Show presidential we contend for honest monay for a currency of gold silver anil paper with which to measure our exchange thit shall bo ais eonni as the govern kent and as untarnished as ity honor and to that end we favor and demand the use of both nold ant silver aa standard money either in accordance cor dance with a atio to bo fixed by an international if that can be obtained or under such and each provisions to be determined by legislation as will becore the maintenance of the cartiea of values of the two eo that the and debt paying power of the dollar whether of dilver gold or paper shall be at all times equal that ib the ohio republican platform plank on the financial question it is said to be a literal quotation of a part of major mckinleyl McKin leya speech at chicago on lincoln s birthday of course it means nothing in particular to eay that one dollar shall be as good as another neither condemns nor commends the question of free coinage of ailder there is today no difference in alie purchasing power of a five dollar gold piece and of five silver dollars all pasa current at face eAt the same time gold is the only recognized coin of ultimate redemption and the yellow metal is not discriminated against silver is therefore as a metal it ia depreciated without the stamp the metal in five silver dollars would only be worth about half as much aa the metal in a five dollar gold piece what the west wants is that silver metal be given alio same recognition aa gold that both shall be received at the mints and coined at a ratio of ac parts silver to 1 part gold and that ono metal ahall not be in hated at the expense of another the damage of too much money is some thing that has not act taken possession f the people of this country and v e believe a ratio as above stated could be fixed by this country without agreement more money would mean better bricea for produce and hillier wages and these are what alie people want our gold standard basis on which it is now attempted to run the government lias depreciated everything it is time for a change and alie national con should demand the change back of a platform of course is the presidential candidate who will be more regarded by alie west than the platform itself we recognize alie truth of what nn exchange forcefully says the interpretation of platforms must depend more on alio personal courage of candidates and the preponderating drift of opinion during the canvass than on words penned only for purposes of evasion thus alie administration of mr cleveland has been one interpretation of the national platform of which waa a roaster production aa to the manner in which it set people guessing what it meant on the money question tion on the other hand alic course of the democracy in congress lias been an entirely din crent interpretation of that self same so far as alie enquirer is concerned it liaa before stated and is willing to say it again that if we cannot get such a klauk in the platform as we above outlined we are willing to accept a pledge from the presidential candidate not to veto a silver bill should it pass and then fight out the campaign on huch a plank as the ohio convention has adopted we prefer of course an announcement in favor of free coinage but if it cannot ba had wo are not in favor of saying eliat the fight within party lines must be abandoned with a candidate pledged not to veto a free coinage bill we believe silver could soon be rc |