The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
Adopted by Citizens Mass
Meeting at Santa Anna
And the Relief Remedies Which They
Recommend in the Premises.

of Santa Anna, held July 20, to
consider the financial situation, the
committee on resolutions, consisting
Of Calvin Holmes, II. II. Brown
and Melton VIM, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas congress will convene in
extra session August 7, chiefly for
the purpose of etfecting such legis
lation as will bring speedy relief to
the country from the prevailing dis
tressing financial conditions which
are paralyzing the general business
interests, crushing property values
of every description, save national,
state, county, municipal bonds,
ETC., throwing tens of thous.
ands of laboring people cut
of employment, cutting down
the price of labor and the
products of labor, bringing disas.
ter, wreck and ruin upon every in.
dustry in tine land. Facts and cur
rent events apparent to the most
casual observer force the conclusion
that this distressing condition of
affairs is the result of a bold but
cool, deliberate conspiracy of few
English and AmeriC an bond kings,
for the purpose of enormously in
creasing their present almost bound
less wealth, by impoverlshing the
people, through the destruction in
this country of more than half of
the worlds legal tender metallic
money, and making all debts paya.
BILE in gold, by the establishment of
the single gold money standard, and
for the further purpose of forcing
the people to acquiesce in the per-
petuation Of the present ruinous
financial policy which gives them
(the bond kings the power and
privilege Of controlling and regula.
ting the character and amount of
currency that they see proper to
issue for the people of the United
States to conduct their business
with, and,
Whereas, it is claimed by some
newspapers ard gold,buggers, that
popular opinion in the South has
undergone such a radical change
since the November election that,
the people are now in favor of the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law, and the adoption of the single
gold standard; such declarations
are wholly unfounded and designed
to mislead our congressman as to
the true sentiments of the people.
Therefore, be it
Resolved L. BY this citizens
meeting that should our National
lawmakers fail to enact laws in
line with popular verdict of the
people at the polls last November
they will prove themselves un-
worthy of the high trust reposed
in them and that they should be
invited to resign their seats in con-
gress and give place to others who
will carry out the will of the PEG.
pie.
Resolved :. That we favor the
repeal of the Sherman law by an
act providing for the coinage of
both gold and silver on equal terms
without discrimination in favor of
or against either metal,
Resolved THAT we favor g
bi-metallic money standard, and
that in all cases where claims are
held against the government in
which payment is specified in coin,
that the treasurer shall be required
by law to pay same in either golo
or silver or in both gold and silver
as may best serve the interest anC
convenience of the government.
Resolved l. That we are opposed
to the issuing of interest bearing
bonds for the purchase of eithe
gold or silver no matter whether
same be in coin or in bullion.
Resolved :. That our nationa
paper currency should consist o
legal tender treasury notes issued
by the government direct ard tina
the privilege of issuing saic
National Currency should not b
farmed ont mr. dolooatod Tn indiv;1