The Hickman courier., 1893-08-04
THEY WANT SILVER.
An urssns Appeal nom tn. /. Minor.
q Montana

T - phh<' IA~ !
An UrGert Appeal nom ths Miners |
u Montana
xhs Aesser ur,i oiss,ss Ar. warnea es
ne Depsssiation of rhsir Prod
oe<s- ne HIstory Of SILVER
3 Legisiasson.
W --
The tsadfrg citizens OF BHkts. Mont. |
held . 4pf Sceting on the of |
July o. iiscuss the silver qu5[ I'm.
Promlofnt free coinage Adyocafes5vere
prestrt , a addressed the asscmu| |Age,
and ~ 4 owing address, prepared BY |
We Itos ( Ceinsge association, was.l
unani1 md adopaed: II
~Tss esi,i,&s(( - stats 4 Mon,aua, in |
ssudln1 ~ - thsif Jeilow w-cielscns shrcush-
~ ~ - thh appeal against what they |
n1pcefO pc 70 BE- IN existia< wrsns Of
efeet pms, and for redrc~s u shat
0foq Afst 70 extend the s&suranoe 70
sIlxz b ss21 tssn oIts,Ps ~ r.,
Acs ~ sni 3 . M = -. not stand :
ing mat u1ett pfUperty stiueSNvAScsn largely
destroyed and thsir credit grc.slS impaired.
they are today. ss they have eve been in he
past loyal citizens Of the republic. devoted to
Its Institutions. obediont TO its laws, Sviug ana
cherishing its traditions and history. I'd proud
OF It's magnificent achievements
1--WE assert with all sincerity that aitho,vh Il
directly and most injuriousy Affects one OF our
principal industries and one that has formd
In great part the basis OF our prosperity. VI.
fbr ftI tar md
restoration OF silver as money. did we not sol
emnly believe that such policy would rebound
10 the happiness and welfare Of the great mass
OF producers aud toiiers Of the land, and 10 the
Increased prosperity Of the nation, We place
our demand for the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio Of sixteen TO one OF gold. andits full equip
ment with all money functions equally with
gold upon the simple plan of justice In sup
port OF the plan We assert, and TO this asscr-
tion we challenge contradiction, that for cen
turies, and before legislation undertook 10 con-
troll and direct Its action and movement silver
maintained its parity with gold with but slight
variation, and despite the wide divergence In
the ratio OF production which frequently exist
ed In 1915 England demonetized silver. She
was even then the creditor nation OF the world,
and her hnanciers forcsaw that this policy
would enhance the value OF gold and render
II harder for other nations TO pay her what
they owed For nearly sixty years thereafter
France, the Latin union and the United
States maintained the parity Of the two
metals In 1871 Germany, flushed with
her victory over France and her treasury y
nlled with Frances ransom of. VI Dooo,0O
In gold, determined TO demonetize silver.
Uncle sam Demo ,~tiEes silver.
'In 1873 the United States, the greatest pro
ducer Of silver of all THO nations, following the
course marked out by Germany, struck the sii-
YER dollar from our coinage laws. In is7s, the
Latin union. deprived OF the support OF the
United States and Germany, stopped the coin
age OF silver. In 1872 Austria abandoned silver
and is striving nEunsuccessfully to get upon gold
basis Within the past month England, taking
advantage Of the depression existing all over
the world, has struck silver last savage blow
BY closing the mints Of India TO the coinage OF
silver on private account
Demands Of the West.
"Thls, briefly told Is the history OF silver
legislation during the past seventy seven years
II proves conclusively that Legislation Is d.
rectly responsible for the destruction OF silver
As monty. We therefore ask in the name Of
simple justice that legislation now restore II TO
its rightful place In the currency Of oar country
We state, without fear OF contradiction, that
the act Of is73 which strock down silver, was
| passed Without due deliberation The record
uso~s 'hss fhr yrsst majority Of the members
Of both branches Of congress did not know that
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\ OF the act SO that We charge that II was done
w,,n,,, a,..,,ss,or or deha,e et,he, in conyrc..
| through the press. or upon the platform There
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the trghuul consequences whisn nave ioF
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marx 'ne steady ana constant oecilne IN prloeo 0.
nearly Al nrm provisions hotapiy Nhe~' Ano
h'"nieh mas ioiioNeu tno ouonohouIauono ..
SILVER we inNte mem 70 Close lnspeeuon oi
inc processes hrougn "hich 10Y reason OF
the making OF silFer mere com mmodi'yD Eng
land has oeen atle 10 oring inc farmers OF tne
United states INTO olree, eompcution Win INC
wheat ana eoUon growers OF tnuiA ne c.H
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10 these evils already SO general and FAR reach.
| ,ny ,be n,,a,es a, silver money are now seek
inc N aad ~ fur,her wrong of totally DESTROYING
\ great Industry and throwing out OF employ.
ment hundreds Of thousands OF men to whom the
loss Of vork mean, tho destruction of their
homes and poyerty and suffering for them.
| selves. their wives and children
sh.rm.n Law Not Bismsd.
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