Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-09-24

To the democrats Of the UniteA States:
WASHINGTON, Mar Ave 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
elimination Of silver as a full legal tend.
er money will increase the purchasing
power Of each dollar, and 30 the burden
Of all debts, decrease the market value
Of all other forms Of property and con.
tinue and increase the business depres-
sion and finally reduce the majority Of
the people TO financial bondage. We
believe that nc party can hope for en-
during success in the United States 80
long as IL advocates a single gold stand
ard, and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be especially dan
gerous 10 a 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, 20 the opposition aroused
by the veto OF the s~eigniorage 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 in 1896, and
will 80 remain until il 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
b~imetallism and realize that it can be
secured only by the restoration Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of gold anc
silver at the present rntio, and We assert
that the majority has and should ex
ercise the right 10 control the policy o.
the party and retain the party name.
We believe it is the duty Of the ma
jority and within their power TO TAX,
charge of the party organization anC
make the democratic party an effective
instrument in the accomplishment o
needed reforms.
IL is o necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions OF
other questions in order to take an &c
tive part in the settlement Of the ques
tiop which at this time SURPRISES al
others in importance. We believe thai
the rank and file Of the party should al
once assert themselves I n the democrat
ic party and place IL on record in favol
OF the immediate restoration Of the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and silveI
at the present legal ratio Of 10 10 1, al
such coinage existed prior TO 1873, with
out waiting for the AID OF consent Of any
other nation, such gold aud silver to be {
full legal tender for all debts, public anC
private.
We urge all democrats who favor the
financial policy above set forth to assOci
- ate themselves together and impress
their we've upon the party organization
We urge all newspapers in harmony
with the above financial policy TO place
it at The head Of the editorial column
and assist on the immediate restoration
Of bimetallism.
Signed: r P Bland, Missouri; w
Bryan, Nebraska; II A Colleen, Wyom
ing; George w Fithian, Illinois; J Z
Cockrell, Texas; john l. McLauren
South Carolina; james y McGuire, Call
f%ornia; George Ikert, Ohio; Justin /
Whiting, Michigan; G Snodgrass, Ten
nessee; George + Richardson, Michigan
NJ A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen LOuis
lana; J @ Capeheart, West Virginia; "
L Moore, Kansas; II ID Money, Missis
sippi; w r Ryan, Missouri; b + Grady
North Carolina; Charles + Morgan, Mis-
sOuri; g W Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; ID ID Donovan, Ohio
A g Latimer, South Carolina; Marshal
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bama; w } Talbert, South Carolina
John S Williams, Mississippi; TT Stait
South Carolina; A ] Caminetti, Cali
t%orhia; w r Bowers, North Caroline
Antonio Joseph, New Mexico; Evan T
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; ] FloyC
King, ex-member Of congress, Of Loul
siann.