The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-04-17
4 MATTER OE EDUCATION.
outlines Of Plan to Give the People
Pointers on Silver.


Pointers on Silver.
In a communication to the Helena
independent Thomas G. Merrill gives
this account Of the plans of the con-
ference at Salt Lake aud the work
which it is expected to accomplish:
:'The financial question is the vital
issueLindustria and political-be-
fore the American people. Ihe cause
Of the present suffering among the
people and the immediate prospect
Of the financial ruin and contiscatiOn |
Of the property Of all classes OF our
citizens, except the loancr Of money,
was foret0ll in the clcarcst and most
forcible language by John 6. carlisle
as a member Of congress and an ear
nest and loyal worker in the interests
Of the people, when ne said: 'Ac-
cordng to my views Of the subJect,
the conspiracy which seems to nave
been formed here and in Europe to
destroy, BY legislation and otherwise,
from three-sevcnths to one-half OF
the metallic money Of the world, Is
the most gigantic crime of this or any
other age. The consummatlon OF
such Il scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race
than all the wars, pestilenccs ana
famines that have ever occurred in
the history Of the world. The ulti-
mate and intantaneous destruction
of half the movable property Of the
world, including houses, railroads,
ships and other appliances for carry
inc on commerce, while it would be
felt more sensibly for the moment,
would not produce anything like the
prolonged distress and disorganization
of society that must inevitably result
from the permanent annihilation OF
one-ha1f Of the metallic money Of the
world
"'Thc condition Of prolonged dis.
trcss foretold above is upon us. And
the dsorganization of society vii
soon come unless the people can I'M
mediatcly secure the restoration O
Of silver fully to It's place as money
In an article published in the Sal
Lake Tribune of March 27,and which
has been repllblished in many OF tf'
leading journals of our mining state
and territories, + cndcavored to out
line briefly the means by which silye
can be fully restored 10 its place a
money, and this nation taken from
its place as the greatest debtor ia
tion on earth and brought into III
= condition OF general and inmsdlat
prosperity.
cit is admitted by all that 1n]cs
there comes a change the utter imam
cial ruin Of our commercial and if
dustrial classes will be accomplished
and there is but one way to secul
such change as will bring prosperlt
fully to cur people, and that IS by
educating the voters Of the Culte
ii States chat we can secure at the ne,
election an administration and COZ
gress pledged TO change in cur pre-
ent financial policy, and the fiji
restoration Of silver as money. Shou
the money which is now masscd
the hands Of the gold monometallis
be sufficiently omnipotent to prcvcI
this. there will come change by Il
mighty uprising OF the people, bcfo
many more millions Of them a
reduced to hunger and want. The
is but one way that this result can
secured by the votes Of the pcol
"a AGAINST the combined monied int
ests Of Europe and this country, q
that as I said before, is by the educ
tion Of the people Of the entire COT
try on the financial question:. q
people were never before so carn'
y. and anxious to secure information
this subject as they are today.
'o' .'1his question is not an intric
and complicated one, as the 6
press Of the country would make
people believe, but is SO simple tt
ay anyone can understand it when
u facts are properly presented. :
Nh plan and means Of the education
o. the people. as previously outlined
for immediate and thorough Orga
alton Of the people-of the min
states and territories for the purl
Of putting into the hands Of e'
voter a plain, simple statemcn'
facts aud arguments against
y u,onumetuliSm chat shall be easy
ezs~ understand and unansWcraDlc
ported Dv the best financial Huti
tics Of this and other countries.
work Of that kind, fully covering
entire financial argument. pacct
the hands Of a voter. arms nm