The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-03-08
SILVER TO THE FRONT.
The Manifesto Made Public by the
Prime Movers.

Washington, March The Democratic
silver manifesto, which has been the chief
topic of talk on that side of the house for
few days, was made public to-day.
While 1t has been generally circulated for
the consideration of members there was
no attempt to secure signatures until a
late hour because the prime movers i'm
the matter were undecided whether to call
caucus for discussion of the matter or TO
secure signatures or issue directly to the
public. In consideration of the short
time left and the pressure of business, it
was determined not to have conference
Representative members from fifteen
States signed the declaration to-day at
the instance of Mr.. Brya an, but the canvass
is far incomplete, and the names Of signers
Will be made public until it is complete.
The paper follows:
To the Democrats of the United States
We, the undersigned Democrats. present
for your consideration the following
statement:
We believe that the establishment of
gold as the only monetary standard and
the elimination of silver as a full legal
tender will increase the purchasing power
or each dollar, add to the burden of all
debts, decrease the market value of all
other forms of property, continue and in
tensifv business depression, and finally
reduce the majority of the people to fnan-
cial bondage
We believe that no party can hope for
enduring success in the United States so
long as 1t advocates single gold standard.
and that the advocacy OF such a financial
policy would be Injurious, especially to
party which, like the Democratic party,
derives its voting strength from those who
may without reproach be called the CON-
mon people; and we point to the over
whelmlng defeat OF the party in 1894, to
the opposition aroused by the veto OF the
seniorage bill, and to the still more unani-
NOUS protest against the issue of gold
bonds, AS proof that the Democratic party
cannot be brought to the support of the
gold standard policy.
We believe that the money question will
be the paramount issue in 1895, and will
SO remain until it is settled by the inteIli-
gence and patriotism of the American
voters.
We believe that a large majority of the
Democrats of the United States favor BIZ
metalism and realize that it can only be
secured by the restoration or the free and
present ratio, and we assert that the ma
Jority has and should exert the right to
control the policy of the party and retain
the party name.
We believe that it is the duty of the ma
jorty, and within their power. to take
charge of the party organization and make
tile Democratic party an effective instru-
nent III the accomplishment of needed re.
forms.
1t is not necessary that Democrats should
surrender their convictions on other ques-
tons in order TO take an active part in the
settlement OF the question, which, at this
time, snrpasses all others IN Importance.
We believe that the rank and file of the
party should at once assert themselves I'm
the Democratic party and place it on rec
ord In favor of the immediate restoration
OF the free aud unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of 10
to l, as such coinage existed prior to 1878.
without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation, such gold and silver coin
to be full legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private.
We urge all Democrats who favor the
financial policy set forth to associate them
selves together and impress their views
upon the party organization; we urge all
newspapers in harmony with the above fl
nancial policy to place it at the head of the
editorial column and assist in the immedi-
ate restoration of ,bimetalism.
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