Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-08-03
THEY WANT SILVER.
An Urgent Appeal from the Miners
of Montana
n Agricultural Glasses Are Warned Of
the Depreciation Of Their Prod
zcts-The History OF silver
Legislation

LfEtsAANfooA
The leading citizens Of Butte. Mont,
held 4 meeting on the evening of
July -, 20 discuss the silver question.
Prominent free coinage advocates were
present and addressed the a~ssembl4ge.
and the following address, prepared by
the Free Coinage association, was
unanimously adopted;
The estzsns q the state % Montana. IN
sending forth 70 their f~IIo~ ~cstixrnS through
TIE anion this appeal against what they
sincerely believe % b an existing wrong %
cruel proportions. and for q REDRESS Of that
wrong. desire first % extend The ASSURANCE 70
az Who may differ FROM them IN opinion that
TIRE disastrous conditions Ehich al this
moment surround them. despite The fact that
% their mfzes ant mills and sneiterS arr
IDLE AMI labor unemployed zotslrhstand
lrg that fAcir propsrtY val1es have ben largely
destroyed and their cr-slt greatly impaired
iaey AZ To-Day. ~ they have ever ben In ne
loyal eiaz.ns % tn repuhlfc devoted 20
- Institutions. obadienf - it, avs. lowing saG
is traditions Aud history. and pruud
n IL nzSaiacent Aehiev~mrntS
" assert wsth al sincerity mat although IL
llreetly zEd most iz5uriou=iy Affect. cne o. our
principal izflstr.e~ and 1ue that has formed
n 4 great part he basis % our prosperity. re
Trt would not advocate fhe fuII recugniti0a A1d
--stnr1ttoa % silver a. money did xe not ~oi-
sunlT believe thzs such a policy w0aid rebound
% IL happine=- AMI welfare % th~ great mass
u urofac~rs and toilers % The Land. aad 10 the
increased prosperity Of the nation We place
our demand for the free COINAGE Of silver a. n.
-ato q stxs~er ~ one % gold. aadffs fuII equip-
n~nt EtsA all money functions equally with
suid. upsH the simple plan % justice In sup
- - - - - -
ue challenge ~eonir1sfietiou. ;hss for esa
iuries AMI befors lexssl.:ig1 undertook 70 eua-
,rui and dir-rt its action and movement silver
maintained its parity with gold with but slight
-Nriatsoz- a1t despite the wtte Divergence ia
IL zuo q protuetsou which f-egaeaEy -xfst-
II In E-is EE<iaud d~mszetix~4 silver Sh-
vas even then ~ creditor nation % the world.
lzd Der na4neisrs for~sz~ hat this policy
souid enhance The value % ruld and r~n1s-
9 harier for other nations 20 pay n-r shat
her owed For Eesriy sixty T-2r~ thereafter
fr2urs, The Latin uzioa ard the United
maintained the parity o. the tro
metals In f<T Germany. flushed with
a=r vietnry ov-r France and her treasury
Hell sifh Fancs-s rzasum uf usaHn4pN
n sShL determined To denozstize silver
ra-i- >sm D-msas tin~- silver.
In ISL Ehe United Stzs-s nc greatest PRO
iueer q silver o. al the zafous following tAe
A-A y aA&aa@ N-L u fr%TUlALNa ~EAEa N Sal
Fsr dollar tron cur ooinaz- avs In Is7s the
IArn aniou- deprived Of tae support Of tae
C1it-1 states and Germany. stopped sne cola-
Ne Of silver In f.e Austria abAz1oEed silver
Azd striving un=ueres>'uilT 10 get upon a gold
BASIS Within tn past lonfh EHzi41A taxirx
o. tar depression existing AL over
ne World. has sr-zek slv-ra last savage S8aw
b. closing the m ats a India ~ ne coinage %
silver On private account
Demands Of the West
~Th.S briefly rosL : ihe history Il silver
dlrfzz tn past seventy se--a yezrS
Il proves caueiasively that lexiSlatzna i d.
--wt4y responsible Tor tn asstrurtsa1 q silver
- money We theresur~ ask n rhe nznse Of
simple l-stic- that le-fSlztsoa 80 restore u 70
- r1rhtnsl place n the cur-ency q cur counrrv
state, Eithclt fear OF oourrzaEc-son- tnzs
he act a Iz which strzck down silver. va
Eith0gt due d--Iiaerasso1 The record
shows that ne great majority Of the members
nota orznckes e coaErrsS Gid rot know thA.
