The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-25
OPPOSED To GOLD ALONE
Resolutions Adopted at Mass Meeting
in Cooper Union, New York.
Leaders in the Silver Movement Carry the
War Into the Home Of the Alleged
"COnspirators" of Wall Street

NEW YORK. Aug. 2A-Three thousand
people listened tonight. at Cooper Union.
to speeches in behalf of tho free coinage Of
silver. and applsuded and cheered until
the echo of their noisy approval made the
big hall ring. 1t was under the inspira-
tion Of one of those tremendous outbursts
of enthuslasm that the Hon. w. j.
Bryan, of Nebraska, exclaimed to
them at the top OF his ringing
voice. There are moro people here tonight
than ever signed resolution to the repre-
sentatives in Congress of this State of New
York sskina them to vote for the repeal of
at rowdyIsm, as at the Fifth-avenue meet
meeting. AT y O'Clock the hall was full.
and lsl ge number OF bonnets were OBJ
servable here and there above the sea
of faces fronting tho band. which
whiled away the waiting minutes with
national sIrs It was essentially q
thoughtful audience. made up of mechan.
les, clerks and men In the middle walks of
life. The nattily- dressed men of business
were not In evidence to any extent; nor
was the everyday workingmsn. The
speakers were Hon. John q. Boyd. Ger. A.
j. Warner and Representatives Bartine
and Bryan. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That the attempt to reduce the
worlds specie supply to gold alone has f1cti-
tiously increasedithe value of gold for the sole
benefit of tho wealthy creditors while II Is i'm
pOverishing all debtors and other persons who
are dependent upon their own exertions for
living.
Resolved. That the pretense that the Sherman
act is the cause of our financial troubles Is SIM
ply an effort on the part of the gold men to mis-
lead the people by diverting their attention from
consideration or their attempt To reduce the
market price or labor, as property, to q gold
basis.
Resolved, That the issue monthly of $4.00O,-
600 In government notes for the purchase OF
silver bullion cannot have been the cause of our
present currency famine. thus making IL neces-
sary for employers TO pay premium for "cheap
dollars" to enable them to- pay their workmen
for their honest labor and to carry on their Ordi
nary exchanges.
Resolved. That the hypocritical cry against
gold men TO create an aversion to silver and to
appreciate gold that is mainly owned by those
who desire to demonetiZe silver and establish
gold alone as our metallic money.
Resolved. That the presumptuOus and ridicu-
lous attempt OF the gold men to induce the peo-
pie to believe that the workings of the Sherman
law caused the extraordinary export of gold
has been practically refuted by the equally as
extraordinary importation of gold into the
United states from Europe while that act re-
mains in full force and operation.
Resolved, THAT the American people are in
every respect as capable OF ueV1slnR ana main
tanning their own financial system under which
TO carry on their business as France. England
or any other country upon earth; and
that failure 10 do will show q
want OF selfrespect and confidence un-
becoming q free AMI enlightened
people who claim to be the descendants of those
who labored under much greater disadvantages
regards wealth and population, aud boldly de-
clared their independence, and established and
maintained form OF government that was de-
tested and opposed by all the then existing gov
ernments OF the old world
Resolved, That the real and only cause of the
present financial distress which is compelling
the closing of banks. factories, workshops and
stores, and the failure OF thousands OF business
men everywhere-in Europe as we'll as in Amer
lea and other countries. and through dcpriving
the honest aud industrious workingmen OF
Europe and America OF their means OF support,
arises from The greedily-inspired attempt to
foist upon the commercial world the single gold
standard whereby the available supply of
metallic money will be reduced to one-half the
present amount resulting IN corresponding re-
ducton In the market price OF all kinds OF prop
erty and products OF labor.
Resolved, That II is the sacred duty OF the
people OF this country to resist the wicked at
tempt 10 increase the value OF gold, and with it
the burden OF all debts and taxes, and depreciate
everything. including the wages of labor, thus
undermining our whole Industrial and social
systems upon which modern civilization rests