The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-27
THE SILVER MEMS RESOLUTIONS
Address Adopted in Which Bryan and
Sewau Are Recommended.

So Louis. July 23.-Thc committee on res
oluiious of the silver convention com
plctcd its work this afternoon by ADOPT
ina, Tie platform and address 10 the peo-
pie which had been prepared 10y the SUB
The platform and address are
as foiIws:
The national silver party of America
ip convention assembled, hereby adopl9
the following declaration oil ptIh'lNe9t
Ftr-t-Tac paramount issue ~ lAls
time IN thc tnitcd states Is lnal5 l,'i
bly, tuc mooney question:. - la 49,,
ne British gold standard, gold no"'S
ana bauk currency on the one slu' CO.
thc. timetable standard, no hullh0' 80
crumcnt currency, ana an ANU '0''''
policy. ON the other. -
ON this issue sc declare ourselves ~
d.. iu favor of "a diStincuNclF AlileIlC9n
nuaslri.l system. We are unaiieIapiy
opposed to the single gold stdhaalu -
ana demand the Immediate return 20
the constitutional standard oi soid anu
silver. Dos the restoration by lll7 go
OF lptu sold and SILVER Iut0 s.ahaatd
money al tac ratio uI ih TO ], o3l upon
terms OF exact equality AS they existed
prio" to 1888. the silver toiu o. 'e or
FUN leeal tender, equally with gold, for
all dt bis and duties, public ana private,
ANA wee demand such legislation ~ VIII
prevent for fle future the obstruction
of thc legal tender quality of any KIND
of money by private contract.
We hold that the power 20 control
ana regulate paper currency Is lh''p-
arabic frelu the power 10 coin money!
aud Ncnee that an currency intended 70
circulate as money should he issued
AMI its volume Coutrollea NY the gen
Grad government only and should be
legal tender
We are unaltcrahly opposed to the
issue hy thc United States OF interest
bearing bonds in tim" ot peace ana
we u. 1ouutc ass bi@uGcr worse IMAM
crime the present treasury poi4tN.
corcurrcd in hy a f'pu"lle an house on
piunAinE thc country INTO dtht ny nun
Crcus ~ millions lu ihc vain attempt
10 maintain tae gold standard by hor-
rowing gold. ana We demand thc pay
Weut of ali coin ohll-agiohS "l ~"
United states ~ nfoNlded ~ tNiS'ilF
laws. in either gold or silver coin, at
the option Of tho creditor.
The demouctizatiou of silver in 1913
enormously increased the demand for
roid. enhancing its purchasing power
and lowering am prices measured by
tIat standard. and since tuat unjust
-ni iudefau.iblc ACT the prices Of Amer
IAN rr.ducts Harc fallen upon du av-
Grace nearly % per cent. CARRYING down
vith them uroport iuuatcly the money
value of other forms OF property.
such fan OF prices has destroyed the
profits Of legitimate Industry. injWing
the producer for The benefit Of the nom
producer. increasing tho burden or the
debtor swelling tie gains ~ the cred
itor uaralNZUg The productive cucr-
rics 81 the American people. relocating
a. illcuc~s Nast numbers of willing
workers sending the shadow or dc-
.nair into the home az the honest TOLL
or films the land with tramps and
uaupsrs and building up colossal fort
uncs at the money ccutars.
IN tho effort 90 maintain tho gold
standard the country has, within the
last two years. IN @ time Of profound
peace ANA plenty, been loaded down
with S262 n0o1o ~ additional interest
bearing debit under such circumsi anccs
as TO allow "a syndicate Of native and
foreign bankers 90 realize net pront
az millions on "a single deal
u stands confessed that the gold
standard can only he upheld by so de-
plotting our paper currency as TO force
the prices Of our products below the
European, and even below the ASintic,
level 20 enable us 10 soil I'm foreign
markets. thus argraVating the very
evils OF which our people So bitterly
complain. DEGRADING American labor
ana striking az the fouhoall"hs OF our
ciNiiiza non us'u a. IL, ...,.,
Tcrsl4fCntiN claim lnhf the cause OF o'T