The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05
POPULISTS ISSUE A PLEA.
The People Urged to Take Up the
Cause OF Silver.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, Puts His
Name Among the Populist Senators
Who Signed the Address-The Claim
Made That Silver Is Reduced to a
Credit Money BY the Recent Action
of Congress.
Washington, Nov. 4-The populist
members of congress, including the sena-
tors and members of the House, to-day
issued an address appealing to the people
to take up the silver cause. 1t is signih-
can't that the name of Senator Jones, of
Nevada, appeared among the signers of
the document. The address begins with
a statement of the aggregate debts of the
world and of the gold and silver in ex-
istence; 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
cedt.
The address continues: 1.-THE repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act
destroys silver as the money of ultimate
redemption, and reduces that metal to a
credit money to float only by redemption
in gold. The 81, 100, 900, 900 of paper and
silver now in circulation must rest upon
less than 500, 100000 of gold in the treas
ury available for redemption. The only
reason for demonetizing silver was to en-
hence the value of gold and enhance the
value of obligations payable in money. 1t
is further proposed to sell bonds of the
United States, and buy gold to strengthen
the reserves in the treasury. The ma
tiOnal banks will use the bonds for bank
ing, and issue their notes, upon which the
people must pay interest as well as on
the bonds"
THE EXPORTS OF GOLD.
After reviewing the silver legislation
since 1878, it is asserted that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury surrendered the OPP
tion to pay in silver to the exporters Of
gold without consideration, and then pro-
claimed that the Sherman act was driv-
ing gold out of the country. The ad-
dress criticises the democrats sharply.
1t asserts in effect that the Sherman act
interfered with the establishment of a
gold standard, and that the New York
and London bankers and the present ad-
ministratiOn in the United States and the
Gladstone government in England con-
spired to force its repeal
The President issued call for an ex-
ira session of congress in which he at
tributed the panic, which he, himself,
had aided to create, to the Sherman act. +"
THE FIGHT IN THE SENATE.
Referring to the contest over the repeal
bill in the Senate the address said it CON
tinued until the gold power and federal
patronage could induce majority of that
body to submit to executive dictation
The gold press in every commercial CEN
ter teemed with misrepresentation insult
and abuse of the unpurchasabl BILE defenders
of the people. Banks, boards of trade
and commercial press demanded a 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 ad-
vocates of silver and deprive them of an
opportunity of spreading upon the record
their reason why the people should not
be robbed for the benefit of the money
changers.
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
The document ends with an appeal to
the people to study the question, and with
this, Trust no man who has once be-
trayed you Put no faith in any Presi-
dent who assumes dictatorial power. Do
not be Overawed or intimidated by Wall
street and the power of the national
banks. When the people rise in their
might, intrigue, cunning, usurpation,
bribery and corruption will vanish before
them"
The paper is signed by the following:
Senators-W. A PETER, John p. Jones.
William M. Stewart, James H. Kyle, and
William V Allen.
Representatives. Davis, William
Baker, H. E. Boon, John c. Bell, w A.
Harris, T. J. Hudson, Jerry Simpson,
LATE Pence, o. M. KEN, and w. A. Nc
Keighan.
WARNER ISSUES AN ADDRESS.
Gen. A. J. Warner, president of the
American Bi-metallic League, also issues
an address, which, after dwelling upon
the recent anti-silver legislat ton, closes as
follows: THE remedy must be sought at
the ballot box. Catechise every candidate
for legislative Office, and pledge every
candidate for congress to work and vote
for the restoration of the legitimate
standard of money, with the coinage 2
both metals without discrimination
against either, and the issue and control
of paper money by the government of the
United States. Retire every representa-
tive who has been unfaithful to his trust
and elect only true and tried men to repre-
sent your interest in the great struggle