The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-07-22
BOLTERS MANIFESTO.
Mr.. Teller and His A scciat g Iu-
dorse Bryan and Sewal.
All Friends of Free Coinage Urged to Com
bine on the Candidates Nominated
at Chicago In Order 10 De-
feat Maj Mckinley.

AhAbISS VI oOlIluB TtpuD4lcduS VINO nave
been in session here for several days,
havE issued the following manifesto:
We deem it fitting that we who have hereto
fore affiliated with the national republican
party and who have rejected the financial
plank OF the platform adopted at ST. Louis and
refused to support the nominees of the corven-
tion should state our position in the presiden-
tial campaign and give briefly Gu. reasons
thereof
When certain delegates To the national re-
publican convention repudiated the financial
plank of the platform and with rev from the
convention, we determined that We would give
our support to such candidates as should ap-
pear most willing and capable of aiding in the
restoration OF silver to its riphtful plIce as
standard money.
The demo cratic party in its Chicago conven-
tion haS taken position in It's plat Jrm so
pronouEcedly favorable to silver and has nom
mated candidates OF such unQuestionable con-
v!cti0nS in favor Of the bmetallic rO,icf and OF
such high personal character that we have de-
termined to give them cur support. We sup
port such candidates because they represent
the great principle of bimetalsm, which we
believe to be the cause of humanity OF civiliza-
tion ana the paramount question now beiorethe
American people We therefore announce that
we shall by voice and vote support hiesSrS
Bryan and Sewall for president and vice presi-
dent ard we appeal to all citizens and eSpe-
cially TO republicans who feel Us We do that
gold mono ncmetallism would be OF lasting injury
to the country to act with us in securing their
election.
The democrats who believe in the gold stand
ard are announcing their intention TO support
Mr.. Mckinley or proposing to put Q third can
didate in the field for the avowed purpose OF
To-, ~,
Lcr Of leading democratic journals have de-
clared they will support the republican nomi-
nee. 1t Is evident that there is to be u union
of forces on the part Of the advocats Of the gold
standard TO elect Mr. Mckinley AMI congress
favorable to him which will support the .inar-
ciul policy outlined in the lGpui liggn platform.
To those who tel!eve in unEetll 81 w.lcl
means the equal treatment ol bytL god ar
silver at the lnlntS OF the nation. t4ert is bus
one course to pursue, AID that is 10 unite u
the silver forces and to oppose with all out
might the candidate represent ne tire policy
which we believe is framed with 4 SGSter TO tho
nation and ruin to the people.
Gold mOnometalllSm means the shifting TO
gold GloEe-aS primary money-ull the burdens
q commerce and credit formerly borne by gold
and silver and as the worlds stock OF these
metals has always been al cut equal in amount
it means the doubling OF the burden upon gold
Doubling the burden upon gold means doubling
the demand for the same. and doubling the de-
mand doubles the value thereof This gradual
shifting TO gold Of all the b lrdenS Of both gold
and silver has caused gradual and steady in
crease in the value OF every dollar redeemabe
in gold, ard hence Il gradual and steady decline
in the value of every commodity that is meas
ured by that dollar.
The supporters of Mr. McKin.c> consented
to the insertion in tie St. Louis platform of
the gold standard declaration thinly veneered
by declaration Of bimetalsn. when the
leading commercial nations Of tle world should
consent but until lat consent was cured
the gold standard must be maintained ItiS
well known that this consent cannot be Sc
cured from them and that such declaration for
bimetallism means nothing with this limita-
tion upon them. Mr.. Mckinley assented to
the gold standard in the platform and in his
recent speeches has accepted il and has be-
come the advocate thereof. He has shown by
his speeches heretofore made that he under
stood the danger OF the god standard and the
distress which would be inflicted upon the
American people by its adoption and vet he
pledges the people to support and maintain
that system whicl he has heretofore repudi-
ated, II they will make him president. What
ever may have been his attitude on the money
question in the past he must hereafter sup
port the same financial system as the present
democratic administration has and il elected
must continue the policy of MIR Cleveland in
the sale OF bonds in time Of peace. Hence with
the success of Mr.. Mckinley we may lock for a
continued increase of the public debt and the
sale Of bonds to maintain the gold standard
That the condition OF the country Is not Satis-
factory ALA Omit The producers Of wealth are
not receiving fair and proper COmpt nSu lion for
their labor. whether in field. factory or shop;
interest has increased: lat or is uEemployed;
discomfort and distress prevail TO an extent
never before known in the history of the Coun-
try and no reason can be found for such an
unhappy condition save in vicious monetary
system. Those who profess to depore the
present financial condition and oppose the free
coinage OF silver are divided in opinion as to
the cause Of the present condition, Some de-
clare that is because we have too much tariff:
others that we have not enough; while the fact
exists that every gold standard country in the
world. whether 1t has high or low tariff Is
now ard has been during recent years in the
h,oeS of u financial panic; and every silver
standard country. compared with its forme
condition. is enjoying an industrial develop
mCnt AID degree OF prosperity hitherto un-
| known in its history. While thus differing in
opinion. they unite iu asserting that the gold
standard must be maintained until foreign
| countries shall signify their willing.Cs tina
| the AInerit an people shall exercise the rights
| OF free men and create u financial system of
| their own Ii we overlook the humiliation AMI
| degradation We must feel on account 90 such a
| declaration of financial Cep Gdclcy. wn mn =
| wei inquire when the consent Of tie leading
| commercial nations will be obtained
No one who mas rea the proceedings Of III q
| three international monetary conferences that
| have already been he'd, or who has examined
| the impracticable propositions presented at
| those conferences. can for "a moment Ielieve
| that any interra ional bimetallc agreement
| can ever be made, with the consent OF all the
| leading commercial .G.!.cC o. ~. I'D %
When will Great Britain. coutruNtI as she *
| and ever VIII he by the creditor c!qSScS who
| collect vast sums of money for interest due her
| and her citizens, who buys of usannually many
| more millions than she sells to Us a.g whos9
| interest 1t is to make the pound sterling pur-
chase as much OF our products as posi- Die. con-
sent that we shall le financially Independent,
| as we are supposed TO be POLITICALLY iuuepent-
ent? When did the creditor clu>S Ses cf Great.
Britain everglVe up or N tn = way vie an ad-
vantage such as they LOW luSsCSS through tho.
maintenance OF the go,G >tJn.a.d? There is nG
hope for information 4 U.UCtlllism until the
United States shall eS,aaisA bimotanism for.
llsell; ana wheh that Is Zone international bi-
metallism may be secure without the consent.
Of Great Britain. The United states on nil
other subjects OF legislation acts iadeuendegt-
ly OF any other nation on earth BY what pro-
cess OF reasoning Is its right, authority or
ability to legislate upon this. the most imnort
! ant subject with which it has TO deal, Dues
toned or deniedy
With nation equal to wealth and power TO
one-fourth OF the world, it Is cowardiy to saw
that we must ask the permission OF Great
brltalh 10 ESTABLISH and maintain financial
policy OF our own Believing as we do that a
return to the monetary system especially rec
ognized in the constitution and completely
provided for by law from l792 to 1873 affords
lhe only ground Of hope for the betterment OF
the distressed condition Of all the classes eS.
cept those who live by the incroment Az
money loaned gives to those who lcan II W.
appeal to all classes to rally to the Sunnort oj
the only candidates whose success indicate,
any hope of relief.
H. NJ Teller, Fred T. Dubois Loo NTo,uo
Charles s. Hartman, Edgar Wilson. John r
Shafroth. A. M, Stevenson. committee 'ON'N
Manitou, Col, July 20, 1896