The herald., 1894-06-02
| NEW LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
Local Champions of the White
Metal Form a Society.
1t Is Intended to Have 1t Extend All
Over the Country.
An Address Issued to tho wage-Earners
of the Countrywide PUe;sa-s
of the Leagus-Its
Pledge.

Pledge.
There has been organized in this city
The Silver League of the United States,
which last evening issued an address
Ito the wage earners of the United
States." A statement OF the leagues
purposes is as follows:
This is a non-politicsl movement.
Every person who is not interested in
bolstering up gold, and who really
nished employment, will promptly join
the league. There are no membership
lees to pay nor obnoxious oaths to SUBJ
scribe. The league will test the POWER
of the people against the power of gold.
The wage earners' payroll of the United
States exceeds s60,000,000 weekly. If
the people will unite it would require
less than two months to draw every dol
lar of silver out of the United States
treasury and replace il with gold. The
secretary of the treasury would then
have nearly $500, 000,000 OF gold, with
no excuse to issue more bonds.
The pensioners alone could accomplish
half OF this by requesting the govern
ment to pay them the $156. 900, 900 (esti-
mate of pensions this Year, in silver in
place OF gold.
The league will publish many startling
facts from time to time.
The pledge is as follows:
This is TO certify that we, the under
signed, have associated ourselves under
the name and style of The Silver League
OF the United States, and the purpose of
said organization is:
First-To secure greater circulation
of silver within the United States of
America and to maintain the silver
coinage OF the United States at its face
or par value.
Second-To use our influence in every
moral and legal way to prevent the de-
probation of the silver coinage of the
United States. and to prevent placing
premium on gold.
Third-To protest against the further
Issue of terest-bearing gold bonds by
the secretary of the treasury or by any
other official or officials of the United
States.
Fourth-For other purposes in accord
ance Herewith.
This association shall have the power
to organize subordinate associations
throughout the United States, and it's
existence shall be perpetual, unless dis
solved by majority of its members.
There shall be no expense to any mem
Der, except by voluntary subscriptions.
There shall be no oath required OF any
member.
THE ADDRESS.
To the Wage-Earners of the United States:
Los ANGELES, CAL, June l, '94,
1t is poor observer OF the times who
has failed TO realize that the chief cause
of the financial depression all over the
world, and particularly here in the
United States, is gold. Not that it is
less plentiful than formerly, or that it is
more valuable than silver or United
States legal-tender paper money as pur-
ehas1ngs8 naodium within tne Unlteu
States). II is like the pound of flesh
nearest the heart, that Shyiock demand
ed. Our creditors demand it because it
ia impossible to produce it without fatal
consequences. The psrliaments of ali
nations have been caught in the fatal
meshes of this golden net. Continents
trying to escape this golden juggernaut.
Thousands of good people are starving
and begging for work, for food, and
many for death to escape the horrors of
this golden blight. Another year of this
will either see America, If not the CIV
iized world, enduring the horrors of
bloody riot, and destruction more ter
rible than the most ardent anarchist
ever dreamed of, or there will be more
homeless people in America than there
were in Egypt after the seven years.
plague.
There is but one remedy for this evil
within the reach OF the people. Amer
leans can save themselves, and we feel
sure the people of other nations will
quickly initiate US. We can force the
heartless gold kings from their throne
and restore peace, happiness and pros
perity to our country, but it can only be
done by our united strength, patriotism,
honor to each other, and persistence.
Let every man in the United States,
who obtains his living from his salary,
on and after August 1et, 1894, refuse to
accept gold in payment for his services.
Demand silver or United States legal
tender notes. Refuse national bank
notes, for they are only gold notes in
disguise. They pay no taxes, and like
their gold kings, are simply consumers.
Green backs are but little better. Silver
is good, honest money, and pays it's way
from the mine to the counter. 1t pays
its taxes, it is the wage-worker's money,
and when it freely circulates times are
good. The great staple, wheat, goes
down or up with silver. The laborer
who is paid $40 or 500 gold.
piece is unable to keep it hardly day.
His necessities force him to change it,
for money more suited to his wants
silver. Then why perpetuste this golden
menace to our happiness and prosperity
by accepting gold for your services Let
| the capitalist keep his gold. Let him
compute fictitious value on it to his
hearts content. Refuse to let him part
with it. If you borrow, borrow silver
and agree to pay only in lawful money"
II your bank refuses to take your silver
on deposit hire safe deposit box; you
will soon see silver banks glad to get
your silver deposits. Form silver clubs
and pledge each mem Der to demand sill
YER in payment for his services and swear
to adhere to this until gold drops to the
value of silver. Let the patriotic old
pensioners through their various organ
izations request the government to pay
them in silver, American coin in place
of gold or national bank notes, and by so
doing they will check the draft on the ma.
tional treasury and assist in maintaining
the honor of the country. If not it's very
existence. Soon the gold reserve in the
treasury would be far in excess of the
nations wants, and the millions OF sill
yer now idle in the vaults would be cir.
culating throughout the country, paying
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