The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25
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tary system 5oaseo .nsreoil - s is ~
oerylnss chord q a pros l,ssatits y
urges. not only upon aiiSesold .:'etno
crats out upon al tr1enast q 2ia 9su
money tne necessity ior es'elf
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nose eiection VIII I've =
5s s'uc e e.s7 taoiisnM elu5
since zIsoo we nave as Demo ems = 2 :,
lsindeulsed the nope bn isl the zSL'esnot
cratic party would, IN 1893. renoui NC
the heresies the ADOPTION OF when n
1895 forced US Is to sever our elation 1
With our sue me actlon OF = a.
St.sLou1ts convention n re1uslnS rec,
IGNITION OF the Gold t7lLd Standard and the
declaration q OF . that BODY, ana OF the he
party leaders ana the press, nat s ne
money question 10 settled and there.
fore not an issue" convince us that
our work is still unfinished. The alb
solute abandonment OF the Free Sill
yer doctrine is essential to lie pres:
eryation of our National horror and
prosperity ISL
u The mere declaration of Judge Par
ker that he considers the Cold stan.
sdard irrevocably established does.
not assure us that he favors It and
will not abandon such standard i
later experience shows tat lit can be
done Interpreted impartially Els
declaration must be held as sincere
and consistent with his conviction
that the silver standard should be
adopted. as indicated by his twice
supporting the candidate for the Pres.
dental office upon thai PLATFORM. II
elected, therefore, Judge Parker may.
in perfect good faith say that he has.
discovered that he Cold Standard is
notsrrevocably established and there.
fore a change to what he deems the
more desirable policythe silver
Standard be made. Ii
Therefore, this organization, cDnn.
posed of business men OF De1nocratic
faith who hold country above party
as the first and highest duty of the.
citizen, in the interest Of the 2reat
cause which eight years ago separated
us from Old party associations, ask
the men of 1896 to again stand with
US, in this campaign for National,
honor ana safety. and honest money,
by supporting Theodore Roosevelt for
the Presidency.
The ablishment and maintenance
Of a sound; safe and adequate none
tary system, vitality essential as s. + is
to National prosperity. Is not AMI
should not. be allowed to lie a po1itl:
cal question. much less a partisan ol:clj
1t is one of economics And our sup
portof a party and its candidate must
be given. not because they are Re.
publican or Democratic, bur solely
because of their attitude toward that
question, and the assurance merely
afforded of what action may be OK.
pected from them. Measuring l,ot}lI
parties by their record during the past
eight years, we hold thar the only
hope for the accomplishment Of our
aim is through the Republican par t y,
which recognizes the fact that there
is yet much 10 -be done toward thatI
end. There can he no ioub1 as 10 his