Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-08
WHEAT and SILVER !
An Address by the Bi.Metallfc Coinage
Association.
The Depression of Silver the Ruin OF
the Wheat and Cotton Industries.
Equal Rights for Gold and Silver and
the Free Coinage Of Both.

) WnaG Is the result OF the year > laUOr
Look at the market reports. During tn
> year 1885 the average price OF bushel G
, wheat in the New York market wa
? $1.O7, but it must be remembered tina
that was half crop. All the wheat field
,, of America produced only 257 ,000,0O(
bushels, while in the year 1884 they
yielded over 512, 900, 900 bushels. The
present crop, the country over, is fairly
abundant, but how much money will i
bring? 1t has cost labor; what do you
get?
SILVER WAS DEMoNETIzED IN 1873.
For ten years previous to that date the
average price of bushel of wheat was
50. 10 9-1O; for the ten years following the
average price of bushel of wheat was
only $1.21 $40. For ten years previous
to the demonstration of silver the aver
age price of an ounce of that metal in the
New York market was $1.32M; for the
ten years following its average price was
$116 9-10. These figures are official
and they are significant Any one can
verify them in the Office OF the Librarian
of Congress, or by copy Of the "Ameri-
can Almanac" for the current year. At
this time an ounce of silver is worth in
the market only SO cents; what is the
| price of a bushel of wheat? Who can say
that he will get dollar for single
bushel of this years crop? How many
will be glad to get 80 cents? The truth
is this While the silver miners have
lost, and are now losing, thousands of
dollars by the warfare on silver, the
wheat growers have lost, and are losing,
millions
1t is the open boast of East Indian
spectators (and we quote their words)
that "the effect of the depression of silver
must be the ruin of the wheat and cotton
industries of America, and the develop
ment of India as the chief wheat and cot
ton exporter Of the world
Will you permit it? The re-establish-
ment of the free coinage of silver will
prevent it.
A little more than year ago the Ma
tional Bi-Metallic Coinage Association
was organized for the defense of silver;
for the defense of every farmer, miner,
laborer and debtor in America. It has
no part in politics. Itsmotto is equal
Rights for Gold and Silver and Free
Coinage for Both" This motto is the
spirit of the statutes established bv the
trainers of the Constitution, and in force
from 1893 to 1873. The President of the
Association is Hon. John P. Jones, Re-
publican United States Senator from the
State of Nevada, and its Treasurer is
Hon. James B. Grant, Democratic Ex-
Governor of the State of Colorado. Com
posing its National Committee are promi-
nent gentlemen of various political opin-
ions from nearly every State in the
Union. Its chief aim has been to inform
the people; realizing that when once in
formed and aroused, the voters of Ameri-
ca would so thoroughly agitate the SUBJ
Ject as to command the respect
full attention and favorable &C
ton of their Senators and
representatives in Congress-and even
of the National Executive. 1t has been
said by the gold bugs of the east that we
were band of "Silver Bonanza Kings
from the far west, who came to Washing
ton to "buy votes" This charge con-
tains no word of truth. Since it's incep-
ton our organization has raised and ex-
pended (wholly in the work above de-
scrlbed) less than $4,000. Every dollar
expenditure has been more for the benefit
of your interests than for silver miners.
We have distributed hundreds of thous-
ands of documents, and the people are
Just beginning to call for them. They |
are becoming interested.
We saw the gold mono-metallist forces |
gather at the opening of the first session
OF the 49th Congress, and heard them
boast that within thirty days they would
secure the entire suspension of silver
coinage. We saw them defeated in the
House OF Representatives-and that on a
modified proposition-by a vote of PA to
70 counting pairs). And we saw 14O
SOLID votes cast for the free coinage of sill
ver. We are greatly encouraged, but we
need money to continue the work. Those
who have contributed to this work in the
past are willing to do so again, if others.
who are sure to reap much the largest
share of the profit, will help.
at meeting of our Executive Commit
Tee held IN this city on the 25th day of
March last, Hon. John P. Jones, of Ne
vada, Hon. l.. +: Holden, of Ohio, Hon.
=: Z. Ferry, OF Michigan, Hon. w. A.
clark, OF Montana, and Mr.. M. HI. Slater.
d Colorado, were appointed a sub-com
nlttee to solicit subscriptions. And now,
n view OF the facts herein set forth. this
committee makes this appeal to the wheat
growers OF your State to come to our as
istance. We ask you to contribute at
he rate OF one-half a cent for every
'ushel OF wheat you have raised this
ear. For every one hundred bushels of
his years crop you lose, by the warfare I
pom silver, at least-at least-fifty dol
ais. We ask You to contribute for it's 1
efense fifty cents for each one hundred
ushels. Let farmers club together. or (
ct individually, and send their money
y draft or postal order-to Hon Jamos
}. Grant, treasurer, Denver, Colorado :
nd every dollar will be used for snread,
lg intelligence on the silver Question -
he fact that Governor Grant was the .
My Democratic Governor that Colorado
yer elected should be a snff;c;ent
oucher for his absolute integrity. Every
ollar will be judciously expended and
lly accounted for. For our honesty Of
arpose, we respectfully refer to Hon R
Bland, of Missouri, Hon. VIM. r Il
rice, of Wisconsin, Hon. John Fl. Rea. 4
IN, OF Texas, Hon. Walter l.. Sessions Y
New York, Hon. John w. Daniel of
lrginia, Hon. Thos. Ryan, of Kansas
on. Andrew G. Curtin, of PennS~I'
mia, Hon. H. II. Markham. of Cal;for. A
a, as well as Senators Henry M. TelIer
Colorado, Joseph G. S. Biackbn 81
entucky, John II. Mitchell. of Oregon
d Geo. g. Vest, of Missouri. -
We ask you to act as soon as Won oo /
nveniently, for we are in need of funds
information should be widely d;str;b
ed durinp tha prooar+ -