Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-16

IL Trying to Fasten thcsCountry.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-The addresses
on behalf Of the Democratic, Populist
and Silver Republican parties, which
are the resalt g the conferences which
have been III progress among the leaders
OF these parties Ct the capital for the
past few weeks, have been issued.
They seek 20 unite The members of the
three parties i'll future elections upon
the tinanc al issu as the question of
paramount importance and are separate
appeals to cach o he parties to CONSOLE
date all along the lines Tor this purpose
The address to Democrats is signed by
Senator james K. Jones of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and is ondorseG by the Dem
ocratic congressional committee: that of
the Populists by Senator Marion Butler.
chairman OF the Populist national COM
mttee, and the % other Popu1ist mem
bers OF the senate and house, and that
of the Silver Republicans by Chairman
Charles A. Towne and the Silver Re-
publcans i'll the senate and house and
also by ex-senator Dubois
The Democratic address is as follows.
To THE PEoPLE-The surrender of the
republican party to the advocates of the
gold standard and monopoly is at last
complete. The present administration
called to power upon the solemn pledge
OF the Republican national convention at
st. Louis to promote bimetallism has
formulated and sent to congress q hill.
the leading purpose of which, the bonora.
Die secretary OF the treasury avows, is Ito
commit the country more thoroughly to
the gold standard. The country has al
ready, Tor "A years, been so thoroughly
committed to this standard, partly nv law
and partly by the usurpations of the eye
cutlye branch of the government that its
eHectS are seen and felt on every hand.
wages are reduced; work is harder to get.
the weight of debt is doubled the value
OIL iana ana other property is reduced one
nall or more until the lives of the peonle
are made bitter with hard bondage IT
Is certainly not in the interest of human
lty TO have this condition Of things more
thoroughly established.
Ihe address then points out evils that
lOIoWeu the decentralization of silver
The statement of President Andrews Of
brown university is quoted, in which he
points out that while the national debit
since sept. l, ls'i3. as measured in either
oposo' p''t iA' nominal
III, 80 cen, it has
Mo sta+a,, 80, 60 e"4ile o. per cent.
tion TO This nnrnosa - 7 7e,y olie III addl-
establishing tbe er@lS st NY thoroughly
of the adioinistra ti",, s'aiiut'fu, tne plan
naper money Of tbn -, 70 retlfe the
gofd bonde ona ~, - t; ,,1, TO Issue
1riyileoes and nrofts i ~ Ine power,
The retirem ~ oti'' ~ " 4 ta banks.
naper money NC ,aa .ne government
circulation and 1x6i iou tS me volume OF
mis- that the co,, "i,d.4 .he secretary ad-
world he more ri'i,'|',' u Che currency
interest On liz ~ tW9 years than
wears would te t ha .le % Donds Tor 40
that tbe ne+ia',. ne HIlIy INFORMS us
issue a srfficio,,, - las VII PROBABLY
nrevent tbis OF money 20
Tbe nationaI h t.,0GS suIlerlhg.
ouirgl tn re,ien,,, ~ s're ho1 TO be re
i ,..a ..tna,,I ~, Lo'os m goid, but
n,n -, - '''t hiteu states gov
h,,q lonet., - ,e.ii"iiu' anu after
co,nenf To ~ - sot ti.i must be
bnrsr ii in .,anv i, r.e'io on banks relm-
money. at the onion i IF tb ol iegal tender
aare franky toI6 t%at ~ 'nG panks' we
be made reatiyev s,,,.. twill money Will
and tnat it IS i3tra, lq' t tnah IL Is now