The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13
The Silverites Issue 3 Manifesto
to People Of United States.
SILVER The STATES SALVATION.
A Dolefnl Picture Of Conditions That
Will Follow Closing Of Mines.
The sslia sesth Urges 20 Csae - the
Rescue ia Rsssrn fer Ala ia Defeat.
iss the reses Bill-Grsat Britain
Blamed for All.

from yesterday and when called to order
this morning standing room Was not TO be
had. After the appointment Of delegates
to the st. Louis and Chicago silver con-
ventions and 10 the .gcld bug" gathering
at st. Paul, the committee on resolutions
presented the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
10 TIE Rop,e Of TIE Uni,sd ssaso: The people OF
Colombo. standing In the gloom OF impending
disasfcr, and representing the condition and
sentiment the people OF Montana. Idaho. W.
oming. Nevada. South Dakosa. Utah. Arixons
and New Mexico. with reverence for the eoassi-
tuition and unswsrving loyalty 20 tue general
government, ask for your calm and candid con-
alteration OF the following facts before you give
approval TO the destruction OF silver - money
and 70 the nuai establishment in this country
of tho single gold standard OF val
nes, and thus as ona stroke change
all the dcbts 70 gold debts ana inaugurate q
neverendiug rise In gold and . continued cor
responding fall in the prieo OF every COM
modify. Congress has been called TO meet in
extra session on August :. Preceding
this call the classes which have struggled for
twenty years 10 overthrow the bi-mctallic money
standard provided by tho constitution, fuaug-
ura;sd panic which they untruth.uiiy charged
to tho existing silver Law, ignoring the fact
that there are 90 OF outstanding legal
tender notes. commonly called green backs. that
sfe eQually available with the treasury notes
issued in payment for silver to draw gold from
the treasury; that the balance Of our foreign
trade has turned against us. rendering settle
Inent abroad with American gold . necessity.
and that the great bankers OF Europe arc pur-
Chasing gold with which to change the IN oney
standard OF Anssria aud 6Kths treasury vaults
pose 10 TO create prejudice against
what II known - tho silver purchasing
act. and under pressure secure its uncon-
dttionai repeal Tho success OF this scheme 10
only partial venal presidcntial patronages,
supplemcnting false and incsudisry u,tersnccs
By the gold press, aggravated by daily circular
assaults upon the Law by the Eastern money
broken, which are cent TO every commercial
body and banking corporation in the country.
have rossibly won over the house OF represents
tives to II, bus even the prestdent aamittsd shat
In the senate there was . ssaunch majority
against II
suddenly. like . nre-bsil In tho ai.h.. the
age In India had been Suspended. and that the
msfke price of silver had fallen within forty.
eight hours fully twenty cents an ounce. This
startling action vas forced upon the Indian
government without . moments warning.
This STEP. held in secret contemplation By tho
British Govefnment fos months, 70 b taken at
. critical and opportnns time. when the con-
last phafanx of bi-metaiitsm defenders muat
have had ~ one off chief aims the intimidatiop
OF the senate, TO bring t In line with the subssrv
lent lower house. Immediately the wires were
burdened with appeals TO the president from
banks and clearing houses aud commercial
bodies dominated by them for On extra session
and to senators to repeal the sherman Law
which. IL was c.simed. was responsibls for the
disaster. The call was made Tho time for the
session 10 to commence early. 10 early. indeed.
that may IL no: have bcen the hope
Ut the president that the panic would
not subside ana = measure OF repeal
DO forced through before reason resumed its
sway and truth and logic conld dominate con-
gressi The enemies OF bi.metailism, and they
now fairly number all those who oppose free
coinage for silver alike with eoId, ~ before the
demonstration of silver In 1s73 openly declare
that they will be content with nothing less
than tho unconditional rcpsal OF the silver
purchasing clause OF the sherman Law. II is
Tor that they struggle; IL was to secure that that
. panic was created and free coinage In India
suspended. Unconditional repeat means the
striking from the laws OF the last remnant Of
iegixlation to secure coinage Of silver: Il fixes
the United states firmly In the ranks OF the
single standard nAsiona IL 10 the consumma-
tion Of conspiracy organized at the close OF tho
Franco Prussinn war % destroy ~ moaey OF
ultimate redemption hall OF the coined money OF
the world, leaving the other half to bear alone
tho vast mountain OF credit upon which the
frequent panics and rendering them more de-
strucsivs and enduring II II Idle 10 hope that re-
duciug the value OF silver 10 the lowest stage
will force Great Britain 20 seek International
solution OF the dilemma. The home OF the sin
gle standard IL in her isiands: its mombers fully
anticipated the low degree to which silver will
descend; they discounted tho disturbance Of
her Indian trade and stesled their hearts against
tho crime II will b against her Indian sub
tectS. A power that could plot sevenfy-seven
years: that could iorce the yoke upon Germany,
the Latin union, Austria ana the United states:
that could gain 70 its aid ths daily prsss OF the
country: that could control for twenty yssrs
the national conventions 81 the great American
political parties. granting in the platforms pro-
isssions OF bi-mstailism. but always securing
presidential candidates uaaitefabiy opposed
70 ~ that could chaugs tho over
whsiminx sentiment among sae people
for bi.me.a'iism to Q fseling OF snmity or
indifference. can never be induced to reisnf.
tor IL hss counted ths cost and learned its
power.
Ihs sherman law vas not Tire work Of the
silver producing states; it was forcsd upon the
country against thsir Will Their Constant de-
msnd has been that OF the agricultural states.
the West and the South. and the working
masses OF the whole country. They have not
sought to impose upon the country some new
financial nosfum, bat have ssksd simply fog .
restoration of the coinage laws - they were
from the nfst year Of the Federal eonssitu-
ton until their furtivs repeal In lssa The
sherman Law was . trick BY which sssto9aiion
vas defeated- IL Wa accepted By the bi- metal
Lists - pledge that the old lav should st some
future time b rostofsd. and they nov demand
not shss tbs sherman Iaw shall b retained, bus
that iss hostage shall bs rsdeemsd by the re-
enactment In th stead Of coinage laws
under which the country grew and pros
pered tor moro than threa-quarters Of .
century. The charge that bi.metaiiists
demand that % cents b made .
dollar 10 lia II 10 trick OF the single stand
ard cousplratofs that has issssned the value Of
sIvsf. Had gold bsen dsmonstixsd instead Of
silver. resaiaing foe silver IL greatest uss and
ehistess snnction and dspsiving gold Of IL
gIessess and ehsefest function, gold would NOS
today Be worth IS pc. ouaee. and sii-
vss's value and purchasing power would
b increased largely scoys the former highest
figures. what bl-msssilists do ask, and all they
ask 10 that the iaw relating 20 coinage. - u vas
for ssveaty Ave years the eounsgy's sfsatsss
glory, shall bs restored without ~ sddiuoo OF
sxpun9ing . syllable. II, with The iaw re-
enacted and . fair trial had. siivsf shsi' nos
without tho purchase OF "a ooncs OF
the metal by the gsvssnmeat. resume
sss former relative valas with gold. shs
bs-uaetaliists viii ehessfussy sabtsA % any
segissslon that CT pesisncs VII suggest - usoss-
sssy 70 make every doilaT Of the unlfe1 sesses
equal In insrinsic vsiss - syesy othsf dollar
bxaYiax iss stsmn They urge tof the Old iav.
Win tn . upeeme eOnadsncs horn ot ne unas-
sasiabis tsusAs et AlssOy. that u VIII tnnsdt-