But the People's Party national con
vention which met at Omaha, Nebras
ka, in 1892, expressed the whole idea
of free coinage in plain, unmistakable
terms in only nineteen English
words :
(Free Silver Plank of
National Demo
cratic Platform,
lSStf.)
We hold to the use
of both eold and sil
ver as the standard
money of the coun
try, and to the coin
age of both gold and
silver, without dis
criminating against
either metal or charge
for mintage, but the
dollar unit of coin
age of both metals
must be of equal in
trinsic and exchange
able value or be ad
justed through inter
national agreement,
or by such safeguard
of legislation as shall
insure the mainte
nance of the parity
of the two metals
and the equal power
of every dollar at all
times in the markets
and in payments of
debts; and we de
mand that all paper
currency shall be
kept at par with and
redeemable in such
coin. We insist upon
this policy as espe
cially necessary for
the protection of the
farmers and laboring
classes the first and
most defenaeleas vic
tims of unstable
money and a fluctua
ting currency. 142
words.
(Missouri Free-Silver
Plank of Platform
of State Conven
tion, 1890 )
Resolved, That we
demand the free and
unlimited coinage of
silver and gold into
primary or redemp
tion money at tbe ra
tio of 16tol. without
waiting for tbe action
of or approval of any
other government
20 words
People's Party Na
tional Plutform of
1W2.
We demand free
and unlimited coin
age of tilwer and
gold at tbe pres
ent legal ratio of
16 to 1. 19 words.
