The Meeker herald., 1893-08-26
APPEAL FOR SILVER.
The Executive Committee 81 tho NJ
Metallic League Take Action.

The Executive Committee appointed at the
Chicago Silver Convention met in Washing
ton on the 18th and issued an "Appeal to the
People," signed by A. j. Warner, chairman,
and George Washburn, secretary. The text
If the appeal follows:
"Congre., has been convened In extra ses-
sion and the unconditional repeal of the pres
emit silver law 10 urged upon it, The repeal
of this law will at once stop all increase In
the currency, place the country on the single
gold standard and at one stroke change all
debts to gold debts with the certainty that
gold will thereafter continue to increase in
value at an accelerated rate.
THE conspiracy to force this condition
upon the people Of this country is supported
by powerful interests at home and abroad,
with unlimited means to carry out their pur-
pose, which they are determined TO do re-
gardless OF consequences TO others.
The country Is now in the throes of a dis
astrous panic, caused by currency famine
and the destruction Of credit which has been
ncedlessly brought about to force the repeal
Of the silver law.
"The situation is altogether the most peril
Gus in the history Of the country. Can any
one believe this condition can be improved by
lhutting of the money supply and still fur
Their restricting the volume Of currencyl 1t
Is a time when more money and not less is
needed. II is futile TO suppose that credit,
already over expanded, can be made to take
the place of money. The crops are to be
moved and there is no money TO move them.
Prices of all products are uDprccedently
low and must 90 lower with the single gold
nd ri h..ra hraa l.
Ing down. Hundreds of thousands OF willing
hands are forced into idlencss There is
work, but no money to pay for It. Is this
condition TO be made to last until the gold
,onspirators accomplish their uuholy pur-
posei 1t will unless the people come TO the
rescue. This is the peoples cause and II
they would keep their own and remain free
men they must arouse and protect their rights
and their homes from the grasping hands of
The gold couspirators who would produce
European conditions in this country II they
could
"The committee appointed at the Chicago
convention TO resist the mad purpose to
destroy silver as money and establish the sin
gle gold standard, calls upon the people
everywhere TO lay aside, for the time, party
differences and to assemble at their accus-
toned places of meeting, our forcfathers
did of old, and pass resolutions calling upon
their representatives and senators in Congress
to resist the repeal OF the present silver law
unless coupled with n provision restoring the
free coinage OF gold and silver as It existed
under the law prior to the passage of the
fraudulent act OF 1873
1--WE recommend also that at all assem-
bagcs the resolutions and the address adopt
I'd at the Chicago silver convention August
be read, and that voters be urged TO send pc
tltlons and TO write letters or postal cards to
their representatives and senators, and in
his manner to earnestly enter their protest
against the overthrow OF the money OF the
constitution and the enforcement upon them
of the single gold standard.
at is as important now that we free our
selves from the financial domination of
Europe as 1t was for our fathers to free them
,elves from the political domination of for
eign power. Let this movement be the spon-
taneous action of n free people, conscious
that government Is yet in their hands, and
conscious, too, of their rights, and with the
will 10 maintain them"