Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
THE SILVER ISSUE.

the following address to the people.
1t is issued by the Central BimetalliC
League of Memphis, Tenn, and Is
printed by request of local parties
who are in sympathy with the plan
outlined therein:
To OUR FELLOW CITIZENS CT THE
SoUTH AND WEST:
The American people are face to
face with the greatest peril that ever
threatened the life of the nation.
Not even the momentous issues in
volved in our civil war exceeded in
danger the present situation,
Our distinguished Secretary Of the
Treasury, when representing the peo-
pie of Kentuckey in Congress, and
when he himself was an idolized
champion Of the rights of his fellow
citizens, uttered these solemn and
truthful words: "The conspiracy to
destroy, by Legislation and otherwise.
from three-sevenths to one-half of the
metallic money Of the world is the
most gigantic crime of this or any
other age. Such a scheme would
ultimately entail more misery upon
the human race than all the wars,
pestilences and famines that ever &C.
CURED in the history of the world.
The absolute and instantaneous de-
struction of half the entire movable
property of the world, including
houses, ships, railroads, and other ap-
plisnces for carrying on commerce,
would not produce anything like the
prolonged distress and disorganization
of society that must inevitably result
from the permanent humiliation Of
one-half the metallic money Of the
world"
Prophetic wordsl
Since January l, 1873, one-half Of
the metallic money of this country
has been by evil Legislation destroyed,
and now distress, restitution and want
stalk through the land. A land rich
ly blessed by the Creator with abun-
dsnd crops and boundless resources
has been brought to desolation by
this cruel wrong.
And the man who spoke these burn
ing words, trusted, honored, and ele-
waited to high position by his people,
has betrayed them. Secretary Gar
Isle, and our nations President,
Grover Cleveland, the latter esteemed
six years ago as a second Washing
ton in his devotion to the people, ore
now leading the combined hosts Of
Lombard street and Wall street in a
mighty effort to fasten this fearful
wrong on this people forever, and to
deliver them bound into a servitude
more calling and enduring than
African slavery.
How have the mighty fallenl
We do not charge that with full
knowledge and purpose these emf
nent leaders would IN cold blood con-
sign this people to such fate. But
whether innocently or purposely
done, the result TO the people is the
same.
A convention Of gold men, design
ed to consummate and perpetuate
"the destruction of one.half our
metallic money" Was held in Mem
phis yesterday, with this plainly
avowed purpose, under the direct in
SEPARATION, as we believe, of President
Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle and
Hon. Josiah Patterson, mis-Repre-
of this Congressional dis
trlct.
They have opened their campaign
here. The first great guu in this con-
tlict against the people is fired by
John @. Carlisle.
The OBJECT IS to seduce and decoy
The South into supporting their de-
,tructiye policy, But the Southern
people dearly love their liberty and
tights. They are eminently devoted
% the teachings of the Constitution.
They will not be led tamely aud sub
nissiyely to slaughter, either by open
'oes or pretended friends, They will
,ravely meet the issue and contest it
o the end, The disguise is now
brown of. We know onr enemies.
Their purpose is to destroy orr silver
money, to fetter US in bonds of gold.
md then to exact our last dollar on =
tupeDdous debt that can never he
,aid. They would deliver us bound
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