The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-28
THE LINCOLN REPUBLICANS.

THE LINCOLN REPUBLICANS.
A most potential factor OF the cam
paign Of 1900 10 already foreshadowed in
the new national organization known as
no national recognition, and its organ.
lied form is that OF the Lincoln Repub-
lican League" which was a natural
growth from the cleavage from the Re
publican party in 1896, Of a host of its
best members, because OF the final
treachery OF that party to its repeated
national declarations OF loyalty to BIZ
metallism. The growth OF the league
was, however, greatly enlarged during
1899, by the adoption OF an imperial
policy by the Mckinley administration,
and by the appalling development OF
the trusts.
SO marked was the growth OF the Lin
colin Republican sentiment, that at the
meeting OF the national committee OF the
Silver Republican organization, at Chi
cago in November, 1899, when the pro
gram OF the Lincoln Republican League
was presented and urged upon that
body, it met with general favor. and it
became evident that when the national
convention Of the Silver Republicans
should meet in 1900, its platform
would be greatly ENLARGED and nation
allied, and that as a natural and lastly
comprehemded distinction between Lin
coin Eepublicanism and Hanna McKin-
leyisln, Il new party called Lincoln Re-
publican would absorb and replace the
Silver Republican organization. In
pursuance of this agreement OF purpose,
il may now be announced as a certainty
that when the Silver Republican national
convention shall meet in Kansas City,
Oh July 4th, one OF its earliest determi
nations will be the adoption OF the name
Lincoln Republican as its iut1re dis
tinctive party designation.
This first national convention of the
Lincoln Republicans will be a large and
very impressive body. II will have an
attendance probably exceeding fifteen
hundred delegates, and these will De i'm
pressive by their personnel. The ma
tioual patriotic societies will be largely
represented by their membership among
the delegates. The society OF Colonial
Wars, the Sons OF the American ReyoIu.
ton, the Soils Of the Revolution, the
members OF the Loyal Legion, and OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic. will be
largely in evidence.
The platform will declare for bimetal-
lism, and for the restoration OF gold and
silver as standard money, with equally
unrestricted coinage, and debt paying
power. 1t will, however, recognize that
the gold standard is fixed upon the ma
tion for q period, and that the financial
question is, in the campaign Of 1900, sub.
ordinate to another OF paramount inn
pOrtance. 1t will declare against the
policy OF forcible territorial aggrsndize-
Inent, which has become the one corner
stone of the Mckinley administration,
despite the pledge OF the president, and
purpose OF the nation condemning .'ior-
chile annexation" as criminal agrees
sion."
II will demand independence OF the
Filipinos, with protection for the Philip
pine republic, extended BY this great
American republic. 1t Will demand the
restoration OF the Great Americanism"
OF Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
with the old-time American Indepen-
dehce, and the delhronement OF Little
Americanism" OF Mckinley, Hanna and
Roosevelt, existing under tie protector.
ate OF English toryism.
1t will, in dealing with the trusts.
favor the removal Of protective duties
from all products which enter into trust
monopolies, and with further purpose
ofprotection for the people, and hostility
TO special privileges, it will favor public
ownership in all instances where it shall
lie shown that the public can thereby
be best protected from private monopo-
lies. II will favor graduated income
tax; and the principal OF the initiative
and referendum. II will declare against
the financial legislation enacted by the
Mckinley administration. by which the
sovereignty OF the nations morev has
been surrendered to banking syndicate. F.
1t will warn the nation against the !
surrender Of the republic to commercial
ism, and TO the supplanting Of govern.
ment by, OF and for the people" by
PIutocratic oligarchy.
As to candidates. it will, with one
voice, declare for VIM. J. Bryan rs its
presidential nominee, and will probably I.
with the same unanimlty present the |
name OF Hon. Charles A. Towne for the |
vice presidency, subject to the decision /.
Of joint committee Of conference, rep
resenting the Democratic, Peoples and
Lincoln Republican parties. !
In the campaign OF 1909 it will unite !
in loyal co operation with such parties
and organizations as shall present a /
generally agreeing platform OF principles,
and support candidates selected by con
ference.
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VIC. BORROWER lieutenant governor