The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
SILVER REPUBLICANS
Formulate Their Principles in a
Lengthy Platform.

Lengthy Platform.
Kansas City, July 6.-The platform of
the Silver Republican national convention
follows:
We, the Silver Republican party in ma
fional convention assembled, declare these
as our principles and invite the co-opera-
tion of all who agree herewith:
We recognize that the principles set
forth in the Declaration OF American In
dependence are fundamental and ever
ernments among men. We believe the
patriotic words of Washington's farewell
truth.
priceless gems of American statesman
ship We hold in sacred remembrance the
Lincoln, who was the great interpreter
OF American history and great apostle of
human rights and of industrial freedom,
ana We declare, as was declared by the
convention that nominated the great
emancipation, that maintenance of the
principles promulgated in the Declaration
OF Independence and embodied in federal
constitution that all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their
creator with certain una1terable rights,
pursuit of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are instituted among
consent of the governed is essential to
the preservation of our republican in
We declare our adherence to the prin-
ciple of bimetallism as the right basis of
a monetary system under our national
constitution A principle that found place
repeatedly in Republican platforms,
from the demonstration of silver in 1873
1855 S"e o. LOUIS rep uOiean convention OF
Since that convention Republican
congress and a Republican president, at
the dictation of the trusts and money
power, has passed and approved a cur
rency BILL which in itself is a reputation
of the doctrine of bimetallism advocated
therefore by every 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
constituting one-sixth of the money in
circulation and surrenderS to banking cor
porations q SOVEREIGN function of issuing
all paper money, thus enabling these cor
porauons to control prices of labor and
property by increasing. or diminishing the
volume of money in circulation thus Civ
ing the banks power to create panics and
bring disaster upon business enterprises.
making the bonded debt of the republic
payable in gold alone changes the con
bond holders to the adopting of the lat
ter and is direct opposition to the declara-
by congress in 1878. for which resolution
the present Republican president, then
leading Republicans, both in the house
and in the senate.
We declare it to be our intention to
Render our efforts to the repeal of this
currency law, which not only repudiates
OF the American people, but is violative
of the principles of the constitution itself
and We shall not cease our efforts until
there has been established in its place a
monetary system based upon the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold into
money at the present legal ratio of Is to
by the independent action of the United
States, under which system all paper
money. shall be issued by the government
and all sucn money coined or issued shall
be full legal tender in payment of all
debts, public and private, without excep-
zion.
We are in favor of a graduated tax
upon incomes and if necessary to accomp-
constitution.
We believe that United States senators
ought to be elected by q direct vote of
the people and we favor such an amend
ton as may be necessary to that end.
We favor the maintenance and extern
sion wherever practicable of the merit
system in the public service, appointment
lively ascertained and public servants to
be retained in office so long as shall be
compatible with the efficiency of the ser
vice.
contrived and arranged for the purpose
OF controlling the prices and quantities
OF article supplied to the people are I'M
Just, unlawful and oppressive. Not only
prices of commodities in many cases. but
they invade every branch of the state
and national government with their pol
1uting influence and control the actions of
life until their influence actually inperils
safety and liberty of the citizens. We
declare against them. We demand the
most stringent laws for their destruction
-RxQmotars and ma1utainers, and the enar-