Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-20


There i no health - soandnSsa 10 fnsucssl
system under vhich hnzrdrd dollar j. rrc-
Qurttse - Increase 10 its r-,s..ss,prz. whilc an
lnFrSfsd Dollar Yields ecr>tsntiv.
dinintshiHr rcta--i snh uufes ~hich
fortunes arr nab ~ nc sser-tious
of idic capital or destroyed BY a rer~isteai tar
y he price - commodities and persistent
d@iEdiiuE m she margin cf rrcdts Ia almost
-ysry branch u ussfe' i-auStry.
such a system 10 . premium --s-- sAc,n ani
r"uAlty upou infustry. ami such sywtsr- -
that which the criminal legislation Of ts75 has
Imposed upon this country
TIE bimetaii3sts standard % silver and roid
Na- behind it the experience Of ascs- aad has
eeea tested 4ra approved ~ the enlightened
and deliberate judgment G. mankind The gold
standard iS a departure from the estaNit.hed
policy ~ the civiliref world with n0ahing g.
commend it but twenty-five years of depr~<-
sion aad Disaster 60 thc people and cx;rsoriI-
nary accumulation q wealth In the hands u
There ar- -ruae fsct- hcarsas on this qu-s-
tion. recoxniycd aud adrnittsd Nv all candid
men. whether advocates uf bimE iaiif.ns Or u
the singie gold standard Amoux these IL tho
fart that the very year that marked the change
from The bime'aiiic 70 single gold standard l.
the v-ry yeaF that marked the change from a
r1sidi'iru ~ rtsinS prices tarxc profits. E~aerai
coutentmsas and great Prosperity 60 a eondi-
ttor - faiiiHe prire- dtninishins rrefts in-.s-
eurtty e Investments. unemployed labor and .
heavy depression ia all branchss q trade ard
Industry IL Il not matter % disCute even
among the hoac~t afvoeate~ q the gold stand :
ard tnat general prosperity cane 20 an end
vlth eeztruction q the etmetallic system.
and that hard tiuae. falling prices idle work
iuxmsu ana siresprraa depression came In
sith rhe gold standard aas prevails to-day
wherever the gold standard nas Heen adopted
CsU<K ug uEPaESsIos-
Every International menetary conference
that has n~rn called. every demand in this
country and in Earep~ for an International
4xreswsnt ~ establish The biurtalic standard
- a eoH'e>si-u that the d-rcaetizatlon of sfi-
YER sas a piu.trr. n ret crime. that - con-
s~qu~acc- have n~~n dlszssrrrfs. ard thar th~
renditieas that u nas ~ru'lght are fuli - ura-
are and 81 p~riL The t0.sic % tasts sstzalishrs
b-yeud inteiiixent aus~tiaa that the aestrlsr-
tioa = silver a. nriusrv mon~v D. cor
/ srlrtrr 81 ~~if-iuteT~-ts "a the cause q tae
si.ic d-PreS<ise aaG su--riuE that began Sata
the <sit ssanaard Therc caa ~ nc r-~tora-
tion q prosperity. ucr F~rrlNneaf r~iief fron
prrVaiitaz couGlti0nS. antil The xre4t cause has
hee1 removed by courict~ restoration % sii-
YER 10 ~ FrUpcr Flar~ - ns.sy sscEai equal
wIis Eohi
We eelIevr a n1oaey o. stanl- value We
Believe i-sst of al ta a aFpreciastHS STANDARD
Il T. Gals threuga tae practical er-ratiaa - bt-
Hrtsili.ta th4t stsa5~ stau1kr'3 q value can
b. secEr-4 A standard coussitutesf - asnaey
csastsafly inrr~s-tng N value = uct . SQUAD
nos stable ss4uf4rd. hls q ccust@nslr rhanx-
- standard n e-~rs q rolf uounraetal
llsa : - establish oa- ssaadar,i far tse errd-
itor sad zncthcr for th~ aebtor nd th.re caa -
90 more di.zs7E~ss maaesaFI sE .t~Hn than that
shich gives ~nnrt measure 60 tle aoFrsagr Aai
iunr ns~&ssarc SO the i~ns~r
Tae-r ~ poiicT grevaiiinx pr~r-tiia< ls-l
taer~ raa b. ~ vieleut chsrr- in th~ ~, "a
tlvs vsiae % tas $50 m~lzis. for fi-e Ia
the gaiaf - C1s mrtat 70 cpaat-Fsrtsg ne
. ,serr~2seyi demand 4a1 fau tn vsIu- ny
~ at.-r. rae~r tae op-rasioas q tn,
e~sereifat lHw saa sst4bAsh~5 rsaatton Eas
rralzsafaet nerHc~n tseu. In spite q most
rHfrTar rhalsEs In relative pTadsartinus
fruan tas earliest r~ria.l - our History 1p .
