Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25
APPEAL FOR SILVER.
Teller and His Associates Unite in
q Strong Manifesto.
They Are Also for the Chicago Ticket
Financial Question Ably Stated from
Their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Con-
sent for Bimetauism Hopeless.

DENVER, Col, July Ex-senator Tel
Ter and eleven of his associates, who
left the national republican conven-
ton, last evening made public an adj
dress 10 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 bimerallisna. which
means the equal treatment of both gold and
silver at the minis of the nation. there is but
one course to pursue. and that is 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 recommendation means the shifting to
gold alone. as primary money, all the burdens
of commerce and credit formerly borne by gold
and silver. and as the worlds stock of these
metals has always been about 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. of necessity. doubles 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-
mine: enterprise has ceased; values are
constantly declining; labor is unemployed:
discomfort and distress prevail to extent
never before known in the history of this
country. and no reason can be found for such
an unhappy condition save in a vicious none
tary system
Those who profess deplore the present
financial condition and oppose the free coinage
Of silver are divided in opinion as to the cause
Of the present condition Some declare that it
is because we have too much tariff: others that
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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 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 exercise the rights of free men and create
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 impractcabe propositions presented at
those conferences, can for moment believe
that any International bfmetal!ic agreement
ever be made with the consent of all the
leading commercial nations of the world
There is no hope for International bimetal-
liSm until the United States shall establish
bmetallism 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-
ence of other nations and peoples is involved
in this campaign. and we firmly believe there
will be return of pros perity until shall
have changed our financial system SO as to re-
store the bmetallic system established by the
fathers of the republic