The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-06
HERE Is THEIR APPEAL
Founders Of the N " Parry address the
Pubic.
TO BREAK THE GOLDEN RING
They Point Out the Necessity of
Silver's Friends Uniting Upon
One Common Platform in the
Cause of the People.

was today issued by the American b.
metallist League: A statement of the
Issues on which the new party will organ
ize. The money question is now indis-
putably the dominant issue in the United
States and will remain so until settled
and settled rightly. Other questions, how
ever important, must wait for this, which,
TO a greater or less extent involves all
others. The issue is between the gold
standard, gold bonds and bank currency
on the one side. and the bimetallic stand
ard, no bonds and government currency
on the other.
First-On this issue We declare our
selves to be udalterably opposed to the
single gold stand lrd and demand imme-
date return to the constitutional standard
of gold and silver; of the restoration by
this government independently of any
foreign power, of the unres iricted coinage
of both silver and gold INTO standard
money at the ratio of 16 to l and upon
terms of exact equality, silver coin to be a
full legal tender, equal with gold in the
payment of all debts and dues, public or
private.
Second-We hold the power to control
and regulate paper currency is INSOFAR
able from the power to coin money, and
hence that all currency intended TO circu-
late as money should be issued and its
volume controlled by the general govern
ment only, and should be legal tender.
Th!rd-We are unalterably opposed to
the issue, by the United States, of inter-
est-bearing bonds IN time of peace, and
we demand the payment of all coin obli-
cations of the United States as provided
by the existing laws in either gold or sill
yer coin at the option of the government,
and not at the option of the creditor. On
this issue we appeal from the Indication
of power to the intelligence and patriot
ism of the American public.
Address to the people of the United
States: The signers of the Declaration
of Independence held that a decent re-
spect for the opinions of mankind re-
quired that reasons should be given for
dissolving the bonds that had bound the
colonies to Great Britain, so we, who find
it necessary to sever our relations with the
political parties with which we have here
tofore acted, and TO form a new alliance
in a common cause, deem it right that
some of the reasons which prompts
US to this action should be sub
mitted to the candid public. The
monetary reform for which we contend
as above set forth, is, in our judgment, so
vital to the common welfare and SO neces-
sary to a return to the conditions of prop
erty in this country as to preclude
longer delay in the Inauguration OF the
movement, tho purpose of which is To
bring together all who believe in the ne
cessity of the proposed reform, for
this object and this alone. Those
in favor of the gold standard
are and have been united in
purpose and action. Party lines do not
divide them when this issue is raised
Differences on other questions are then
laid aside and together they I'm WE'LL
beseemlng ranks, march all one way" On
the other hand, those who are in favor of
a return to the constitutional standard of
gold and silver are split into as
many divisions as there are parties.
The silver republicans from the
West and South, to the great
delight of the leaders of the republican
party, insist on contending for their cause
only within the hines Of that party; and
the southern and western democrats,
earnest silver men, equally to tho
delight of the leaders of demo-
cratic party, continue tho con-
test on their part only within the lines of
the democratic party. In other words, tho
advocates of the bimetallic standard,
through the unrestricted coinage of 81 YER
as well as gold, now contend for
their cause in organizations which are
controlled by the gold party. Hence,
however Jealous in the cause one may be,
no results are possible because his party
refuses TO carry out his views, or to per-
nit them to be carried out. 1t is believed
there are now and there has been for 20
years, a large majority of the voters in tho
United States in favor of restoring the
free coinage of both gold and silver,
but the opportunity TO vote their
convictions has never been given
them and their will has been continually
thwarted by party chicanery. There has
not been a congress for 20 years which,
except for the influence of the executive
patronage or tho fear of an executive
veto, would not have voted to open tho
mints again to silver on tho same terms
as gold. Indeed, each house of congress
has at different times separately passed
free coinage bills, but this action has as
often been frustrated by party manipula-
tion. 1t is as necessary therefore to have
a president in sympathy with the cause as
TO have a congress in favor of it.
"But enough has been said TO show the
impossioility of gaining our cause as long
as we remain divided, or fight only IN the
ranks of the gold party, or in the organ
izations controlled by the advocates of
the gold standard. As well might our
fathers have expected TO win the inde-
pendence of the colonies, If, while con-
tending for the cause of liberty, they had
refused to separate from the tories. In
dependence could never have been won
by fighting for liberty IN British reg.-
ments. And, fellow citizens, tais great
cause will never be won without unani-
nous action. II will never be won
unless those who believe IN II come TO-
gether and elect n congress and president
on this issue. There Is no hope whatever
that the republican party, a. party, Will
change its policy, give up the gold stand
ard and restore the bImetallIc standard.
There are no grounds for sucu hope and
we believe they are deluied who look Tor
such a change Of policy by "a party. The
republican party Is committed by ITS