The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
JONES HEARD FROM.
The Nevada Senator Talks About the
Gold JAgxernaur.

NEW YORK, April Ex-senator Jones, of
Nevada, who is at present in the city,
has received from Mr.. Sibley, the presi-
Dental candidate of the American bimetal-
lie party, who is in Denver, Col, a tele-
gram expressing the hope that the Sena-
tor would join Mr.. Sibley and General
Warner, the chairman of the party, in
Denver, and deliver address there. Sena-
tor Jones, being unable to so, has sent Mr..
Sibley the following reply:
my Dear Mr.. SsbIey-I fear that Gen.
/ telegraphed him TO. Marietta, o., last
Thursday, the 18th inst, to the effect that
possible for me to accompany you both
on your trip to the West address the
was a greater disappointment to me than
1T could possibly be to any one else. But
yon are b9th hof fpy II for the &
ity to present the issue as we'll as 10 evoke
the enthusiasm of yoar auditors. 1t would
be extraordinary II any assurance were
needed from me to the people of Denver or
elsewhere throughout the country that /
regard the new movement which you repre-
ever taken toward financial reform. BY
this movement the issue s presented to the
country clean-cut and relieved of all ex-
traneous considerations. The platform of
the American bimetallc party is not a
'straddle,' and is not intended to deceive.
1t is simple and uniristakable.- 1t is one
on. which all the advocates OF silver money
can consistently stand without WI feeling e Ing ham
questions which tend to divide political
parties.
even a majority of men to agree on all
subjects, there is nothing for practical
people to do when several important it, gu cues s.
first determine whether either one of those
questions excels the others in urgency and
one man for the solution of that question.
All parties agree that on proper money
system the property Of evesy dadeuf danstry or
have the assurance of all our opponents,
including the President of the United
States, that without a sound money. we
cannot have prosperity. In this we fully
concur, and it being conceded that all other
elements of prosperity must to a great or
less extent, remain in abeyance, awaiting
the determination of the monetary issue,
is it not the paramount duty Of the peo-
on that issue once for all? Should they
no. inquire in what the soundness of a
monetary system conslsts9 M i,,aoas we is ASK only
shall read both sides of the cause. In
order that they may be induced to do this
the issue must be specifically joined.
For twenty years we have been pleading
with the dominant political parties 10 pre-
sent the issue sauarely to the country, SO
that we might have a vote upon 1t. The
advocates of free coinage, OF no matter
what party. ought now to ask Themselves
how much longer they should wait. Here
tofore in party platforms, the monetary
isshe has been pooled with numbers of
other issues upon Wnlcn tpeOple naturally
differ, and will forever continue to differ
Silver advocates who are free-traders tor
revenue tariff mem admit that under a
vicious monetary system even the tariff
of their choice would fail to produce pros
perity Silver advocates who are protec-
tionists concede in like manner that under
a bad monetary system even a protective
tariff would prove failure Why. them
should we not first hear and determine the
oyerna stering issue? Why further delay? :?
Is not this the accepted time? Is now
the country aroused on the subject as 1t has
never been aroused beforey NO great re-
form was ever achieved except by united
and concentrated effort on the part of those
who favored ii. No army ever succeeded
whose soldiers were always firing in differ
ent directions
ssThe beneficiaries Of the gold standard
will be marshaied in solid phalanx against
us; they will combine irrespective of all
political differences. They are strongly in
trenched in power and VIII not easily be
dislodged They exercise ovErshadowing in
fiuence in the large cente,s of population
and are arranging to flood ae country with
their literature. filled with sophistries and
with false political economy. Did we not
know the position of almost abject depend
ence which many of the small bankers and
merchants of the country are compelled to
occupy toward the large lenders of money
for discounts of commercial paper. we
should be astounded that the members OF
our chambers of commerce and boards of
trade men famed the world over for acute
ness of intellect. should, like the blind and
unreasoning zealots OF the Orient. be found
shouting the praises OF the gold jugger-
naut. while the mercileas revolving wheels