The state herald., 1900-09-07

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the Republican ssnators, save that Of
enc from New EnglAhd.
The Republican platform sdoptsd 1t
Philadelphia declares for the gold stand.
ard, oona.nn' the frss coinage Il silver
and approves Of the currency Law Of
March Il. 1900.
The Republican candidate for the
presidsnsv approved the currency act
and on VARIOUS occasions within the last
four years has denounced free coisags
OF silver and the support thereof ~ d,s-
honest.
The Democrats. with . few exceptions,
in both houses Of congress opposed the
passage Of tho currency aot.
The Democratic platform declares In
unsquivoeal language Tor the frss ooih.
age of silver at the ratio Of 18 70 I, and
condemns the passage oi the eurrshey
bill.
The Democratic candidate for the
prssidsecs has durns the last four years
advocated in the most public manner,
the free solnass OF silver st the ratio q
Iii 70 I.
Thus The issue 10 squarsly made by
the party platforms and by the publicly
expressed opis,sn Of the candidates.
Thsrs y no rsssoa Why Silver Rspub-
Iioans should abandon the contention
Of 1885. II ws were right then, ws are
certainly right now. II 70 had reason
not to support NJ. Mckinley tbss, vs
have greater reason Why We shall mot
support him nov. II We bsl,svs that
bimstallism is better than gold msnomst-
sllism. then ws ought to stand by our
principles and support the candidate
whs not only proisssss to bslisvs in free
coinage Of silver, but who does 20
thoroughly believe il it that he publicly
dscisred, On the eve Of the national
Dsmooratio ooavsntioa, that he would
sst b . csadidats Of the party that had
not the courage 70 declare for free coin.
aes Of silver st the ratio Of Is to l. No
man who has spv regard for his rsputa-
tion has Or Will charge Nj. Bryan with
duplicity or dsoeis. Ria able and un-
selfish support, In congress and out Of it,
OF ths cause ~ profess to support, 70
sadsar him 70 every friend Of silver, 10
all who bslisvs 10 free oo,naes ct 10 - !.
We gave him 81 per osot Of our vote
in 1895, not because hs wns Dsmsosat,
bat because hs vas friend Of silver,
the ebsupisn sf our oauss. since his
defeat In 1895 he has In no wise abatsd
As zeal ip support Of The principls Of
frss coinage. We beloved in It in 1896,
snd 70 did BE-. We bslisve in IL now,
and % does be- HIS and our support Of
frss coinage Of silver was bAssd on the
idsa that there VA not sufficient gold In
the world 70 furnish the necessary met.
allie money for the growing oommercs Of
mankind. We oontsnd that ~ must
use both gold and silver, and that our
uss Of both would b . blessing to the
world. II times are better nov than 10
$780, 1t Is because the worlds output Of
gold within the Int four yssss Increased
sssfiy three t,mss thst q the yssr 1890.
ID The East ws are told By The kepub.
licss speakers and IN the Republics
ps~spapsrs that the silver question is
Involved in the csfnpsign, ssd that IL
Bfyas 10 elected b viii in some way
rsetecs silver coinage, Of at lssst fsoos.
niss silver - hsnsst coestitussonsi
money. and that therefore the support.
srs of the gold standard must vote for
AoKialsy.
10 tbs vest, where the silver ssnti-
meat y strong, the Republics speakers
ssd ssvspspsrs dsolsrs that The silver
qusstiSu 10 dead, ssd that II y not poss,.
bic Tor n. Bryss, u elected. 70 do any.
thing tos silver. and shsesiors ths friends
of silvss should cssss IA esstsad for Il
asd sapport AclAslsy.
The silver o. asascisl question is NOT
deed, either 10 th's oous.ry o. /. Europe.
a questsoa - elossiy rslsisa N the veil.
fare ssA prospssit, Of the people cannot
b dropped out Of The psli,losi snd COOS.
otnse ooosidsrstios Of Tie world. and
tbOss vbo bsiisvs thss The uss oe beth
6ssd I'D silver - primary Aossy y sso.
sssasy 10 ssoars ssssfsl sAd eootinusd
pt6spesify viii not osass their content.
ion bsosass ot the psssass q the eurrsa.
~ sst establishing ths esld ssssdsrd.
he people Of this state rsaliss that d.
thossh the Rspubl,ess party hes at.
tsnptsd 10 dsooostiss silver, Il b yss
necessary TO psss further issislsssoo ip
order 70 cs~plsss that dssosstixatiea.
The cies'na of the nis,s 10 ths free
coinage Of silver wss the aFst step. The
sdepsssn OF The gold standard wss ne
sscoed step. The third sssp nus, logic.
ally b The sauihilatios of full legal len.
dR oliver oeiss ~ sossy.
Tbe. sold stsndssd, sec~disg y ne
Rspsb,fsess, ossss ths eoavsetib,Hsy q
oil fesas q Messy 4 this guvsssnsss
int geld esss d The Will q The holder.
1bs ssessesry Of The trsssury - suthor.
,ssi 10 osks ssoA sosvsstiss By tbs
gold stssdard sot 4 March II. 1000.
wsss ~ ssssuisss thss sushes,ty - y
oosvsrttss silver esl'srs iaso gold. II
makss s,lvss dslisfs simply pseaisss 10
pay guild.