Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-14
STEWART ON SILVER.


mankind. The gold standard Is q depart-
MFe from the established noUcN OF the civ.
ilIed WorlH. with nothing 70 commend "
put twenty-tWo years on depression and
u'sasier 70 the peopis snd extraordinary
ibe Few. vi "e'''" III '"e "''''' VI
leere rheere are some facts ,varE.n,gg. upon this nj;
Sandid men vbeib,r a.ivo%at"s Of birIetai.
ib1so ,bc fsY IL a. thc ynr, Vca, tbaI
marked tbo cbange from The bimetsIlic 10
tbs einpie eoiI sfanjerd is the vorv wear
that markel tho Sbange from a condition
tentmont and erent prosp"rity, io a con-
dition as follows.
Failing prices, diminishing profits, inse-
curlty Of Investments unemployed labor
and heavy depression In all branches OF
dispute even among the honest advocates
of the gold standard that general prosper
ity came TO nn cnl with the destruction OF
the bmetalic system. and that hard times.
falling prices. ida worklngmen and wide.
standard and prevails to-day Wherever tho
gold standard has been adopted Every inter
"ailej syary is,Sond In MS country and
in Europe for an international agreement
S tIg NC Sconetizajan 81 stiyar
,,ss "a bi,,1n, IL 40, n Cr,,,,o tbnt i,s ron
soo,,srcas bs,,o baon disas,ro,. ami Mar
the conditions ihat u mas 4 wr%onght % are ,i fnii
OF ,hgii.SS ] amu me cs ,iar 10 ~
the destruction Of silver 9s primary money
ny q c9hSpiraqy ot seihSh lnterests is IN w
cause OF the Widespread depresslon anu sur :
iering that hogan with the gold standard
There can be no restoration OF prosperity
tions until the grea, eause has been re-
moved by complete restoration of silver
with gold
We believe In a money OF stable value We
standard. if is onIv through the practical
operation of bimetaliism that a stable
sia1ndard Of value can be secured stand
Crcnstnp, he value is NOT n sound. n single
nor . 4 Stable, but a Senstantiy changing
itsn, a. =, n,,,iisb ona standard Snr ~
rrsd,or and snn,bar for the dabtor and
ac!l'oi 'i,u duo.utI iIi ~ " u'nso, ',.' q M
there can be no more dishonest m. monetary
system y m fnan mai whien sions snont meas o
ths iender Under the policy preyaiiins
prior to lS'3 there can be no violent change
rnder the operation Of this bencncent
law a stable relation vas maintained be
CHANGES IN relative productions From the
sbSst ,ba rs, peri9d W OF 2gr history up 70 ,S
he should pay his debts in silver or god
coin was always recognized The suhse-
right to the creditor thus tending to CON
stantly Increase the value of the dearer
RSin. thcm. ana DESTROY the parity 'e'"ee"
Believing that 1t Is absolutely necessary
to reverse this inquitous and ruinous pol
Resolve That we favor the immediate
resignation, of silver to it's former place as
with gold. and the free and unlimited coin
age OF both silver and gold at the ratio
ity.
That while we should welcome, the 81
the United States should not wait upon
the pleasure of foreign governments or the
themselves proceed to reverse the grind
ing process that Is destroying the pros
ESerty Of the people and SHOULD h} lead by
That the rights OF the American people,
IN iHt.'tst 1i i tnnel'cai iapor hu ht,u '"
prospect OF Amerlcan indnstrE nave
nignfr eaiim 10 me ,Gohsi,uerau1onn ,, n ot , trc
isoP'C iP iam M .,'", ,r emanSs
made bW 0idio bniTerS Of idie canitaI
The right to regulate its own monetary
system IN the interests OF It's own people
ran haTter saii nr surrender This re-
served right is a part of every bond of
every contract and of evey obligation. No
creditor or claimant can set up rlsnt
li that can take preredencs over a natioh AZ n
obllgauons TO promote the Meitare OF the
masses OF us own people. ms rs " asn.
higher ana more R 9ihalng thah man, ~ ~ o,het
@l.ptS @ anu p.s "Hl'n @ " not oi''S "'S"o'e"'
pIs Gr ,b S,,,noi,I n" nniic, tb,t now nro
oiIs we ue tbn lana 1iIeG Vim i1ie and
Siscontented workingmen' and an ever
81 wnrI ana oDnortInity have made ont
casts and beggars' At the other end we
find that A few thousand families own one
Utilization Of wealth has gone hand in
hand with the spread of poverty The pau
of the same vicious and unholy system.
The situation is fun OF menace to the lib
eIGs h oi b rbs fs 's anfrancb I ItS semnnt or
HOMELESS servitudc Whatever the power of
money can do by debauchery and corrup-
tion to maintain its grasp on the lawmak-
ing power will be done. We. therefore, app
peal to the plain people of the
land with perfect confidence in their pa
triotism and Intelligence TO arouse them
selves to fun sense of the peril that con
fronts them and defend the citadel of their
liberties with vigilance that shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
The reading of the resolutions was fire.
ouenty interrupted by applause and they
were adopted with a hurrah without dis
cussion.
C,m,,igu of Educotion
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The tolloWlhS resolution was also pre-
sented ANA adopted
Resolved That committee composed OF
on, ,,,ar,har r,o,, ,acb state no annointed
Ia. i dI,.,t c "bereof in his convention
vybog, nee Tnry II Snail he TO correspond with
rne @ hSimataiIic sociefies in the
Iirr,rpnt sactiors Of thn Union aud Isvise
,1nssuTes tn advanra The cause of bimetaI-
i'm tbroupb"ut the IInited states
Tbat MI committee shall have nower
IN ra,,.a - ratinnai conference of bimetal-
iists whenever. in the opinion of the com
nittse The caiisa of bimetalIism can be ad-
Vanced thereby, said committee shall have
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