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wv HAANhF AAfhNs
wAsHIN0IOs, Feb. To-. J. Mott,
chairman OF tns national committee oi
the silver parry, has Issued an addTeie
10 the people. He says!
As tho necessity Vt money ~ n
medium Of exchange became revealed
" the minds " mou, the two metals
finally accepted as the most suitable
for money were oliver anu gold. Thih
was natural, because ihey were the two
most precious metals adapted 10 the
purpgsu anu We were sufficiently limit.
eu ~ quantity.
Ne mining mas developed tho fact
that these two metals existed Ia the
earth IN almsHt certain proportions, o.
natural ratio VI value was assumed.
This fatlo hAs continued M arranged
by men undef tue natural order Us he
touudil. IL was accepted by mankind
rs q part OF the grand plan upon which
the world was 10 move, ana apprOvtd
by the philosophy anu common Henbv
OF nli Agee.
From this condition Of regular order
anu oOntentmont, contributing 10 the
gradual elevation Of all clatbUs VI 90.
Uiely, the extension OF civilization anu
tue general betteTment OF the human
race, lhis country aud tue world has
been futhlossly torn.
IL has been done by the rejection Of
one OF the precious metals In the inteI-
esIs OF greed, rad by this act the money.
changers have been onIhr0ned aud The
narrowing Of the scope OF mOnoIizAti0u
begun, AZ moneuzatIOn has been mar
fowsd, money became soarooT In pro.
portion, anu No mouay became soATeor
prices Tell la proportion, anu falling
prices have been tue bane VI this worlu.
IL was predicted after the demUuetlzl-
don OF silver that great suffering would
follow. This suffering IL already here.
From a contraction oi the currency We
arc now In the ,hrees VI one OF those
desperate stages VI human experience
"A period OF heATtAohe, oARkeT Aud
tlooplcssuosS, ~ tue foundation OF
prices has crumbled. Obligations rest
ing upon the supposed nFm foundation
OF price In ready money have cfumslod
into dift M the foundation OF the price
has otumbled. Tho country Is con-
ir0nIed by grave emergency. Fur.
thet theoriEing Ia futile.
What, tnen, IL " be dons2 A.
patriots, rs Americans who are for
America against the world, what IL
our first anu controlling duty In this
orIslt? Shall We longer heed The false
promises OF party platform dsclara.
tiont2 shall wo longer submit 10 tho
academic discussion OF what bimetal.
lem muant2 shall II be another cam
paign Of struggling equivOcEtion? Or
snail the Issue Dc tquarsly on the free
coinage OF gold anu silver aud q
president elected VINO represents the
people ou that question?
TINS frat step, the essential prellmin.
AIRY To the correction Of political buses,
the Te-establishment OF national pros.
peTily anu tho maintenance OF our
national credit IL the election Of a
president whose Andrew Jackson
osuTage anu iuieXible Integrity will
DEFY tho Influences that prostitute
presidents ana cabinets, and make tho
administration OF the government a
subject Of humiliation ana Topruach.
lno one hope Of tins people, am
convinced, Is In the election OF "a
President pledged, Internationally n cd
uurtteTyeuly, 10 the free aud Unlimited
coinage VI SILVER anu gold. the same As
from the foundation OF our government
until 1873, and also Internationally
pledged In favor OF national currency
without tue Intervention OF banks vi
issue, and against the Issuance Of
lntoreht.btarlng bonds la time Ol
peace for any purpose Whatever.
The peril that mennoes that people
In the election Of President whose
administration OF the government
means n pefpe,ustion OF tho present
financial situation, can only be avoid
Oh by the people themselves. 1t maj
be too late four yeaTs hence. Pfeten
Abnormal conditions DO not warran
belief In the peaceful submission OF thl
people 10 further oppression anu i'm
poverlshmont. This gold gHmbler
may derida the popular ebullitiOn as
system Of harmless socialism, but /
they are wise they will heed the al
monilion and persist not In the gree,
Of their accumulation al the expsns
OF the toiling, suffering people. Tn
plain, patriotic duty OF every American
who loves and honOrs bis country, VIII
would joalously guard Its Institutions
who would do Tor the principles tina
have made 1t the greatest, the rioats
the proudest ana m0st Independent
nation Oh the lace OF the globe, " 4
ASSERT his manhood ngd subordinat,
party success 10 the c0untry's weiiaI,
IN the impending conflict.
Let us have this metal none,