Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-10-15

To The democrats OF the United Statss.
WAsHN0roN Mar I've the under
signed democrats, present for your con-
sidsration the following statement. We
believe that the establishment Of gold
10 the nnlyr6oaufaEl standard aud the
slininatton- o. eilveF-ase-faAlegal tend.
or money wiz increase the purshuaing
power Of each auAA, and 90 the burden
Of all debts, decrease the market vslue
Of all other forms. OF property undtcon.
Time and increase the business depres-
sion and finally rsdueo the majority OF
the people 70 financial bondage. We
bslievs thst 10 party can hope for en-
during suocossio the United StHtes 30
long as It advocates a single gold stand
uTds and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be- especially dan
gerous to a party which, like the demo
cratic party, derives its voting strength
from those who may without reproach
BE- called the common peonlsi and We
point 10 the overwhelming defeat Of the
party IN 1904, TO the opposition aroused
By the veto Of The s9ig1lQssge bll and to
the still more unanimous protest against
The issue Of gold bonds as proof that the
democratic party can not be brought TO
che support Of the gold standard pol
lcy.
We believe that the money question
will be the paramount issue in 1896, and
will % remain until IL 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 ex-
ercise the right TO control the policy Of
the party and retain the party name.
We believe 1t Is the duty Of the ma
jority and within their power TO take
charge OF the party organization and
make the democratic party an effective
instrument inrtha accomplishment Of
~ - alk@AatAI NAAN a0AA0kAnNn
should surrender their convictions ON
other questions inA0fdeF 10 take an ac-
tive part in the settlement OF the'ques-
ton which at this time surpasses all
others ia importance. We believe that
the rank and file Of the party should at
onGe 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
ouch coinage existed prior to 1873, with
out waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation, such gold and silver 10 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 in harmony
Eith the above financial policy to place
& at the head Of tho editorial column
and assist on the immediate restoration
Of bimetallism ~
Signed: K P Bland, Missouri; w ]
Bryan, Nebraska; HrA Colleen, Wyom
ing; George W Fthian. Illinois; J T.
Oockrell, Texas; John l. McLauren,
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
f%OTniR; George Ikert, Ohio; Justin b
Whiting, Michigan; G. SnOdgrRss, Ten
nsssse; George + Richardson, Michigan;
n A Smith, Arizonaj A w Odgen Louis
lanai ! q Capeheart, West Virginia; w
L Moore, Kansas; II ID Money, Missis-
sippI; w K Ryan, Missouri; b + Grady,
North CIrolina; Charles L Morgan, Mis-
sOuri; G w Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Bane, Illinois; ID d Donovan, Ohio;
A @ Lptimer, South Carolina; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w IL Demon, Ala
bRma; w J Talbert, South Carolina;
John s Williams, Mississippi; TT Stait,
South Carolina; A / Caminetti, Cali
t%oruia; w f Bowers, North Caroline;
Antonio Joseph, New Mexico; Evan p.
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; j Floyd
King, ex-member Of congress, Of LOUIS
siana-