The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-30
r E DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

From the Democratic platform adopted
extracts:
NewIand's gold brick-"We rejoice to
know that the national Democratic con-
vention refused to place Itself on record
as favoring the gold standard and de-
feated the proposition to do so oy a vote
OF more than 2 to l."
The rejoicing was because the st. Louis
convention refused to place itself on rec
ord In Its platform. as favoring the gold
standard, not because the convention was
not in favor OF the gold standard. Al
though the convention refused to so go
on record in it's platform by more than
2 to !. after Parker was nominated Wall
street demanded that he should go or
record as favoring the gold standard,
and that he should m the owen
alacrity by declaring to the more than
2 to /" convention that the gold stand
ard was firmly and irrevocab'y estab-
iished.' Then the convention went on
record, holding that the gold standard
was so established, by a vote of more
than l6 to l.. In order to secure the nom
ination Of Parker and a campaign funo
from the criminal trusts the convention
sought to deceive the silver voters of the
country by letting the question of bi
metal SIN rest in allegiance. On thai
question the convention was dumb as an
oyster until Wall street commanded thai
the convention go on record. not only in
favor of the gold standard, but a~cquies-
cling in the doctrine thai 1t cannot be
changed.
In an editorial in the Reno Journal or
July 10. Mr.. Bartine, the Newlands NOM
inee for justice of the supreme court
says: Don't get excited. . Every
body who has a n,ckel's worth Of brains
In his head knows that 1t (the golc
standard) is an established fact" Mr..
Newlands. in his speech before the Dem
q convention a lew udyS ago anu
In several published interviews he had
with himself, said that two-thirds of the
Democratic party were bi-metalists. Ii
that be so then the st. Louis convention
sold two-thirds of the Democrats of the
nation to Wall street for a campaign
fund to win the election regardless o.
principles or other considerations
The platform says: 1T Is the Repub.
lican party which is pressing the Fowler
bill, providing that no more silver sha.f
be purchased for subsidiary coinage. Blu
that standard dollars shall be me. led
down for that purpose" Bryan, In hi
comments on the st. Louis platform II
the Commoner, says that an attempt wa
made to secure a plank opposing the
melting of the silver dollar for subsidiary
coinage, but II was defeated.
So It seems that the st. Louis conver
ton was not opposed to the Fowler bill
which provides for the melting down OF
the silver dollar and co ming 1t into S.
~, 70 ana DO cent pieces, thus destroying
600. 900. 900 OF silver dollars, and mus es
tablishing the gold standard more firmly.
A Republican committee In congress
reported against the Fowler bill and II
remains rejected by that party. But Wal.
street is letting 1t rest in allegiance Til
Parker is elected. In that event the,
hope TO secure Its passage through the
powerful influence of the president. as
the friends OF the national irrigation &C.
secured its passage by the influence or
President Roosevelt.
There are other buncombe pianks H.
the Newlands platform to VIII ch we VIII.
hereafter call attention.