The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-02
CHICAGO PLATFORM STANDS.
POSITION INTACT.
lSimctallisn Will DO tho Paramount
J Issue In tho Next Campaign.

bEuoCltAAl hoSlIloN lNlACI.
Isimctnllism viii DO tho Paramount
Issue In tho Next Campaign.
Senator James X Jonos, tho chair
mar Of the Democratic national cx-
ccutivc committee, is firmly convinced
that tho Democratic position on the
currency Will not DO changed, and in q
recent Interview he has outlined the
reasons for his belief. Senator Jones
said
"To say that tho ncxt Democratic
national convention will rcutlirm the
position taken by tho convention IN
lS0G is to assert what every candid man
even slightly familiar with existing
facts, knows to be true. 1t is rs certain
as anything human can be that the
question Of bimctalism will be the lead
ing issue in the campaign next year.
And 1T Is reasonable to expect that the
ma jority OF the people will next time
declare for the party which means
what it says and will redeem it's
pledges, and that they will not again
be tricked into casting their votes in
lavor OF tho enemies OF the principles
in which they bclicvc."
ION what grounds do you base your
hopes Tor SUCCESS next year =" he was
asked.
| Solnc Oh inc reasons why | an
strongly hopeful Of tho future OF our
cause are ;is follows: In tho campaign
oil 1876 both parties declared for bI-
metun.sm; tho Democrats for indcpend-
cnt action by tho United States, tho
Republicans for an international agree
mont, which they pledged themselves
| TO PROMOTE. True, this declaration on
the part OF the Republicans WAS only
| made to catch votes, and because the
purity leaders did nUt care to 20 to the
polls without 1T. | think now no one
any longer doubts that the fixed pur
pose OF UhOsc who controlled these L. ad-
ers was to maintain tho gold standard,
and to prevent, not promote, an inter
however, served its purpose, and vast
numbers Of sincere bimetallists were
persuaded TO vote tho Republican
ticket in tho belief that they were vot-
ing for an honest effort TO secure inter.
national bimctnllism. Tho leaders W no
wore responsible for this trick have
already committed their party to tho
single gold standard. SO far rs they
can, and If they daro speak out hon
cstly in their next national platform it
will declare for the single gold stand
ard.'
do you believe that the cause Of
bimetalllsm is improving ?''
"Thcrc arc rs many believers In bi-
mctallism today in tho United States
as there ever were, and all these arc
doubtless now convinced that the only
way to accomplish bimetallism s
through tho action OF the Democratic
party. The great effort to stop tho fuii
OF priccs-thc shrinking OF valucs-and
to relieve the distress Of business re-
sulting from these great evils, without
doing inj lstico or injury to any class or
business. is being more and more un-
dcrstoOd. and commands tho RESPECT OF
honest and fair men always when un-
understood, and another campaign OF
ridiCulc ard abuse, such as that OF 1896
whether dictated by Ignorance or
vcnality- cannot succeed against tenn
pcratc arguments and appeals for
simple Justice, when the people have
time to fairly weigh the arguments and
form deliberate Judgment. There
| was great unrest nnu dissatisfaction in
1896 throughout the country, resulting
| from the falling prices and shrink ing
values. The Republican party proInls-
ed that If they were entrusted with
power all this would be changed, and
that prosperity should succeed exist.
ing conditions. Mr.. Mckinney and The
gold press now assure tho country tha,
We have prosperity There is quite q
boom in stock spcculatiOns in Wal
street, but Wall street i'd not the coun
try, rs We believe. a great famine
and short crop OF wheat all over the
world except in tho United StaLcs
naturally raised the price OF whcn,
while these conditions lasted, and tho
| bcnclcCnt effects Of this Temporary
advance In tho price Of u single article
which was 80 marked in tho short De
riod it continued, is likely to stimu
late Is desire for u return to that con.
dition permanently and an extension
OF 1T to all OF .cr products. This ia Our
purpose, and WAS our purpose in 1896
when the ltcpublioan party denounced
any ClOrt 10 Increase prices as q
crimc,"
in business :"
"Thcrc has been necessarily an IN
creased demand for labor within tho
last few months, as the result OF the
withdrawal OF large numbers OF Amer.
lean citIZcns from tho ordinary walkl
OF HE To be employed in the army
whose places had to be filled. There
has also been an Increased activity In
and demand for oil products which
were necessary TO the maintenance and
support OF IL large army. But thcet
conditions arc IN the very nature O
Things temporary, and all OF NJ know
thht thcy must paos away with the nd
OF tho conditions which brought then
INTO I!nc. Making due allowance fOI
the lhflucncG Of these three causcs, or
the present condition Of tho country
there is today as much dissatisfaction
and as much cause for it Is there wa
in 1886. No relief was or is TO be cx
pcctcd under Republican management
except such as comes by famine nbroat
and war ST home. u condition OF con
stantly falling general prices iB every
WhCro rGCOkniAcd aH q condition OF dil