Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-06-25

To The democrats Of the United States;
WAsHrNoroN, MAJ I've the under
signed democrats, present for your con-
sideration the following statement: We
believe that the establishment Of gold
as The only monetary standard and the
eliminahon Of silver as a full legal tend
or money will increase the purchasing
power Of each dollar, and 80 the burden
Of en- debts, decrease the market value
Of al other forms Of property aud con.
tinuo aud increase the business depres-
sion aud finally reduce the majority Of
the people 10 financial bondage. We.
believe that 10 party can hope for m
during success in the United States so
long AZ IL advocates a single gold stand
ard, and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be especially dan
gerous 70 q 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 bill and 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 ia 1896, and
will 90 remain until it is settled by the
intelligence and patriotism Of the Amer
lean voters.
We believe that a 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 OF the present ratio, and we assert
that the majority has and should ex-
ercise the right to control the policy OF
she party and retain the party name.
We believe it is the duty Of the ma
iority and within their power to take
charge q the party organization and
make the democratic party an effective
instrument in tho accomplishment Of
needed reforms.
II Ia not necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions on
other questions in order 10 take an ac-
tive part in the settlement Of the ques-
tiop which at this time SURPRISES all
othere in importance. We believe that
the rank and file OF the party should OF
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
ct the present legal ratio Of l6 to l, as
such coinage existed PRIOR to 1873, with
out waiting for the ard 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 in harmony
with the above financial policy TO place
II at the head Of the editorial column
and assist on the immediate restoration
af blmetallism.
Signed: r P Bland, Missouri; w ]
. Bryan, Nebraska; II A Colleen, Wyom-
ing; George w Fithian. Illinois; j 4
Cockrell. Texas; John L McLauren,
South Carolina; James 0 Mcclure, Cali
%fornia; George Ikert. Ohio; Justin b
Whiting, Michigan; Q S~nodgrass, Ten.
nessee; George + Richardson, Michigan;
NJ A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen Louis
lana; J Q CapeheaEt, West Virginia; w
l. Moore, Kansas, II ID Money, Missis-
sippi; w r Ryan, Missouri; b II Grady,
North Carolina; Charles Il Morgan, Mis-
souri,; g w Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; ID d Donovan Ohio;
A Latimer, South Carolina; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bama; w } Talbert, South Carolina;
John s Williams, Mississippi; TJ Stait,
South Carolina; A ] Caminetti, Cali
fornia; w Z Bowers, North Caroline;
Antonio Joseph, New Mexico; Evan p.
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; j Floyd
King, ex-member Of congress, OF Lou
eiana.