Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-07-09

TIE the democrats d the United States.
WASHINGTON. Mar I've the under
signed democrats, present for your con-
sidoration the following statement: We
heiioye Chat the establishment Of gold
~ the only monetary standard and the
elimination Of silver as a fun legal tend
or money win increase the purchasing
power Of each dollar, aud 90 the burden
Of an debts. decrease the market value
Of all other forms Of property and con
tinue and increase the business dcpros-
sion and finally reduce tho majority Of
the people 10 financial bondage. We
believe that no party can hope for en-
during success. in the Uuitod States 20
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 reproaeh
be called the common people; and we
point 10 the overwhelming defeat Of the
party IN 1894, 10 the opposition aroused
by the veto Of the seigniorage bill and 10
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
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will 30 remain until it is settled by the
intelligence and patriotism Of the Auer-
lean voters.
We believe that a majority Of the
democrats Of the United States favor
bimetallism and realize that it can be
secured only by the restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
sil-er at the present ratio, and We assert
that the majority has and should ex-
ercise the right to control the policy Of
she party and retain the party name.
We believe it is the duty Of the ma
iorty and within their power to take
charge OF the party organization and
make tho democratic party an effective
instrument in the accomplishment OF
needed reforms.
1t 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 SURPRISES 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 IL 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 1, as
such coinage existed PRIOR to 1873, with
out waiting for the and OF consent q any
other nation, such gold aud silver TO be a
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
We urge al democrats who favor the
financial policy above set forth 70 associ-
ate themselves together and impress
their views upon the party organization.
We urge all newspapers in harmony
with the above financial policy to place
it at the head Of the editorial column
and assist on the immediate restoration
Of b~lmetallism.
Signed: r p Bland, Missouri; w ]
Bryan, Nebraska; II A Colleen, Wyom.
ing; George w Fithian. Illinois; ] L
Cockrell. Texas; John L McLauren,
South Carolina; James o Mcclure, Cali
f%ornia; George Ikert, Ohio; Justin i
Whiting, Michigan; c s~nodgrass, Ten
nessee; George f Richardson, Michigan
NJ A Smith, Arizona; A w Odgen Louis
lana; ) G Capeheart, West Virginia; W
L Moore, Kansas; II d Money, Missis-
sippi; W Ryan, Missouri; 3 + Grady,
North Carolina; Charles F. Morgan, Mis-
souri, @ W Shell, South Carolina; Ed
ward Lane, Illinois; d ID Donovan Ohio;
A Latimer, South Carolina; Marshall
Arnold, Missouri; w II Demon, Ala
bamn; w } Talbert, South Carolina,
John S Williams, Mississippi; I'd Staff,
South Caroline; A / Caminetti, Cali
for1in; W r Bowers, North Caroline.
Antonio Joseph, New Mexico; Evan p
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; j Floyd
King, ex-member Of congress, Of Louif
siana.