The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-07-25
IN SILVER'S CAUSE.
BoIting Republicans State Their
Case to the Public
England's Consent to international BImet-
AIIism Impossible Until United states
Takes Action-ChIcagO Ticket In,
dorsed-The Financial Issue.

DENVER, Col, July Ex-senator Tel
Ter and eleven of his associates, who
left the national republican conven-
ton, last evening made public an ad-
dress TO the silver republicans of the
country, setting forth their views of the
situation. In addition to those signing
the address, Senator Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, and Senator Cannon, of
Utah, are declared to be in sympathy
with it, although Senator Cannon was
not present at the conference owing
to business engagements in Boston.
The address is very lengthy. 1t says
among other things:
To those who believe in bimetallism. which
means the equal treatment OF both gold and
silver at the mints OF the nation. there is but
one course to pursue, and that is TO unite all
. the silver forces and to oppose with all our
might the candidate representing the policy
which we believe is frought with disaster to
the nation and ruin to the people
Gold mOnometallism means the shifting to
gold alone. as primary money, all the burdens
OF commerce and credit formerly borne by gold
and silver. and the worlds stock OF these
metals has always been about equal in amount,
1t 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, OF necessity, d6utaes the value thereof.
That the condition Of the country is not sat
isfactory, all admit. The producers OF wealth
are not Receiving fair and proper compensa-
tion for their labor. whether in field, factory
mine; enterprise has ceased; values
constantly declining; labor is unemployed:
discomfort and distress prevail TO an extent
never before known in the history OF this
country, and no reason can be found for such
an unhappy condition save in vicious none
tary system.
Those who profess 70 depIore the present
financial condition and oppose the free coinage
,fcfIt dfuf1 In int tn fHa raj
Of the present condition Some declare that it
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 it has high or low tariff, is now and
has been during recent years, in the throes Of
financial panic: and every silver standard
country compared with its former condition, Is
enjoying an Industrial development and degree
of prosperity hitherto unknown in its history.
While thus differing In opinion, they unite in
asserting that the gold standard must be main
tanned until foreign countries. shall signify
their willingness that the American people
shall exerci e the rights OF free men and create
a financial system of their own.
No one who has read the proceedings of the
three international monetary conferences that
have already been held or who has examined
the impracticabie propositions presepted at
those conferences. can for a moment believe
that any international bimetallic agreement
can ever be made with the consent OF all the
leading commercial nations OF the world.
There Is no hope Tor international Dimetal-
lism until the United States shall establish
bimetalIism for itself, and when that is done
international bimetallism may be secured with
out the consent OF Great Britain.
The address then goes on to commend
the support of the Chicago ticket for
the betterment of the distressed con-
dition of the country and says:
This Is a critical period in our national his
tory. Our industry and financial independ-
Of nj fnUOlVe0
in this campaign. and we firmly believe there
will be no return Of prosperity until we shall
have changed our financial system SO as to re-
store the bimetallic system established by the
fat Of