Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
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How can you defend the action of
Ehe Republican party in sending q com.
mission to Europe TO ask other nations
20 help us to restore the double-standard
except on the theory that the double.
standard is good? The difference be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties in 1895 was that, while both IA
yored the double-standard, the Repub,
ncans wanted to secure that standard
Dy foreign aid and the Democrats want.
Cd to secure it without the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation on earth. -
bryan at Milwaukee, Sept. 8.
Mr.. Bryan has stated the case above
with unusual fairness, but Immediately
thereafter used the statement to create
an unfair inference-that the Republi-
can party had suddenly changed it's
convictions In declaring for the gold
standard.
The Republican party has always IA
yored the double, gold and silver, stand
ard as preferred theory of money, pro-
vided that 1t could be made world
standard SO as to be an effective stand
ard. 1t has not believed that anything
less than the hearty cooperation of all
the civilized nations could result in es-
tablshing and maintaining true BIZ
metallic standard Of values, and, in
1896 it therefore declared it's unequivo-
cal opposition 70 the free coinage Of sill
YER excspt by international agreement.
Mr. Bryap's party thought, or pre-
tended to think, and il still thinks, or
pretends to think, that this country can
Of itself establish and maintain any
monetary standard it is pleased to have.
The Republican party believes that
any attempt to establish bimetallic
monetary standard In this country by
this country alone would result in es-
tabhshing the single silver standard and
between a single silver standard and
single gold standard it prefers the
better and not the worse of the two
metals.
Ehs real issue in 1895 was whether
thisscodftfy could rule the financial
wofld IN establishing monetary stand
ard or would have to conform to the
usages of the civilized world in that re.
gard.
The people at the polls, by very
heavy majority, voted to conform to
the standard established by the civilized
world and against attempting the haz.
ard Of trying to force the world to on,
way Of thinking, and the monetary
plank adopted by the Republican con.
vention at Philadelphia was formal
acceptance Of the gold standard alter.
native. In other words it was declar.
dtion to conform to the world monetary
idea after the world had refused to con
form to our monetary idea.
On the contrary Mr.. Bryan and hit
party still insist that, if the people will
only give them a chance to try, they
can butt the world off the fnancia,
stage. The Republican party admirel
cner PLUCK but condemns their discre
tion. They give evidence of having more
bravery than brains, more ardor thar
common sense.
If this new Democracy were Jeffer
sonian Democracy it would accept tn,
verdict of 1896 as final, for the corner
stone Of Jefferson's political philosophy
was the right of majority to rule, bu
it is to be hoped that the verdict O
1900 will be so conclusive as to convinc,
even the Bryan enthusiasts that tn,
American people have not thrown thei
discretion to the winds, but are tn,
same prudent, common sense peopl,
that they were In the days of the faith
ers Of the republic. -.
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