The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-06
If the Capitalists and Manufacturers of the
East Don't Agree to Favor Silver They
Will Be Boycotted by the West
Business TO Be Taken Away from New
York and New Seaports Established.
Laws Protecting Industries to Be Abolished
and Silver Made the Money of the People
Speech by Governor Mckinley.
NOVEL PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

Popuiists Decide to Boycors the East Unless
1t Comes Out for Silver.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5-lmportsnt action was
taken to-day on the silver question by tbs
executive committee of the Peoples party.
The committee adopted q somewhat re-
marksblo plan of campaign. outlined by
President Fisk. of the PsnamerIcan BIZ
metallic Association. Following is tine
text of the resolution adopted by the COM
mittee:
in view of the fact that President A. C.
Fisk, of the Panamerican Bimetallio
Association. Is now etfeeting arrangements
TO hold great international 0imetallic
conference In this country, as we'll as being
the Colorado representative OF the Trans
mississippi Commercial Congress. We, the
executive committee of the Peoples party.
hereby Indoree and approve the seDtl-
ments contained in the following article.
and believe that the Industrial Legion.
together with all the other industrial
and economic organizations, will provide
tho organized machinery for carrying out
the plans proposed"
President Fisk's letter Is addressed to
Hon. Darwin James. president OF the New
York Board of Trade and Transportation,
and is reply to communication to the
transmississippi congress- 1t says in part:
1--WE of the West feel as much interest
and pride in the prosperity of one section
OF the Union as another. Were we to view
it from q selfish standpoint we would not
favor protection of your industries, but we
all belong to q common country. We are
willing to pay for our protection. but yon
must consent to the restoration of the
money of the Constitution and remove tho
enormous tax which you com,
NIL Tn ali hA
West and South will take measures 90 pro.
tect themselves. first. by repeating the laws
giving bountiss to manufactures and,
second, restoring silver. and thereby re-
will then build ND money, rsilways. COM
mercial and manufacturing sections, as
such ports as Mobile New Orleans. Calves
ton, st. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco,
withdrawing our trade and money reserves
absolutely from the East. However much
we are disincllned to this course. you will
force ns to take the step above indicated.
as WI cannot put weapons in your hands
to be used against us.
Some of our Western Governors have
already announced that they will appoint
commission TO 90 to Chicago for the pur-
pose OF opening negotiations with the re pre-
eentatlves at the worlds fair, with the
governments of Europe concerning the ex-
change OF commodities from this section
by way of she Gulf of Mexico. Ii such CO.
operation be secured with the mere an ts
OF the maratime ports of the old world.
trade relations can be established with the
transmississippi section which, in short
time. would be as firmly fixed as now those
old Eastern seaboards are. The distance
is much less by rail and the railroads would
carry freight from the transmississippi
stations to the gulf ports at . rate which
would enable steamships to compete with
the lines on the Atlantic sea-
board. A steamship line between
Copenhagen and the gulf ls now praoti-
csliy assured to some port on the gulf
coast. All they need is sufficient encour-
egement from the people OF the South and
West to unite in fostering the enterprise.
arc already coming forward with those
guarantees. Negotiations arc now pend
ing to secure shipments from various ports
to Europe The gulf railroads will dis
solve their pool relations with the Eastern
roads and join their interests with the
transmlssissippi section in divertlng the
freight of this section to the gulf ports.
'Unless on stop this senseless clamor to
reduce this country to u gold standard,
which would mean reducing the people TO
feudal slavery. q combination will at once
be formed with the West and South to
withdraw all business relations from the
East. Ii yOu desire our friendship. our
good will, our business and our wealth, ex-
tend to us the hand of fellowship and show
yourselves friendly. l shall take great
pleasure in attending the convention sug-
gested In your letter. and participate with
you in the discussion of these economic
subjects which are fraughs with vital in
terests to every section of this Republic and
every habitant thereof"
The members of the Populist committee
Taubeneck, j. Ii. Turner, NJ. c. Rankin,
IGnatius Donnelly, j. H. Davis. II y.
Strickler. &. T. Gather. q. +. Washburn
and Paul Vandervoort