The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-09
BIMETALLIsTS.
Zines Upon Which tho Now Party
Win Organize.
Committee Appointed by the Recent Con-
forcncc Issues an Addross-signers
Want a. TO Be Peoples
Movement.

WASHINGTON. March IA statement,
signed by the members Of the execu-
tive committee appointed by the BIZ
mctallic conference called 20 meet in
Washington February 20 500 has
been Published declaring the issue
upon which the new party styled
ssrhe American bimetallic party will
organize. The signers TO the call are:
A. J. Warner, president American Bimetai-
nc league. chairman: John II Jones, OF
Nevada: William w stewart, Of Nevada; J.
u. McLanrln South Carolina; Arson Wolcott
indiana: George q. Merric, Colorado; Henry
Jones. Georgia. j. q. Green, California. Joseph
Sheldon. Connecticut; @ j. Hiiyor District OF
Columbia. Byron =. shea. Colorado, ana
Mortimer whitehead. New Jersey.
The paper issued by these signers
starts out by asserting that the money
question is indisputably the dominant
iszsse in the United States. The issue,
40 declares. lis between the gold stand
ard, gold bonds and bank currency on
the one side and the bimetallic stand
ard, no bonds and government currency
ON the other The statement i'm its
entirety Is an claborately specified OPP
position 10 the single gold standard
and demand for an immediate return
ito the constitutional standard OF gold
and silver. by the restoration by
this government Independent Of any
foreign power OF the unrestricted coin
age OF both gold and silver into stand
ard money, at the ratio OF 10 20 and
npon terms OF exact equality the silver
coin 20 be full legal tender, equally
with gold for all debts and dues, pub
He and private.
Their views as gcneralizcd embody
IN carefully condensed shape the vari-
ous expressions Of ultra free silver men
In both houses OF congress during the
sessions Of recent years and are unal-
terably opposed 10 the issue by the
United States OF interest bearing
bonds in time Of peace, and demand
the payment Of all coin obligations of
the United States, as provided by ex-
isting laws, in either gold or silver
coin, at the option OF the government
and not ~ the option Of the creditor.
The Inauguration of y movement for
relief from the conditions the call de-
scribes the signers TO il declare must
spring from the people. They continue:
Politicians never institute great reforms,
1ho X were lule 70 walt Tor thtm Ihls cause
fs the cause 81 the people, and 10 Is believed
9hat u more profoundly concerns the welfare
uf the great body OF the people than any qucs-
1icn since tue civil war. n nos. indeed, since
cur independence signed for ON rs ulti-
mate outcome the question or q suficiency or
. scarcity o. money Is question OF Freedom
ar scridom Tor me mass OF the people
The address concludes:
-Fellow-ciil2cns. The power Is still ia your
hands 10 right by the ballot the great wrong Of
yE73, and 70 save yourselves and your children
from tho thralld0m which the gold standard
policy, II persisted In VIII surely bring upon
Suu and Thorn
''We pray you, therefore, not Go let the sct-
1icmont 81 this question go beyond tho elcc-
tion OF 1916 but sbOrdinating al questions
Cor the time being 20 this, tho supreme issue,
settle this now aud settle II forever. and We
especially urge upon you the importance OF
tmmediate organization in townships and
counties throughout the entire country for the
purpose OF carrying on this great movement
for the common good of an
III the conference hnd authority from the
people 20 namo a candidate for president 10
would name Joseph Siblcy, OF Pennsylvania,
but not having such authority IL can only sug-
Ecst tho name and invite expressions from tho
people by petition, resolutions or otherwise,
bciscying that nominations when made should
reflect in the most direct mnnncr the will OF
che people, uncontrolled b. caucus machinery
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