ts-1 the rt=ht - ~ eenfer . cha<zsr she;h.f
~ ssaais pa his s~nts ia .lIs~r er xol.i ccir
was asNzEs rrvo<ulzrsi rhs sunsequ-nf G-rlicy
has ns~a 20 trksyfrr his right &C. ts~ collector
tAus trassil< - co1stsrilr Increase th~ value
- tar se4-rr usrtsl aad fe<srry thr parity oe-
ts--a tseza-
H~assisx tass lt IS assoiutei7 a-oesssry q
Frtrrse this iai1uituus znt r'liuaus p.olicy, &C
th~Fsfesc resolve
utNANu sEtvUSs EKSrnEsrfnS
Tat - favor the tnsnaesgl4se restoration ~
-s1s-- tsa $3.50 rf---- ss.ia s---a s--.s--
L sfanlsr1 r1nurF csFzaf Nith gold sd fae fr-e
4szf anlIuzftsti coiu4xe - 10Th silver and gold
81 tas rstla q u - 1 aaa uroa terms of exact
cga@IiT-
Thai sale ~ sAoa5a Wrlroaue thc co
operztiaa - sfhsr aztioas, - heli-vr that ta-
Caitet >Esfes sEruid not sait apca th~ pleas
urr = ferrixn xuFcFEnzenfs o. the cansen1 q
fqrri<u crc.i'tarS. bal shouia themselves 0ro-
cc-t 10 rcv-r~r thc Erta.iias rrue-Ss that = d.
laying thr prosperity Of thr peorie. Aad shs-lii
'ead - their example th- uatians q the
earth.
Y=,.s -, -s-... - -. .-,--t-.- -~.,l. IN,
i-rrsts of iseor snf TIE pessperisY q Areri-
c.n -asia-sry k4ve . higher ciain "a the eSu-
I sie-rstioa ~ th- p<ap3s'- lawmakers thsn the
] greed q foreign creditor. Of the ayzriciosss
dem&nfs made eT IDLE holders 0f iele capital
I The Tigh. 10 regulate its S~a moEeiary sys-
ten IN the .nserc-ts .; is owe
people j. rt<ht -hica no FREE
Eos,rnmcat c1a barter. sell or surrender
/ This reserved Fisht Is part Of every b-1ud, ci
ever cuntrart and q every OH s4tlol- N
creditor - claimant can set up rixhf that c4s
/ iake precedence ever : natiou'- obligations u
( promote the welfare Of The masses of it, owr
[ people This 4 debt higher and more bind.
INK than ali other debts. AMI one which IL l. no
I osiy dishoue>t, but tFeasoal5lc to isnore-
! Under the policy that nov prevails the lAa.
/ i Flied with Idle aud tiseoateatei vorGnei
| AMI sNrE-.rOwin- army o. traups-mel
I whom lack o. work and opportunity have mad
/ ou.casts and b-Ex4rs At the other end we ras
l that few thcuszad families owa sue-hsR tn
wealth q the country. The Capitalization o
wealth has gOae hand IN hard with th'
I spread u poverty- The PauD-r aud the pluto
I erat are tr4n childT-n of the same vicious AM
I unkoly system The system i fun Of menzc'
10 the liberties % the people and the life of tn
/ rrpublic. The issue i eafranchtSeuacat @n'
/ seFvttllste- Whatever the power Of money cal
do sy dehauchery and corruption 70 maiHtail
is grasp on the lASElakin= power sill - done
,he land. With perfect confidence in thct
patriotism and Intelligence. 20 arouse them
selves u a fun Scnse Of the PERL that con
fronts them and defend the citadel of their II b
critics Sirh vigilance that shall neither stun
Der nor sleep
The following resolution was ais
presented and adopted;
Rsssires. That a committee. composed q
one member from each state. be appointed b
the delegates thereof In this convention. who's
duty i shall be 10 correspond with the repre-
gentztiveS and advocates OF bimetailism An
the biuetzllie societies Ia the different section
q the Union, and advise measures 10 adv4nc
I the cause throughout the country This com
mittee shall have power 70 call nati1na
conference Of bimet@ilists Whenever. In N
/ opinion Of the committee. the cause of biF1ei
AlIism can be advanced thereby said CON
gaittce shall have power 10 al all vacancies
senator Harris then presented letter
from senators John T. Morgan. of Ala
bama; Pugh. of Alabama, and Jone:
of Nevada. indorsing the convention
and containing words of eneourag,
ment for the advocates of the free eoir
age of silver
In response to repeated calls froE
the audience. senator Jones. of ArSaI
sas. advanced to the front of the stag'
Il had no idea. gentlemen" said h
''of making n speech The resolution
just presented contain nv views O
this subject as tersely and forcibly a
they could be expressed IN words
believe that the people of the eountr
will digest this great question befor
the next national election and find th
fallacies of the arguments of the gel
tlemen on the other side
''In this campaign of education III
bioated plutocrats will find that the
, are the pupils aud we are the teacher
instead of they being the teacher
. aud we the pupils, as they elaiu
. There never has been a time N Il
history of the world when the nation
: were as much interested in 4 qGestiC