The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-17
JONES TO SIBLEY.
PREDICTS SUCCESS FOR THE BI.
METALLIC PARTY.
Other Political Issues-NOw is the
Accepted Pine.

New York. April Ex-senator Jones
of Nevada. who is at present in the
city. has received from Mr.. Sibley. the
presidential candidate of the American
Bimetallic party. who is in Denver. d
telegram expressing the hope that Mr.
Jones would join him and General War
rem in Denvee. and deliver an address
there.
Senator Jones. being unable to go,
has sent Mr.. Sibley a message express
ing his disappointment that urgent
business has rendered it impossible for
him to join them on their western
speech making tour. and asserting that
he regards the new movement which he
represents as the most important step
ever taken towards financial reform.
Senator Jones declares this new move
presents the financial question to the
country clear cut. He says there can
be no question about the platform of
the American Bimetallic party. The
currency question. he says. exceeds all
other political issues and solves this
question first. All parties agree that on
a proper money system the prospects
of prosperity of the whole people is de-
pendant. Senator Jones declares that
after pleading in vain for twenty years
with the dominant political parties to
present the issues sincerely to the
country, so the people might have a
vote on the advocates of free coinage,
now ought to ask themselves how much
longer they should wait why further
delay?' he asks.
Continuing he says: rs not this the
accepted time? Is not the country
been aroused before? No great reform
was achieved except by union and con-
centrated effort on the part Of those
who favored it. The beneficaries of the
gold standard will be marshalled in
solid phalanX against US. They Will
combine irrespective of all political diff
ferences. They are strongly entrenched
in power and will not easily be dis
lodged. They exercise overhsadoWlnS
influence in the large centers OF popu!a-
ton and are arranging to flood the
country with their literature, filed
with sOphistrieS and with false poltti-
cal economy. Did we not know the
position of almost abject dependence
with many of the small bankers and
the alert and brainy manufacturers
and merchants Of the country are COM
pulled to occupy toward the large
loaners of money for discounts on COM
mercial paper, we should be astounded
that the mem ers of our chambers Of
commerce, boards of trade, men famed
the world over for acuteness of intel
lect, should. like the blind and I'M
reasoning ZealotS 0 the Orient, be
found shouting the praise of the gold
juggernaut while the merciless re-
volving wheels Of the glittering chariot
are in the very act of crushing out
their existence. All evidences point to
a contest of unexampled Importance in
iS96-the result of which, from a none
tary point of view, may make it the
contest OF the century. Every advo-
cate of unrestricted silver coinage
should stand up and be counted IN
for. his principles and for
the faith that is In him. This he can
not do within the ranks of any politi-
cal organization other than that of the
American bimetallic party. All friends
of silver should, therefore, rally to
your support. If they will do this, they
need have no fear of the failure of the
cause they hold dear. They will find
themselves in an overwhelming ma
jority in the country. provided they
have but the courage to step out of
the old ranks into the new
Although to my great regret / am
unable to be with you i'm Denver on
this occasion, the opportunity is not
lost, but merely postponed / hope to
have the honor, before the great can
vass closes, to address some remarks
to the intelligent and progressive
voters of that city, which will be ever
enshrined in the hearts of all who
would see justice installed in the
money system Of our beloved country"