Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

turning to the other associated parties.
We find IN the Populst national platform
adopted at Sioux Falls, s. D., May 10, 1900.
the following declaration:
I'VE pledge anew the Peoples party new
er to cease the agitation until this financial
conspiracy is blotted from the statute book
the Lincoln greenback restored, the bonds
all paid and all corporation money forever
retired. We reaffirm the demand for the re-
opening Of the mlnts Of the United States
for the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
and gold at the present legal ratio OF 16 to
/. the immediate increase in the volume Of
silver coins and certificates thus created to
be substituted, dollar for dollar. for the
bank notes issued by private corporations
under special privilege. granted by law Of
March IA, 1900, and prior rational banking
laws"
Declare Their Hostility.
The platform Of the silver party adopted
at Kansas City, July 0. 1900. makes the fol-
lowing announcement:
1--WE declare 1t TO be our intention to lend
our efforts to the repeal OF this currency
law, which not only repudlates the ancient
and time-honored principles OF the Ameri-
can people before 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 estab-
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noun'e tna' ."eil euor's snan oe uhcea'ins
unth Tue So'a net sns" oe dotted from the
statute oo'As anu Tue iree auo uhnmiteu
coinage Oh SILVER II 10 70 i. snaii take It's
p'ase'
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n0e s'op W uiscuSS' All oi tne" are 'm.
poi'an'' "n'ene'ei party 70 sueeessiu. WI"
oe oounu III conscience 10 curry INTO nuhin'
'si"'i'n anu iesisa'iou It's several oeciai~
'ions anu u'c'r'hes' one aec'ara'ion VIII oe
as ophsa'or' as ano'ner' out AL are not 'm-
heuia'e' -,
not possible that these parties "ouio
resIIzat,on ., wh,oh 10 s.m,nsoa hn th.t,
several platforms, as void and Inoperatiy.
In the event that tbev shon,d he clothed
with mower Otherwise tbetr nrofessIon of
faith is Inslncere. 1t Is therefore the i'm
peratiye business of those opposed TO this
financial heresy TO prevent the triumpb of
the parties whose union is only assured by
adherence TO the silver issue
nj,
WIN Tue american people, through muir
ference or tancied security hazard the over
tnro" Vi tue WISE nhaneiai iesisiation Oh 'he
last year anu revive 'he oahger OF tne siiVer
stanuaru, WIN All Vi Tue ine'ieaple e'Hs Oh
shattereu commence anu general uisaster
wnich justly alarmed ana aroused them In
iooo' ~
Inc Inicaso PLATFORM OF looo is reanrmed
IN us ehtirety by the Kansas City conven-
'ioh. Nothins mas oeeh omitted OF recaiIeu'
81 that al the perls then threatened are
presented anew with tue audeu force Oh
ue'loerate reannrhia'ion' four years ago
tne people reiuseu 10 pace tne sea- Oh tnelr
approval upon these dangerous anu reVonu-
tlohary poicies' ana TINS year tney VIII not
XIII 10 record asaih their earnest disSent'
thfui TO Pledges.
The Republican party remains faithful to
its principle II tariff which supplies suf-
tcienr revenues for the government and ade-
quate protection to our enterprises and pro-
ducerS, and Of reciprocity, which opens for
egn markets to the fruits of American labor
and furnishes new channels through which
to market the surplus of American farms.
The tme-honOred principles OF protection
and reciprocity were the first pledges Of Re-
publican victory to be written into public
law.
The present Congress has given to Alaska
territorial government for which 1t had
waited more than u quarter Of a century;
has established a representative government
In Hawaii: has enacted bills for the most
liberal treatment OF the pensioners and their
widows: has revived the free homestead
policy.
In its great financial law IL provided for
the establishment OF banks OF issue with a
capital Of S25. 900 for the benefit of villages
and rural communities, bringing the oppor-
tunity for profitable business in banking
within the reach of moderate capital. Many
are already availing themselves Of this priv.
iiege.
Some Convincing Figures.
During the past year more than $40, 600, 900
OF United States bonds have been paid crDln
the surplus revenues OF the treasury, ana IN