Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-22

A significant feature OF the platform
adopted under his guidance by the Ne
braska supporters OF VIM. j. Bryan at
Lincoln yesterday, Is its insistence up
on the discredited heresy of free and
unlimited silver coinage at the ratio OF
16 to |. Not only does this declaration
of principles of the vintage of 1900 open
bv '.reatfirming'' and endorsing in
whole and in part. in letter and in splr-
it, the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic national convention held in Chi
cago in 1896. which emphatic protesta-
tion is IN itself an assurance OF persist
ency in devotion to the exploded tenets
of free siIverism, but, after an outburst
of accommodation leveled ut the Dingley
tariff and the trusts, it puts forth this
fl esh commitment.
Instead of system which would
chain our nation to the gold standard
and compel it to participate mall the
disturbances which come TO European
nations, we demand an American tinan-
cial system. made by the American peo-
pie for themselves, to be secured by tbs
Immediate restoration OF the free and
unlimited coinage OF gold and silver at
the present legal ratio of l6 TO l, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation.
This, however, is not the only money
plank in the new Bryan platform. Next
to deprecated silver, the Nebraska
candidate is in love with the notion of
vast government issues of paper. The
platform accordingly says:
Instead of the system favored by the
Republican party, under which national
banks are to be permitted to issue and
control the volume of paper myney for
their own profit, we reiterate our de-
mand for that financial system which
recognizes the governments sovereign
right to issue all money, whether coin
or paper, and we demand the retention
of the green backs as they now exist
AND THE RETIREMENT OF Ma
TIONAL BANK NOTES AS HAHID-
LY AS GREENBACKS CAN BE
SUBSTITUTED FOR THEM.
Were not candidate Bryan the fore
most free silverite, he would be the
foremost greenbacker.
The remainder of the platform is a
museum for the preservation OF the dis
iec5a membra representing every form
of misrepresentation and opposition to
the acts and policies of the administra-
ton of President Mckinley. The Porto
Rico tariff bill recently passed by the
Helse is denounced as Ia bold and open
violation of the nations organic law
and a fragrant breach of good faith. !"
The Filipino policy of the administra-
tion is condemned by implication, and
the Democratic party is represented as
favoring ian immedinte declaration 81
the nations purpose to give to the Fill
ipinos, first, stable form of govern
ment: second. independence, and third,
protection from outside interference,
as it has for nearly centuary given
protection TO the republics of Central
and South America" There is pro
clamation against the specter of mill
tarism,'' and declaration ofsympathy
for the Beers in their heroic efforts to
preserve their national integrity.
In addition to this, there is pot1I
pourri of proRouncements planned to
please the fancy of lovers of expert
ments. In this category figure the in
come tax, the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
the settling of Industrial disputes b.
arbition. The support given by Dem
ecrats throughout the country to the
movement looking towards the munich |
pal ownership of municipal franchises