White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-10-01
HARTMAN RESIGNS.

rom the OptlC
LAS VEGAS, N. M. Sept. 18th.
Hon. E. L. Bartlett. Chairman Re
publican Central Committee for the
Territory of Ne,U Menico, Santa
Fe, N. M:
DEAR SIR herewith enclose you
my resignation as member of the Ter.
ritorial Committee from San Miguel
county, and beg to call your attention
to the following reasons for this action
on my part: Confronted as l am, for
the first time in the history of the re-
publican party, with a platform advo-
eating the adoption of a single gold
standard, as adopted by the national re-
p ublican convention at st. Louis, and
believing as do, from my honest con-
victions, that the financial policy O. this
government is paramount to all other
questions IN the present campaign, and
that to continue under the present
gold standard will be ruinous and des-
tructive to all the great interests of the
American people, l feel it my duty to
withdraw from the committee and place
myself in such position that may be
at liberty to support, in the coming cleo
ton, any candidate for congress in New
Mexico whose declaration of principles
and honesty of purpose may meet my
views on the money question.
The republican party, for which have
been constant worker, and voted since
1863, has never, before this year, 1896
come out squarely and advocated single
gold standard. The republican party
was organized by bi-metallists, wac
always until now a bi-metallic party; it
declared for bi metallism in 1886 and
again in 1892, and when in 1886, at st
Louis, ii ignored all it's former financial
teachings and declared for single gold
standard, 1t left outside OF the pale OF
party lines many thousands OF its former
pupils and adherents, who stand firm in
their convictions that there can be nc
permanent prosperity to the American
people. without unrestricted and un
restrained bimetallisu, as it existec
prior and up to the year 1873. l hav'
no faith in an international agreement
with the great commercial nations o
the earth for the free coinage OF silver
and especially with England, which il
the great creditor nation OF the world
Great Britain lie our most powerful com
pettor In trade, and it is not to her in
terests to open her mints to the fro,
coinage of silver, nor will she permi
the United States to do 30 as long as i
Is in her power to dictate our fnancia
policy. Low prices and declining valu'
! are TO her advantage and The restric
| tion OF the silver coinage OF 1873 wal
brought about through tho influence
, OF her agents. England is one OF tb'
greatest consumers OF silver, both fol
manufactures, the arts and for coinag
purposes. She produces no silver, bu
dictates the price OF our demonotize'
, silver in London. For the twelv
months ending June. 1896, there wa
exported from the United States 4
England, alone. about sixty millions o
r ounces OF silver bullion, which il NOR
r than the entire product Of the Unite'
!, States. which sold for about e3600000
as the price Tor the same was made il
London, aud u the ratio had been is +
l as in 1873. the prioc received Tor th
{ same would have been about ESQ 900. 90
. thus saving to tho American peopl
}. over eio0o0.0oO on tho one item Of siive