The sun., 1895-03-06
THE NEW SILVER PARTY.
IT ISSUES IT'S PLATFORM AND A
POPULAR ADDRESS,

wAsHiNoToN, March 5.-The American Bi-
metallic party through its executive commit
tee has prepared n statement of the issue on
which the new party will organize, and with IL
forwards an address TO the people OF tho United
states. The entire document is as follows.
THE AMERICAN BIMETALLIC PARTY.
A STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE ON WHICH THE
NEW PARTY WILL ORGANIZE
The money question is now indsputably the
dominant issue In the United States and will
remain until settled and settled rightly.
other questions, however important, must wait
for this, which, to n greater or less extent in
wolves all others. The issue is between the gold
standard. gold bonds, and bank currency on the
one side, and the bimetallic standard, no bonds
and Government currency on the other.
First-On this Issue we declare ourselves TO be
unaltcrably opposed TO the single gold stand ard
and demand the immediate return to the con-
stitutionsl standard Of gold and silver by the
restoration by this Government independently
Of any foreign power; of tho unrestricted coin
age Of both silver and gold into standard
money at q ratio Of 10 to 1 and upon terms of
exact equality, the silver coin to be full legal
tender, equally with gold, for all debts and
dues, public and private.
Second-wo hold that the power to control
and regulate q paper currency is inseparable
from the power to coin money, and hence that
all currency intended to circulate as money
should be issued and its volume controlled by
the general Government only, and should be
legal tender.
Third-We are unalterably opposed to the
issue by the United States of interest bearing
bonds in time Of peace. aud demand the pay
ment Of all coin obligations of the United
States, a. provided by existing laws, in either
gold or silver coin. at the option Of the Govern
ment, and not at the option OF the creditor.
On this issue We appeal from the dictation of
the money power to tho intelligence and patri-
otism of the American people.
ADDRESS.
To the People orthe United States:
The signers of tho Declaration Of Independ-
euce held that decent respect to the opinions
Of mankind required that reasons should be
given for dissolving the bonds that had bound
the colonies to Great Britain.
So We who find it necessary to sever our
Iatfohs with tho pofftfea1 parties with wh;etfwe
have heretofore acted and form new alliances
IN . common cause deem 1t proper that some of
the reasons which impel us to this action should
be submitted to q candid public.
The monetary reform for which We contend,
as above set forth, Is, In our judgment, SO vital
TO the common welfare and so necessary to a re-
turn to conditions Of prosperity in this country
rs to preclude longer delay in the Inauguration
Of movement, the purpose Of which is to bring
For this object. and this alone. those in favor
IN purpose and action. Party lines do not divide
them when this issue is raised. Differences on
other questions are then laid aside. and together
In well beseemins ranks march all one way.
hs Se IN Of
silver are split into as msny divisions % as there
the Republican party, insist on contending for
sns so hn and h wa.ssn ns of ht
erats, earnest silver men. equally to the
continue the contest on their Part, only within
ths lines Of tho Democratic party. In other
words. the advocates Of the bimetallic standard,
through the unrestricted coinage Of silver as
well as gold, now contend for their cause in or
ganizations which are controlled by the gold
party. Hence, however Jealous in tine cause one
may be- results are possible. because his party
refuses to carry out his views or to permit them
It is believed that there are now and have
f5 s OF d fnS
opportunity to vote their convictions, has
been been continually thwarted by party chi
canery. There has not been Congress for
OF
tive veto, would not have voted to open the
gold Indeed. each House of Congress has at
different times separately passed free coinage
by party manipulation. 1t is as necessary, there
fore. to have Presdant in sympathy with the
But enough has been said to show the impos-
sibility, OF gaining our cause as long as we re-
gold party or in organizations controlled by the
advocates OF the gold standard Aswel ] might
denco OF the colonies II. while contending for the
cause cause Of liberty they had refused o,S to separate
have been won by lghting for liberty in British
And, fellow citizens. this great cause will
never be won unless those who believe in il
dent on This one issue. There is no hope Whatever
that the Republican party party As as I, party, viii
Il.
sesys no fT wso Seh oa a
eS"nse feS OF policy % By this part party o The % Repab
can party r. committed by it's leaders. by its
stsSdsrd SUPPORTED by gold bonds, and tt to SIi the
retirement Of the greenbacks and the surrender
Of the issue and control OF paper currency to
No less persistent and effective Is the control
TemecrStie mo- f party. % While undoubtedly large rye
majority of the members Of that party are op.
o conro the gey
against IL; and much less to secure through II
the resoretior Of the 6imetaiiG e stsGdara; m
that Republicans will abandon convictions OF
lifetime on other questions and go into the Dem,
' party. r w III De@osiats give up pS coSsvictiohs
they beleye to be essential IN government, ana
of that party.
Nor is'it possible to induce Republicans and
party for the sGSSsost ssso Il p mo- 'O other that the
platform of that party contains declarations
and the party advocates theories TO which they
cannot give their assent. But we must in some
way come together ON this issue or the cause Is
lost and with It the Independence Of the people.
No old party ever carried through great re-
FORM New bottles for new wine" There
fore no course seems possible but to subordinate
Tor the time being other questions and come to-
tether ia a new organization to fight the great
battle OF 1896 on the one great issue on which
the prosperity and happiness of the people so
largely depend.
Itisbeleved that this cause can be won in no
other way, and that TO continue TO contend for
It only within the lines OF existing parties is to
court defeat at the outset, and to lose the battle
IN the end.
The purpose OF this movement is not to array
section against section or class against class or
20 require any body TO give up his convictions on
other QuesllOna or 10 EeXer his marty ehIInna