The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-30
ONLY ONE ISSUE.
Plan for the Silver Cam
paign.
WORK IN EVERY DISTRICT.
Leagues to Be Formed for Per-
feet Organization.
AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS.
The Idea Being That This Country
Should Act Alone Upon None
tary Matters.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-The American BIZ
metallic League has adopted the following
plan upon which the advocates of bimetal-
lism can proceed to make their fight for
free coinage:
1t is an indlsputable fact that the monetary
revolution inaugurated in 1875 by changing
the money standard from gold aud silver to
gold alone has resulted in twenty years IN
doubling the value of money and reducing the
general level of prices 90 per cent or 10 halt
The former scale. 1t is also fact that cannot
be denied that the repeal OF the so-called Sher-
man law. following the closing OF the mnts OF
India 10 silver, instead OF restoring prosperity
TO the country, as was promised when It's repeal
was demanded, has resulted in an average fall
of prices in The United States Of 10 per cent In
a single year, fall unprecedented In the an
mails of trade This change In the relation OF
money to commodities, debts and taxes is fast
destroying the independence OF American
farmers and other industrial classes and re.
ducing d condition of deDendence and serf'
dom the entire producing and labor population
of the country, and WILL if not arrested, under
mine the foundation of civil liberty.
When, therefore, the far-reaching and yet
Unreasonable consequences to the civilized
world of this change IN the money standard are
considered, change clandeStlnely begun, the
results of a conspiracy of the noG-producing
hypocritical pretense Of honest money, just
then enormously increased by unfortunate
wars, and to enable the cOnSpiratoIs, their
aiders and abettors TO command the products
OF life and labor at lower rate than open facts
or open handed justice would permit-when
these facts and the effect upon mankind are
considered and the records of the last quarter
of the ninel zenith century made up, this
change in the money standard must stand as
among the most monstrous of public crimes in
the history of the human race.
Nor is the end y [. The appreciation of gold
and the fau OF prices, under existing condl-
tions, must go on indefinitely as population in
creases and the gold standard is extended to
still other countries. There Is no remedy for
the evils attending this condition of things but
to remove the cause. The proposition, there
fore, 10 cure existing evils that worldwide
and restore prosperity TO the people by chang
Ing the tariff schedules is puerile as to merit
only contempt. Nor can the gold standard be
maintained by Issuing bonds and borrowing
gold, and we denounce the issue of bonds in
time of peace and for the purpose Tor which
they are being issued as not only without au-
thority of law but utterly defenseess as pub
lie policy, and we call upon Congress to imme-
dlately put stop TO this lawless and reckless
use OF the public credit. What is needed now
is more standard money to pay debts and taxes
with and not more promises TO pay gold.
OF conditions and in view of these facts who
will say that the money question is not now he
dominant issue in this country and the one be- !
fore all others. Even the highest conditions OF
party pale TO nothing. Nor can this issue be /
displaced by any OIher, nor can prosperity be |
restored TO The country till this issue is settled
and settled rightly. To accomplish this great
result In the face OF the powerful gold ccmbina- /
ton which now dominates the government of /
the civilized world. and none more than ours,
requires something more than continued dis
cussiOn.
1t requires organization and action. 1t re-
quires heroism and self-sacrifice. 1t requires
unceasing devotion TO principle and vast
amount of unrecompensed work. But In no
other way can the battle be won and this work
must be done IL we would not be slaves.
Therefore, without attempting to take other
steps now, until experience shall have
proved other lines Of action TO be necessary,
this convention calls upon the advocates OF
monetary reform everywhere TO make this the
paramount issue in every State and Territory
of this Union and to subordinate 10 it every
other issue, and to highly resolve that they will
not vote for any candidate for any legislative
or executive Office, State or national who is
no IN favor Of the tree coinage of both gold
and silver at the old ratio of Is to 1, and they
Will not support any party not pledged un-
eouivocally In conventions and platforms, State
of restoring the constitutional standard OF
money In the United States by the free and
Unrestricted coinage of both gold and silver as
1t existed in this country from the foundation
OF the Government ana for indefinite ages
throughout the civilized world until 1878.
Americans must act for America lndepen-
IDENTIFY of what other nations may do or may
not do, and to this end we urge the organiza-
ton of silver leagues in every state and Terri
tory in the Union aud in every district, county,
city and town in the entire country. the mem
bers of which shall pledge themselves 10 do all
in their power 10 carry out these principles;
and further urge, as necessary step, II 1t is
expec:ed to win this fight in 1895, that the
mining States and the agricultural States as
States unite IN close compact, and, subordinat-
| ing all other issues aud all party cOnsidera-
lions TO this one purpose, Work together 10
secure this a-important reform.
RESOLVED, That a committee of five be ap-
pointed to take this movement In charge, with
power to call convention when in their judy
! ment the time has come for further action or 10
change the line OF action from that herein pro-
posed.