Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-05-28

BEEOCRACY AND SILVER.
To the democrats or the United States,
WAsaISqros, Mar g. We the under
signed democrats present FOR your con
eidoration the following statement; We
believe that the establishment Of gold
as the only monetary standard and the
elimination OF silver as q foil legal tend
er money viii increase The purchasing
power Of each dollar, and 20 lhe burden
az nll debts, decrease the market value
Of an other forms Of property ard con
tinuc and increase the business deproe-
sion end finally reduce the majority Of
the people to financial bondage. We
believe that no party can hope for en-
during success in the United States so
long as it advocates q single gold stand
ard. and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be especially dan
gorous 10 a party which, like the demo
cratic party, derives ITS voting strength
from those who may without reproach
be called the common people; and we
point to the Overwhelming defeat OF the
party IN 1894, 10 the opposition aroused
by the veto OF the seigniorage bin and 10
the 8till mort Unanimous protest against
the issue Of gold bonds as proof that the
democratic party a not be brought to
the support Of the gold standard pol
ICY.
Wo believe that the money question
will be The paramount issue in 1886, and
viii SO remain until It is settled 10y the
Intelligence and patriotism Of the Amer
scan voters
We believe that q majority Of tho
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
tiat the majority has aud should ex-
ercise the right to control the policy Of
the party and retain the party name.
We believe it is the duty Of the ma
Jorty and within their power to take
charge Of the party organization and
make the democratic party an effective
instrument in the accomplishment Of
needed reforms.
Il is not necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions on
other questions 10 order to take an ac-
tive part in the settlement Of the ques-
tior 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
ic parry and place It on record 10 favor
u the Immediate restoration of the free
snd unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
at the present legal ratio OF is to l, as
such coinage existed prior to 1873, with
out whiting for the aud or consent Of any
other nation, such gold and silver to be a
full legal tender for al debts, public and
private.
We urge all democrats who favor tie
financial policy above set forth to associ-
ate themselves together aud impress
their views upon the party organization.
We urge all newspapers in harmony
with the above financial policy TO place
it at the head OF the editorial column
aud assist on the immediate restoration
Of blmotallism.
Signed; r p Bland, Missouri; W j
Bryan, Nebraska; II A Colleen, wyom-
ing; George W Fithian. Illinois; j II
Cockrell. Texas; John L McLauren,
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
formal George Ikert, Ohio; Justin b
Whiting, Miohigani G Snodgrass. Ten
nesseei George f Richardson, Michigan;
M Smith, Arizona; A " Odgen Louis
lana; . c C~apeheart, West Virginia; w
L Moore, Kansas; II d Money, Missis-
eippi; WE Ryan, Missouri; B + Grady,
North Carolinn; Charles p Morgan, Ms
souri,; G. W Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward lane, Illinois; ID ID Donoyau.O Ohio;
A Latimor, South Caroliua; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bamai w } Talberi. South C%arollno;
John s Williams, Mississippi; III stait,
South Caroline; A i Caminetii, Cali
%iornia; W F Bowers, North Caroline;
Antonio 1onph, New Mexico; Even p
Howell, Atlantis CONSTITUTIONS J Floyd
King, ex.member Of oongreag, q Lott
n.aua.