The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-06

degree tho business intorests OF IN, an .
uro country; while tho continuance OF
tho present policy must necessarily bo
attended by further fall Of prices. i'm !.
petil'ng BUS moss cn,erpriscs still more,
anu pro.onging indefinitely tho proscn.
s!aHnant condition OF trado and in.
dustry.
A REMEDY. ~.
Better priccs undor tho existing con.
d'lions cannot be expected. A dobto or
nation cauuos maintain an eyou lcvel
Of prices With creditor nations. Tho
single gold standard can be main tanned
IN tho United States only by forcing
down the price level OF commodities
moro enough below tho prico level Of
other countries to turn gold this way,
or, at any ratio, to induce our creditors
10 take commodities OF ua for what we
owo them instead OF demanding gold,
This condition OF things connot DO over.
come by tariffs, much lesa by free trade.
In tho payment OF annual dues to other
countries, we must compete with other
debtor countries, with the Argentine,
with Egypt, with India, with all tho
colonies OF Great Britain. and worst OF
all with Asiatic races, with industries
stimulated as mover before by the low
price OF silver. These conditions from
which there is no escape as long as the
sold standard policy 10 pursued, iutensi.
iy tho gravity OF tho situation in this
county TO such an extent as to compel
the serious attention OF all patriotic cit
iEens. 1t is estimated that already tho
rise OF gold by increasing debts has ab.
sorbed from forty to fifty thousand
millions OF the worlds wealth.
Tho Inauguration OF a movement for
relief from these enthralling conditions
must spring from the people. This
cause is the cause OF the people, and it
Is believed that 1t more profoundly con-
Germs the welfare OF tho great body OF
the people than any question since the
civil war, If not, indeed, since our inde-
pendence was gained; for in its ulti-
mate outcome, tho question OF a sutfi-
cheney or scarcity OF money is ques-
tion OF freedom or serfdom for the
mass OF tho people.
II is believed that the United States
has power enough in the commercial
world to alone restore the link betwceh
gold and silver. broken in 1878, but,
should gold for any reason temporarily
90 to a premium, 1t will none tho less
operate on prices generally, aud certain
ly q premium on gold here would, like n
fall 10 the old price OF silver to silver
atI - /.
advantage OF the United States.
Fellow citizens. tho power is still in
your hands to right by the ballot the
great wrong OF 1878, and to save your.
selves and your children from the thrall.
dom which the gold standard policy, il
persisted in, will surely bring upon you
and them.
We pray you, therefore, not to let tho
settlement OF this question go beyond
the election Of 1895, but suborlinating
all questions for the time being to this.
the supreme issue, settle ,hi. now and
settle it forever.
And We especially urge upon you the
importance OF immediate organization
in townships and countries throughout
tue entiro country, for tho purpose OF
carrying on this grea. movement for the
common good OF all.
Signed by the following executive
committee appointed by tho bi-metallic
conference called at Washington, Feb
ruary %, 1895.
A. ]. WARNER, President American
Bi.metallic League. chairman.
JoHS 2. JONES, U. S. Senate ..a
WILLIAM u. STEWART, US. Senate.
il MCLAuRtS, South Carolina.
ASsoS WoLcorr, indiana.
GEORGE G. MrERicE, Colorado.
Henry JONES, Georgia.
J. G. GREEN, California
JOSEPH SHELDON, Connecticut.
GU. HILLYER, District OF Columbia.
BYBoY E. SPEAR, Colorado.
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD, Now Jersey.
Ii the conference had authority from
the people to name n candidate for
President, it would name Joseph C.
Sibley, OF Pennsylvania, bu. not having
such authority. it can only suggest the
name, and invite expressions from tho
people by petition, resolutions, or other.
wise. believing iha, nominations, whom
made, should reflect in tho most direct
manner tho will OF the people. uncon-
trolled By caucus machinery or by pro-
fcssional politicians.
Petitions or letters endorsing this
view should be addressed to General a.
J. Warner. chairman Of the executive
committee. American Bi.mesallic Party,
Sun building, Washington, D. C.
4 committee OF one was appointed to
select provisional national committee
TO consist OF one member from each
state and territory. and the District OF
Columbia, to take charge OF the move.
ment IN the several states aud terri
tories.
It is understood that it is the desire
OF tho lcaguo that Republican should
receive the nomination for vice prcsi.