The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-11-10
APPEAL FOR SILVER.
Pouplist Members of the Senate and Hous
Issue an Appeal for Silver-Senato

Pouplist Members of the Senate and House
Issue an Appeal for Silver-Senator
Jones, of Nevada, Signs 1t.
The populist members of congress,
including senators and members of the
house, have issued an address appeal
ing to the people to take up the silver
cause. 1t is significant that the name
of Senator Jones, of Nevada, appears
among the signers of the document.
The address begins with statement
of the aggregate debts OF the world,
and of the gold and silver in existence,
calls attention to the fact that the arts
require almost the total gold production,
and says the decrease of the volume OF
this metal caused by boarding has
caused it to appreciate 40 or so per cent.
The address continues:
1.-The repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman bill destroys silver as
money of ultimate redemption and re-
duces that metal to credit money to
flow only by redemption in gold. The
81, 100, 900, 600 in paper and silver now
In circulation must rest upon less than
800, coo, 900 of gold in the treasury as
available for redemption. The only
reason for demonetizing silver was to
enhance the value of gold and obiiga-
tions payable in money. 1t is further
proposed to sell bonds of the United
States to buy gold to strengthen the
reserves in the treasury. National
banks will use the bonds for bankin G
and issue their notes. upon which, the
people must pay interest as well as on
the bonds"
After reviewing the silver legislation
since 1878, it is asserted that the secre-
tary surrendered the option to pay in
silver to the exporters of god without
consideration and then pl oclaimed
that the Sherman act was driving gold
out of the country. The address criti-
cises the democratic party and asserts
1.-THE Sherman act interfered with the
esta blishment of a gold standard and
that the New York and London bank
ers and the present administration in
the United States and the Gladstone
government in England conspired to
force it's repeal The president issued
in which he attributed the panic, which
he himself had aided to create, to the
Sherman act"
Referring to the contest over the re-
peal bill in the senate, the address
says: 1T continued until the gold
power and federal patronage could in
duce 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. Banks, boards of trade
and commercial press demanded vote
without debate. The power of money
was felt on every hand. Intimidation
and threats of personal violence loaded
the mails of senators. Unusual and
cruel hours were resorted 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 til e
benefit of the money changers.
The document ends with an appeal to
the people to study the question and
with this: Trust no man who once
betrayed you; put no faith in any pres
ident who assn ed dictatorial power:
do not be overawed or inundated by
Wall street and the power of the ma
tional banks. When the people rise in
their might, intrigue, cunning, usurp-
alton, bribery and corruption will van
ish before them
The paper is signed by the following
senator's: w. A.. Peter, John p. Jones,
William NJ. Stewart, James ii. Kyle
and William V. Allen: Representatives
J ohm Davis, William Baker. II. f. Boen
J. c. Bell. w. A. Harris, I. J. Hudson,
Jerry Simpson, LATE Pence, o. NJ. KEN
and w. a. Mckeighan.