The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-28
FROM PRESIDENT Loucks.
He Urges the Members Of the Farmers
Alliance to Work for Silver.

He Urges the Members Of the Farmers
Alliance to Work for Silver.
To the members OF the N. F. A. and I.
u: We have reached crisis In the his.
tory OF our nation. The eighth financial
conspiracy 10 about being forced on con.
gress. A special session has been called
for tho purpose Of destroying the last YES
tige Of silver legislation known - the Sher.
man silver purchase act. The money
power Of the world Ia moving IN unison to
bring about single gold standard. As .
result the industries Of our republic, not
wlthstandlng our immense Increase In
wealth In the past ten years, are now par.
alyzed. Depression spreads like pail
over the nation. Even 'the best banking
system tho world has ever known" 10
melting like Ice under the rays Of our sum-
mer sun. With shortage In the wheat
crop Of Europe. and decrease In yield
OF 100.O00.000 bushels In the United
States, wheat should have bounded up
to 81 per bushel. Instead, il sinks lower
and lower. II the conspiracy Ia CONSUME
atsd we must look for still lower prices
with all the necessary attendants thereon.
In this dilemma ain asked by many to
urge campaign Of petitioning congress to
come 10 our relief. For several years
have refused to sign petition to any
branch OF Legislatures, state or::uational. 1
petuions are treated, and have thought
they were served right. So long a. people
pstition one way and vote another, poflti.
clans will respect their votes and ignore
their petitions. believe 10 10 un-Amcri.
can to petition our public servant. 10 DO
what We have right to demand OF them.
The most effective place 10 petition 10 at
the ballot box.
DANCER AHEAD
Tho issues were clearly defined last fall.
The danger now confronting ~ was
pointed out. The people were warned, but
would not heed tho warning. Nothing but
prompt uprising Of the people now will
avert the success OF the c0nspirators who
arc determined 10 rush through with rail-
road speed a gold standard which means
q doubling Of our debts by further reduc.
tion Of prlces.
In every school house in the country
the farmers should meet at once 10 protest
against this iniQuity. Organization should
30 80 perfected that every farmer IN the
land may know just what q single gold
standard means Tor him and his. It will
inevitably reduce the farmers Of America
to, the level OF the pauper labor Of the world.
STIR THEM UP.
Send In TO yOur congressman and seta-
tors vigorous protests, so woried that they
Will know that you mean business Back
It up with solemn pledge In writing, that
u they fail 10 vote for the free and unlim-
lied coinage OF silver at the ratio OF l6 10 ],
that you will never vote for them again.
Condemn cmphatically any attempt at
evasion, cQuivocation or subterfuge, such
as change or ratio or repeal Of the Shcr.
man law 10 clear the way for free coin.
ago fight. A straight FREQ coinage bill first
should be the battle cry. Then when that
10 law, repeal the Sherman law. The
time Is now hand when We must speak
plainly. The money power or goidites
have thrown of The mask. 1t Is well. The
fight Is now IN The open and must be fought
TO . finish. At present the money power
have the advantage through our folly at
the ballot box. and the tremendous power
Of patronage placed In tho hands oil one
man. who Is using 1t TO crush out Opposi-
ton a. no president ever dared do Ia the
past. Should they succeed, as they will
unless the people act promptly and viRor-
for the Decentralization Of gold.
GOLD MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE.
With q single gold standard 1t will DO
impossible for the West and South 10 pay
their debts. 1t will be hard enough 10 pay
the enormous deb. as it Is, but when
doubled II will TO impossible. The only
thing left for us WILL be to insist on the en-
aclment Of stay laws Ia every stale IN the
West ard South until such time as con-
gress will pass free coinage bill. Our
debis have been con 'rac,cd on double
standard. II Is unjust and dishonest to
compel Us TO pay on single standard. 1t
will DO wise for the money power and
creditor class TO weigh well tho conse.
gucnce OF pressing their advantage too far.
has Ia nn
West for tho people to nove TO now and
start lie ancw. We are driven to bay and
will contest every inch OF ground from
now on.
THE rioWr n ON.
We arc In the sklrmish line OF the battle
Of the ages. Every nation oil the old world
has succumbed 10 The fell influence. The
struggling masses have their eyes iurned
to America. II We. 100. fall then all hope
IL gone and another period II the darker
ages will be upon us. There is too much
At stake; we cannot, must not, lose In the
present contest. The fight for FREQ coiunge
IL only the first step towards emancipation,
II successful. We must no, lose sight OF
that fact. This contest between lapor aud
capital. between tho debtor and tho cred
itor, for high or low prices. will continue
until settled, anu II never will be settled
until It ID settled right We must have a
national currency, truly American In every
respect. a currency That VIII remain with
US TO do the business for which II was ere
ated, in volume sufficient TO transact the
business OF the country on n cash basis.
This should be issued under system that
would respond utomttically TO the de-
mnnds Of trade. Tho only limit being de-
mand for use.
SHALL NOT pE BASED on DEBTS.
1t should be based on wealth and not on
debt or confidence. 4, is disgrace that
the industries OF III 5 nation should be at
tho mercy OF any European power, but
mercy Of an order IN council OF British
dependency, and that her most ignorant
one, where labor Is poorest paid. FMS is
not q theory. 1t Is q present condition. Tho
immediate cifec: Of the order In council Of
India closing her minis 10 free coinage on
private account Is moving down our finAn.
cIal Institutions with itighiful rApidity.
With wealth IN abundance We have to de-
pend on someone's credit. confidence or
debt for medium Of exchange. with a70.-
600, 000, 900 Of wealth there Is famine for
want Of enough representatives Of wealth
10 make the ordinary changes. In such o
condition II pays better TO bury money
than TO use II.
Industry suiyers on every hand. Tho
men who should sacredly guard the
interests Of the wealth producers src con.
spring 10 destroy them. Organized labor
must act and net promptly. Tho lime Is
short. In tho words OF Wellington. "ut
Guards and nj ,hcmr' fraternalIy,
II. l.. LoucKs.