The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-17
MoRGANTowN, WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER

utes, SILVER was uemOnetlZeu, ana
the worlds volume of ultimate re-
demption money was reduced from
about seven billions to three and
one-half billions.
In 1878, after the discovery of the
crime of 1873, congress passed what
is known as the BLAND Bill" This
bill was vetoed by President Hayes
(John Sherman being secretary OF
the treasury J, and congress passed
the bill over the veto. The act OF
1873 added to our volume of money
over 370,000.O00 standard silver dol.
lars.
In 1890, what is known as the
SHERMAN Act" was passed as sub
stitute for the ''Bland Act of 1878.
This law further increased our vol
ume of money over $l50,000,000.
Under the Bland and Sherman
laws over 100000, 600, or about SO
per capita, were added to our volume
of money As all rejecting men are
agreed that the present distress is
due to scarcity Of money, we must
leave it to the Imagination as to
what would now be our condition il
the gold standard men had had their
way, and our present insufficient
volume of money were half billion
dollars less.
The Sherman bill WAS adding over
fifty millions year to the money OF
the country when in 1893 its repeal
was imperiously demanded by Eu-
ropean financiers, through their
American allies; and, although the
peoples representatives made one OF
the grandcst efforts ever witnessed
in behalf of the producers and toll
ers of our country, yet the power OF
the financial institutions Of Europe
was so great that our people were
compelled to submit to temporary
defeat.
Now, the question is: What do
the tens of millions of victims in
this country, to the diabolical gold
standard policy of Lombard and
Wall streets, propose doing about iii
Submit to subjugation, or demand
in no uncertain tones the immediate
restoration of silver as standard
money? No! they will no longer
submit to such injustice! And there
fore we earnestly recommend the
adoption of the following resolution
"We demand of ithe present con
gress the immediate return to the
money of the constitution as estab-
lished by our fathers, by restoring
the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver at the present
ratio Of Is to |, the coins of both
metals to be equally full legal tender
for all debts, public and private, as
before the fraudulent demonetiza-
ton of silver in 1873.
"We also condemn the increase OF
the national debt in time Of peace
and the use of interest bearing bonds
at any time
Signed: j. r. Sovereign,
Grand Master Workman Knights
OF Labor.
Jno. w. Hayes,
Grand Secretary and Treasurer,
Knights of Labor.
Samuel Gompers,
President of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor
Marion Butler,
President of the National Farmers
| Alliance and Industrial Union
H. II. Trenor,
General President, United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners OF
America.
?. J. M'Guire,
General Secretary, United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joinefs o.
America.
z. NJ. Arthur,
Chief Of the United Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
c. A. Robinson,
President of the Farmers Mutua
Benefit Association
Frank p. Sargent,
Grand Master Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen.
+. w. Arnold,
Grand Secretary and Treasurer o
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men.
John M'Bride,
President of the United Min,
Workers of America.