The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-22

ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL
BiMETALLiC UN ION-



The members Of the Bimetallie Coz
'erence. assembled al Salt Lake CITY
Utah. on the 18th day Of May issS-
representing tie states OF CaAlfc MA
colorado. Idaho. Montana. Sssada-
oregon. Washington. and Wyoming
and the territories Of New Mexico and
Utah. deeply impressed ~ith the in
,Ortance OF the subject which ~e have
)een considering. believing that the
vital interests Of every state and every
section Of this great country are IN
yolved in the speedy and proper soiH-
ton OF what l. known as the s-lNrT
question: and being painfully con
,rious OF the fact that the most strenu-
rus efforts OF our opponents are now
!, and have ever been directed 10 con-
,ealn.ent OF the real issue and a mis-
.nresentation OF the position occupied
~ the advocates Of silver restoration
feel il our duty 10 state. with such
-learness as xe may. the precise nature
Of the issue. and what our position
actually is. In the first place ~e de-
sire to say that the people whom "
:. rs present are not an aggregation Oh
thieves seeking TO swindIe honest cred
. itors with --5e-cent dollars There are
no more patriotic citizens OF the Ameri-
-an republic than those active earnest
energetic men and women ~nO nave
left the comforts of their Easier
homes 10 build the highways of nation
} al progress in the far West IL they
! believed that the complete restoration
of silver would operate as an injury tc
I. the country as q whole or an injustice
TO any class. regardless Of its local ef-
feet in this Western region. they would
I, al once and forever abandon the De
mand The greatest good 10 IN
greatest number il their motto. ans
IL is in this spirit that they rrespec'is'
Of party affiliations. present tnems~ise
almost as a unit demanding the ire
coinage of silver and gold ar the r1ti
z, of Is ounces Of silver To l ounce OF golN
~ith its full legal-tender functions AZ
corded to each and no tIsrrsminatlo
;xsi against either. Ii Is not as silver NH
- ers. but as citizens Of the repuDi1
49,. mindful OF its every interest that
take this position The represent
tfyes Of California. Oregon Washins
=. ton and Wyoming. which profuSe iii
ar no silver. feel that their people nav
!. been as deeply injured by the denon'
tiza,ion OF that metal a. those living
any state or territory in which siiv'
mining is a leading industry In ma
srs this demand ~e are asking 4
and no,hinr new. The monetary sys'e
INK of this country was founded not up
gold alone-not upon silver alone
uoou both gold and silver al c~rta
ratio to each other. With no imhtAsi
upon the coinage Of either and ca
n. standing upon an equal footing oeio
the Law. The system Sas founded
Hamilton. sanctioned BY Washinsl
J.. and Jefferson. its wisdom and just
questioned by none. until the year -
~ In that year. without notice TO
people. the standard silver doilar
dropped from the coinage system
,hs country. and every debt therein
is,ing public ani private. sggregati
thousands Of millions Of dollars
made payable in god alone Men =
have intelligence enough 10 comp
hend its significance. and still OPP
The undoing Of that wrong snouia
exceedingly careful how they acc
other people OF dishonesty IL was
great money power Of the world
thus stealthIy DESTROYED the time-n
ored monetary system OF our eoun'
Those men who oxn and control '
sums OF money. understood thar u
yer could be destroyed BY stopping
coinaxe and limiting its legal tens
,he;r claims thus becoming payable
c,usixely in gold or its equivalent
gold itself would become more va
ble. They understood perfectly tn'
cola dollar with a silver dollar BY
y side. sharing its functions. ana n'
ing mart of the demand vas an enti
sinerent measure Of values from
,ha, gold dollar would be stane
~sSs alone They knsx that by the II
orable Law OF supply and demand
T-r- x.lue of gold must inevitably
al ih. while the value 4 every other sps
An. OF property muE luSe a.
pni This is exactly what has taken p
y ~. The business OF the world = done
!, 4. a money basis IL i measure
terms OF money. Every man uno
IsaaH tracts a debt must pay that debt o.
] ma" the products Of his labor Or Ms
!. ness That debt is computed In
~ = lars No matter hov much they
~ - in value. no matter ho~ much the
), r., OF his product may fall. he mus
the same number Of dollars Inc
land vantage has been entirely upon
side OF the morey lender the y
hali- atossan1' 49, -. rno., "a
lots in ana the p1ou' -. ~
other Investigations sno~ en11
every sold-standard countries nc.
= and prtees OF commodities have iai''
niing. ,.... "a par cent upon an ave