The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

to present authority in the United
States it will crystalline into the law
and administration under the tempting
platform the perpetual single gold
standard In our finances. This, II long
continued will mean the absolute ruin
OF the producers of the country and
hnally OF the nation itself.
1.-The American people NOS only favor
bimetallism from tradition and interest,
from that wise instincs which has
always been manifest In the affairs OF
people destined for the worlds leader
ship. Under the operation of our great
oemsnd for Advancement we have be-
come to other nations the greatest
debtor nation of the world. We pay the
vast charges which every year accumu-
late against US in the clearing house of
the world with the money of the world
procured by the disposal of our com.
modities in the markets OF the world.
I'VE are nation Of producers. Our
oredisors are nations of consumers. Any
system of international or national
finance which elevates the price of hui
man product makes our burden lighter
and gives promise of that day when 1t
shall be entirely lifted and our country
freed financially, as 1t is politically,
from the domination of monarchy and
foreign autocracy.
ANY system Of finance which tends
to depreciate the price OF human pro-
duotions which we must sell abroad,
but 1t so far adds 10 the burden of our
DEBT and conveys threat Of the per-
petual servitude Of the producers of our
debtor nation TO the consumers of
creditor nations. TO US 1t IL . folly
without 8 parallel that this country or
any political party therein should de-
liberately accept money system which
enriches others at our cost.
History, philosophy. morals, all join
with the commonest instinct of SELF
preservation In demanding that the
United States shall have just and sub
stantially unvsrying standard COM
posed Of all available gold and silver,
and with 1t our country will progress
TO financial Acknowledgement. But with
o single gold standard the country will
go on to worse destruction, TO continued
falling prices; until our people would
become the hewers of wood and the
drawers Of water for she consumers in
the creditor nations OF the earth.
ITO such an unholy end we will not
lend ourselves. Dear rs has been the
Republican name to US adherents, that
name IL not 30 dear as the faith itself.
And we do not sacrifice one lot or little
~ sho ny WalCA h0~
publicanism has uplifted the world
when we say that at the parting of the
ways we cling to the faith, let the name
go where 1t will. We hold that this
convention has seeded from the truths;
that the triumph OF such secession would
be the eventful destruction Of our Free
dom and our civilization.
ITO that end the people will not
knowingly follow any political party;
and we choose to take our place in the
ranks OF the great mas of citizens who
realize that the hour has come for JUS
tice. Did we deem this issue less Inn
portant to humanity we would yield,
since the associations of all our politi-
cal lives have been intertwined with the
men and the measures of this party Of
past mighty achievements.
but the people cry aloud for relief
they are bending beneath q burden
growing heavier with the passing hours
| endeavor no longer brings It's just re-
wArt; fearfulness takes the place OF
courage and despair usurps the throne
OF hope; and, unless the laws of ihe
country and the policies of political
parties shall be converted into mediums
OF redress the effect of human desper-
alton may some time be witnessed here
as in other lands and in other ages.
accepting the fat OF this convention
as the present purpose of the party we
withdraw from this convention to return
to our constituents the authority with
which they invested US, believing that
we have better discharged their trust
by this action which restores to them
authority unsullied than by giving
cowardly and insinoere endorsement to
the greatest wrong ever wilfully at
tempted within the Republican party
once redeemer Of the people, but now
about to become their oppressor, unless
Providentially restrained by the votes
OF free men,"
This document WAS signed by Sena-
tors Teller, OF Colorado; Dubois OF
Idaho, and Cannon. of Utah; Congress.
man Hartman, of Montana, and Mr..
Cleveland, OF Nevada, as the represent
atives of their respective States on the
committee on resolutions.
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