The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-03

To lac People OF the United States:
The people of 'olorIGn standing in the
gloom Of impending disaster. and repre-
sentIng III condition aud - TIM II, the pcD-
Pile Of Montana. Idaho, NrvAGi. Iuth b.
Lota. Utah. Arizona, and Ncw Mexico. with
revcr. nee for III. Constitution and uI-
swerv.Eg loyalty to the genera! ,,ovcru-
Inent, ask your calm and c,iiiH 81 con ,iuerA
ton q: Inc following :,i';~ i,c:Drc goa GiN:
your approval To- the deetIurt ton Of silver
as money and 81 tho fin II establishment ia
thi, country IT the sin-!" gold standard ui
values, and thus at one st1n.tr ''i,iI-c All
debt, 10 Goli Gcnt> ana !n1u-u:atc Il never
ending r-,; ~ gold and "A cont iuti..! Cprie-
sppndin. fall III the prI''c Of every ron...au-
dirty.
Congress has been called to meet in cN-
tr, session. Preceding that ra.I the cil~>e,
whirh have shrugged frr twenty yrn.-, t.
rvett!,row til. hi-iActaIli' money standard
provided by thu Constitution i,nu-u,utrt
Il panic, which they LntrHth:u!iy t!iAI -rsl
to tnt existing silver Ian. ignoring the. t.trt
that there were $500, oO0.J1t Of out ~lundiii,
legal tender note. rUnluonIy Gated
''yrtcnbick,, that we're equally HvaiiaD.c
with tie treasury notes Issued III payment
for silver 10 draw COLA f:uIn the trr;i-..ry;
that thc balance ni our foreign trade had
turned aLali,t Us. rendering ~rtti"u.cIt
abroad " tn American gold :, Necessity. atl'!
that the great banker. # t..ltO,c were pur
tIli>ii- -'pIt Win NII''|l IL ca ne iIt
money standard If Au-t.iA and t. Til tn
treasury vault, OF otter n!,I1.lrcl,i1l conn
tries. The evident PURPOSE wa To create
prritidic" :t-ain 4 what j. hnown a. the ,i!
yer purchasing act, and under pressure ST.
cure 1t, unconditional REPEAL. III" success
or this scheme Wa only partial NtuAi
pre- -it!cnIlal patronage. experimenting l;t>r
and iir"ndiiry uttcra,.,r> ly thn GOD
press. aggravated by daily circular assaults
upon ia" law by Eastern money BROKERS'
sent t. every commercial body ma htnn-
ing corporation ia the tour quarters OF til"
country. Had possibly won over tt;t iiuu-r
OF Rrprrs, ntaii,cstp it. but even the Pre-
idrnt admitted that IN the Senate there
was u >,aunrh ma iOrity AGAINST it.
Suddenly. like Il tire t,'ll In thc ui4h:, the
news Wa !,a~:ra beneath the oceans tn:.t
free coinage ia lnuia had Been Ill -prulrd
ana that the market price IF silver had
fallen Within forty eight hnutS fully =
cent, per ounce. This startling action
forced upon the Indian Government with
out Il moment, warming til" step held in
secret contemplation hy the British Gov
crnmrnt for months, to ~" lakcn 1T u triti-
Cal and oDpo,tunr time. WHEN Tia" ,'ou~tcr-
nation II llu~t create. 1t was hoped, would
stamp cat the last phaltnX Of h-,uctal'i>In
defenders. must have had IT, rI... of it, chief
aims the Intimidation Of the S.'nai" 70
bring II N lin" with the ~uh~crvlrnt lower
house. lminrt!airly the wi1c- were bur
dcntd with appeals 10 !hr President from
clearing houses and 'u,nitr:cial bodies
dominated 10y them. fur an t\tra ~r~~lnu.
and I" Senators t. repeal tur Sherman Law.
which. II was Gained. Wa Responsible for
all the disaster.
The call was made. Til" time for the
session to commence il early: 81 early in
deed. that may il not have tctn thu hope
OF the President that the panic would not
su3>dc. aud the measure II repeal be-
81,
sway and truth and logic trula dominate
the Congress: TIE enemies ut himrlulll>il
and they now fairly number all tno~r
who oppose free coinage fOr silver alike
with gold. as ii WAS before tnr drtnnnrtiHA-
ton of silver in l>.S openly declare that
they viii iic routrn, with nothing less than
the unconditional repeal If the silver pi!r-
chasing clause Of tn shcrui,n law. |, j.
for that they struggle: /. WAS To secure
ttat. that thr panic was created aud free
coinage in India su- 'cndcd.
Unconditional repeal means striking
frrm the laws thr last remnant II Ie-!-ln-
tinu that secures coinage TOT silver. Ii
fixes the United states ii:,uly in the rank,
OF tn" single standard nations. II i the
rNn-uIu,ut;iuu nf the conspiracy organized
1T the rln~, OF the Fra'i,.o- I't,~~ir, wax 10
destroy one half of the coined money al
the verdi taH!n- Tia. other hait L. bear
alone the vast mountain II credit upon
which til, worlds business j. conducted
Inviting iiinIr frcHu:n, l';sn;,'-, and reudcr
I,l- them NOR" destructive mi rnGutln..
II i Idle 10 hope that reducing. tilr
value II >ilvrr t. the lowest stage viii
tr:rr Great I:ri;.iu ~ seek an iutrrn:i-
t:nnai solution ot the t!irnA. The no,lr
u. tne Single - :itdur! l. 1t. !Ir. islands, IT,
members nave fully anticipated TIE low
Ge-ftc L. Nh!tii silver Will descend. They
have discounted I. disturbance at ucr Ia
dian trad" aud t rc,! their hearts against