The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-06

to subordinate. for the time being other
questions. and come to the front in a
1856 on the one issue ue on DIV which the 1s'I pros
perity and happiness of the people SO
largely depend. 1t is believed that this
cause can be won in no other way, and
within the lines Of the existing parties,
is to court defeat at the outset and to
lose the battle in the election.
1t Is Not Sectional,
'HThe purpose of this movement is not
to array section against section, class
against class, nor TO require anybody to
give up his convictions on other QueS-
tons or to sever his party relations for
a purpose other than to unite in a com
mon cause, the cause Of justice against
injustice, of prosperity instead of adj
versity; of continued employment of la
Dor instead Of forced idleneSS. of abun-
misery
'"rhere can be no doubt, moreover. that
a return 10 the standard of gold and sill
yer VIII promote in the highest degree
the business interests of the entire coun-
Try, while the continuance of the poiiti-
cal policy must necessarily be attended
by a further fall of prices, imperiling
business enterprise still more and pro-
longing indefnitely the present stagnant
condition Of trade and industry.
BETTER prices under existing conditions
cannot be expected. a debtor nation can
not maintain an even list of prices with
can be maintained in the United States
only by forcing down the price level of
commodities enough below the price lev
ell of other countries to turn gold this
way, Or at any rate, to induce our cred
itors to take commodities Of US for what
we owe them instead of demanding gold.
Evils of Aon0metaIHsrn.
"Any policy, therefore, that tends to
raise prices necessarily operates to expel
gold. This condition of things cannot be
trade. In the payment of annual dues 10
other countries, we must compete with
other debtor countries: with Argentine;
with Egypt, with India, with all the
colonies of Great Britain. and worst of
all, with ASiatic races, with industries
stimulated as never before by the low
price Of silver. These conditions, from
gold standard policy is pursued, intenst-
fy the gravity of the situation In this
country to such an extent as to compel
the serious attention Of all patriotic citi-
zens. How idle. in the presence Of suck
conditions. to expect to maintain the gold
bonds.
a policy must seem to thoughtful men
everywhere 1t is estimated already the
sorbed from forty to fifty thousand mil
lions Of the worlds wealth.
Inc inauguration of a movement for
feief from these enthralling conditions
must spring from the people. Politicians
never institute great reforms. and it
We're idle to wait for them. This cause
IS the cause OF the people and 1t is be-
lieVed that it more profoundly concerns
people than any question since the civil
war ii not indeed, since our Independence
was gained; for in its ultimate outcome
money is a question of freedom or serf-
dom for the mass Of the people.
Must Act for OurreJras
while not unmindful of the interests
OF the people OF other countries in this
question, II IS not an issue that can be
safely submitted to the, decision of for
pend on what other countries may do
When our monetary system was estab-
l1Shed. over hundred years ago, with "a
did not wait for, or. invite the concur
renee Of other powers; nos did the franz
erS OF the constitution contemplate any
United States and we now as Americans,
must legislate for ourselves.
Beware of entaDsling alliances in this
as in other matters and especially of al
lurements of International conferences to
detain action in our own behalf in the
deluSiVe hope that other countries will
care for our interests better than we can
ourselves. No other country has ever
asked our approval OF It's financial policy.
ut is believed the United States has
power enough in the commercial world to
silver, broken in 1873; but should gold for
any reason temporarily go to a premium,
it will none the less operate on prices
generally, and certainly a premium on
of silver, to silver countries, inure On
every side to the advantage of the Uni
ted States.
"FeTow-citizens, the power is still in
your hands to right by the ballot the
wrong of 1873 and to save yourselves and
your children from the thralldom which
the gold standard policy, if persisted in,
will surely bring upon you and them"
Innl.artnnce of Organization.
I've pray yoG; therefore, not to let the
settlement of this question go beyond the
election of 1896. but, subordinadng all
questions for the time being to this. the
supreme issue, settle this now, and settle
it forever.
"And we especially urge upon you the
| Importance OF immediate organization in
entire country for the purpose of carry
ing on this great movement for the COM
mon good ofiaH.
"signed by the following executive
conference called at Washington, Febru-
"A q. WARNER
! President American Bimetallic League.
Join p. JONES, U. 8. Senate.
"WMI N. STEWAART; u. S; Senate
| 'ANSON WOLCOTT, Indiana,
GEO. G.. MBRRICK. Colorado.
HENRY JONES. Georgia
| ~. G. GREEN, California.
! "JOS. SHELDON. Connecticut
&c. y. HILLYER,
"of the District of Columbia
BYRON 3. SHEAR. Colorado.
''lIORTIMER WHITEHEAD,
! "Of New Jersey
| IF the conference had authority from
! the people to name a candidate for presi
| dent. it, would name Joseph G. SibIey, Of
Pennsylvania, but not having such au
I thority, it can only suggest the name anc
| invite expressions from the people By
I petition resolutions or otherwise, belieV
ing nominations when nad0ahould redect
| in the most direct manner the will of TIT
people and not controlled by caucus ma
Petitions or letters endorsing thi,
view should be addressed to General NJ
! j. Warmer. chairman of the executive
| committee, Sun Building, Washington
! D. c." 'oii
A committee consisting of the folIoyins
I named gentlemen was selected a pn0Vi
sional committee ito consist of one mem
Der from each state and territory and tn,
! District of Columbia, to take charge O.
I this movement in the several states anS
| territories:
VIM. M Stewart. Henry Jones. Of Geor
| gia. Hon. Francis c.. Newlands. of Ne
vada; Hon. Arson Wolcott. of Indiana
| and Hon. J. L. McLaurin, of South Caro-
| lima.
1t is understood that it is the desire o
the league that a Republican should re
ceive the nomination for Vice-presfdent
THAT CHECK-BAESING.
Detective Gamma Gives HIS Views nj
the Subject.
DENVER, March 5.-W T. Gamma, chic
of thel secret service department of III