Bimetallism For Ourselves

We propose to base onr systein of finances apon the well-tried doctrine of bimetallism. We declare that our bonded debt, that the greenback and treasury notes, and all other forms of goveruent paper payable in coin, are payable in gold and silver, at tbe option of tbe governinent, and not at the option or pleasure of those holding government obligations. We insist that this government is stroug enough to pnrene the policy that is followed today by the Bank of France, which is, to pay gold or silver at the option of the treasury and thus to bring silvar into use as au aid to gold, and in this way to obviate the necessity of any fnrther bond issues to maintain coin redemptions. And as a rneans of supplying out people with a currency we propose to go back to tbe old system tbat was followecl by this goverument duriag eighty years of Democratie rule, with open miuts to the free coinage of gold and silver, as was our policy prior to 1873. This will give us a system of currency that will be adequate in volume, and stable, as comparecí to all other things. This we propose to do without the aid or consent of any other nation. We insist that this coantry is ibnndantly able to ruaintain a flnancial ystem of its own. The republioan party, in its St. Louis platform, conesses that bimetallism is preferable to gold monometallism, but demands the maintenance of the gold standard until nternational agreement can be had ooking to the establishment of bimetallism througnout the world. The people of the United ötates have become mpatient upon tbe question of internaional bimetallism. For more than ;wenty years the argument of international bimetallism has íoomed up to hwart the hopes of the Ameriacn peojle upon this subject. It has been in;erjected into every campaign and been made a stumbling block to every step looking towards the restoration of silver by the American people They will no longer be fooled in tbis way. We must either establish bimetallism for ourselves or surrender the fight and content ourselves with the single gold