declaJe I
either metal should not be money.
has, therefore, In my judg- [
nent' no power demontize silver any I
more than TO demontize gold. {
"Silver Is standard money of our ]
and It's use as such with gold c
$ Tradition OF the Republican
larty, as we, as Il harmonious party
declared in our national platform in s
S92, as follows: "The American peo. S
lie, from tradition and interest. {
avor blmetallism, and the Republl- e
an party demands the use Of both Y
old and silver money" v
The demOnetizatiOn OF silver Is p
wrong, and the Republican party, in n
Us national platform in 1888, con- b
emned the effort of President Cleye- I
lnd'S administration to demonetiZe r.
I, as follows: "The Republican party
In favor of the use of both gold and
liver as money, aud condemns the a
Democratic administration in its ef- e
ort To demOnetiZe silver i
president Mckinley, on February Il
:, 1891, as member OF congress, in 81
he house, said: During all of Grover Il
'ieYeland's years at the head of the IL
evernment he was dlshonoring one .
| our precious metals, one of our own
reat products, discrediting silver and
the price OF gold. He en- I
Favored even before his Inaugural |
ion TO Office, to stop the coinage of |,
liver dollars, and afterwards, and TO u
~ NbN WI us hulululSlFdUlOn. Der | II
lStenJly used his power TO that end
le was determined TO contract the J
REGULATING medium and dsmonetize
ne or the coins of commerce, limit !
ne volume OF money among the peo.
le, make money scarce, and therefore
eur, lie would have increased the
llue OF money and diminished the
alue OF everything else, money the
Iaster, everything else the servant
You witnessed in the last campalgn
ne most cruel coercion OF the labor.
" vote by the money.changers I'm 4
large OF the old party-a coercion L
rat put the lives OF wives and chill X
rem atstake, by IA threatened with. n
rawai OF employment IL the voter 4
ID not forego his own opinion and "
)te the sentiments OF his employers. :
MS cannot be Lincoln Republican IN
m, tn
You have witnessed the unblush- su ..
" reputation OF their promises To "'
rive Tor International Blmetallism
thls same aggregation of greed, rs Co
soon as it had obtained power hs
lder promise so sulemnly made To ba
nation, which IL did not intend 20 rel