The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-06


front In a new organization to 1xHt ire
hattie az feSs on the Gre Issue On wfsfh
the prosperity ard haSTzreaA Sf fAN Seo-
PIE 10 largely ssperss- II il believed tnak
this causs ear he Won IN 30 other Say.
aad that 10 continue 20 contend for "
calv within ftse Iires Of the existing par
ties Is 20 court defeat a. the csts@ef. ana
~ I0se the hattie ifs the sseets0n.
4sTEe purpose af TITS movement II rot
% array section against sscSfoas CLASS
against class, nsss 80 YsQulra arynofy 10
xsve up Issz easyicfions aa asfsr ours
Hons. or 10 se~er his party relations for
parroge otfs~r thar 80 nnsse In a c0fn~
mon cause. the cause OF justice against
suBurfiee. Of prosperity Instead OF @efx@r~
fify. ffss continued employment OF fahnr
instead OF forEesa ftsenssss OF abundance
nssd HAPPINESS instead cf want and mis-
cry. There can be no sfoEibf, moreover.
that retnrn 70 tire standard OF gold
ssa silver wfEi promote H. the highest
degree tho BUSINESS interests ~ tire en-
fire country while the eofsfsnssance OF
fnc present rcIistcni policy OF both par
fsas snnrs necessarily he attended by q
further fall nf prfresf isureriifrg business
enterprise still more, and prolonzfns fn~
definitely the present Tiagnant cofditi6n
Of trade and Industry. Better prices ufs-
der exssftNsg conditions cannot be expect
e4 Il si4heor nation cannot maintain an
even Ifss of prices with creditor natsofss
TIE single gold standard can Dc mann
tsfned I'm fie United States only ny fore
fng sf8wn tire price level Of commodities
euaslgh below the price level OF other
countries TO turn gold thss way, or az
any rate 20 induce oar creditors 20 take
commodities ~ MS for what we owe them
fsstsa6 sc demanding gold Any policy.
therefore,. tending 10 raIs@ prices. nsces~
sarliy operates 10 expel gold The con-
clifton OF things cannot n@ overcome ny
tariffs. mura les. hy free trade. In the
payment Of ass7-et Gues to other eoun-
sFieA we nlirf compete @ftfh other debtor
countries, with Argentine. with EaSps.
with india, with all the colonies OF Great
Britain and. worst Of all. with Asfatie
rarea With indasfries stimulated as never
before by the low price OF silver. These
conditions. from which there Is no hope
as long as the gold standard policy Is
pursued. intensity the gravity OF the git
us Ion I'm this country 10 SUCH an extent
as IN compel the serious attention or ali
patriotic citizens. How Idle. I'm the pres
enes Of ssach conditions. 10 expect TO
maintain the golG standard BY an 1nsieh-
mite Issue OF leundz. and how unwise. III
not reckless. such policy must seem 20
thoughtful men everywhere. 1T liz est1-
mated already that the rise Of gold, by
Increasing debts. has absorbed from forty
10 fifty thousand millions CT the worlds
wealth.
'sThe Inauguration % a movement for
relief from these enthra.isng conditions
must spring from the people. Politicians
never institute great reforms. and 1t were
Idle TO wait for them. This cause Is the
cause OF the people, and IL IL believed
that IL more profoundly concerns the
weifare OF the great body of the people
than any question since the civil war. IL
not. indeed. since our Independence was
Kained. for I'm It's ultimate outcome the
question OF a Hufficieney and scarcity OF
money il a question OF freedom or Serf~
dom for the mass Of the people. While
not unsniadfaI OF the interests of people
of other countries In this question. II LIS
rot an Issue that ear be safely submitted
20 the decision of foreign governments, or
10 be made TO depend on what other gov
Grnmenfs may do. When our monetary
eystem was established over Ice years
ago. with n population OF less than s.ooo.-
o.. DIR fathers did not wait for or In
Site the concurrence of other powers.
Nor did the trainers of the constitution
contemplate any such actien. They iegis-
lated for the United States. and we now
as Americans must iegisIate fer our
ssives. Beware OF eutangiiag alliances
In this aH other matters, and especially
OF aiiurements of international confer
ences 10 delay action In our own behalf.
In the deIusiye hope that other countries
VIII care for our interests better than we
can Ourselves. No other country has
ever asked our approval OF it's financial
policy.
III In believed that the United States
has power enough in the commercial
world tn aione restore the link between
gold and silver broken In 1871. but. should
gold FOR any reason temporarily go To n
premium. ~ viii none the less operate on
prices generally. and certainly a premium
on go.e here would. like fall In the price
OF silver to silver countries tnure on
every side TO the advantage OF the United
States
Fellow citizens. the power il ssill In
your hands TO right by the ballot the
wrong OF 1873 and to save yourselves ara
your children from the thraiidom which
the gold standard policy. If persisted In.
viii surely bring upon you aud them
we pray you therefore. not to let the
settlement of this question 60 beyond the
eleetion OF 1913. but. subordinating all
questions for the time beng 10 this. the
supreme issue. settle this now and settle
II Forever And We especially urge upon
YOU the importance Of Immediate organ
isation In townships and counties through.
ont tho entire country for the purpose
OF carrying fhts great movement for the
common gooi or all"
Signed by the following executive COM
niistec, appointed by the bi-mesaili, CON
ference called AT WASHINGTON CITY. Feb
rHary =. isaa. ~ ]. Warner president
American Bs~metsiiie League. chairman.
John +. Jones. United States senate
William ~, Stewart. United States senate.
J. l. Mci.anrin. South Carolina. Arson
Nolcatt, Indiana George g. Merry. Col
aradc. Henry Jones Georgia: T. g Green
California. Joseph sheldon, Ccnuectlcut
G. u fIilfyer. District of Columbia Rsron
y. Shear, Colorado. Mortimer White head.
New Jersey.
IL the conference had authority FRAN
the people 70 name candidate for psesi-
dent IL would name Joseph - slhley. OF
Pennsylvansa but. not having such au-
thcrtty, 1t can only suggest the name and
tnvste expressions from the people by De-
tstion, resolutions ar otherwise. heiieying-
the nominal iaus when made should reject
In the most direct manner the viii OF the
people. uncontrolled hy caucus machinery
cr the press OF politicians. Petitions or
letters fadoTsing taLs View should be al
dressed ~ Gen. A. ]. Warner, ehalrua n
Of the executive COMMITTEES OF the An,ert-
ssn hissastalte Party, Sun building,
Washington City.
4 committee consisting of tina following
named gentlemen was appointed 20 select
prov tSioHal national committee. 90 con
gsst Of ere member from each xtata ana
territory and the District OF Columbia. "a
take charge ~ this movement In tFae sew
eTsl states and territories: Gen A. =
Warner. chairman: uoa. William NJ
Stewart; Henry Jones. Of Georgia; Hon.
Francis q. Ssw1sudx, nf Nevada. Hon
Arson wcicos; af Indiana. ana Hon y T.
Acfsaarin. Of South Carolina.
II "a understood that Il is the desire a
tire ieszne that a Republican should re-
eSsSe the nomination for vice president.
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