The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-21
FOR FREE SILVER.
Big Resolution Signed by Labor Lead
ers to be Presented Today.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. Representative
Hartman OF Montana will present in the
House today resolutions for the free coin
age OF silver, which are regarded by the
free silver advocates as one OF the most
significant expressions in favor of their
doctrine which has 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 organizations
OF the country, are strongly worded and
are signed by the chief officers OF the
various unions.
The signers are: J.. w. Sovereign,
grand master workman and John w.
Hayes, secretary and treasurer of the
Knights OF Labor; Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent OF the American Federation of Labor;
Marion Butler, president of the National
Farmers Alliance; Henry ii. Trenork,
president, and p. j. Mcclure, secretary
OF the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners; p. M. Arthuer, chief of the
Brotherhood of LOCOMOTIVE Engineers;
c. A. Robson, president of the Farmers
Benefit Association; Frank Sargent,
grand master, and II. w. Arnold, secretary
and treasurer OF the Brotherhood of the
Locomotive Firemen; and John Mcbride,
president OF the United Mine Workers of
America.
Accompanying the resolutions is an
address "to the members of organized
labor and oil other producers and toilers
throughout the United Ststesr which led
to their adoption. The address declares
that sin view of the general distress
at at time when granarics are full and
In the natural order of things, producers
and toilers should be enjoying the fruits
of their labor, it seems that the time has
come for united action on the part of
those who created the wealth of the
country"
One OF the causes which have brought
about this condition, the address says, is
said to be the departure from the wioe
bimetallic financial policy of wsshington,
Jefferson and Hamilton and the substi-
tuition of the mono metallic policy die
tated by the European money holders
and their American allies.
review OF financial legislation is given
to show what part was enacted i'm the in
terest OF the producing and what of the
non producing classes. The proposition
is set forth that before the demonstiza-
tion OF silver $500 bushels OF wheat or
30 900 pounds Of cotton equaled the an
nual pay OF a Senator or Congressman
while today 10000 bushels of
wheat or 100000 pounds of cotton
barely suffice. That formerly 81, 900 bushels
OF wheat or $50, 900 pounds of cotton would
hrve paid the salary of the President,
while today he receives the 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 manufacturers to lose the markets
for their goods so that hundreds and
thousands of workmen have been thrown
out of employment and the demonetiza-
tion Of half of the worlds volume of
money to make il comparatively easy for
capitalists to corner and manipulate the
markets OF the world. Tue resolutions
are as follows:
"We demand OF present Congress the
immediate return TO the money OF the
as established by our fat hers
by restoring the free aud unlimited coin
age OF silver at the present ratio OF
I6 To 1, the coins of both metals |
20 be equally full legal tender,
Tor all debts pu bile and private as before
he fraudulent demonetization of silver i'm
1878.
eve also condemn the increase OF the |
National debt in the time OF peace and the |
ise OF interest bearing bonds at any
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