Tie BIZ Ehsa Under cunsiderafsoz eouraEz~1
szeh = czuse Sseh <izt-m-ns- q GArzeld
Foorhe~s Blaine and m1Ey Others are auou
,he reuurts q shsir respective huzses erphzE-
sally 4snying aay kEowt@8zp Of Tat pr1ri<isn
u the art - hat NJ chAry- that 4 Vas dose
~tthoGf dtscus-aa1 or d-h2tr eifasr n cuz<-ss2
through shr gres-. or zpon the platform ner~-
s0r~ IL vas a great wrauE n~cau~~ il x4- aur~
AHH@ 49, 49, IN
All b The p-0ple. zad is ape-zrsa1 va Hnur-i
snly IN INT uruaE and h@neGE q he hG45e- u
Dur han1s AMI n. lenGers Of Eu11
AYp~z To the Agricultural Glasses
" mcst earnestly APPEAL 20 ~ zrriezl-
tGr74 GASES % our cuUaTry and a~g TEEN TO
Goa into the htstu-V q silver laEislzrsau ard
me frEhtf1I consequences Enseh have fag-
he act q uE1 We cal upua them %
-1zrk th~ steady ami u1zStazr Geriire In 7rsee Of
-
Nhicn has followed TIE characterization Of
silver We Invite them 70 close Inspection Of
the proSeSscs through whica by r-a-aa Of
tn- making q slEer a user- oozznetiryl Eng
and has beg 2Rie ~ brznE tAs farmers q me
Uzirea states iafo air-Nt #rs1xrlriun with he
wheat aud ontsoa sruw~rs q fzzfA We cal
tAesr ztteustoE 70 fhr significant szr1 that the
rArre- pruauefS- xlE silver waeat aaG eutrar.
have aogut kept pare wtta zach ether n saeir
he1d-crE fall zach tO1chiuE it. highest AMI
poiut tnxefh~r We assert rh4t TIE
iAlinz &C q prizes - farm pro1ucts Is . dE-~et
result e the deuaasfxzzion q silver. AIT sh-
consequent ooEtrsrttOa af volume 81 -no6 r.
Ealltc zurey A e4r-fzl sr-dy Of rn~~~ facts
shout re A-r-- rake every farmer IN thix
broad 2ua Al Ardent advocate q ne cause Of
FREE SILVER
We shArEs Eat The sst denonet5xinx silver
vas alzzc-t equivalent % a. 4cfleEytz< \ direct
1r upa1 ~ whe4t 1ad cotton Erowe-s arG 81
rer miners q r. eou1t-T equal 70 IRON N 70 -
pr cezE q their product Annually FOR the Ten
snt q he oa1dno2ders A1d money dealers. for
such an e-ecf has been lis Ensee- and iassdsuu~
operation We fursher arm that he eau-
SANITY lowering prices % In staple farm prpd-
lcts q ne and aAs N turu served 10 carrsg
production IA restrict growth zad 70 diseour-
Az uew enterprises thus diminishing ne n~ba
ard decreasing re demand for labor "a far dss-
rtnr1t o. the wur<f1x classes Of the lzud All
70 these evils already 50 general and far reach.
ng- sae enemies q silver money are zow <~~s
irg - add the further wrong Of totally dessrovins
q great indu=fry and f~hr0sing on. Of eupluy.
r-nt nsndrestso Of thousands q neE 70 thea fhe
loss q sork mean. ths destruction OF sseir
souss and poverty and suffering for them
selves. their Wtxes and ehifIr-z
sherman Law Not am~
deaounee as wholy absurd and shsol4sr.
u f2zse she Charge that The Sherman ACT -
Spsnsib4e Tor the present Hna1cizI df-euIues
wnieh ozerwhslm tns la11 We ADMIT rnas tae
false cry at%~zd against silver ~ the xula mn
al a time shel ; panic ihrezt-ned has ersz.r.
. pre41-lcr ag7tass tAe silver 4,oox the inter.
essed All uzinsorne1 buE Ee erpnatsczlI~ -
sert tA2r ne oGt-ow Ct gold turing the past
few lays se1e solely and o1Iy 20 tAe fact ina:
ise azlAzcs % trs1s has eurtzS that period bs-n
A<atzst - nezrfy soo.e4sa We sag Tat hasl
there been no salv.r LA IN exSsenee TIE xola
wu11 haSe eff y aGst the SANE Any ehHa
car zn1srslas4 hat a. gold j. TIE nozeT VITA
Ehich International BALANCES are settled. 4 Nc
a. z4fson buy more goods than ne sell -.
must ship OFT cur gold IA pay the difference
Australia Is passing through = panic thar sx
ceeds eur o~u IN he depression Of values and
the anzoans Of Insolvency. but Australia has "a
>herrEaz As- To What thea are The naAnefAl
1-e1-res in thai Continent 70 b 4scnb>df
Coat In Producing silver.
deny as wholly unfOunaed the statement
SO a:tsn naee that silver can be produced Al a
seats or less an oI1ee- Such assertions prove
aosAin< except tke ignorance Of the person.