The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-06
CREED OF THE SILVER PARTY.
mas MONEY ISSUE DECLARED THE
DOMINANT ONE.


49, address to the People Announces
,b- Party UnaIterabiy Opposed 20
~. single Gold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
,,ion of Unrestricted Coinage OF
uo,b Metals Demnnded-The Gov
.rpment Alone should Issue Pa
.cr CurrencS-BOnd Issues OPP
posed.
Washington. March 5.-The American
tne.auic party. through its executive
n~ittee. has prepared a statement of
Is issues on which the new party viii
.--saize and with it FORWARDS an address
+, lie people OF the +-nited States. Fol-
.svine is the statement.
rea money question is now indisputably
.ra dominant issue in the United States
ali viii remain so until settled. and set
ia rightly. Other questions. however. i'm
.or+ant. mus wait for this. which 10 a
a--atsr or less extent involves all others.
Tie issue is between the gold standard
-,ld bonds and bank currency. on the ono
81, and The bimetalHc standard. no bonds
sri government currency on the other.
Fjrst-On this issue we declare ourselves
ia he unaIterahly opposed TO the single
.7ld standard. and demand the immediate
return to the constitutional standard Of
sold and silver. by the restoration by this
government. independently of amy foreign
power. Of the unrestricted coinage Of both
SILVER and gold into standard money at
In. ratio of IL to 1. and upon terms of ex-
81 equality; the silver coin to be full
leeal tender. equally with gold, for all
debts and dues public and private.
Seeond-We hold that the power 10 con-
rol and regulate q paper currency is in
serarable from the power TO coin money
and hence that all currency intended 70
circulate as money should be issued. and
ms volume controlled by the government
ouIy. and should be legal tender.
Third-We are unalterably opposed to
the issue by the United States of interest
bearing bonds in time OF peace. and de-
mand the payment of all coin obligations
az he United States. as provided by ex-
sting laws. in either gold or silver coin,
1t the option of the government, and not
HI he option of the creditor.
on this issue we appeal from the dicta-
ton of the money power TO the intelH-
genca ana patriotism of the American
people
The address to the people OF the United
states, accompanying the statement is
an argument upon the issues set forth in
the statement. In it appears these para
graphs. THE purpose of this movement
rs not to array section against section,
uor class against class, not to require
ANYBODY to give his convictions on other
questions. or to sever his party relations
tor any other purpose than to unite in a
common cause, the cause of justice against
injustice and prosperity instead of adver-
sity, OF continued employment of labor
instead of forced idleness. OF abundance
of happiness instead of want and misery.
There can be no doubt, moreover, that a
return TO the standard of gold and silver
viii promote in the highest degree the
business interests of the entire country,
while the continuance of the present pol
icy must necessarily be attended by a
further fall of prices, imperilling business
enterprise still more. and prolonging in
definitely the present stagnant condition
of trade and inductry"
The address is signed by the following
executive committee appointed by the BIZ
metallic conference called to meet at
Washington Feb. %. 1896
A. j. Warner, president American BIZ
metallic League, chairman John z.
Jones of Nevada, William NJ. Stewart Of
Nevada. j. j.. McLaurin of South Caro-
G Merrick of Colorado. Henry Jones of
Georgia. ]. c. Green of California, Joseph
Sheldon of Connecticut, c. j. Hillyer of
the District of Columbia, Byron Il.
Shear of Colorado, and Mortimer White
head of New Jersey
This is followed by the suggestion of the
name of Joseph c. Sibley of Pennsyl-
rania as the party's candidate for pres
ldent, and a request for correspondence
upon this subject to be addressed to Gen.
A. ] Warner chairman of the executive
committee American Bi-metallic Party,
sun building, Washington, d. c.
A committee consisting of the following
named gentlemen: A. J. Warner, presi-
dent American Bi-metallic League, chair
man; Hon. w NJ. Stewart, United States
Senate; Henry Jones of Georgia, Hon.
Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, Arson
Walcott Of Indiana and J. l.. McLaurin
Of South Carolina, was appointed TO Sc
eet a provisional national committee to
consist of one member from each state
and territory and the District Of Column
bia to take charge of this movement in
the several states and territories.