The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-06

the power to make money scarce or
most dangerous power
to the liberties of country which
the mind of man can conceive.
issued by the govern
ment on appropriation made, or for
services rendered, become Il perma-
nent addition to the money circula-
ton of the country, without inter
est. 1t is no wonder that the famous
circular of 1862, secretly is
sued by the London money power to
bankers, said: ut will not
do to allow the greenbacks to circu-
late as money any length of time, as
we cannot control Them"
This government, with the aid of
the democratic and republican par
ties has submitted the determina-
tion of it's dome tic financial policy
to foreign international conference
"a proceeding 50 utterly unpatriotic
and un-American as to merit the con-
tempt of every gond citizen. That
the United States government never
had particle Of good faith in sub
hitting the silver question to an in
ternationaI conference is evident, be-
cause we submitted that question to
the Brussels conference when we
knew that the United States repre-
sentalives would be in minority,
and that the great mass of the dele
gates were practically selecte by the
British money power, and would GER
tainly decide against us. The same
subject was submitted to the Pan
American congress, which held its
last meeting at Washington city in
1891, with James &. Blaine as it's
president. In that conference near
thirty republics in North and South
America were represented, and the
silver proposition was defeated be-
cause he delegates to that cOnven-
ton from the United states, control
led by Wall street and selected by
President Harrison for that very rea-
son. could not agree upon plan for
silver endorsed by the great mass
of delegates to that conference. We
went into the Brussels conference
with the cards ''put up'' against us
Gf we really desired the free coinage
Of silver because foreordained mi
nOrity; but in the Pan-American con-
ference, with an overwhelming ma
jOrity in favor of the free coinage of
silver, and with a Pan-American dol
lar propo>ed of the exact fineness and
weight of the United States dollar
the adoption of which as legal ten
der could not fail to give us the en-
tire commerce of the South and Gen.
trail American states, and of Mexico,
and compel Europe to adopt free COIN
age of silver at the ratio Of sixteen
to one, we allowed a minority to de-
eide the question against majority
and that minority composed of the
delegates from the United States!
The present financial policy of this
country, for which both the old par
ties are responsible, and of which
their action in the Brussels and Pan
American conferences are specimens,
has surrendered congressional legis-
Iation to foreign control, and in eff
feet made us a province of Great
Britain.
The above are the living issues of
the south and west, and the peoples
party is the only party which recog-
nizes the fact or proposes remedy.
The south and west, there fore, must
unite or die" We of the west have
long ago given up the idea that we
can obtain the free coinage of silver
any compromise with Wall
street. We demand the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of sixteen to
one. not only as just, but as consti-
tutional right, and we must refuse to
cOnsort with any organization which
recognizes Wall street as it's ally.
And if the south is not yet ready to
abandon the policy of the money
power, any alliance between the
south and west will be a rope of
sand. The result of the late cleo
tions in the north, by which New
York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, IL
linois, and Iowa have swung back in
to the republican column, with the
vastly increased republican majority
in Ohio, running McKinley's majority
up to near 100000, making him the
republican nominee for the presiden-
cy, ought to convince the south that
their only choice in the future is the
rule of the republican party with its
force bills, its high protective tariff,
and the gold standard, or union
with the great northwest, with its
free coinage Of silver, and such an in
crease in the money circulation as
shall give the producers profit on
the produ tiOn of the great agricul-