Tombstone epitaph., 1892-12-11
SILVER'S FRIENDS.
Strong Resolutions Adopted by the Southwest Silver
 Convention Yesterday.

tions were adopted yesterday by the Southwest silver Convention nov in session at Fl Paso. They were hand ed to the PResPEcToR oy w. F. Staun- ton who was secretary of the commit tee on resolutions.
 WHEREAS, The history of the de- monetization of silver in the United States in 1873 clearly proves that it was done surreptitiously and solely in the interest of the creditor classes to enhance the valae of bonds and other securities held by them at the expense of the debtor, by destroying the debt paying power of one-hslf of the mon- ey of the world; and
 WHEREAS, It is believed tbat the steady decline in the value of every important product of America since 1873, amounting to over 40 per cent, is due to the characterization of silver and the consequent appreciation of | gold and that such characterization, by depressing the p'ice of silver has enabled England to purchase silver bullion at a greatly reduced price and by coining it into rupees to bring the products of India into direct compe- tition with those of this country, with the advantage of the 40 per cent. dif- ference between the coining and bull ion va.ues of silver, thereby bringing | our farmers to the verge of ruin as has been an open boast in England; and
 WHEREAS, It is believed that the de- monetization of silver has robbed the miner and mine owner of the United States directly of $25, ,0OO. 900 annual ly; has reduced the value of farm pio- ducts $1 ,e50 100000 annually and has thrown out of employment 2,25O,OOO laborers in this country, involving 8 loss to the laborers by reason of en- forced idleness of $I, 300, DOC. 900 ann1- ally; and
 WHEREAS, It is believed that the ul- timate effect of the continuance of the single gold standard in this coun- try will be to reduce the labonng ana debtor classes to the condition of the ryots, peons and slaves of other gold standard co ,ntries, and that the con- tinued decline in the prices of the products of this country brought about by the demonstration of silver is not only hastening the achievement of the debtor and producing classes but giving provocation to anarchism |; and
 WHEREAS, It is undeniably the most essential requisite of s money that it be stable in volume and value in refer enee to the products, commodities and debts of the world and as it is con- clusively proven by history that the product of gold and silver together has been much sieadier than that of either alone and that as it was by leg [ islation alone that the parity Of the two metals was disturbed, so it is be- lieved that by legislation alone can that parity be restored; and
 WHEREAS, The legislation demone- tizing silver YVES class legislation of the most vicious type, contrary to the spirit of the constitution and hateful 10 all lovers of the liberty and equsli- ty, which are the most precious privi- leges of the American citizen; there fore be it
 Resolued: First-That we demand of the Congress of the United States the restoration of the double or bimetallIc standard by the immediate passage of bill for the free and unlimited coin age of sil ,er a. a ratio of not to exceed l6 silver to l gold, the silver 60 coined to be a full legal tender for all debts whatsoever.
 Second-That the International Monetary Conference, now m session m Europe, 10 which delegates have been appointed from this country. will in our opinion result in that, the &C., complishment of which the mono- metalists desire to bring about. tO-wit
 The purchase of limited amount of silver to be coined into lear wheel" dollars, and to defeat. if possii hle, free coinage of silver at the pre- sen: ration.
 That the United States government is competent and able to provide for the coinage of it's own money, the au- thority for which is amply set forth in the constitution of the United States