The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-24
FREE COINAGE AGAIN.
Resolutions introduced into Congress
by Representative Hartman
Of Montana.

Advices, from Washington, an
nounce that the free silver question
has again been raised in Congress
at the present session, by means Of
resolutions for the free coinage Of
the white metal introduced into
the House by Representative Hart
man, of Montana, which resolutions
are pronounced by the free silver
advocates as one of the most sig
niicant expressions in favor OF
their doctrines which has been
raised by the agitation of the past
year. The resolutions have been
considered and adopted during the
present session by the most power
full labor organizations of the coun-
try, 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, Sec
retary-Treasurer of the Knights of
Labor; Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor; Marion Butler, president of
the National Farmers Alliance;
Henry H. Trenor, president, and
P j. Mcclure, secretary, of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners; 2, NJ. Arthur, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS; G. A. Robinson, President of
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation; Frank Sargant, grand
master workman, and f. W. Arnold
secretary and treasurer, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, and John Mcbride, president
of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Accompanying the resolutions is
an address "to the members of or
gained labor and all other produc-
ers and toilers throughout the I'm
tied States" which led to their
adoption The address declares
that in view of the general dis
tress at a time when granaries are
full and in the natural order Of
things producers and toilers should
be enjoying the fruits of their la
bors, it seems that the time has
come for the United action on the
part of those who create the wealth
Of the country One of the causes
which have brought about this CON
dition the address seems to be the
departure from the wise bimetallic
financial policy of Washington,
Jefferson and Hamilton, and the
substitute of the monometallic pol
icy dictated by the European mon
ey holders and their American al
lies.
A view of financial legislation is
given, to show what part was en-
acted in the interest of the produc-
ing and of the non-producing class
es. The proposition is to set forth
that before the demonstration Of
silver, $500 bushels Of wheat or 25,
600 pounds of cotton equaled the
annual pay Of a Senator or a Con
gresham, while today 10000 bush
els of wheat or 100000 pounds of
cotton barely suffices that former
ly $500 bushels of wheat or 30, 900
pounds of cotton would have paid
the salary of the president while
today he receives the equivalent of
10000 bushels of wheat or 100000
pounds of cotton. And same prop
osition applies to all other fixed sal
aries aud incomes.
Decentralization of the food pro-
ducing sections is said to have caus-
ed the manufacturers to lose the
market for their goods, so that
hundreds of thousands of working
men have been thrown out of EN-
ployment, and the demonstration
of half of the worlds volume Of
money to make it comparatively
easy for capitalist to corner and
manipulate the other half.
In che review of financial legisla-
lation, it is charged that all acts
since the civil war have been in the
interest of the bondholders and
against the producers, and the
Sherman law is said to have been
repealed at the demand of European
financiers, although a grand fight
was made by the peoples represen-
tatives.
|. The resolutions are as follows
1--WE demand Of the present con-
gress the immediate return to the
money of the constitution, as es-
tablished by our fathers, by restor-
ing the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the present ratio Of 16
to |, the coins Of both metals to be
equally fully lepal fender for ali