Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-08-03

but lituc more az commodity than silver
Demand Move Money.
"wc ltcrate the of repeated but always |
true proposition that there Is not enough gold |
IN the world upon which 20 transact the worlds |
business, and while the trade aad population |
are steadily Increasing the gold available for |
coinage is steadily decreasing. The truth OF
this assertion Ia borne out By tho panic now
upon va. There is plenty Of everything n the |
world but sold and every Thing is cheap but |
money. Tho gold Is boarded, locked Up In the
vaults and treasure boxes OF the country, |
whdo property Of all forms Is rendered value |
less, and checks and drafts no longer perform
their accustomed functions. Il is thu knOwl- |
edge that gold Is scarce and insumccnt In |
quantity that leads TO the scramble for II
among the nations and individuals. and u Is the |
Withdrawing and boarding OF Il that brings
panics Aud IN this connection We call atten- |
tion to this important fact viz: That az least
40 per cent Of the entire gold production OF
this country Is the by'product OF the silver
mines. 80 that the closing OF the silver mines
would reduce the amount Of gold available for
coinage to this extent aud thus further In
crease tho danger and distress arising from a
scarcity OF gold
sherman Law Wrong In Principle.
ave concede that the Sherman law Is wrong
IN principle because II dcgradrs silver into a
mere commodity 70 be buIeted about by un-
principlod spectators. Al the same time the
that law have been OF inestimablo ben
efit In increasing the circulation at critical
time and thus preventing disaster.
10 repeal this law Internationally would be
10 destroy silver forever, and would be playing
directly into the hands Of the advocates Of a
single gold standard and a contracted cur
rcncy. 1t would be the cruelest blow ever
struck az the rights Of the great mass OF tho
people and particularly of the dcbtor class, for
It would enormously increase the purchasing
power OF gold, and correspondingly lower the
value u all products and every other form OF
property. Tho Sherman law was never fa-
vored by the advocates OF free silver coinage,
but, bad as Il Is, 70 Is now all that remains be-
tween the desires of the gold standard meu and
the contamination OF their selfish ends. and
/ must be retained in tho interest Of the common
people until something better is conceded In It's
stead
Favor Both Gold aud silver.
1--WE arc In favor OF both gold and silver rs
money TO be coined upon equal terms al the
ratio OF 10 toll This Is the money which the
fathers OF the republic bcqueathed 10 us. II Is
the money OF tho constitution For eighty
years we thrivod and prospered with this cur
| rency. II was destroyed az the dictation OF
England and Germany through their agents IA
this country and in the interests Of the creditor
| class those with hxed incomes and annultes.
/ We now demand that Il be restored again 20
/ the place whore the fathers left H. In the iaiei
est OF the whole people.
"The constantly repeated charge that the sil-
yer dollar Is cheap dollar is 80 maniiosuy
illogical and absurd as 70 render q unworthy OF
notice among intelligent people There are no
cheap dollars A silver dollar will purchase as
much as gold dollar or any other kind Of
/ dollar. Equally untrue is the statement that
the government has lost money upon is silver
/ purchases, because OF the depreciation In It's
price. The facts are that the government has
made proht amounting TO m than sl0o, c0o,-
| 90 on It's silver purchases unc the Bland and
Sherman laws, being the dil encs betwee.
| the market and coming value And this prod
has gone 70 the credit OF the people because
with it the government has paid Its current ex.
pensos and obligations, and all their silver,
either Of Itself or by its paper representatives,
Is IA circulation today. bearing the buriers Of
/ trade, performing the functions OF money.
while the gold Is locked up in the vaults Of th,
money kings II is gold that Is hoardod, not
silver
Great Britain blamed.
ave are filed with great aud Just indlgna-
tiou that our country Of which We are SO proud
| s.srng IN is credit ald wonderful beyond cN.
preston in is nth aud varied resources, Is yet
so weak and unsettled IN its financial system
that England can In a o1y, By the dishonest
manipulation OF the currency Of far-od India.
bring upon the people OF free America q panic
which, without q moments warning Transforms
/ O happy and prosperous people into communi.
