The herald., 1898-08-28
THE PLATFORM
Strong Enunciation Of the Principles
of the PARTY


The Silver Republican party Of the state
of California, in its first state convention
assembled. at the city of Los Angeles, this
27th day of August, 1898, hereby reafi1rm our
fealty to the principles and doctrines OF
the Republican party as declared and pro-
mulgated by the immortal Abraham Lin
coin and James G. Blaine. Through the
rise Of new questions and the selfish or
corrupt course of the leaders Of parties the
| lIes w1l1.,. puufu the people to their
political organizations have now to a great
degree lost their force. We relterate the
doctrines of that greatest and most patriot
lie of all American statesmen, James G.
Blaine, who declared Both gold and sill
yer coin to be the money, not only Of The
constitution, but of the American people
anterior to the constitution, and that con-
gress had no power to demonetize either
gold or silver" and that 1.-THE responsible
ity Of re-establishing silver In its ancient
and honorable place as money in Europe
and America devoves really upon the con-
gress Of the United States" We reiterate
the words of Mr.. Blaine wherein he says:
II believe the public creditor can afford to
be paid in any silver dollar that the United
States can afford.to coin and circulate"
The Dollar Of Our Dads
We believe as did the immortal Lincoln,
when on the fatal day of his assassination
he declared, 1.-THE prosperity Of the miner
is the prosperity of the nation; the moro
gold and silver we mine the easier 1t will
be for US to pay our national debt" 30
We reiterate the doctrines voted for by
William Mckinley Of Ohio. in the congress
or tho Y,tt aI tato Al
lows: - t -,.
"That all the bonds Of the United States
are payable, principal and interest, at the
option Of the government Of the United
States, in silver dollars of the United States,
containing 412h grains each of standard
silver; and that to restore to its coinage
said silver coins as a legal tender in pay
ment Of said bonds, principal and interest,
is not in violation of the public faith, nor
In derogation of the rights of the public
creditor" .--,
1t is the duty OF the government to FUR
nsh the people with a sound, stable and
flexible currency COMPOSED of gold, silver
and paper issued by and wholly under the
control of the government, each and every
dollar being full legal tender for all debts
both public and private, and therefore each
dollar being as good as any other dollar
this function of the government to be exer-
cised without the advice, assistance, dicta-
ton or consent of the banking interests Of
this or any other country. -..--. --
Believing the financial question to be the
paramount issue before the American peo-
pie, we hereby reaffirm the declaration of
the Republican state convention of CALI
fornia, held in the city of Sacramento on
the 7th day of May, 1896, when 1t unanimous
~ declared:
Sixteen to One
1--WE are in favor of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,
and the making Of silver as we'll as gold a
legal tender In payment of all debts, both
public and private"
The policy Of the present national ad-
ministration on financial matters was a
dishonest act toward the men who placed
It in power, inasmuch as the party declared
before election, through its platform and
public prints and speeches, that the policy
of the administration would be In favor of
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
a ratio of 16 to 1 with the consent and as
sistance Of other nations instead of by In |
dependent action, and that these promises
were made for the purpose Of catching
votes and with no intention of their helms
carried out in good faith, as was evidenced
by the fact that when once in power the |
bmetallist guise was thrown of and a !
single gold standard policy was adopted by
the appointment Of a radical exponent Of /
that doctrine to the position Of secretary, of
the treasury, The party therefore went
into power by securing votes under false |