The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-02
MEMS APPEAL
EMPLOYEES BESEECH THE VOTERS TO
STAND BY SOUND MONEY.
Address ISSUED and Signed by Officers
of the Railroad Employees sound
Money Clubs.

The railroad employees of the county
have addressed an appeal to the voters. III
is signed by the following officers of the
Railway Mems Sound-money Club of In
dianapols:
A. Daller. president: j. Averill. vice pres
ident: NJ. w. Mansfield. vice president; j.
/. Ferguson, vice president; n. q. Kerno-
die vice president; F. C. Morley, vice pres
ident: J. X. Logan, vice president; j. h
Cavanagh, vice president; L. q. Stofer
vice president; l.. Bowman, secretary; w.
b: Poland, treasurer
The keystone Sound-money Club is rep
resented as follows:
y. c. Logan, president; J. r. Scott, vice
president; f. II. Babe vice president; j.
s. Moore, vice president; j. Bowers. vice
president; J. S. Patterso, vice president; C.
president: h. d. Morgan, vice president
J. Farrell. vice president: c. Il. McLaugh-
lin, secretary; W. l.. Wilt, assistant secre-
tary H. b; REYNOLDS. treasurer ,,uo
Club signed it through the following OFF,
GERS:
]. Q. Hicks president d. Greenwood,
vice president: N +. Shaw, vice president;
w. II. Hull. vice president; II. ID. Harris,
vice president j. Logan, secretary; j. q.
Van Wrinkle. treasurer; A. d. Shaw, mar
shall.
The appeal is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned executive officers of
the sound-money railway organize tons of
Indianapolis, have been authorized by the
membership of said organizations to pub
lish the following appeal to all voters of
Marion county.
we hereby appeal to all citizens of Ma
rion county to unite with us In defense of
our wages. our homes, the prosperity of
our State and the honor of our country.
I'VE are employees off the indianapolis
railway lines. 1t has been asserted, not
once. but many times. that in advocating
the cause of honest money in this cam
paign We are being 'coerced' and fntimi-
dated by our superior officers. 1t is
oh hot n6 IN tfpol
actions by subsevience to the companies
interests and fear of official displeasure.
This is not only totally false, but IL is n
gross and gratuitous insult to our man.
hood and our intelligence. We are men,
not towards. We are citizens. not slaves.
We resent the insult which is offered TO
us and propose TO show our resentment
at the polls.
I'VE shall vote unit for sound money
and we shall do 1t because, of our own
free will and Judgment we are convinced
that the free and unlimited coinage of sill
at the ratio of 1G TO / would be in
furious TO our individual interests as wage
earners, detrimental to the welfare of the
State and disastrous to the United States
as a Nation. We have not come TO this
decision unthinkingly. We have reached
the conclusion which we have deliberately.
and, having reached il, we earnestly appeal
TO our fellow-citizens 10 stand with us.
THE free coinage of silver at a ratio of
Is to l must result in a Deprecated cur
rency and a cheap dollar. The silver adj
vocates confess as much when they claim
that the prices or all commodities would
rise when measured in our coin. We do
not want cheap dollars. AS individuals we
are entitled TO good dollars for our good
work. AS a Nation, this best country on
earth, is entitled 10 the best currency
1.-The depreciation of our silver coinage
must inevitably drive all gold out of the
country. History proves this and nobody
denies 1t. All our debts abroad are pay
able in gold only. To pay those debts
would take twice their face value in so
cent dollars. IT, as a Nation. We tried TO
pay these debts thus doubled in value il
would be certain bankruptcy. If we did
not try. but insisted on paying every debt
dollar for dollar in our deprecated coin IL
would be Reputation. We do not wish to
see the Nation bankrupt, nor do we wish
TO see the stars and stripes Haunted be-
fore all the world as an emblem of re-
pudiation and badge of commercial dis
honesty.
.'Thirty-five years ago. when Lincoln
called for troops the railway men of the
West responded so that many of the rail-
ways could hardly be operated. The dan
ger which threatens the country to-dsv is.
we earnestly believe. no less grave than
IL was then, and once again. we, as rail-
way men. propose to respond to our coun-
1--WE appeal TO you to stand by u.s. We
appeal TO you as our friends and COM
rades and as fellow-citzens of a land that
We all love: There is no 'enemys coun-
try in the United States. We are all one
people. whatever State we live I'm or what
ever our calling may be, and We appeal
TO you've call on you've implore you-to
We ask il for the sake OF our coun-
try. We ask II for our own sakes TO pro-
tect our own wages, our livelihood and our
homes. We ask II, too. for your sakes. in
behalf of your own business In behalf OF
all the industries and commerce of the
American people. We appeal to you to
vote for sound money. for honor and for
prosperity