Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-04-19
CHICAGO THE BATTLE GROUND OF
SILVER.
From Chicago RECORD.

campaign. This straightforward
statemcnt is made by man who is
recognized as a leading factor Of the
silver propaganda, and it is conceded
by number OF conservative local
financial men to be the only logical
conclusion which can be drawn from
series OF suggestive recent events.
A plan OF campaign has been laid
out which will bring the headquarters
OF the silver propaganda from Denver
to Chicago, and already the boast is
made that "silyer will split the repub-
lican and democratic parties, and that
the Allegheny mountains, next year,
will be the great divide which will
separate the yellow Atlantic coast
from the white Mississippi valley and
Pacific coast"
This plan cOntemplates an arbitrary
demand on both national conventions,
for 1t is said that the silver men OF
both parties have arrived at a perfect
understanding in the matter, that a
plank for free silver coinage at the
ratio of 10 to !, independent Of other
commercial nations" must be placed
IN the platforms OF the respective
purties. According to this plan, should
either or both conventions refuse to
be dictated TO by the aggressive sill
vertes the silver delegates will with
draw and an independent silver party
will be formed, with its headquarters
in Chicago.
The first choice of the leader Of this
political enterprise is Congressman j.
Q. Sibley of Pennsylvania, ademocrat.
Second choice falls upon r. p. Bland
of Missouri, democrat; w. J. Bryan
OF Nebraska, a democrat; Senator H..
NJ Teller OF Colorado, a republican,
and Senator John p. Jones OF Nevada
a republican.
IL is taken for granted by the silver
men that organized labor ahd the peo-
pies party will continue with them to
form the silver party, and they have
expressed a willingness to accept gov
ernmental control OF transportation
provided that this modification Of
plank 10 is made q subordinate issue
TO free silver.
An organized movement for the pur
pose of sending silver delegates to the
democratic national convention is well
under way in the northwestern states
and is paralleled hy similar move
ment on the part Of silver republicans.
The progress of this preparatory work
has arrived at the tangible degree and
the various state committees of both
parties are beginning to watch it
closely.
Probably the most active agent In
spreading the silver gospel is w. IL.
Harvey, author of "Coin'o Financial
School," "a Tale Of Two Nations, "
"Tho Elementary Principles OF Money"
and other 6narc,al books.
The sale of his books has reached
figures which appear incredible, but
the fact that more than 25O,OCO copies
of "Coin's Financial School and "A
Tale of Two Nations" have been sent
out of Chicago each month for some
months past is vouched for by the sew
eral news companies which handle his
publications. Over 10000 volumes a
day have been sold for the last month,
and the geographical distribution of
this free-silver literature dlscloses the
fact that silver already is of dominant
interest east of the Mississippi river.
The books of the shipping clerk
show that Michigan has received more
than l 900 of Mr.. HarveY's books day
since March 4: Illinois over 900 a day,
Indiana 1000, and Iowa, Wisconsin,
Ohio and Missouri each nearly the
same number. When "COin," a tiny
weekly, made its appearance In Chica-
go early in 1893 it attracted little at
tention. 1t gained some strength
when it presented pamphlet on "Bi-
metalllsm and Monometallsm, writ
ten by Archbishop Walsh OF Dublin,
Ireland. This was followed by Mr..
Harvey's Elementary Principles OF
Money, aud then "Coln's Financial
School was brought out. The last
book issued 10 the series was "A Tale
of Two Nations financial novel,
and this book has been dramatized,
and the production, with "llving pic
lures" will be placed in few weeks
on a Chicago stage.
1t was the marvellous success Of Mr..
Harvey's free.silver books which as
sisted in directing the attention OF
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