Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-10

4f2H grains 81 standard silver are worth 100
cents in the United States, they will be worth
that sum everywhere else; and it cannot be
bought for less. While it will be urged that
such result would enhance the price Of silver
bullion. it is sufficient for to know that q
similar increase would be at once made In the
price of every form OF property except gold and
credits in the civilized world It would be q
shallow selishness that would deny this to the
mining industries at the cost of bankruptcy to
the whole people The legislation to demone-
TIE silver has given an unjust increase to the
value of gold at the cost of prosperity of nn1n-
kind; wheat and all other agricultural products
have fallen side by side with SILVER
Third-That while the "SterEaan act" Of
July II, 1922. was device Of the enemy 70 pre-
vent the restoration of free coinage. and is
greatly objectionable because it continues tie
practical exclusion of silver from the mints
and reduces 1t from a money metal 10 o
commercial commodity, nevertheless its
repeal, without the restoration of free
Coinage, will stop the expansion Of our cur
rency required by our growth in population
difference between the two precious metals.
thus making the return to biae more
difficult; greatly increase the purchasing power
OF gold; still further break down the price of
the products Of the farmer and laborer, the me-
chanic and tradeSmen. and plunge still further
all commerce. business and industry into such
depths OF wretchedness as to endanger peace,
order, the preservation Of free institu
ton We therefore, in the name of the
republic and of hum unity, protest against
the repeal Of the said act of July Il, 1897, eX-
cept by an act res torng free bime tallfc coinage
asyit existed prior to 1873 We suggest that
the maintenance Of bimetallism by the United
States at the ratio OF 16 TO will increase our
commerce with all the silver using countries of
the world, containing twO-thirdS of the world,
without decreasing our commerce with those
nations which buy our raw material, and will
compel the adoption of bimetallism by the na-
lions of Europe quicker than any other means.
Fourth-We assert that the unparalleled ca
lamities which now afflict the American peo-
pie are not due to the sO-called Sherman act OF
1897, and in proof thereof we call attention TO
the fact that the same evil conditions now
prevail over all the Colds tandard world We
are convinced that bad as is the state of affairs
In this country 1t would have been still worse
but for the Sherman act, by which the nation
obtained to some extent an expanding circula-
ton to meet the demands of continent in
process of colonization and the business ext
gencieS of the most energetic and induStriOu
race that ever dwelt on the earth, and we insist
upon the execution of the law without evasion
SO long as it is upon the statute books and upon
the purchase of the full amount of silver each
month that it provides for to the end that the
monthly addition to the circulating medium the
law secures shall be maintained.
FTfth-That we would call the attention of
the people to the fact that in the midst of the
troubles Of the time, the value CT the national
made of gold, silver paper has not fallen
a particle. The distruSt is not of the
government or its money, but of the
banks which have. as we believe, precipita ted
the present panic on the country in an ill ad-
vised effort TO control the action of congress on
the silver question and the issue of bonds
We invite the bankers to attend TO their
legitimate business and permit the rest
of the people to have their full share
in the control Of the government. In this way
they will much sooner restore that confidence
which is SO necessary to the prosperity of the
people 1t must not be forgotten that while
boards of trade, chambers of commerce, bank
erS and money dealers worthy and valu-
able men in their places the republic can more
safely repose upon the great mass OF its
peaceful toilers and producers and that
this business mans age'' is rapidly exterzni-
mating the business men OF this country. The
time has come when the politics of this nation
should be diverted far possible. tie the
siTaple and pure conditions out Of which the
republic arose We suggest for the consider
alton of fellow citizens that the refusal
of the opponents of btmetallism te pro-
pose anv substitute for the present law to
elaborate any plan for the future indicates
either an ignorance OF our financial needs or an
unwilingness to take the public into their con-
fdence and we denounce the attempt to uncon-
ditionallv repeal the Sherman law as an at
tempt to secure gold recommendation in fragrant
violation of the last national pla tforzas of all the
political parties
After the resolutions were disposed
OF, at the instance of Mr.. c. S. Thomas,
of Colorado, the convention extended
a unanimous vote of thanks to Presi-
dent Thurman and ether officers of the
assembly.
On motion Of Gen. Warmer, of Ohio,
the convention then adjourned sine die.