Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-05-14

DEMOCRACY AND SILVER.
To tho democrats o. the United States;
WASHINGTON, Mar i've the under
signed democrats, present for your con-
sideration the following statement: We
believe that the establishment Of gold
rs tho only monetary standard and the
elimination Of silver as a full legal tend
er money viii increase the purchasing
power Of each dollar, and 30 tho burden
Of al debts, decrease the market value
Of all other forms OF property and con-
tinue and increase the business depres-
sion and finally reduce the majority Of
the people TO financial bondage. We
believe that no party can hope for en-
during success in the United States so
long as it advocates n single gold stand
ard, and that the advocacy Of such a
financial policy would be especially dan
gerous to a party which, like the demo
cratic party, derives IT'S voting strength
from those who may without reproach
be called the common people; and we
point to the overwhelming defeat Of the
party IN 1894, to the opposition aroused
by the veto Of the seigniorage bill and to
the still more unanimous protest against
the issue OF gold bonds as proof that the
democratic party can not be brought to
the support OF the gold standard pol
icy.
We believe that the money question
will be the paramount issue in 1896, and
will so remain until it is settled by the
intelligence and patriotism Of the Amer
lean voters.
We believe hat a majority Of the
democrats Of the United States favor
bimetallism and realize hat it can be
secured only by the restoration Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
silver at the present ratio, and we assert
that the majority has and should ex-
ercise the right TO control the policy Of
the party and retain the party name.
We believe it is the duty Of the ma
9ority and within their power to take
charge Of the party organization and
make the democratic party an effective
instrument in the accomplishment Of
needed reforms.
It is not necessary that democrats
should surrender their convictions on
other questions in order to take an ac-
tive part in the settlement Of the ques-
tiop 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 democrat
10 party and place it on record in favor
Of the immediate restoration OF the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
at the present legal ratio Of 16 TO /, rs
such coinage existed prior 10 1873, with
out waiting for the ad or consent Of any
other nation, such gold and silver to be a
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
We urge all democrats who favor the
financial policy above set forth to associ-
ate themselves together and impress
their views upon the party organization
We urge all newspapers in harmony
with the above financial policy 70 place
it at the head Of the editorial column
aud assist on the immediate restoration
of blmetallism.
Signed; r p Bland, Missouri; w j
Bryan, Nebraskaj II A Colleen, Wyom.
ing; George w Fithian. Illinois; ] I
Cockrell, Texas; John L McLauren
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
f%ornia; George Ikert. Ohio; Justin 4
Whiting, Michigan; C S~nodgrass, Ten.
nesseoi George f Richardson, Michigan
NJ A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen Louis
lana; sc Capoheart, West Virginia; "
L Moore, Kansas; II ID Money, Missis
sippi; W r Ryan, Missouri; b + Grady
North Carolina; Charles f Morgan, Mis-
souri,; q w Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; ID ID Donovan, Ohio
A C Latimer, South Carolina; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bama; w } Talbert, South Carolina
John S Williams, Mississippi; TT Stait
South Carolina; A I Caminetti, Cali
%fornia; w + Bowers, North Caroline.
Antonio Joseph, New Mexico; Evan /
Howell, Atlanta Constitutions j FLOYD
King, ex-member Of congress, Of Lon
eiana.
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