The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-05
ADDRESS FROM THE PoPULrsrs.
An Appeal to the People to Take Up the
Silver Cause.

Washington, Nov 4-The Populist
members of Congress today issued an
address appealing to the people to
take up the silver cause. 1t is signi-
ficant 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 an almost total gold produc-
ton, and says the decreased volume of
this metal caused by boarding has
caused it to appreciate 40 to so per
cent. The address continues: 1.-THE re-
peal Of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act destroys silver as mon
ey Of ultimate redemption and reduces
the metal to the credit of money to
float only by redemption in gold The
81, 100, 100000 of paper and silver now in
circulation must rest upon less than
S10O,000,000 of gold in the treasury as
available for redemption. The only
reason for demonetizing silver was to
enhance the value of gold and obi
cations payable in money. It fur
Their proposes to sell the bonds of the
United States and buy gold to
strengthen the reserves in the treas
ury. The national banks will use bonds
for banking and issue their notes up-
on which people must pay interest, as
we'll as on the bonds 1t is asserted
the secretary of the treasury surrend-
|ered the option to pay in silver to
the exporters of gold without consid-
Grafton and then proclaimed that the
Sherman act was driving gold out of
the country. The address asserts the
Sherman act interfered with the es-
Enlistment of gold standard and
that New York and London bankers
and the present administration in the
United States and in the Gladstone
government in England conspired to
force its repeal Referring to the con-
test over the repeal bill in the Senate.
the address says it was continued I'M
It'll the gold power and federal patron
age could induce a 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
lof trades and the commercial press de-
|manded vote without debate The
power of money was felt on every
hand. Intimidations and threats of
personal violence loaded the mails of
senators. Unusual and cruel methods
were resorted to exhaust the advocates
Iof silver, and deprive them of an op-
ord their reasons why people should
not be robbed for the benefit of money
changers. The document ends with
Ian appeal to the people to study the
question and with this trust no man
who once betrayed you. Put no faith
in any president who assumed dicta-
torial power. Do not be overawed or
Iintimidated by Wall street and the
power of the national banks When
the people rise in their might, intrigue,
cunning, usurpation. bribery, and cor
Iruption will vanish before Them The
paper is signed by Senators PETER.
Jones, Stewart, Kyle and Allen, Rep
resentatives Davis. Baker, Boen Bell.
Harris. Hudson, Simpson, Pence, KEN,
IMcKeighan.
General A. ]. Warner, president Of
the American Bimetallic league also
issues an address which closed as fol-
lows: 1.-THE remedy must be sought at
the ballot box. Retire every represen-
tative who has been unfaithful to his
trust and elect only true and tried men
to represent your interests in great
struggle now before US
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