Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-04
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CHICAGO. AEx SIN the timetable con
sention ex-senator Doolittie OF Wisconsin
submitted a series Of resolutions. which
were referred to the COMMITTEES on resaiu-
tons. The las. one WAS Is follows and u
. refiex'of the whole:
Resolved. That eoasress In the exercise Of
It's uadoabta! power. and IN the alseharSr OF
its clear Eaty whatever the European nations
may do, shouia eoiH both gold SIld saiSer ihso
naoasy and maintain the hinlrtAilism OF the
constitution and that in sueh coinage the
hu!Iisn value II silver 10 be coined INTO
dollar shall b. substantially equal 10 the
bullion value II gold in dollar, provi1ied
always that value shall BE- fairly estimated
apssa sae hasis that the two metals concur
together tn forming the mOneinry clrelia'iah
y the world ard that il Is the general HAAS
y the two metals combined WHICH serves -
lie measure Of vstae Of things
The repors II the committee on resoin-
lions submitted in the afternoon Declared;
The REGULATIONS
I. Tha, ,hert must he no compromise Of this
question: All legislation demonstrating silVcr
ard rsstrieiins, the coinage thereof mast lie
Immediately aud completely REPEALED BY an
act Testeriu.: the coinage OF the country TO the
conditions established by the founders Of the
nation and which continued for over NJ years,
without complaint from any part OF our peop. {.
We protest AGAINST the financial policy OF the
United states being made upon the opinion OF
sasicics Of ans foreign government Anh assert
the pnwer 81 this nation 70 stand on lis own
fee; AMI lelsi.la,r for itself upon all subjects
:. We assert that the only remedy for our
metallic financial troubles Is 10 open the
,nints OF thr Ration TO guld and silver on equal
terms,
Al the Old Ratio
Of Is Of silver T. one Of gold. Whenever silver
bullion can b. exchanged at the niints OF the
United states for legal tender silver doila,s
worth ltn GENTS each, that mufnent az II
grains OF staEJar4 silver viii he worth lH
cents. and Whenever AZ L. grains of standard
silver arr worth la cents in the United
States they Nili be worth that sum every
where ELSE. While Il will be urged that such
q result would tnha'.ce the price 81 SILVER
bullion il /, sufficient for us To know that
similar cas-. Rulld he immediately made 10
the price OF eycry Kind OF property except
gold aud credits ia the civilized world The
legislation IL Ielnpaetize silver has given an
unjust incres.s. To the Waite of gold AT the
cost Of the
Prosperity of Mankind.
g. That while the sherman act is greatly OBJ
je,IFonahi,. b,.etu-4, il continues the practical
exclusion Of silver FROM the minis. ueNortie-
lass it. rets.ti, Aithou, the restoration of free
.-,,-,. H.. ~. ,,ss.,f, AZ currency
rs,,Iir.I t,y our ,.ruwth In population and
bnsius.s widen still further iho differ
-, h.t,,-.r he t,,,, r,r,,,luus metals greatly
iu,.r,.ns,. the purchasing power OF gold.
.riu further breaking down the price Of
ia, nrud,r,. Of the farmer. IAborer. mechanic
and the tr4de>luan and plunge still further all
commerce. business and industry into such
dentbs of Indebtedness as TO endanger peste a,
~ ,,r.st.rv,ti,,u of free institutions and the
vrrr
Maintenance of Civilization.
w. .,...4.... ,,ro,ss, .,,ainst tho re,..,I of
, III .,., - M II lisa .xc.,,, hy an ACT
- fr,... Ii,n,talHc coinage as existed
~ 1y. q LIST that The ptaint,.-
i,;,,,,.,ili., Nv the Unite, states at
-. ,r. IN In j,,,r,..,s. ON, ,op,merc,
s,. "a ,ii.r,,.l,,,, I,rnrrics contaipin,
,yn.tiit,is Of the wurld. without decreasing
nur commerce with those nations who buy
our raw material. and will compel the adul'-
ton of bimeIaliisui by the nations OF Europe
sooner than by any other means.
L. We assert that the unparalleled calami-
ti,,4 which now stiiict the American people
are not due 10 The sherman act, and, in proof
thereof. we rall attention TO the fact that the
same evil conditions now prevail over all the
gold standard world. We are convinced that
tl,. state nf affairs in this country would have
been still worse
But For the sherman Act.
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