The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
LET TEE MAJORITY CONTROL ALWAYS
The Single Gold Standard Means
Continued Financial Depression.
RESTORE FREE COINaGE 1T 16 TO l
DO Not Wat for an International Agree
meEt. bus Let the United Ststos
2emonevtizs Silver.

Washington. March 1.-The pronunciamento
or the silver democrats was issued TO-DAY.
Instead OF being a declaration for new
party. IL involves nothing but "A declaration
IN favor OF the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver a. = ratio OF l. 10 !, and recltes
that &C I majority CT Tie party are "a IA
N0r cf free coinage they should come To-
Ecthe- and control Tire organization IL Is
already signed - thirty democratic repre-
seEsatlgcs- Others have hcsitatcd Oii g.
count OF the talk that il means new Par
y. but t.gc declaration means 10 sUcL. tnliis-
hIc. Bryan debates JEas; b. never had -Iy
Scea cf = new party. On The contrary Ae
says this movement Il 10 prevent the ne
costly os forming ncw party ~ simply
asserting the Es;ht OF possession over the
democratic party. AMI permitting those VINO
ere not willing To subscribe 10 the doctrine
OF Esce silver 10 seek shelter and asaoc''A-
zion elsewhere. There gre great many
radical fee courage democrats VINO would
not Join & Eew part, anu a party win t'iit
single issue would necessarily he short lived
- successful. IS their success would de-
'uTiv- thcm % al ISSUE
The purpose al tnc free silver democrats
IS. therefore. 10 sinlIy TX the issue ~ the
a. Tu--vatic party FOR thc next campaisn'
main tanning allegiance 20 the OH orSanl-
ration. 1ney propose 10 draw all the sill
Yer ugE together. if possible, 10 make the
lEht Ga the same issue and contend that
differences OF opinion on other questions
need nos Interfere with thc-- forming a
combination OF mon Or al parties within
. -fe democratic party Tor this fight There
could Re no new party that would draw
the true democrats ~ the south INTO
~. They gre simply FOR making the light
Tor silver Within the ranks II the party and
IN SUCH lIsht they can win Democracy
10 the south means more than Anything.
The south wants silver nut free coinage
would ue 1e8- at the risk 81 UHsettlins the
lo.lI suFr.Uaav now established. How
owe, by this sort Of a fght. il can be OBJ
tanned. Evcn 5ir. Cleveland himself. see
tnz. tile strength ~ the silver movement is
Ehi:;iEg hts sails IN eaten the rreeze and
Eal into tIs silver waters, not %, tuse he
wants &c, bu5 because ne see IL IS, IN time,
coming. lie IS preparing 20 move in the
matter q another International monetary
conference ald has - told several repre-
scutativ2s wE0 have recently called upon
him.
The CaIi to thc Democrats.
The cail Is addressed '"T0 the Democrats
OF the United States" and reads as follows:
eve .he undersigned democrats, present
fer yclr consideration the following state
ment-
eve believe tEat the establishment OF
gold as lle only monetary standard and
the elimination 81 silver as a FUN legal
tender T..Uey wiz increase the purchasing
3 scr 0f each dollar. add 10 the burden of
a-4 r. r.. decrease the market value az
ri Ste- forms - property, continue and
.--re.lsiTy business del ression. and. finally.
Es..lre tle majority OF the people 10 nnan-
C.-i bondage
''Er -eiie.e tat TO Marty can hope for
eu-uE-l-- success in tie United States 80
Ions as d advocates a single gold
Et-u--r1 and thar the advocacy OF
Eu-l q 1rsleia. policy would De
especially fatal 80 party which like the
oe-lol-.--l, s.sr-s. derives its voting strength
from those no n.y. without rep.Ouch be
C-..e4 -s= -liEluu people. and we pciut
% s.- CTEra ie.El.~g defeat ~ the party
- i4t, % tAe opposition aroused by the
veto ~ tle aeisl.crgSe BAR. and stiu more
the protest. against the issue oL gold bonds
as proof t..sl tae democratic party cannot
D. brought 10 tAe support u the gold
Standard ro..ey.
TL~ si.sorisy should Control.
eve te,ie.e that tae money question will
d tile ulEar-aL- z issue in 1896. and will
80 remain ul-ii IS settled Jy the inteili-
genre and pa-rly-ism o. the American
voters.
eve believe that iars-e majority OF the
6c-ss--.-ts O.. tas Iu!tcl states favor BIZ
r1e,..l-s-u. aid realize taa- il can only be
secured Is Iae Iteration OF ;he free and
uu-i-4le- casaese Or sold mad
olive ~ .a- uresea: ratio. and
re assert yBat Jhe majority
have. and sloaiI exercise the right 10 con-
tr1l the policy q 1ae party aat retain the
party r.lls-
1--WE believe saat il IS the duty OF the
E--ia.--.. oU4 .1-n tnci- power. % take
s--ls- 1s .ae panty ol-.4,-l-.l -.p,. and make
r.. democratic Party lg et2c.4Vc iDstru-
rc-- .- t-- a-ess--G --s'-.lzG- os needed re-
FORM IS EST necessary thlt the demo-
Grass e-lls. s1fTsa..e- ta..r convictions on
o--,- e-4--lals il oe.lsr 20 t--zs an active
part .n tlc e1tr-ea.el.t ~ the question
E-.l.cL lt ts4s tlale sg... asses ~ others IN
impotence.
I-i-e . Stroiss'stout Right.
eye SLEEVE t--t tie rank and iile Of
fre l.-~e-ratic party should ~ OGce assert
t1--ls--r-a i1 the democratic party and
place ---- party On record as IN favor OF
tss immediate restoration OF free and IN
limited coinage II gold ana silver al the
: -e -t ratto - Il - 7. AS sGCL coinage
C-l-iel priJr - lesa. without waiting Tor
tls aid Cr consent % l-tg Ctuer nation.
sash ES4 sss.s silver colin 10 Lee llll legal
te- ser d.. aI eea-s public ami private.
'Ne urge ali democrats VINO favor the
LCeE-i.-- policy above set forth 10 assO-
cl-t- tr-n.ss.-t-s aud impress the.r views
6F-u L-i- Parry uEs.t4a-E4liuhs Er-e AL
E=.--paEefa .u u-EE4..y with The above
financial policy 10 phase b. at the head
q tls e---ssslal coilli.n ara assist IN the
Immediate restoTatlu-- OF b meta iis.n.''
IGo signatures 10 the call were no made
Tf-u-lr. ul- u can De stated that Evan -.
siclseli- editor % The Atlanta Constitution.
white ~ tle cts tonight siglets the dOcu-
ulclc and said The Constitution gSsuiG tal,.
Up tle nsht on tie lines lad tJwl in tle
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