The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-08
A SILVER MANIFESTO.
The White Metal Democrats Issue an Ad
dress to the Party.

dress to the Party.
WASHINGTON, March THE demo-
cratic silver manifesto, which has been
the chief topic of talk on that side of
the house for a few days, was made
public yesterday. Representative MEM
bers from fifteen states signed the dec
laration yesterday at the instance of
Mr.. BRYAN. but the canvass is so far
very incomplete. and the list of signers
will not be made public until it is COM
plete. The paper is as follows:
To the Democrats OF the United StaNes:
We the undersigned democrats, present for
your consideration the following statement:
We believe that the establishment Of gold as
the only monetary standard and the elimina-
ton OF silver as full legal tender money will
increase the purchasing power Of each dollar.
add TO the burden Of all debts, decrease the
market value OF all other forms OF property,
continue and intensity business depression,
and finally reduce the majority OF the people TO
financial bondage
We believe that no party can hope for endur-
ing success in the United States so long as it
advocates single gold standard and that the
advocacy Of such financial policy would be
especially disastrous to party which. like the
democratic party. derives its voting strength
from those who may. without reproach. be
called the common people; and we point 70 the
overwhelming defeat OF the party in 1891, 20
the opposition aroused by the veto OF the seign-
forage bill and to the still more unanimous
protest against the issue Of gold bonds as proof
that the democratic party cannot be brought
to the support OF the gold standard policy.
We believe that the money question will be
paramount issue in 1898. aud will remain
until 1t is settled by the intelligence and
patriotism OF the American voters.
We believe that large majority Of the
democrats OF the United States favor bi-
metallism and realize that il can only
secured by the restoration OF the free and IN
limited coinage of gold and silver at the present
ratio. and we assert that the majority has anC
should exert the right to control the policy OF
the party and retain the party name.
We believe that II is the duty OF the majority
and within their power TO take charge Of the
party organization and make the democratic
party an effective instrument in the accom-
plishment Of needed reforms 1t is not neces-
sary that democrats should surrender their
convictions on other questions in order to take
an active part in the settlement Of the ques-
ton, which at this time, SurpaSses all others in
importance.
We believe that the rank and file Of the party
should NJ once assert themselves in the demo
cratic PARTY and place it on record in favor Of
the immediate restoration Of the free and IN
limited coinage Of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio OF Is TO AZ such coinage existed
prior to ls73 without waiting for the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation such gold and silver
coin to be a full legal tender for all debts pub
lie and private.
We urge all democrats who favor the inan-
cial policy above set forth to associate them
selves together and impress their views upon
the party organization; we urge all newspapers
in harmony with the above financial policy To-
place ii at the head OF the editorial column and
assist in the immediate restoration of bimetal