The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-03-07
A SILVER MANIFESTO.
The White Metal Democrats Issue an Ad' dres6 tO the Party


 drsss to the Party.
 WASHINGTON, March 2.-The demo- cratic silver manifesto, which has been the chief topic of talk on that side of the house for few days, was made public yesterday. Representative mem bers from fifteen states signed the dec. laration yesterday at the instance of Mir. Bryan, but the canvass is so far very incomplete, and the list of signers will not be made public until it is com plete. The paper is as 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 elimina- tion of silver as full legal tender money will increase the purchasing power of each dollar, add to the burden of all debts, decrease the market value of all other forms of property, continue and intensity business depression, and finally reduce the majority of the people to financial bondage
 We believe that no party can hope for endur- ing success in the United States so long as 1t advocates single gold standard and that the advocacy of such financial policy would be especially disastrous to Q party which, like the democratic party, derives its voting strength from those who may, without reproach, be called the common people: and we point to the overwhelming defeat of the party in lS9i, to the opposition aroused by the veto of the seign- forage bill and to the still more unanimous protest against the issue of gold bonds as proof | that the democratic party cannot be brought l to the support of the gold standard policy. We believe that the money question will be paramount issue in lS9e and will so remain until it is settled by the intelligence and patriotism of the American voters. We believe that large majority Of the democrats Of the United States favor bi- metallism and realize that it can only secured by the restoration of the free and un- limited coinage of gold and silver at the present | ratio, and we assert that the majority has and 1 should exert the right to control the policy of the party and retain the party name We believe that 1t is the duty of tho majority and within their power to take charge of the party organization and make the democratic party an effective instrument in the accom- | plishment of needed reforms. It is not neces- sary that democrats should surrender their convictions on other questions in order to take an active part in the settlement of the ques- tion, which at this time, surpasses all others In | importance.
 We believe that the rank and file of the party should at once assert themselves in the demo- cratic party and place 1t on record in favor o | the immediate restoration of the free and un- limited coinage of gold and silver at tho pres. ent legal ratio Of i6 to as such coinage existed prior to 1873 without waiting for the aid or con sent of any other nation, such gold and silve' coin to be full legal tender for all debts pub. | lie and private.
 | We urge all democrats who favor the finan' | cial policy above set forth to associate them selves together and impress their views upor the party organization: we urge all newspaper | in harmony with the above financial policy to place it at the head of the editorial column ant assist in the immediate restoration Of bimetal' I liem