Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-16

DEMOCRACY AND SILVER.
10 lie democraia Of the United States:
WhamsoroN, Mar Ave the under
signed democrats. present for your con-
sidsration the following statement: We
believe that the establishment OF gold
az tho only monstary standard aud the
eliminntion o. silver az a full legal .end.
- money win lncrease the purchasing
povor Of each dollar, aud 80 The burden
q all debts, decrease tho market vBlue
o. an other forms Of property and con-
tlnua and incroaso the business depres-
sion and finally reduce the majority Of
she people 70 financial bondage. We
believe that no party can hope for en-
during success in the United States 80
long as It advocates n single gold stand
ard. and that the advocacy Of such a
6nanoial policy would be especially dan
eerous 70 a party which, like the demo
cratic party, derives ITS voting strength
from those who may without ropFoach
30 called the common people; and we
point 10 the overwhelming defeat Of the
party IN 1895, to the opposition aroused
by the veto Of the seigniorage bin aud to
the still more unanimous protest against
the issue Of gold bonds as proof that the
democratic party can not DO brought to
the support Of the gold standard pol
lcy.
We believe that the money question
win DO the paramount issue in 1896, and
will % remain until it 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 Il 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 Il 10 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 10 the accomplishment Of
needed reforms.
II is not necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions OF
other questions in order to take an &C
tive part in the settlement Of the ques
tior which at this time surpasses al
others ia Importance. We believe that
the rank and file Of the party should al
Q assert themselves IN the democrat
ic party and place it on record in favor
Of the immediate restoration Of the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
at the present legal ratio OF 16 to /, az
such coinage existed prior to 1873, with
out waiting for the AID or consent Of any
other nation, such gold and silver to be-
full legal tender for al debts, public ant
private.
We urge oil democrats who favor thu
SHANGHAI policy above set forth 10 assooi
ate themselves together and impress
th0A htoh1 NNoh bup IaAbI OikohAeatAou
We urge all newspapers in harmon,
with the above financial policy to placI
It at the head OK the editorial column
and assist on the immediate restoration
Of b~imetallism.
Signed: r P Bland, Missouri; w
Bryan, Nebraska; II A Colleen, Wyom
ing; George w Fithian. Illinois; J .
Cockroll. Texas; John L McLauren
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
f%ornia; George Ikert. Ohio; Justin
Whiting. Michigan; C Snodgrass. Ten
nesSeei George F Richardson, Michigan
N A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen Louis
iana; . @ Capebeart West Virginia; Y
L Moore, Kansas; H d Money, Missil
sippi; W r Ryan, Missouri; B F Grady
North Caroline; Charles + Morgan, Mis-
SOUR; q VI Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; d ID Donovan, Ohio
A Latimer, South Carolina; Marsha
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
hama; w , Taibert, South CarolInl
John S Williams, Mississippi; IT, Stat
South Carolina; A / Cnminotti, Cal
fornia; w Z Bowers, North Carolini
AntonIo Joseph, New Mexico, Evan I
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; J Floy
King, ex-membor Of congress, Of LoaI
aiana.