The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-06

for the better promotion Of The cause OF free
bimetallic coinage 10 the United States.
This action is impelled by the manifest
determination on the part ofthe gold COM
bination TO suppress the silver issue for al
least another half decade, and, il possible.
by transmitting existing debts into gold obli-
cations, and otherwise, to fasten forever the
single gold standard upon the people of the
United States, and thus to perpetuate the
subtle system Of robbery that has been car.
ried on for the past twenty years by means
Of money standard that is constantly in
creasing in value.
His understanding must be defective who
does not know that the decentralization Of
silver increased the money standard Of the
United States and Of the world, and his
conscience must be scared who would
attempt 10 justify it.
But this increase still goes on, and will
go on, as gold grows scarce and dear, until
the bimetallic standard. established hun
bred years ago under Washington, Hamil-
ton and Jefferson, is restored, and god
relieved fthe strain of being the only
money Of final redemption for other forms
Of money and of credit.
As the money standard is raised, prices
fall, aud debss are increased. The one is
the counter part of the other, and the whole
| is the work of Hesitation.
The wit of man could not devise scheme
better calculated TO enrich one class at the
expense of another, than by the devise OF an
increasing money standard; and under the
operation of this devise, since 1873, hun
dreds of millions of dollars annually of tina
wealth created by one class have been
stealthily taken by another.
For twenty years this has been going on,
and yet Congress pledged to the people 10
remedy the wrong hesitates and pauses as il
hypnotized by the wand Of gold.
The people want no 10 cent dollars"
neither will they forever tolerate, under the
| hypocritical pretense of honest money, a
dollar that has grown TO be a hundred and
ffty-cent dollar, and is still growing at an
augmented rate.
There may be those who are tired of the
silver question, but the consequences ofgold
monometallism are too threatening TO per-
nit the cause Of silver 10 be smothered, and
to abandon it is to give over 10 ultimate
slavery the toilers ofthe land.
|
No, the silver question will not down
It is an issue paramount to all others. al.
though it is necessarily political question
in the sense that the remedy must be by
political action, the question of free
bimetallic coinage is not a partisan question
and the convention is not called for any
! partisan purpose, but 10 urge on all parties
the Justice and the necessity of action on
/ question SO vital TO the public welfare.
The gold monometallists are united
active and watchful, as recent events hay'
shown.
i They have unlimited means at their com
5: mand they control the metropolitan press
!, they intimidate political leaders, dominat,
conyentions and dictate platforms and Gao.
didates. But the people will not he enslavet
nor will they submit forever to the robber,
Of an increasing gold standard.
The silver committee. in this crisis, call
t upon the people everywhere 10 come for.
, ward and send delegates TO this convention
The call is extended TO all who earnestl
favor the immediate restoration of fire
bimetaliic coinage in the United States
and each Congressional district is requisite,
, 10 send two delegates, and each State an,
Territory to send two additional delegates a
large.
i Farmers Alliance organizations, Stat
Oranges, Patrons Of Husbandry, Knights Q
: Labor and all other industrial organization
: favorable to the free coinage of silver ar
also invited to send one delegate for eacl
local organization.
A cordial invitation is also extended Il
all citizens who, by pen or otherwise, hav
been advocates of bimetallism. Member
OF Congress and of the Legislatures of thu
several States who favor the restoration o
/ the bimetallic standard and the coinage o
silver on the same terms as gold, are espec
tally invited TO attend and participate il
the proceedings of the convention.
By order Of the National Silver Committee
Il Al. WARNER,
i LEE CRANDALL, Chairman.
Secretary.
/ Washington, D. G., April %, 1892.