The Caucasian., 1898-03-03

rho Parties Opposed to tho sale Of the
Gold Ring aud Allied Trusts and Monop.
oIis. should Maintain Their separate OF
xanisations and Cooperate Against the
Common Enemy.
The following important aud sig
nidcant signed statement from Mr..
Bryan is taken from the New York
Journal:
"While it il always diff cult to &C.
cure harmonious cooperation be
tween distinc: and separate political
organizations, there are times when
this Co operation is both vs. and
necessary. In the campaign Of 1896
the Democrats, Populists and Silver
Republicans united in demanding the
immediate restoration of Independent,
bimetallism at the existing ratio OF
10 to l, and they agreed in declaring
that the money question was Of para
mount Importance at that time.
The question now arises, should
these three political organizations
act together in the Congressional
campaign of 1903.
answer without hesitation, yes.
Those who answer no must assume
the burden OF proving fest, that Co
operation was unwise in 1896, or sec.
ond, that conditions have so changed
M to- make unwise now what was
wise then. The defeat that befell
the allied forces does not prove CO.
operation at that time to have been
unwlse, unless it can be shown that
some one party would have been
more successful than the three com
bned.
Cooperation does not cont emp late
the abandonment of party organizs
ton or the surrender of any politi
cal principles; nor is cooperate
defended on the ground that the
platforms of the three parties are
Identical. Campaigns g neral
turn upon q few issues, sometime.
upon one, and events do much to de
tsrmlne which issue shall most alb
sorb public attention.
Mr.. Bryan's Plan OF Co-OperAtion.
IL the Democrats, Populists ant
Silver Republicans were agreed up
on but one question, that question
might be important enough to justi
fly cooperation, although the par
ties differed on all other subjects
but those who advocate the union o
the principal reform forces agains
the common enemy, can point not t,
one, but to q number of reform
which are demanded with equal en-
phasis by Democrats, Populists an,
Silver Republicans.
FIRsT-THEy ARE UNALTERABL
OPPOSED TO GOLD MONO-METALLISM
SsCOND-THEY DEMAND THE IN
MEDIATE RESTORATION OF BIMETAI
n LIsM AT THE PRESENT RATIO BY TIL
INDEPENDENT ACTION OF THIS COUN
M TRY.
THIRD--THEY OPPOSE THE RETIRE
MENT OF THE GREENBACKs.
FoURTH--THEY OPPOSE THE IsSU
OF PAPER MONEY BY NATIONA
BANKS.
FIFTH-THEYioPPosE THE ISSUE Q
# INTEREST BEARING BONDS IN TIME Q
M PEACE.
SIxTH- THEY FAVOR THE INCoM
TAX As A MEANS OF RAISING A PAR
OF THE REVENUE NECESSARY TO Al
MINISTER THE FEDERAL GOvERNSIEN
W SEVENTH They FAVOR THE ABB
2E LITIoN OF TRUSTS.
W EIGHTH--THEY ARE OPPOSED I
GOVERNMENT By INJUNCTION.
M NINTH-THEY ARE IN FAVOR {
ARBITRATION AS A MEANS OF Sc
upT NJ n n W u U A
N8 CAPITAL.
Here are nine issues which are n
only important in themselves, b
& are now prominently before the pc
pie. Are these reforms worth sec
rings These questions we're subm
ted to the people at the last electio
but they were not settled, and W
not be settled until they are settl,
right.
The Conspiracy OF Gold aud Monopoly
The Republican party is trying
commit the country more thorough
to the gold standard. Even now
is endesvoring to secure legislati
Endorsement of the policy of payi
ali coin obligations in gold. 1t p
tends to be much concerned abe
national honor and the public cred
The leaders Of the party know Il
debtor, whether public debtor o.
private debtor, meets all the requi
ments of the law, moral as we'll
statutory, when he discharges his
legation according to the terms
the contract. They know that
through the war the governme
aud private debtors as we'll, p'
coin obligations in gold, althou
gold was worth three cents on
dollar less than silver. And J
these leaders would accuse Abrah
Lincoln of dishonor rather than
eur the displeasure of the Wall str
ragnstes, who now control the
nancial policy Of the Republl
party.
These leaders know that if
Federal Government declares it's +
pose to pay all coin obligations
gold, its example will be used as
argument to force gold contracts
on State and Municipal Governm'
and upon private citizsns. TT
leaders know that If their schem
carried, out. the very existence
these gold obligations will be ur
as . reason why bimetallism she
not be restored.
II the Republicans obtain con
OF the Senate and House in the g
tion Of 1893, there is no doubt,
they will, by law, surrender the
tract right which the gOvernu
now has, to pay coin obligation
silver (of which we are large pr
cers) and bind the nation to pa
gold Gan appreciating metal, the
duction Of which is largely contrt
hu EnulandA