The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
They Claim TO Present the One and Only REM
edy That Can Relieve the Currency Fam
inc and Make Money Plenty.
English Journals Simply Echo the
Statements Cabled Across as News.
Gotham Banks Not Helped Out by the EnOr-
nous Imports Of GOld-MOney Being Bought
and Sold Be Well as HOarded.
APPEAL To THE PEOPLE.

Free Silver Committee from tho Chicago
Convention Issues n Gail.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The executive
committee appointed at the Chicago silver
convention met to-day in this city and TO-
night issued IAN appeal TO the people,"
signed by A. J.. Warner. chairman, and
George +. Washhurn. secretary. The text
of the appeal follows: Congress has been
convened in extra session and the uncondi-
tional repeal of the present silver
law is urged on 1t. The repeal of
this law will at once stop all increase
In the currency. place the country on the
single gold standard and at one stroke
chan ge all debts TO gold debts. with the
certsinty that gold will thereafter continue
TO increase in value at an accelerated rate.
The conspiracy To force this condition on
the people of the country is supported by
powerful interests at home and abroad.
with unlimited means to carry out their
purpose. which they are determined to do
regardless of -onsequences to others.
Tine country is now in the throes of q
disastrous panic caused by q currency fam
ina' and the destruction of credit. which
has been needlessIy brought about to force
the repeal of the silVer law. The situation
is altogether the most p~erllOus in the his
tory OF the country. Can any one believe
this condition can be improved 10y shutting
Oft the money supply and still further re-
strlcting the volume OF ~currencyf 1t Is "a
time when more money and not
less is needed. 1t Is futile TO
suppose that credit. already overexpanded.
can be made To take the place OF money.
The crops are To 10 moved. and no money
To- move them. Prices of all products are
unprecedentiy low and must go lower with
the single gold standard. Industries are
every breaking down. Hundreds
of thousands OF willing hands are
forced into idleness. There is work
but no money TO pay for 1t; 10 this
condition TO be made to last until the gold
ronspirators accom- plish their unholy pur-
posef IL will unless the people come TO the
rescue. This is the peoples cause. and ii
they would keep their " and remain free
men. they must arouse and protect their
rights and their bones from the grAspiDg
hands of the gold conspirators. who would
produce European conditions IL this coun-
try II they could.
Il he committee appointed at the Chica-
60 convention To resist the mad purpose to
destroy silver as money and establish the
single gold standard calls upon the people
every where To lay aside, for the time, par
ty differences and TO assemble at their ac-
customed places OF meeting. as our fathers
did of old. and pass resolutions calling
on their Representatives and Senators
in Congress- to resist the re-
peal of the present silver law. unless
coupled with a provision restoring the free
coinage of both gold and silver. as il ex-
Isted under the law prior to the passaae of
the fraudulent act of 1872. We recommend,
also. that st all assemblages the resoiu-
tons and address adopted at the Chicago
silver convention Aug. 2. be read. and that
voters be urged TO send petitions and
write lettors or postal cards To their Rep
Iesenratives and Senators and IN this man.
Dsr To earnestly enter their protest against
the overthrow of the money of the COnsti-
tuition and the enforcement upon them of
tue single gold standard"