Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06
WHITE METAL MEN
Called on to Organize an En-.
tireIy New Party.
Old PARTIES NOT TO BE TRUSTED


dress on That Subject - un1amental
Principles Given in Three Propositions BY
the Timetable Leasue-Namcs Of the
sisners-D~mocrat.c silver Manifesto.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Thc following
has been issued by the American Biinetal-
lie League, as statement of the issues
on which the new party will organize:
THE money question is now indispwtably
the dominant issue in the United States
and will remain so until settled, and set
tied rightly. o her questions. however
Important, must wait for this, which to a
greater or less extent involves all Others.
The issue is between the gold Standard,
gold bonds and bank currency on the one
side, and the bimetallic standard, no bonds
and government currency on the other.
The Parks on Coin and Currency.
'First-On this issue we declare our
selves to be unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard ana demand the i'm
mediate return to the constitutional stan
lard Of gold and silver, by the restoration
by this government Independently of any
foreign power of the unrestricted coinage
of both silver and gold into standard
money at the ratio of 16-to-1, and upon
terms of exact equality; the silver coin to
be "A full legal tender, equal with gold,
with all debts and dues, public and pri-
vate.
Second-We hold That the power 20
control and regulate paper currency Is
| inscparable from the power to coin
money; and hence that all currency in
tended to circulate rs money should be
issued, and its volume controlled, by the
general government ONLY and should be
icr,l ,,n5sr
An Option rs to Payment.
"Third-We are upalterably opposed to
the issue by the United State, OF interest
! hearing bonds in time of peace. and de-
mnnd the PAYMENT of all coin obligations
OF the United states as provided By exist
ing laws in either gold or silver coin at
, the option of the government, and not at
the option of the creditor. On this issue
WE appcal from the dictation of the money
mower to the intelligence and patriotism
of the American peonle."
Reasons for tho Movement.
IT.. A., LIT; .,u.
,e,or ,ho .x.u,,i, ~ ,h, DecI,ra,ion Of
IndencnJencc ,;vcs the reasons for tn o
s,and tbe sioners have taken. They are
tb. S,,,o that have haep uttered and no.
n,s,r,J go and ov.r .aain ON tho
stunn in the mes and in congress. The
address piyes no new arguments-the
prescnt system has put p-;ces down To a
5i-avtrons limit tho do,,b,o standard will
81. ,rer,. tho coll standard is tho couse
If ali the t;n,pci,l ills we hear the
l. o,hle standard Will ,bolisb them Those
in favor of the GOLD standard are and have
hen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS together. il is time
that those i'm f,vor of the double standard
rallied 70 each other
No Helm from the Old Parties.
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