Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-06-18
FOR FREE SILVER
Resolutions Adopted by the BImetsliis
Convention at Memphis

EouvenfIou at MeututtfA.
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memphis, Tenn, June 13-The silver
tonvention ad;ourned tooiobt afte
"uJo"'"oo
adopting the following fcsolhtionst
ei,ror 81 II. Il .s A.. Al, .. sx.s,,
,n,nb in anu guio com navs W an agts & ,,s,
~ ,n 'ne money OF the Mota "sse h ,me ,. mone
als,!oTy and Of the @ constitution. =.
a.,tiSs ~, shpeIience VI =, s,, i,a a.
nId n .ha. ,he JOIN. use ,,, " uv ,n nst
n, shuaLi ha oi saiue, anu ua' ,no a,n,.
~ ,ui. ~ y. po'h hetais IL necessary as "'eu'u'
f6e de,,,onct,l,t,o,, M c,,bet of these historic
i.1ne! Hletals means an appIecla.ion ~, sns :
s,' d1nuv ~ Inons! isil IN Prices y,
eiiaunulon Oh lne prohts Q, iegnmate p@ssnssS @
,, ,,gohIInuhg increase IN tne pu,uen y. usv,s
Mnharawai oil money from tne enanneis Oh tIaae ~
anu anu inuuslr! Mhere u no longer yIeius az i
@ anu suTe Itluin, anu us Iue aecuna,,a'v. y, ~ ~
n,. se uanNS anu III inc sieat mohey cen'eis vi ~"
comuhII!
iheIe y no neaith OF sounuhesS IN nnauc.s s
rs y s,eiii unIet Mllen noaIueu uular is PiHuuo &c
i've oi increase 70 us possessor, wnms an
ih1eslea Geiiaf yleids constantly d,mInisnihg ,g
tttufh, anu uhuef nhieh !oftnncs aIe Inn"s 81! U!
tle accue'ions oi loie ca pitai VI ues.rVyeo ~
PeIsistent iali IN lhe price Oh eommoaities anu
persistent dmlndllng IN the margin OF pron.s IN
almost almost every sranch oi useiui ingusuy: i, oucm
system rs premium upon sloln anu pena..y
ipon INDUSTRY, anu such system Is tnat witch
me criminal legislation oil 1873 mas imposed upon
th1S country:
ne pihsLailie y, s,anaara e. snvet anu Tosu s nMs
oehlnu u the experience OF ages, anu naS .esh N
tested and approved by the enlightened and DC ds-
.aueia,e t Juognenl OF mlhkno. ne goIu s.Snu uio
afa y departure Iiom the estao.suea gso,s,s goso
~ ~ h ,ns E,Lea woru, Win nD.mng 10 snd 'is.
u put twenty Two years OF depreSsIon 1s anu u,s
cI as'cI 10 'ne pcopie anu eAtraorulnaIy "ccunh"
iadoh OF Meal.h IN the nan $ OF tne Iew.
nrae are SOM iacis aPe@ ts ,en
iioh recognized ana admltted o! an eanu'a hign,
Wheiner advocates OF Dimetallism of I tne
sinsic sing go,a standard. Among ahese tne ,acs
ths he ine ery year % ma ..f GmaSe the
we olhetaiIlc 10 ine single goiu stahuaIo Is tne
very year that marked the change from eonai-
.Ion Oh rislng prices large pIonts, geneIai con y,
enitmene ana great piosperny 20 1s, conusTn II II
,aHnuR pt,cts. uiniihShtnR1 Piohts, iiiSScuInJ "a
nFcei'nens. giienipioyeo .aopr tnu /. ne1vt rC u1
preston IN al Dranchss on lfaoe anu lnausy ,,,s
II II Is NOT mater Oh disiuie even stnong tdg sao
hohest advocates OF tle gotu stanuaIu. tna. sHlee slee
eIal prosperity came 10 an end WIN me uestIu q
non OF ine DInetaiiic system anu UNA. ,.,u nssu
.ines, Iaiilng prices, iule WoIk,n !,nen auu
srIeau depression came .h Win tne goia s.aiIl
dra anu Pievais TODAY wherever inc goiu S'""u
arg mas pech aooPlea; r..
Every lhternalioha moneiar! GonieIenco mas - =
o. pen caiied, every drm M IN ln,s coun.ry anu
III Europe iof an iHternatiohai agr'fs'shs .Seses
estaei,sh we Dimetalllc stanoaral ~ conies
SION SION tnat ine demonetizaGoh oi siivea Was .
piunder II nota crime, ,hat us consequ.e.nnces q..n
nave Deen disastrous ana that Tue cohultlons
tnat IL mas wrought are iuii VI menace anu Vi
peTla prho ...,.,,.,,. ,o,na ,,,au,.
me iogic OF lacts estauliShcs Deyonu ibtehi =
gent question that The destruction OF silver as
primary hianey ny cohsp.dck oi ssnsn n
leiests is the cause Oh .ne WneSpIeaH se
ana suHefing ihat Degan win tne goid stanudiu.
mere can De DO restoration oi prosperity, no
petnlheht reiiea ron pfesaliing COM 'v
as oneV eia e, )" WIN 70 goid besve
IN money OF staDle Vaiue we peiie'e, ieast oI
al', IN an apprecla,ing stanoard u Is Only
hs9p she n ye o Ss
standard constituted Oh inonef constanty IN
eteaShg IN taiiie Is noi sounu; sinSs nJi
staDlr staneaId but e9nsGanuy cni5ng.nfg HE, X
slahuafq Inc erect oI g0id mnhome il tanlsil ~ ~ y
70 es.apiish one sianuara ior lne crsuisor G M ain
anotner ior Ihe ueolor ana tieIe eau pe no nyiS
oishohest monetary system tnan .has "nlcn
gives snort measure 10 tme borrower anu ions
measure 70 the ienaer. onoer tne poicy pr
Valiing prior 70 ls,S there can pe no Vioien'
change IN the relause Value OF 'ne two lnetais, -,
by decreased demand ana lalI in saIue ~ IAN an
Increased deHlinu. ohdef Ine oP1Iallon VI .iis :
EenHeieht law staeie reistiop wsS nnaintaineu
between 'ilem IN spite OF lne inoss eatre,ho .i
changes IN relative productioni Fr9m tne
earliest perDd OF our history up 70 1873 Ine risn.
OF ihe debtor 10 choose whether ne snouI9 pay
MS deDts IN silver or goid com was away
fecognized The SUBSEQUENT poiicy mas diuo oeen 70
transfer thls fisnt 70 me creditor, tnus tenung
10 constantly Increase tne vaiue on tne dearest
es ann uts.rpx tne d,,ta mecessnry to re-
therefore resolves. :,
iaat we IaSor tne mmeaats Ell ,en, iendc, .,
standard money equal with gOid, ana the Tree
and unlimited coinage OF both silver ana goid a!
tue ratio OF l6 to ], and upon terms Oh exac'
equality
Ihat' whiie we Should weiceme .ne 2ps,ai
states should not walt upon the pleasure Oh Ior-
creditors, but should themselves proceed TO re-
verse the grinding process" that 10 destroying
the prosperity ot ile people, ana snosid iead W