The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08

P'"Tl.o'ny udusceue
ing all the past and it is Wester
Europe which will be plunged int
abyss of ruin. 1t is not CONCEIVABLE
that the sagacious men who control
in public affairs will push the gol
conspiracy to any such extremity
But when they become convinced, "
mean to use the power of prOtectin
our own interests which the situatio
givesus, they will in all probability
recoil from the contest which can hav
NO other issue for them but
fatal one Great applause.
SENATOR DOOLITTLE.
Ex-United States Senator Dooli:tle
of Wisconsin, presented a resolution
which was referred to tn,
committee on resolutions, declarin.
that the constitution gives the fedora
government the supreme and exclu
sive jurisdiction over the money ques
ton; that instead of fixing the rela
tive ratio of value between gold and
silver coin, the constitution expressly
gives to congress the power to ascer.
tain and declare that ratio as il
may change from time to time; that
since the ratio of sixteen ounces OF
silver to one of gold was adopted,
about sixty years ago, and, especially
within the last twenty-five years, most
potent causes have produced a great
change in the relative value of gold
and silver; that congress in the exer-
else of its undoubted power and in the
discharge of its clear duty, whatever,
European nations may do, should
coin, both gold and silver into money
and maintain the bi-metalism of con-
s;itution, and in such coinage the bull
lion value of silver to be coined into
dollars, shall be substantially equal to
the bullion value of gold in a dollar,
provided always, that the value shall
he fairly estimated upon the bases,
that the two metals concur together
in forming the monetary circulation
Dt' the world and that it is the general
mass of two metals combined which
serves As a measure of value of things.
FROM NEVADA.
Congressman Newlands, of Nevada,
in an address outlining con-
.ressional legislation on the silver
question. 1--WE owe England, he said,
"A hundreds of millions of dollars.
We have in this country six hundred
Millions of gold which can be with
lrawn tomorrow if England 90 elects.
L the withdrawal of hundred
Millions of gold this year has produc-
ID the panic. what disaster may not
,e pronounced when we absolutely de-
,end upon England and she chooses
o call upon us for gold. As the tax
m tea precipitated the revolution and
ed to a political independence so the
PRESENT blow to silver might lead to
financial independence from the old
world"
4 POPULIST SPEAKS.
United States Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, provoked much enthusiasm
n a brief but stirring speech. The |
'resent panic" said he, twas first
reated by bankers for their own
eliishness but it became further
than they expected and the
,ankers themselves become involved
md appealed to the president and
ongress for aid. / do not come here
o talk politics, but want to say as
ar as the pOpulist party Is represent
Il in the United States senate it will
lot he found wanting. Our party is
'ledged now and all time for free
oinage silver at a ratio of sixteen to
me. We may not understand parlia-
nentary manoeuvering as well as some
'ut We stay in sight ofthe box all the
ime.
A COLORADO sTLvEMTE.
Hon. 5. {. Thomas, a prominent
colorado attorney, followed, in a
wenty minutes address. They say"
aid Thomas. 1--WE are luuatics and
ranks, yet we arg proposing nothing !
nut simply the return To Il system
anciified and hallowed by the
listdry of years. Adversaries of
he white metal object to free
oirage because silver mined in other
would flow into the United
states But" added the speaker,
If free silver is adopted it will make
liver worth s1.29 and it will stay at
hat price"
Recess was then taken until 2 p. m,
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTION.
The committee on resolution made
he following report: .
THE PLATFROM.
Ulaoa., Bi>metalisrn j. as ancient As
umln history. for certainly more than
hree thousand years ago, gold and silver
ann, down through the ages hand in hand