Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-08-24
DESIRE BIMETALLTSM
HARTMAN INTRODUCES FREE
COINAGE RESOLUTIONS.
They Are Endorsed by Labor Lead
ers, the Principal Organization
Having Acted Upon Them Adj
dress Explaining the Present De-
mOnetizatiOn.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Representative
Hartman of Montana presented in the
house to-day resolutions for the free
coinage of silver, which are regarded
by the free silver advocates as one Of the
most significant expressions in favor Of
their doctrines 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 organizations
of the country; they We're strongly
worded, and are signed by the chief of
1icerS of the various unions: The
signers are:
j. w. Sovereign, grand master work
man; John w. Hayes, secretary treas
urer of the knights of Labor; Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, Marion Butler,
president Of the National Farmers AL
lance; Henry H. Trenor, president, and
Z. j. Mcclure, secretary, of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners; P.
Nj. Arthur, chief Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; G. r. Robson,
president Of the Farmers Mutual Ben
eft association; Frank Sargent, chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men; F. w. Arnold, secretary and
treasurer of the same organization, and
John Mcbride, president of the United
Mine Workers Of America.
Acco mpanying the resolutions is an
address. ITO the Members of Organ
lied Labor and all Other Producers and
Toilers Throughout the United States, "
which led to their adoption. The ad-
dress declares that 'in view of the gen
eral distress, at a time when granaries
are full. and in the natural order Of
things producers and toilers should be
enjoying the fruits of their labors, it
seems that the time has come for
united action on the part Of those who
create the wealth Of the country"
One OF the causes which have brought
about this condition, the address says,
is the departure from the wise bimetal-
lie financial principle of Washington,
Jefferson and Hamilton, and the SUBJ
situation Of the monometallic policy
dictated b.. the European money
holders and their American allies. A
review of financial legislation is given
to show what part was enacted in the
interest of the producing and of the
producing classes The proposition
is set fortl, that before the demonetiza-
ton OF silver $500 bushels or $4,000
pounds of cotton equaned the annual
pay of a senator or congressman, while
to-day 10000 bushels of wheat or 1OO,-
600 pounds Of cotton barely suffice;
that formerly $4,000 bushels of wheat
or 100000 pounds OF cotton would have
paid the salary of the president, while
to-day he requires 100000 bushels of
HNh of
and the same proportion applies to all
other fixed salaries and incomes.
Generalization 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 WorkmeE have been thrown out of
employment, and the Generalization of
half of the worlds volume Of money
to make it comparatively easy for cap
italists to corner and manipulate the
other half. In the review Of financial
legislation it is charged that all acts
since the civil war have been in the
interest of the bondholders aad against
the producers, and that the Sherman
law is said to have been repealed at
the demand OF European financiers, al
though a grand fight was made by the
peoples representatives. The resolu-
tions are as follows:
1--WE demand of the present congress
an Immediate return to the money of
the constitution, as established by our
fathers, by restoring the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver at the present
ratio of 16 to /; the coins of both met
ais to be equally full legal tender for
all debts public and private, as before
the fraudulent demonetization of silver
in 1878.
I'VE also condemn the increase of
the national debt in the time Of peace,
and the use of interest-bearing bonds
at an time.