Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-09-17
DEMOCRACY Am sILyRR.

To The democrats Of the United States:
WAsInNoroN, Mar I've the under
signed democrats, present for your con
sideration The following statement: We
believe that the establishment Of gold
rs the only monetary standard aud the
elimination Of silver a. a full legal tend.
or money will increase the purchasing
power Of each dollar, and 50 the burden
Of eli debts, decrease the market value
Of oil other forms Of property and con
tinue and increase the business depres-
sion and finally reduce the majority Of
the people 70 financial bondage. We
believe that no party can hope for en-
during success In the United States so
long as It advocates a single gold stand
ard, and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be especially dan
gerous 70 a party which, like the demo
cratic party, derives lts voting strength
from those who may without Feproach
be called the common people; and we
point 10 the overwhelming defeat OF the
party IN 1894, TO the opposition aroused
by the veto Of the seigniorage bill aud TO
the still more unanimous protest against
The issue OF gold bonds as proof that the
democratic party can not be brought to
the support Of the gold standard pol
ICY.
We believe that the money question
will be the paramount issue in 1896, and
will 50 remain until it is settled by the
intelligence and patriotism Of the Amer
lean voters.
We believe that q majority OF the
democrats Of the United States favor
bimetallism and realize that it can be
secured only by the restoration Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver at the present ratio, and we assert
that the majority has and should OK
srcise the right to control the policy Of
the party and retain the party name.
We believe 1t is the duty OF the ma
lorty and within their power TO take
charge Of the party organization and
make the democratic party IN effective
instrument in the accomplishment OF
needed reforms.
IL il not necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions on
other questions in order TO take an ae-
tive part in the settlement OF the cues
tiop which at this time SURPRISES all
others in importance. We believe that
the rank and file Of the party should at
once assert themselves IN the democrat
10 party and place it on record in favor
OF the immediate restoration Of the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
ut the present legal ratio Of 10 10 l, as
such coinage existed prior to 1873, with
out waiting for the and or consent OF any
other nation, such gold and silver to be a
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
We urge all democrats who favor the
financial policy above set forth TO associ-
ate themselves together and impress
their views upon the party organization.
We urge all newspapers ia harmony
with the above financial policy to place
It ut the head OF the editorial column
aud assist on the immediate restoration
II b%imetallism.
Signed: r p Bland, Missouri; w J
Bryan, Nebraska; II A Coffeen, Wyom
ing; George w Fithian, Illinois; ] T.
COckrell, Texas; John l. McLauren,
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
%fOrnis; George Ikert, Ohio; Justin b
Whiting, Michigan; c ~Snodgrass, Ten
nessee; George + Richardson, Michigan;
M A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen Louis
lana; J @ Capeheart, West Virginia; w
l. Moore, Kansas; II ID Money, Missis-
sippi; W r Ryan, Missouri; b f Grady,
North Carolina; Charles + Morgan, Mis-
souri,; @ w Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; ID ID Donovan Ohio;
A o Latimer, South Carolina; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bama; w } Talbert, South Carolina;
John S Williams, Mississippi; TT Stait,
South Carolina; A / Caminetti, Cali
%toruia; w + Bowers, North Carolina;
ANTONIO Joseph, New Mexico; Evan p.
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; j Floyd
King, cx-member of congress. of Io.is