Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-17
"A Ringing Appeal.
From The Leaders OF The
Great Labor Orga-
niz9tionS

In view of the general distress pre-
Eaillng throughout our country, which
has existed for 30 many years, and
which will continue until remedial
legislation iH enacted, and all this &C.
curring, too, at u time when cur graz
naries are full TO repletion, and when
in the natural order OF things, our pro-
rlucers and toilers should be enjoying
to the full the fruit of their hard and
conscientious labors, it seems to us
that the time has come for united ac-
ton on the part of those who create
the wealth OF the country.
The respective demands and plat
forms of principles of our sevefal Or
CARNATIONS set forth our opinions as
to the causes that have broug htabout
this condition of things. Inasmuch
as the leading Representatives and
friends of all our organizations have
placed one Of the causes OF the tribu-
lations OF our beloved republic to the
departure of our government from the
wise bimetallic financial policy of
Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton,
and the substitution therefor of the
present monometallic policy recon-
mended by European money owners
and advocated by their American al
lies, we, the undersigned officers of
industrial, agricultural and CONNER
cial organizations, have thought it
best, at this particular time, to sub
init for your careful consideration
synopsis of the legislation respecting
the precious metals enacted in this
country since the foundation Of this
government, that YOU may Judge for
yourselves as to what portion OF such
legislation was enacted in the inter-
est Of the producing and What in the
interest of the producing classes
and as to whether or not the shreWd
manipulators of our finances foresaw
that the result OF their work would
be to largely help in the subjugation
of the people.
Whatever the object, certain it is
that before the demonetization OF sill
yer and the enactment OF other finan-
cial legislation, which our organiza-
tions condemn, $500 bushels Of wheat
or $4,000 pounds of cotton was the
annual pay of our congressman and
senators, while to-day 10000 bushels
pf wheat or 100000 pounds OF cotton
barely suffice before decentralization
$4,000 bushels of wheat or 10000
pounds of cotton per year would have
paid the salary of the president. to-
day he receives the equivalent Of 100,
900 bushels of wheat or l,0O0. 900
pounds of cotton, and in like proper
tion it is with all other fixed salaries
and incomes.
Was such legislation just7 Was it
honestP Does it not necessarily fol-
low that Generalization of the food
producing sections OF the Country,
through failure to procure reasonable
prices for their products, clauses the
manufacturing sections to acfumula
tie excessive stocks, mid in tonse-
quence OF a poor market hundreds oil
thousands of operatives are necessa-
rily thrown Out OF employment. thus
tobbing them of the power, even ai
the low prices, to purchase the necess
saries OF life.
Again, is it not obyioiis to every
one that the striking down of ope-hali
of the worlds volume of money
makes the remaining half compar-
htively easy matter for capitalists &c
eontrol and manipulate, and toilers
TO obtain money for the purchase OF
their food supplies. are placed ,ntire.
~ at the mercy of the foreign and A.
merican money sharks, who, by con!
tracting the currency, can force a
panic OF famine In money at their su.
preme wilt ,r.
scheihe7 We only say IN 21eI fSat u,
our present helpless condti9n Toos
it not sGerh to you that in The lighN
OF the facts here given, that where
in the midst Of plenty there is wide
spread suffering and uphappiness
there is considerable meat in The re.
frain from Wall street; dig on, We
,toilers; dfgi the legislative button
that we press will Go tte rest -.
Now the question IS; ShH II. f6f
tens of millions of victims IN Ghf;
country to the diabolical gold stand
ard policy OF LON bard and Wall stree
propose doing about il? Submit Il
She sdbiection or demand in no un
eertafn tones The Immediate restora
hon Of silver as standard money? No
thsy viii, no longer stibmit to suct
Sdiospcel And, therefore. Sfe earnes,
pit feteYuInend the 'adoption ofthef
1eNing ies6lhtj5ns;.
I'VE demand q the present con-
igress she ]mineaiate, return 20 the
mctiey of the constitution as estab-
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