The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-05
Jones and Stewart Of Nevada
Declare Themselves
APPEAL FOR THE MINE OWNERS.
Preparations for the Coinage Of the
Bullion Now in the Treasury.
Again-Deereass Of Cash In the Treas
ury-An Chinese But Convicted Eel
ens 60 Ne Permitted 20 Register.

WAsaryeros CrrY, Nov. l-The Popu-
list members Of congress today issued an
address appealing 10 the people 10 take mp
the silver cause. 1t is significant that the
name Of Senator Jones. of Nevada, appears
among the signers of the document The
address calls attention to the fact that the
arts require almost the total gold produc-
tion, and says the decrease Of volume of
this metal caused by boarding. has caused
it to appreciate 20 to 50 per cent The ad-
dress continues.
'sThe repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act destroys silver as q money
of ultimate redemption and reduces the
metal to credit money, TO aoat only by
redemption in gold The 81. 100. .0oO, 600 of
paper and silver now in circulation must
rest upon less than 500, 000.0 .000 of gold in
the treasury as available for redemption.
The only reason for demonetixing silver
Was 70 enhance the value of gold and OBJ
legations payable In money. 1t ID further
proposed to sell bonds ofsxhe United States
and buy gold to strengthen the reserves in
the treasury. The national banks will use
the bonds for banking and issue THAR
notes. upon which the people must pay in
terest, as we'll as on the bonds. Ii is as
serted that the secretary of the treasury
surrendered the option to pay in silver to
exporters of gold without consideration.
and then proclaimed that the Sherman act
was driving gold out Of the country"
The address asserts that the Sherman
act interfered with the establishment of the
gold standard, and New York and Lon
don bankers and the present administra-
tion in the United States. and the Glad
stone government in England conspired
to force its repeal.
Referring to the contest over the repeal
bill In the senate. the address says it was
continued until the gold power and Fed
eral patron age could induce . majority of
that body to submit to executive dictation.
The gold press in every commercial center
teemed with misrepresentation, insult
and abuse of the unpurchasable defenders
of the people, and banks, boards of trade
and the commercial press demanded a
vote without debate. The power of money
was felt on every hand. Intimidation
and threats Of personal violence loaded
tho mails Of senators. and unusual and
cruel methods were resorssd to to exhaust
the advocates of silver and deprive them
of an opportunity Of spreading upon the
record their reasons why the people
should not be robbed for the benefit of the
money changers.
The document ends with the appeal to
the people to "study the question and
with this trust no man who once betrayed
you. Put no faith II any president whn
has assumed dictatoriai power. Do. not
be overawed or intimidated by Wall street
and the power of the national banks.
When the people rise in their might, in.
trigue. cunning, usurpation. bribery and
corruption will vanish before them.n
The paper is signed by Senators PETER,
Jones, Stewart. Kyle and Allen and Repre-.
sentatives Davis, Baker, Bocn, Bell, Har.
ris, Hudson, Simpson, Pence, Kem and
McKeighan.
Gen. A. ;. Warner. president of the
American Bi-Mstallic League, also issues
an address which closes as follows:
"The remedy must be sought at the bal
lot box. Retire every representative who
has been unfaithful to his trust and elect
only true and tried men to represent your
interest in the great struggle now before
US"