The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-29
THE POSITION OF THE LINCOLN -REPUB
LICAN NEWSPAPERS

Isn't IL about time The Sacramento
Bee ceased TO be referred TO as a Re-
publican paper? The editor and part
owner OF The Bee ia member Of the
Press Committee OF the Democratic State
Central Committee. That surely ought
10 be sufficient evidence OF the political
faith OF any gentleman. IL is unthlnk-
able that gentleman belonging 10 any
party should allow himself on Com
mittee working for an opposing party.
The Bee is an out-and-ou BTyanite, and
should be placed where IL rightiully be-
longs.-Redlands Telegraph.
There were tens Of thousands Of good
Republicans who were out.and.out.
Bryanites In 1896, and the year 1900
will not find any dim'nution IN their
ranks.
What is IL 10 be a Republican, II is
we take IL, to be a believer in and battler
for the essential principles Of Liberty
and Humanity put forth by the martyr
OF that great organization. A man IL all
the better Republican at heart n he
refuses 10 steal the livery Of AbrahaLl
Lincoln 10 serve Mark Hanna in
Sacramento Bee.
In his letter declining the honor Of
membership in the State Democratic
Press Committee Chas. X. McKlatchy,
editor Of The Bee says:
have Just reached home on my return
from the annual Summer vacation, and
take the very first opportunity 10 re
spectfully decline the honor OF member
ship in the Press Committee of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
The reason therefor In that neither my
brother nor myself, although both en-
thusiastic supporters OF VIM. j. Bryan
is a Democrat, or have ever been Dem
ocrat. We believe that we still voice
the principles fought for through 80
many years by that stalwart Republic
eau founder OF the The Bee, James Me-
Clatchy, and that la ardently champ
ioning VIM. j. Bryan and the essentials
for which he stands, we have not gone
over 10 the Democracy but are still
faithful 10 the sterling doctrines OF true
Republicanism, laid down by Abraham
Lincoln and the other founders Of the
great party.
Although compelled in consistency n
decline this honor, can assure you that
The Bee will fight for VIM. j. Bryan and
great truths OF which he 10 the ablesI
advocate IN this campaign, as earnestly y,
rs sincerely, as unilinchingly, and as I'M
ceaslngly as II did in the campaign
of 1895. As The Bee now battles fol
Bryan and the vital principles OF hii
campaign, IL can be said in way 10 bt
working In the cause OF Democracy
But II will just as earnestly denOuncC
the doctrines OF the Democratic Party
and oppose its candidates, Wheneve
those doctrines shall swerye from tn,
principles which this paper has adVo
Gated for forty-three years and when
ever its candidates shall stand for th,
classes AS against the masses,
The above expresses the position o
the Silver Republican or Lincoln, Re
publican press so iorcibly that Tm
JOURNAL reproduoes It for the purpos
Of setting itself clearly before the publ
in this campaign.
Twelve or fifteen years ago and iron
its origin the Republican party, "iron
tradition and interest" favored bimetal
lism. Everybody nearly was bimetal
list, and especially the Oregon Republi
cans, who as late as 1896 in their stat
convention voted down the single gol,
standard offered by Senator Dolph and
realirmed the above quoted platform
adopted at Minneapolis.
Senator Mitchell was reelected with
out protest against his free silver rec
ord, and lac undoubtedly carried the leg
isla ture 1896 for third term, when IN
Republican party declared for the gol
standard In its national convention
with pledge to use It's best endeayor
10 secure international bimetallism. Al
that occurred after that is recent his
tory. Mr.. Mitchell stumped the stat
for Mckinley and held the Silver Re
publieans, or enough of them, 10 carr,
the state against Bryan on = marrow
margin, by representing that the Repub
lican party was as good a silver party a
ever and would prove the true friend o