St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-05
The SILVER WAR CRY
Remedy for Our Wrongs in
the Ballot.
D0W WITH THE GOLD BUGS
"Do Not Be Intimidated by
Wall Street and
POWER OF NATIONAL BANKS"
Is the Latest Wall Of PETER,
Jones and Company.
POWER OF NATIONAL BANKS"
P0PULIsTIc PRODUCTION.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The Populist
members of congress, including SEN
ators and members of the house, today
issued an address appealing to the peo-
pie to take up the silver cause. 1t is
significant that the name of Senator
Jones (Nevada) appears among the
slgners of the document. The address
begins with statement of the aggre-
gate debts of the world and of the gold
and silver in existence, calls attention
TO the fact that the arts require almost
the total gold production, ard says the
decrease of the volume of this metal
caused by boarding has caused it to
appreciate 40 to so per cent. The ad-
dress continues:
"The repeal of the purchasing clause
OF the Sherman bill destroys silver as
money of ultimate redemption, and re-
duces that metal to credit money to
float only by redemption in gold. The
81, 1OO, 100000 of paper and silver now in
circulation must rest upon less that
Sl0O.OOO,000 of gold IN the treasury as
available for redemption. The only
reason for demonetiziDg sill yer was to
enhance the value of gold and obliga-
tions papable in money. 1t is further
proposed to sell bonds of the United
States and buy gold to strengthen the
reserves in the treasury. National banks
will use the bonds Tor banking and
issue their notes. upon which the people
must pay interest, as we'll as OH the
bonds" After reviewing the
SILVER LEGISLATION
since 1878 it Is asserted that the secre-
tary of the treasury surrendered the
option to pay in silver to the exporters
of gold without consideration and then
proclaimed that the Sherman act was
driving gold out of the country. The
address criticsies the Democratic party
sharply. 1t asserts, in effect, that the
Sherman act interfered with the estab-
lishmentof gold standard and that the
New York and London bankers and the
present administration In the United
States and III the Gladstone government
in England eonspired to force its repeal.
"The presideHt.issu eaH -for, an ex-
ira session of congress, In which lie at
tributed the panic which, he himself had
aided to create, to the Sherman act."
Referring to the contest over the re-
peal bill in the senate, the address saws
it continued until the gold power and
federal patronage could induce a ma
jority of that body to submit to execu-
tive dictation. The gold press in every
commercial center teemed with misrep-
resentation, insult and abuse of the un-
purchasable defenders of the people.
Banks, boards of trade and commercial
press demanded vote without debate.
The power of money was felt on every
hand. Intimidation and threats of per-
sOnal violence loaded the mails of SELL
ators. Unusual and cruel hours were
resorted to to exhaust the advocates of
silver and deprive them of all oppor-
tuDity of spreading 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 to
the people to study the question, and
with this: "Trust no man who once be-
trayed you. Put no faith in any presi-
dent who assumed dictatorial power.
Do not be overaWed or intimidated by
Wall street and the power of the ma
tional banks. When the people rise in
their might, intrigue, cunning, usurpa-
tiou, bribery and corruption will vanish
before Them"
The paper is signed by the following:
Senators-W. A. PETER, John p. Jones,
William NJ. Stewart, James Il. Kyle.
William V. Allen. Representatives
John Davis, William Baker, H. E. Boen,
John G. Bell, w. a. Harris, t. j. Hud-
son, Jerry Simpson, Lafe Pence,O. M.
KEN, w. A. McKeighan.
Gen. A. j. Warner, president of the
American Bimetallic league. also issues
an address, in which, after dwelling
upon the recent anti-silver legislation,
closes as follows:
1.-The remedy must be sought at the
ballot box. Catechise every candidate
for a legislative office. and pledge every
candidate for congress to work and vote
for the restoration of the constitutional
standard Of money with the coinage of
both metals without discrimination
against either, and the issue and con-
troll of paper money by the government
OF the United States. Retire every rep
resentative who has beer unfaithful to
his trust, and elect only true and tried
men to represent your interest in the
great struggle now before us.''