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M'kinley's Position On Silver

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Day
29
Month
March
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, March 28- As there has Ix-en of late a good deal of comnient and speculation concerning the position of Governor McKinley on the silver quesúon, it can be stated authoritatively Uiat Governor McKinley's attitude is accurately expressed by the latest pronouncoment of the Republican party, which in its silver plank in the platform adoptad in Minneupolis June 10, lSdi, said: "The American people, from tradition and interest, favor bimetdllism, and the Republican party demands the use of both gold and silver as Standard inouey with such restrictions and under sucli provisions to be determined by legislation, as will sucuro tlie maintenance of the parity of values of tho two metáis; that the purchasing and debt paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, guld or paper, hall bc at all times equal. "The interest ; of tho producers of tho country - its farmers and the workiugtnen - demand that every dollar, paper or cuii). issued by the government shall be Hfi good as auy other. We commend the wiso and patnotio steps already taken by our govornment to secure an internationul conleronce to adopt such measuresas will insure a parity of value between gold ftnd silvor for use as m.noy througkout the world. "

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