Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-11-05
CESAR'S EAR.
POpuliSt Members Ap-
peal to the People,
From the Tyranny of a
Corrupt Majority.
A Movement Organized for the
Restoration of Silver.
Another Stirring Address Issued by
the President of the Ameri-
can BimetalIic League.


By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The Populist
members of congress today issued an
address appealing 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 calls atten-
ton to the fact that the arts require al
most the total gold production and says
the decrease in volume of the metal
caused by boarding it has caused it to
appreciate from 40 to 80 per cent.
The address continues: "The repeal
of the purchasing clause OF the Sherman
act destroys silver as money of ulti-
mate redemption and has reduced the
metal to credit money to float only
by redemption in gold. $110,00O,000 Of
paper and silver now in circulation
must rest upon less than 500, ,000,0 900
gold in the treasury as available for re-
demption. The only reason for demon
of gold and all obligations payable in
monev.
Il is further proposed to sell bonds
of the United States and buy gold to
strengthen the reserve in the treasury.
National banks will use the bonds for
banking and cause their notes upon
which people must pay interest as well
as on bonds to be issued. 1t is assert
that the secretary of the treasury sur
rendered his option pay in silver, to the
exporters without consideration and
then proclaimed that the Sherman act
was driving gold OFT of the country"
The address asserts that the Sher-
man act interfered with the establish
ment of gold standard, and New York
and London bankers and the present
administration in the United States
and the Gladstone government in Eng
land conspired to force its repeal. Re-
ferring to the contest over the repeal
bill in the senate, the address says
"It continued until power and federal
patronage could induce the majority in
that body to limit to executive dicta-
tion. The gold press in every COM
mercial center teemed with misrepre-
sentation, insult and abuse of unpur.
chasa BILE defenders of the people. Banks,
boards of trade and the commercial
press demanded a vote without
debate. The power OF money was
felt on every hand. Intimidation
and threats of personal violence were
loaded upon the senators. Unusual
and cruel hours were resorted to to
harass the advocates of silver and de.
prive them of opportunities of spread.
ing upon the record their reasons why
the people should not be robbed for the
benefit of the money changers.
The document ends with an appeal te
the people to study the question. and
closes thus: "Trust no man who has
once betrayed you, and put no faith il
any president who has assumed dicta-
torial power. Do not be overawed Of
intimidated by Wall street and the
power OF the national banks. Whe1
the people rise in their might, intrigue
cunning, usurpation, bribery and cor
ruption will vanish before them" The
paper is signed by Senators PETER
Jones, Stewart, Kyle and Allen, and
Represen tatives Davis, Baker, Boon
Bell, Harris, Hudson, Simpson, Pence
Ken and McKeigan.
Gen. A. j. Warner: president of thu
American Bi-Metallic league, has ais,
issued an address, which closes as fol
lows: sThe remedy must be sought a
the ballot box. Retire every repre-
sentative who has been unfaithful t.
his trust and elect only true and trie'
men to represent your interest in tn
great struggle now before u.s."