The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-26

Dennls0n and j. N. Ives.
Fifth district-W. d. Vincent, Albert
Griffin and A. G. Collins.
Sixth district-Tully Scott, John NJ
Hutchinson and William Baker.
Seventh districts. M. Scott, A. G.
Forney and Charles HsttOn.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The people Of Kansas, in convention as.
sembled, on the goth day Of July, 1893, il
respective of party affiliations, adopt the
following address and resolutions:
We call the attention of our fellow citi-
zens everywhere to the tremendous import
anOe Of the financial struggle upon which
we are now entering, and urge them to take
their stand on the side Of the 'gold and sill
YER coinage Of the constitution" We endorse
the opinion expressed by Hon. John G.
Carlisle in 1873, that the movement to
totally demOnetize silver is a stupendous
conspiracy conceived by the mOnied inter
ests of all countries to increase the value Of
one half of the worlds metallic money by
destroying the other half. We further agree
with the secretary Of the treasury in the
then expressed opinion that the successful
contamination Of that conspiracy would be
more disastrous TO the people of the world
than "wsr, pestilence, and famine" We
are opposed to universal gold standard,
hA rNR ha
not afford sufficient basis for a currency
adequate to the needs of commerce, and it's
adoption would cause an immediate in
crease in the eXChangeable value of dollar
because Of the increased demand for gold
and an unjust increase in the burden Of all
debt, while che continuance of gold stand
ard, because the supply Of gold available for
coinage is not increasing in proportion to
the population and needs for money, would
cause the indefinite appreciation of the unit
Of value, and the indefinite extension Of
business depression. We call earnest at
tention to the fact that nearly 6ve-sevenths
Of the gold coin of the world is held by four
nations, viz: the United States, England,
Germany and France, and beg our country
men 10 consider what will be the rise in the
purchasing power Of the gold dollar if our
action drives India (nOt to speak of other
silver-using OOuntries) to a gold standard
and Oompels her people - Outnumbering
alone the four great nations nRmed-tO
reach out after their share of the worlds
supply Of gold. We favor the principle Of
bi-metallism, not only because the entire
quantity Of both metals is necessary for
money, but because the standard Of value
under bi-metallic system is more stable
as related to all other property, and because
past experience has demonstrated its ad-
vantages, we believe that the use Of both
metals as primary money at a fixed ratio
will cause less AuOtuatiOn in the monetary
unit than can be secured by the use of either
metal alone.
We believe that an international agree
ment for the coinage Of both gold and silver
at a fixed ratio is not necessary, and, 80
long as England's 90. operation is awaited,
not probable, because she is a creditor ma
tion, and will be slow to surrender the ad-
vantages aooruiDg to her ruling class by the
appreciation. We therefore appeal to the
people of the United States
to remember that our forefatherS secured
political independence for US more than
century ago, and urge them TO stand up for
their country by asserting the right and
ability of congress TO legislste for the vel
fare of our people, regardless of she wishes,
the entreaties or the threats of foreign
powers. We believe that the United States
Is able TO maintain gold and silver at