The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-09-20

Turning to the other associated parties
we find the PopuIist national platform
adopted at Sioux Falls, s d, May 10. 1900,
the following declaration:
We pledge anew the Peoples party new
er to cease the agitation until this financial
conspiracy IS b1otted from the statute book,
the Lincoln greenDack restored. the bonds
all paid and all corporation money forever
retired We reafirnl the demand for the re-
opening of the minis OF the United States
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the present legal ratio Of 16 to
1, the immediate increase in the volume OF
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 national banking
laws
Declare Their Hostility.
The platform of the silver party adopted
at Kansas City, July 6, 1900, makes the fol-
lowing announcement:
I'VE declare it to be intention to lend
our efforts to the repeal of this currency
law, which not only repudiates 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 shall not
cease efforts until there has been estab-
lished in its place Il monetary system based
upon the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and gold into money at the present legal
alto of 16 to i by the Independent action of
the United States. under which system all
paper money shall be issued by the govern
ment, and all such money coined issued
shall be a full legal tender In payment of
all debts, public and private, without excep-
ton
Combine Against Gold.
In all three platforms these parties an
nounce that their efforts shall be sing
until the gold act shall be blotted from the
statute books and the free and unlimited
coinage of silver 16 I, shall take its
place
The relative Importance of the issues I do
not stop to discuss All of them are inn
portant. Whichever party is successful Will
be bound in conscience to carry into admin
istration and legislation its several declara-
lions and doctrines One declaration Will be
as obligatory another but all not i'm
mediate
It is not possible that these parties would
| treat the doctrine of 16 to 1, the Immediate
realization of which is demanded by their
several platforms, void and imperative
in the event that they should be clothed
with power Otherwise their profession of
faith is insiRcere- 1t is therefore the i'm
perative business CT those opposed to this
financial heresy to prevent the triumph of
the parties whose union is only assured by
adherence to the silver Issue.
Facing Grave Perii.
| Will the American people, through indif-
ference fancied security, hazard the over
throw of the wise financial legislation of the
last year and revive the danger of the siIv er
standard, with all of the inevitable, evils of
| shattered confidence and general disaster
| WA1ch justly alarmed ana aroused tnem IN
1896:
The Chicago platform of 1896 is reafHrmed
| in its entirety by the Kansas City conven-
ton. Nothing has been omitted recalled;
| so that all the perils then threatened are
presented anew with the added force of a
deliberate reafirmation- Four years ago
| the people refused to place the seal of their
| approval upon these dangerous and revolu-
tionary policies, and this year they Will not
fail to record again their earnest dissent.
Faithful Pledges.
The Republican party remains faithful to
| its principle of tariff which supplies suf-
| fcient revenues for the government and ade-
quate protection to our enterprises and pro-
ducers and of reciprocity, which opens for
| eign markets to the fruits of American labor
and furnishes new channels through which
| to market the surplus of American farms
The me-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
a territorial government for which it had
waited more than quarter of century
has established 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 it provided for
the establishments of banks of issue with a
| capital of $4,000 for the benefit of villages
| and rural communities, bringing the oppor-
| tunity for profitable business in banking
| are already awaiting themselves of this priv
| ilege-
Some Convincing Figures.
| During the past year more than SO, OOo. OoC
of United States bonds have been paid from
the surplus revenues of the treasury, and in
| addition S25, 100000 of > per cents matured,
called by the government, in process OF
payment. Pacific Railroad bonds issued by
the government in aid of the roads in the
! sum of nearly S44. 100000 have been paid
| since Dee 81, 1897 The treasury balance is
| in satisfactory condition, showing Sept
1 $1354 19, 600. in addition to the $50 .OOo, OOC
| gold reserve in the treasury The govern
| ment relations with the Pacific railroads
| have been substantially closed. $124, 421, oOC
| being received from these roads, the greater
part in cash and the remainder with ample
securities for payments deferred
Instead of diminishing, predicted
four years ago, the volume of our currency
| is greater per capita than it has ever been
1t S21-1 in 1896 1t had increased II
$1,000 July /, 1900. and $26-S5 Sept I
1900 Our total money July 1, 1896, va:
$1,000. 434. 966; July L, 1900. II was 81,
o62. 425.49o, and 81, o96 6S3,o42 Sept. L