/ ties OF comparative pgupcrS Such coud ii0n
/ IS humillatlng beyond words 20 convey 10 r.
des.. --tivc 70 the pride and faith which as
| loyal citizens we have 50 long aud dearly cher
| ishcd in our government We warn those In
this country who are waglng this uniusunable
war on silver as money that they are casting
a boomerang which will return 10 crush them
They may destroy the property Of great and
growing section % our country and bring poy-
erty and suffering upon some millions Of Their
| fellow citizens but the return tide will carry
| with Il hundreds q millions OF securities IN
the form of railrolis, state, county, ana munl-
] cipal bonts made worthless by their narrow
| policy ard selfish greed. The signs are not
wanting 70 prove The truth Of this assertion,
| even thus early and. unless the gold conirac-
| uonisis are defeated In the coming session Of
| congress. We believe that within year there
| wM not Be railroad west OF the Missouri
river thai win not be In the hands Of a receiver
Last Appeal for silver.
zone hundred and seventeen years ago the
! patriots OF thc Americas revolution gave 10 US
our independence In framing the laws and
laying down The principles which were 70 gov
era Us, they sought No counsel anl asked 10 al
vice from their enemies Reiyiug upon their
own splendid courage and wise STATES mauship
they ilauguraiCl system of lrance lnsed
upon Tho worlds previous fN9ericuce ANIL rfou
cquaiifT ard lrsiite We ass i.-t 'lc present
generation % American -ttfC.ri o. f1.irr ilrir
example. that u ~ imlilc ura to-r.-e fsaT1 %
contemplation Cl fhe Hirr3f faIiuI 10 uEf
broad wisdom Is 1hillicl ly ihe founder n 'I.is
Foycrnmcu'. that iLcE win cnuucl.tc q SECOND
declaration Of Independence that they wiii ro
store silver 20 It's ilmC-houorcd place as a fuil
legal tender money aad thus give 10 ihs United
Siatos-ihe gfandest and ricncst IN natural Fe-
sources Of an the nations Of ths carth-a Imam
ciai system which Il may call rs own frec from
foreign control Standing today mid the
wreck and ruin Of our erstwhile prosperity. a
condition wrought by selfish aims, BY weak
] rfIffr he u gf TfHn-
iaua without regard 10 class occupation.
or political creed, inspired by a deel
sense OF injury, and filed with a iusl
indignation, send forth this appeal 70
the great masses Of producers and tollers
| OF the United States We ask them 20 ponder
we'll the statements herein made and not 70 be
prematurely biased in their judgment by the
! false utteranccs Of interested cla ssea and a
subsidized press. To the t!llcrs Of the soil 70
the growers Of wheat and the Planters Of cot
ton, we say: In this matter your interest 10
our interest; and our interest u your inter
est To the worklngman Of the land we say;
You too have a deep and abiding interest IN
the cause Of free coinage Of silver and In the
movement for its restorati0n' Tor, 10 throw out
Of employment avast aruly.of men, and precipi-
tate them upon an already glutted labor mar
kei, must work incalculable injury 70 the cause
of labor
I'VE therefore ask you, one and OIL. 10 Join
hands with uH and make common cause IN
behalf OF the white metal-thc money OF the
masses through all ages and 30 an lands. We
ask you 70 let your combined voices be heard,
ana 70 see 10 Il that those who represent you Ia
congress cast their votel in accordance with
your welfare and ours, Tnu people OF Montana
are an honest people They believe In hard
money. They 5corn an susgeatons Of rcpu-
diati0n They are progressive, energetic, cour-
ngsous and loyal They have always paid their
just obligations and Notwithstanding that az
this moment they are ovcrw helelcd BY the
greatest ca,amity that has ever bcfallon them,
they win continue 70 meet al their responsible
tiles az Decomcs honorable men"
"Didn't Know II Was Loaded"
The didn't know brigade Is a very
industrious one and has branches ia
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