The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-07
TEXT OF THE PLATFORM.


Following is the text of the platform
adopted by the Silver Republican conven-
ton:
Eve, the Silver Republican party i'm ma
tional convention assembled, declare these
as our principles and invite the co-opera-
tion OF all who agree Herewith:
I'VE recognize that the principles set
forth in the Declaration of American In
dependence are fundamental and everlast-
ing: true in their application TO govern
words of Waahington's farewell to be the
words of soberness and wisdom. inspired by
the spirit of right and truth. We treasure
the words of Jefferson as priceless gems
of American craftsmanship. We hold In
sacred remembrance the broad philan-
thropy and patriotism OF Lincoln. who was
the great interpreter of American history
and the great apostle of human rights and
of Industrial freedom. and we declare, as
was declared by the convention that nomi-
mated the great emancipation, that the
maintenance of the principles promulgated
In the Declaration of Independence and
embodied in the federal Constitution that
all men created equal; that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights; that among these are life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that
to secure these rights governments are in
stituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed,
is essential to the preservation of our re-
publican institutions.
1--WE declare our adherence to the prin-
cipie of bimetallism the right basis of
a monetary system under our national Con-
stitution. A principle that found place re-
peatedly in Republican platforms from the
demonetization of silver In 1878 TO the ST.
Louis Republican convention of 1896. Since
that convention Republican Congress and
a Republican President, at the dictation OF
the trusts and money power. has passed
and approved currency bill which in itself
is a reputation of the doctrine of BIZ
metallism advocated Heretofore by the
President and every great leader of his
party.
This currency law destroys the full
money power of the silver dollar. provides
for the payment of all government obli-
cations and the redemption of all forms
of paper money in gold alone. retires the
time honored and patriotic greenbacks, con-
stituting one-sixth of the money in circu.
lation. and surrenders to banking corpora
tions a sovereign function of issuing all
paper money. thus enabling those corpora
tions TO control the prices of labor and
property by increasing or diminishing the
volume of money in circulation. thus giving
the banks power to create panics and bring
disaster upon business enterprises
THE provisions OF this currency law
making the bonded debt of the Republic
payable in gold alone changes the con-
tract between the government and the
ter and is in direct opposition TO the dec
iaration of the Matthews resolution
passed by Congress in 1875 for which res
elution the present Republican President.
titch VI N~'ieicoS. NOtcus % ol-
also all leading Republicans, both in the
House and Senate
I'VE declare IL to be our intention to
lend our efforts TO the repeal OF this cur.
.ency law. which not only repudiates the
ancient and time-honoi ed principles of the
American people before the Constitution
was adopted. but IL is violative OF the prin-
ciples OF the Constitution itself. and we
shall not cease our efforts until there has
been established in it's place a monetary
system based on the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold into money az
the present legal ratio of 16 TO I by the
independent action OF the United States.
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