The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-26

conventions nave becu SNdycu 10
view, and declarations not the most
approved by the mass of the people
nor progressive for their welfare.
"lf the voices which have sounded
TO us from every state in this Union
are m indication of the real feeling,
this year is the appointed time for the
people TO assert Themselves. through =
such mcdiunS as may give best prom
Use of the achievement of Justice. But
whether we are mistaken or not con
corning the general sentiment in the
United States, we have not mistaken
our duty in withdrawing from
the Republican convention, feeling
that it is better To be right and with
the minority in apparent defeat than
to be wrong with the majority in ap.
parent triumph.
MONETARY REFORM TIE GREATEST
1--WE hold that in the great work Of
social evolution in this country mon
etary reform stands as the first requis-
lite. No policy, however promising of
good results, can take its place. Con-
tinuation during the next four years
upon the present financial system will
bring down upon the American pco-
pie that cloud of impending evil. to
avert which should be the first thought
! OF statesmeE ana the first prayer of
patriots. Our very institutions are
at stake. To-day. with a rapidly IN
crcasing population, with widely
swelling demands, the basis of our
money is relatively contracting aud
the people are passing into Il scrvi-
tudc all the more dangerous because
it is not physically apparent. The
nutinn it-nlf "a IN nfhnr putinnG
is losing the sturdy courage which
could make 1t defiant in the face of in
justice and internal wrong. From The
farmer and the tradcSman to the gov
crnmcnt there is apparent the saine
shrinkage from giving otfcnsc. lest the
vengeance of some offended financial
power should descend The business
man submits some portion of his judg-
mcut and his will, and the nation sub
mlts some portion Of It's international
right, lest some mighty foreign cred
itor shall make destructive demands.
Where viii all this end if the people
shall decline to assert themselves?
Where will il end If the older parties
in their determination To maintain
themselves in power for powers sake
alone shall refuse To recognize the
right and the hope Of humanity.
'hilli'R NNIloNN ATTAINED.
"This country cannot much longer
exist free and independent against all
the rest of the world, nor can its PEG.
pie much longer be free in the noblcst
sense of the term il the United States,
a debtor nation, shall follow a policy
dictated by creditor nations. We pre-
duce all of the neccssaries of life.
Other nations consume Our products.
In the race for existence it is a con-
slant struggle between producer and
consumer. Our present system OF
money deliberately submits to the de-
sire and the profit of creditor nations,
leaving US in the mass and as indivld-
uals, a prey to the money.gathcring
and the deadly c~heapening of the
old world. As the debt to creditors
abroad increases on the masses of the
nation. the price of human production
on the farm and in the workshop is
decreased with appalling rapidity,
cSacting more and more from our citi-
zens to meet the given demand and
holding over their heads q threat OF
the day when contiscation to meet
their obligations will leave them bare
and defcnscless.
The only remedy is to stop falling
prices, the deadlicst curse of national
life. Prices will never cease falling
under the single gold standard. Tho
restoration of bimetallIsm by this
country will double the basis of our
money system. In time il will double
the stock of primary money OF the
world-w ! stop falling prices and
will steadily elevate them until they
will regain their normal relation TO
the volume of debts and credits in
the world. Bimctallisn will help to
! bring about the great hope OF every
T social reformer, every believer in the
advancement of the race who realizes
that the instability of prices has been
his deadly foe of our toilers and the
( servant of the foreign interest gath
erer. BimetallisIn will help TO bring
S about the time when q certain ex'
g pcnditure of human toll will procure
c u certain financial result.
NIo OF ALL f INVITED.
n Who among the great masses OF our
u people in the United States but feels
. that his lot would be better, his aspir
a ton take new wings if he could know
in the performance OF his la wha,
q would be the price of his product? Is
q not this purpose worth the attention
of the people as individuals, anC
/. worth the ATTENTION OF pOIitIcal con
vsntious yet to bo held in this yea
V 1896? Is not this So great an end tina
|. all who believe in the possibility of at
, tanning it by the means proposed car
4 yield something Of their PARTISAN
a. both in conventions and ut tn. -.
a IL is IN the hope that the masses an,
the remaining conventions will hav,
Is the courage and the generosity t
IA unite for this purpose that we hav
n dared to offer our views To the peopl
of the United States, and because i
the past there has lacked n railyin
n point for the masses who hold as W
20 do to this belief. we venture, to &C
m trusting that it will he received in tn
same spirit decentralization, concessio
IN and hope with which we put it forth
cs I'VE have endeavorcd in u plat
~ way to set the matter before the eye
- of nnr fnllnNr nitirnn. Mn inunl.