The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-21
ALL ARE FOR SILVER
The Strongest Expression Of
Silver's Cause Yet Made.
Resolutions IndOrsed by All the
Great Labor Orders.
DEMAND is TO / RATIO
They Say It is Time for Work
men to Take Action.
A Recital Of the Causes of Hard
Times is Made.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The resolu-
tions which Representative Hartman of
Montana is to present in the house
for the free coinage of silver are re-
garded by the free silver advocates as
one of the most significant expressions
in favor of their doctrine which have
been ELECTED by the agitation Of the past
year.
The resolutions have been considered
and adopted during the present session
by the most powerful labor organic atiOns
of the country: are strongly worded and
are signed by the chief officers of various
unions The signers are J. r Sovereign,
grand master workman and John w.
Hayes secretary and treasurer of the
Knights of Labor; Samuel Gompers,
president of the American federation of
labor, Marion Butler, president Of the
National Farmers Alliance, Henry r.
Irenor, president and p. J. Mcguire
secretary of the brotherhood of carpen-
tiers and joiners, p. M. Arthur, chief of
the brotherhood of locomotive engineers.
G. A Robinson, president of the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association, Frank Sar-
gent grand master workman and f. w.
Arnold, secretary and treasurer of the
brotherhood of locomotive firemen and
John Mcbride president of the L nited
Mine Workers of America
Accompanying the resolutions is an
address "tO the mem bers of organized
labor and all other producers and tOilers
throughout the United States" which led
to their adoption. The address declares
that in view Of the general distress at
time when granaries are full and in the
natural order of things, producers and
tOilers should be enjoying the fruits of
their Iabors, it seems that the time has
come for united action on the part of
those who operate the wealth of the
country.
One Of the causes which have brought
about this condition, the address SAYS is
the departure from the wise bi-metaliic
financial principle of Washington. JefTer-
son and Hamilton and the substitution
of the monometalIic policy dictated by
the European money holders and their
American allies.
review Of financial legislation is
given TO show what part was enacted in
the interest of the producing and what
of the non producing classes. The pro-
position is set forth that before the de
mOnetzation of silver 5000 bushels of
wheat or $4,000 pounds of cotton, equaled
the annual pay of a senator or con-
gresham, while today 10000 bnshels
Of wheat or 100000 pounds of cotton are
barely sufficient; that formerly $4,000
bushels of wheat, or $4,000 pounds of
cotton, would have paid the salary of the
DTeSlQEuL, Wul1C tO0GJ AC ACCCAFCS Tie
equivalent of 100000 bushels of wheat
or 100000 pounds Of cotton. and the
same proportion applies to all other
fixed salaries and incomes.
Decentralization of the food producing
sections is said to have caused the man
ufacturers to lose the markets for their
goods, so that hundreds Of thousands
Of workmen have been thrown out of
employment and the decentralization of
half of the worlds volume of money to
make it comparatively easy for capital
lists to corner aud manipulate the other
half.
In the review of financial legislation it
is charged that all acts since the civil
holders and against the producers, and
the Sherman law is said to have been re-
pealed at the demand Of European finan-
ciers, although a grand fight was made
| by the peoples Representatives.
The resolutions are as follows:
1--WE demand of the present congress.
the immediate return to the money of
the constitution as established by our
I fathers, by restoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at a ratio of
/ sixteen to one, the coins of both metals
to be equally full legal tender for all
debts. public and private as before the
/ fraudulent demonetizatiOn of silver in
1878.
s.We also condemn the increase of the
national debt in the time of peace and
the use of interest bearing bonds at any
time"