The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-10

l.,l'..e uiatrlv ana completely repealed BY an
conditions established bN the founders OF tho
nation. anu which continued tor ever eighty
wears without complaint from ANY Part q: orr
corrupt work Of Ernest Seyi and ouC foreign
enemies Is az insult % the di.nty .: ;he
prosperity. and an attempt IL place rs a-aiu
under the yoke fro'n which George Wash:n--
ton AMI his compatrfots rescued us.
We protest against the financial policy of the
United states being made dependent upou the
o;ini'ns or r%!it , OF any foT r severn,
stand on its own feet ana leeis:atc tor itself
upon al subjects.
Opcn MINIS the Only Krmr.'y.
= We declare that the only remedy for our
metallic financial troubles Is TO open the nin;s
Of he nation 70 gold and silver OF equal terms
NJ 'he Oh ratio Of sixteen OF silver 70 enc u
changed al the min;S OF The United states
for leEa! tender silver dollars worth lao
o.n's csSh ;h1t moment ,i AZ, aS Grains IN.
cents and as commerce ruuali.cs the Prices
ot all commodities throu4hout tn world.
worth lun cents in The United states they Will
ne worth that sum tvervwhsre else and cannot
such result would enhance thr rrir, o: silver
bullion. II is sufficient for Is 70 know that
similar Increase wtU,a ha immediately made
Il, the l'icc Of every form Of property except
gold and credits il the civilized world. 1t
would he q shallow srlfishnssS int would
deny prosperity 10 the mining industries a:
The legislation TO demnnetize silver has given
an unjust increase 10 the value ~ gold at the
t'>, - ~ ~ t't,i.s W 40 49, .r,s
side by side with silver.
Device. of IN. Enemy.
B. That while thr sherman act" of July -.
lS.'. il device -: ttte enemy "a prevent the
"a. AZ, 60 -
exclusion Of silver from he mi9t~ and reduces
il from a money metal to a commercial CON
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.,ta n, g ,, ',,i, ,, ,n
,;snsinH NJ our ru,rn~r, r.,rirnf ~, an
,-ny+h j., ,,,,rI,- ,,, avn, {r-i,,a.s ,,,n still
S,r,Lnr ~ 4; s,,.n,,n h,,u.,n 80, t,,n nrnr,on.
'a., ~" ia, ~, ra, h,n,a,a il,~,,
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nnwrr ~ .n,1 still further hr,ak down
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NO ,,a,, ~ ,h rr,,uii; an, tu,nauitx nro,,st
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| United States at the ra;i" "f sixteen To ono
VII Increase our r",n'ntrsr "'.h an tns silver
.ni .,I u a, .,,,,,i, 49,, ,,,Ii ~, 49,.
1,,rn,s;,r 80 .,.'u,o-,n 9Th ,hn. ,,.,,nn.
| wbi..h Inv nur ra~ ,na:,r,al and win ,rn,rrl
W., ni,n"n,,iun, az, Wv. ,,on ~
Eurn,,. snnn,r ,han hv INV g. her mean.
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Not b"e Z" 'Hf ~i'F'hah -N't "I '"''''
T. We assert that the unpa rallelcd caln!uir ieS
which now aItiict he American people are not
due t" he soc died sherman ac, of l~"n AMI in
proof thereof we call attention to the Fac; that
| the same evil conditions nov prevail over all
| the gold standard nations of the world We
| are convinced that hat! as l. t:c state of af-
fairs IN this country l. would have been afllk
worse hut for the sherman act. hN which the
nation has "htained. I" some extent an sx-
| paEttinG eli GU alton 10 meet III" demands or =
| continent III process OF colonization and the
| business cNigrn''ics "f the most ,IlerEetr and
| industrious race that has ever uwrlt on the
| earth and we insist upon the execution OF the
| law without evasion so long rs II Is upon tho
| statut. books. and upon the purchase each
mont of the full amoun: of silver that il pro-.
| v;dcs tor To he end that the monthly ad.Iit ion
| 70 the circula, ing medium tn: law secures
| shall he luaint aimed.
, tronhI,s nf IN. ti,nrs Nh, value nf ,br national
bonds and II" national lesai ,rndrr monsy;