The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-01-04

gold standard, but to contract the
currency, restrict bank credits, and
put down prices till our creditors
will take commodities of us rather
than buy elsewhere, and thus leave
ourgold here. That this policy leads
to industrial ruin is too manifest to
need argument, but it is the policy
we have entered upon, and the
sooner the people understand what
it means the better for them.
Issues are not made to order ::
they rise out of conditions, and in
view of the foregoing facts, who
will say that the money question is
not now the dominant issue in this
country, and the one before which
all others, even the highest consid-
erations of party, pale to nothing.
Nor can this issue be displaced by
any other, 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 inter
national gold combination which
now dominates the governments of
the civilized world, and none more
than ours, requires something more
than continued discussion. 1t re-
quires organization and action. 1t
requires 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 if we
would not be slaves.
Therefore, without attempting to
take other steps now, or until ex-
perience shall have proved other
lines of action to be Necessary, this
Conference calls upon the advocates
of monetary reform everywhere to
make this the paramount issue in
every State and Territory in the
Union, and to subordinate to 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 not in favor of the free coin
age of both gold and silver at the
old ratio Of 16 to 1; and that they
will not support any party not
pledged unequivocally in conven
tions and in platforms, State and
National, and by their candidates,
to restore the constitutional stand
ard of money in the United States
by the free and unrestricted coinage
of both gold and silver, as it existed
in this country from the foundation
of the government, and for indefi-
mite ages throughout the civilized
world, until 1873. Americans must
act for America independently OF
what other nations may do or may
not DO; and to this end we urge the
organization of Silver Leagues in
every State and Territory in the
Union, and in every district,
county, city and town in the entire
country, the members of which
shall pledge themselves to do all in
their power to carry out these prin-
ciples; and we further urge as a
necessary step, if it is expected to
win this fight in 1896, that the
mining States and the agricultural
States, as States, unite in close
compact, and, subordinating all
other issues and all party consider
ations to this one purpose, work
together to secure this all-important
reform.
RESOLVED That committee of
five be appointed TO take this
movement in charge, with power to
call convention when in their
judgment the time has come for
further action or to change the
lines of action from that therein
proposed.
The committee above provided
for consists of: Senator John P.
Jones, of Nevada; Gov. B. r. Till
man, of South Carolina; Hon. Jos.
c. Sibley, of Pennsylvania; Hon. j.
w. Deane, of Colorado; Mr.. Thos.
G. Merrill, of Montana.
Now Try This.