Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-21
SILyER-GOLD VALUE.
THE ADDRESS or THE EXECUTIVE
SILVER COMMITTEE.
The Paramount Issue In the Coming Eiss-
tions-The Ohio Republican f'ans
observation-disclosures Platforms


Nruv YONG. june 2O.--1'he National Exc
cntive silver Committee met OF the Hon.
man House last night and was in session
again the most Of to-day. There were
present General A. J. Warner. OF Ohio,
chairman: Francis G. Newlands. OF Ne.
vada. yice-chairman; L. NJ. Rutnsey, OF
Missouri. and Lee Crandall of Washing
ton. d. O., secretary. Hon. Edward Pierre
mont was unable 10 be present. Senators
Jonee and stewart. of Nevada, were at the
hotel and gave the committee the benent
of their advice. AS q result OF their deliu-
erations the committee gave out thls eve
ming tho long address to the puohc ia
which IL says:
ADDRESS OF TIE COMMITTEE.
TIE National Executive Silver Commit
tee desires to call the attention OF the
country TO the object lesson which IS oeing
exhibited in the desperate struggle OF tne
great financial institutions on both SIDES OF
the Atlantic TO increase gold reserves, 10
avoid bankruptcy and rum. and that any
increase by one necessarily dlminishes tno
reserves of others. An argument IN la'of
of bimetallism follows, IN the course oL
which address says: Had II not been LOT
fine increased coinage Of silver under the
act OF July. 1890. we could not have stooo
the drain of gold that has recently been
going on without the precipitation OF
panic and Cue prostitution OF business.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Gold ard silver without limit are money
by the Constitution, and this money must
be restored to the people. This u tns
paramount issue in this country and shoulu
| be made such in the elections this year;
All other issues are involved M TINS So Sr%
| 10 wine out the fraud of 1878 10 with the
| people, and they should see that no one IL
| given the power 10 represent them IN the
| legislatures of the country or In the
Senate of the United States who cannot DC
depended upon to advocate ana vote ior
the full restoration of silver to its constitu-
tional place rs money equally with golu'
A SPLENDID SILVER PLANK.
The address quotes the silver plank In
the platform of the Ohio Republicans,
which it calls splendid silver plank,
State Convention of Ohio has practically
declared against thelfree use of silver as
money and in favor of treating II as an OF
binary commodity. 1t is true the conyen-
tion paid 10 silver the compliment which
vice pays to virtue by adopting the cutie
fish policy of darkening the waters 70 con
ceal its purpose. The danger OF openly al
| VOtaLluR ROlu IlOuppOly lNASNN ~
of that Convention to attempt 10 conceal
from people their true sentiments by the
use Of misleading and ambiguous Ian
guase'.
BOTH MAY BIZ REJECTED.
"If the silver Of the world and all that
be produced cannot be restored to its place
as money to supplement gold bankruptcy
and ruin are inevitable unless some othei
kind of money shall be devised to take =, the NJ
|, representing the gold trust, take warning
I that if silver cannot be remonetized golG
will be demonetized and paper substituted
for both gold and silver. The people WI
not be destroyed for want of money. Inc
gold trust by rejecting one of. the precious
metals has taught how both may be re
iected. The radicalism of the Republican
: marty of Ohio for contraction il in danger
: of being met by radicalism for imitation
1 The time for subterfuge and ambiguity Q
language is past. Platforms intended e
deceive voters are insulting TO the intelll
gence OF the American people"