Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21

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|sby the adverse legislAtion Of congress
proposed by our opponents. providing
for the stabllshment Of asdebased and
T fluctuating standard OF money. Presi-
dent Mckinley called congress in extra
ordinary session, the Dingley law was
passed, and the clouds coon disappeared
under the industrial stimulus of that
law, and at the last session the currency
law was passed. Strengthening and in
lSvigorating the lawe already on our stat
ute books for the preservation of our
money standard and making ample pro-
vision for the convertibllity OF all forms
of money standard at the will OF the
holder into gold coin. 80 that our paper
currency, whether OF greenbacks, silver
or gold certificates, or national bank
notes, shall always be kept at par, each
with the other in circulation, and all
Kept at par with the money in which
the worlds exchanges are made, and
this cannot be changed except by a vio-
latlong of Its letter and spirit, or by its
repeal. Not only have these things been
done. but also, following naturally from
these public policies, we find ourselves
now With a larger per ca ita money Cir
culation than We have ever had before,
which has been increased nearly So per
lBcapita during the last three years
These are some of the opportunities
( that our legislation and our policies
have afforded to the industry, thrift and
enterprise of our people, which they
We're quick to take Advantage of, and
which altogether have given ua the
greatest measure of proaperity we have
ser known.
In the presence Of these facts 1t is
interesting and somewhat instructive
10 recall the forebodings of evil found
IN the speeches and newspaper utter
, ances of four years ago as TO what
would follow the election of President
Mckinley.
Time is too short, in fact. life is too
short, to read them. but they form an
Interesting chapter of false theories and
false prophecies made then. and re-
affirmed now, but moi now re peated.
l6 10 i PLANK REAFFIREAIED.
After three years of Presiden, Me-
Kinley's administration and the bless
tings experienced under it, is 1t not sim
gular that these same prophets Of evil,
With Mr.. Bryan as their chief, come
promulgated in 1896, and ask lis adop-
Ntion by the voters Of the United States,
emphasizing the old resolve of 1896 on
the money question by re-declaration
that they demand the immediate res
roratinn of the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at the present
ratio of 16 TO ! without waiting tor the
aid or consent of any Other nation 2.
It is true that this particular plank in
the platform was not re-instated With
1eut trlbuation long drawn out. and was
ifinails inserted by the committee on
resolutions by Vote of 26 To %. the
delegate from The territory of Hawaii
making The majority 1t is also true
that MIR. Bryan forced this resolve upon
the convention against the willlef the
majority. the3ebs for the moment
WALKING the consent of the governed
He stated TO he convention telephon-
icaliN from his home that unless this
plank Mere inserted he could not be the
candidate of the party, and therefore
Hawaii, which. according to the same
platform, is soon To be admitted as d
state OF the union, mad the honor of
supplying the casting Vote IN order to
make ii possible. that Mr.. Bryan could
be the candidate of the party. OF
course this vote from this embryo state
+ was cast without any particular refer
lseuce to the particular plank in the
| platform which fores'hadows its adj
mission as state.
DANGER OF FREE SILVER
If this resolve on the money question
was dangerous in 1896. it is much more
dangerous now after the country flas