The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
PLATFORMS OF THE OPPOSITION
With Respect to the Question of the Mon
ely of the Country.

With Respect to the Question of the Mon
ey of the Country.
''The policy thus proclaimed has
been accepted and confirmed by these
parties. The silver Democratic plat
form of 1900 continues the warfare
against the so-called gold conspiracy
when it expressly says we reiterate
the demand of that 1.-THE ChicagOl plat
form of 1896 for an American finan-
cial system made by the American
people for themselves, which shall re-
store and maintain a bimetallic price
level, and as part of such system the
immediate restoration Of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present ratio OF Is to 1, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation So the issue is pre-
scented. 1t will be noted that the de-
mand is for the immediate restoration
of the free coinage of silver at Is to 1.
If another issue is paramount, this IS
immediate. 1t will admit of no delay
and will suffer no postponement.
Turning to the other associated
parties we find in the POpulist ma
tional platform adopted at Sioux Falls
South Dakota, May 10, 1900, the fol-
lowing declaration: we pledge anew
the Peoples party never to cease the
agitation until this financial conspir-
acy is blOtted from the statute book
the Lincoln greenback restored, the
bonds all paid and all corporation mon
ey forever retired. We reaffirm the
demand for the reOpening of the minis
of the United States for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the present legal ratio of Is to 1, the
immediate increase in the volume of
silver coins and certificates thus Gre
ated to be substituted, dollar for dol
lar, for the bank notes issued by pri-
vate corporations under special privi-
lege granted by law of March IA,
1900, and prior national banking laws.
1.-THE platform of the Silver party
adopted at Kansas Sity July 6, 1900
makes the following announcements:
'We declare it to be our intention to
lend our efforts to the repeal of this
currency law. which not only repudi-
ates the an 'ent and time-hOnored
principles Of the American people be-
fore the constitution was adopted, but
is viOlative of the principles of the
constitution itself; and we shall not
cease our efforts until there has been
GSldbIISACI IL IIo l'1oCC L1IOAACtdi.H
system based upon the free and IN
limited coinage of silver and gold into
money at the present legal ratio Of
IS to 1 by the independent action Of
the United States, under which sys-
sym all paper money shall be issued
by the government and all such mon
ey coined or issued shall be a full
legal tender in payment of all debts,
public and private without exception
'In all three platforms these par
ties announce that their efforts shall
be unceasing until the gold act shall
be blotted from the statute books and
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at Is to 1 shall take it's place. The
relative Importance of the issue l do
not stop to discuss. All of them are
important. Whichever party is sue
cessful will be bound in conscience to
carry into administration and legisla-
ton its several declarations and doc