The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-03-18

ha two metals and OF the squ"' Po"
4 svsrv dollar at all times in the market
md in the nav ment oi. debts and we oe-
nand that all paper currency shai' oe
xept at par with aud redeemaoie 10 soc'
,oin. We insist upon this poiicY ~
necessary for the protect'on Oh
iha farners and laboring classes, the
Iirst and most defenseless victims Oh an
nnstable aud fiunctuahng currency
This l think when read and isiriy con-
strued means to maintain every dollar
a. GOOD as gold. In 1896, many thou
aands Of democrats because oil party
iealty, Including myself. and not having
made a proper study Of the financial
policy of the democratic party as deciar-
ed at Chicago, supported Mr.. Bryan.
There is az much reason in plowing
with an old fashioned wooden plow sole
ty because our fathers.used it, as there
is in saying that silver dollar on 'ts
own metits at the ra ito oi l6 to /, wouid
be equal to a gold dollar in face OF the
fact, that the commercial. value oil the
two metals have 30 changed since Jetier-
son, Jackson and Benton's day. that 1t
now takes SO grains of SILVER to buy
grain Of gold. The ratio hxed bv Jeher-
son was is to /, and he declared in his
own:language that "the proportion be-
tween gold and silver is mercantile
problem altogether" He said just prin-
ciples will lead us to disregard the legal
proportions altogether; to inqnire into
the market price Of gold in the several
countries With which we shaii be prin-
cipally be connected by commerce and
to make an average from them." Ii We
follow the old democratic rule today the
average or commercial ratio would be
about 33 to l, and consistently We can
ask for no less, II free coinage of silve.
be insisted on. Ii was in 1884, under
| Jackson that the ratio Was changed 10
| l6 to l, which shows that the democratic
party were willing to change the ratio
to suit changing coniitions-recognizins
the true rule to b., ~ Benton said 10
determine the true valne OF the two me-
tails" AT the ratio of Ss to /. silver
dollar on its own merits would be a.
good a. gold dollar. but silver dollar
at the ratio OF le to I. can only be main
tanned in this country as good ss Q gold
dollar Sy preserving tue present system
OF free aud unlimited coinage oil gold
and the restricted or limited coinage oil
silver. 1t 10 hardly necessary TO say that
paper money can be kept as good as
gold only by the governments pledge
to maintain il 90. Otherwise paper
money would DO unstable and fiuctuatinl
Way back in 1865, the democratic party
declared in favor OF one money only
Zone for toe government and the people
the laborsr and the ofiee holder, thu
pensioner and the soldier. the pr ducel
and the householder"
II we maintain our dollars each q
good a. gold We will and can make us'
of large quantities Of SILVER and also o
paper Tor money. but every dollar unde
such q standard will be just what every
body desires, Wig: one dollar viii be a
good and equal in value to every oshe
dollar. The same dollar for the poor a
for the rich. Thie 10 tue old Democrats
position. The quantity or volume wii
be constantly Increasing for ne as "a
ton sell annually more than we buy, an'
have The balance Oa trade in gold comm
to rs each year; also we have annually
large output from our rich gold mines
We are the best prepared OF any naiio
on earth TO maintain the standard out
lined by ex-president Cleveland. By :
doing we will think become the credit
! or nation of the world. Oar none
j xlll be sought from abroad; the inoae
center Of the world will be trausierre'
| from London to Greater New York; an
money will be loaned to the borrows
and on long time from tso 70 fonr p'
] cent. per anuum. / do not believe
abuse or ridicnle. I accord to every or
the right 20 think and vote as he please
Men are liable to honestly change Q
this great question as will be seen ;
the views oi men aud platforms
Oregon, during q comparatively sho
time. Every one should read and siud
this important question and hsvs u
eoursgs to take the stani that the
honestly believe is right. Is si-i N
do to ,abe the mere statement
speeches OF those who are more clan
= erous Tor ofice. than they are Tor pri
ciple, or their cuantry's welfare. Ene
. /. one thing that all Intelligent m'
" OF each Of the three parties will aimi
aud that il that IL xs adopt sys.eI
that brings with IL unstable aud IN
y tuaiiug money. 50 that one dollar "
not be syusi in value and pu'ehssi'
x power with any o,ner dollar, then
sure "a night follows the dRv, vii Il
evil thereof, fall the heaviest on the po
= man. II will not do 10 have tso s,snC
ards. We must either have the gU
; standard aud every dollar IS goo
gold or the silver standard with doila
: not a. good as gold Ls, delegates
J, elected TO our conventions who viii d
" clare for sound Democratic principles I
thie great question, to the end that u
+, party may once again grow TO be PoV
er Tor good in the land. Nothing hn'
few Offices caa be gained by fusion.
is much bciter fer ne as party to p
cut conservative and progressive pla
form and as Democrats 90 il alone.
!, Gao. W. WRIGHT.
. ALBANY, Oregon, March llth, lses.
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