The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-05
SECOND CALL ISSUED.
Another Free Silver Convention to Ec
Held May &c and -, 1892.
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SECONO GALL ISSOEO.
Another Free Silver Convention to Ec
Held May &c and -. 1892.
The National Silver Committee has
issued the following call:
The National silver Committee. ap-
pointed hy the first Natio "a silver Conven-
t!Ol. held ut st. I.ou.S III y Ivcnibcr. 1882
believing that tn. exi,cncy has arisen
which calls for carnc't dc Iteration and
united action on TIE part Of the friends OF
bimetalii|m throu -hont the United States,
hereby calls a convention TO be known as
the Second National Silver Convention. to
be held at Washington. ID. &. May PC and
81. 1892. one OF the objects being To organize
q National Bimcta!lic A>slCiaii III or league
for the better promotion OF the cause OF
free bimetallc coinage in the United
States. Tbs action is impcl,el by the
manifest determination on the part OF the
gold combination to Suppress the silver
issue for at least another dcca le. and. If
possible, by transmitting existing debts into
gold obligations and otherwise to faSten
forever the single gold standard upon the
people Of the United states. and thus to
perpetuate the subtle system OF + bbery
that has been carried on for the last
twenty years by means of IL money stand
ard that is constantly increasing in va!uo,
His understanding must tc defective VIII ,
does not know that the decentralization OF
silver increased the m 1ney standard OF the
United States and of the world. and his
Conscience must he scared who would at
tempt to Justify it. But this increase still
goes on AM will go on. rs gold grows scarce
and dear. until the bmetallic standard.
establi he'd 100 years ago by Washington.
Hamilton and jefferson. is restored. an |
gold relieved OF the stra: of being the only
money of final redemption for other forias
of II, nay and credit.
A. the money STANDARD is ra scd prices
fal: and debts are increased. The one is
the counterpart OF the other. ana the whole
IS the work of lie -islation.
The wit of man could not devils, a
scheme better calculate | to enrich ono
class at the cx;cnSe OF another than by
the device OF an increasing money stand
ard, and under the operation OF this de-
vice since 1873 hundreds of millions of
dollars annually Or the wealth created by
one CAS- have been steadily approi r.atcd
by another. For twenty years this has
been gCing on, and yeta Congress pledged
to the peonle to remedy the wrong hesi-
tatcs and rau>es as if hypnotized by the
wand OF gold. The people want no "10-
cent dollars" neither will they forever
tolerate, under the hypocritical pretense
OF "horest money! "a dollar that has
grown to be 150-cent dollar and Is still
growing at an augmented rate.
There may be those who are tired OF the
silver question, but the consequences ot
gold monometali-m are too thra.stenin : to
permit the Cause Of silv r tn lc ~mp,hercd,
and to abandon 1t IS 10 give over 10 ulti-
mate slavery tho toi!crs of the land. No
the silver Guesti IN will not d ,wn. 1t is M
issue paramount t. all others. AlthUu II
it is nere .sariIy 4 political que ton. in tho
sense that the remedy must he by politica
action the question Of free bimctal!iC
coinage is not a partisan question. and tho
convention is not called for any partisan
purpose, but to urge on all parties the jus
tice and necessity & action on 4 question
SO vital to the putlic welfare.
The gold monomctalsts are united,
active, and watchfu1, a~ recent events have
shown They have unlimited means al
their command. they control the mctropoi'
itan press, they intimidatc political lead
ers, dominate conventions, and dictate
platforms and candidates But the people
will not be ens'avcl nor will they submit
forever to the robbery Of an increasing golt
standard.
The Silver Committee In this crisis cal
! upon the people everywhere to come for.
| ward and send delegates to this convention
| he call l. extended 10 all who earne'tly
| favor the immediate restoration OF FIRE,
| bimetallic coinage In the Cuited states
| and each Congressional district is requested
| to send two delegates. and each stat,
| and Territory to send two additional dele
| gates-at-large. Farmers Alliance organ
HdtipflSs CIdtc pThHHtS. IHtTtUS oI nus
! handry. knights nf Labor and all othe
industrial organizations favorable to tn
| free coinage of silver are also invited T.
| send one delegate for each local organiza
| tion.
| a cordial invitation Is also extended +
| all citizens who. by pen or otherwise, hav
| been advocates of bin etalli>u. Member
of Congress and OF the Legislatures IT tn
| several States who favor the restoration O
| tn, bimetallic standard and the coinage o
| silver on the same terms as gold are cspe
| cially invited t, attend and participat
n the pro 'cedings OF the convention.
! Hy order of the National Silver Cpmmi:
| tee. a. J. WARNER. Chairman,
| LEE CRANDALT, Secretary.
| Washington, d. G.. April %.
A Little of All Sorts.
Mr.. JAMES A. TAYLOR has been ac
| quilted in New York on the charge G
having married sixty women, but tn
women are still living; justice is sur
| and vengeance follows on.-Kansa
| City Star.
Mrs. CLEVELAND is fearful her littl
daughter, Ruth. will be kidnapped. Their
is more danger of her becoming tn
| wife Of some creature who will mistrea
her after the tender care Of a loyel
mother has reared her to womanhood.-
Springfield Monitor.
BosTON nerve" is equal to any emer
gency. A. woman from the Hub VIII
was in Rome when the Pope was so seri
ously ill offered to give him the bcneli
of christian science treatment. Ey
erybody is laughing about it-everybod
but the Boston woman.-PhiIadelp
Press.
IT is said that in the alleged duel be
| Do, T.
participants were dressed in the conven
tional dueling dress of new frock coat
| and top hats. 1t is really too bad tina
the bullets did not pcrforatc the top hat
and the empty heals they contained
The world would not have been the lose
by it.-Milwaukee News.
THE dastardly anarchist outrage
Paris, by which at least two person
have been MANNED for life and the safet
Of many others was placed in immner
peril, reveals the existence of an alarm
ing condition Of affairs in the Frenc
capital. 1t emphasizes the fact that tn
police authorities there are unable t
cope with the organized gang of murder
ers who, for year past, have been pei
| petrating these crimes with an ever-i in
creasing boldness and recklessness
shows that the conspiracy against law an
order is more widespread than was SUI
posed and that the assass rs are re
solved to have revenge on any who in
cur their displeasure or interfere wit
the carrying out of their sanguinar
programme. The only offense of N
Very, the proprietor Of the cafe in whic
the bomb was exploded, was that Rava
chol, the instigator or perpetrator of th
outrage committed in the Rue de Clich
March 80, was arrested in his place, an
he was suspected Of having informed tn
police Of the terrorist's presence there
Chicago Post.
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