Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-18
IN A COMMON CAUSE.
Strong Pleas for the Unihcation
Of Silver Forces.
PARTISANSHlP MUST BE LAID ASIDE.

Executive Committees of the silver
Democrats, silver Republicans
and Populists Issue Addresses
Urging Unity of Action.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The addresses
on behalf of the democratic, populist
and silver republican parties, which are
the result of the conferences which
have been in progress among the lead
ers of these parties at the capitol for
the past few weeks, were issued Tues
day. They seek to unite the members
of the three parties in future elections
upon the financial issue as the question
of paramount Importance, and are sep
arate appeals to each of the parties to
consolidate all along the lines for this
purpose. The address to democrats is
signed by Senator james F. Jones, of
Arkansas, chairman of the democratic
national committee, and is Endorsed by
the democratic congressional commit
tee; that to the populists by Senator
Marion Butler, chairman of the popu-
list national committee, and the 25 9th.
or populist members of the senate and
house, and that of the silver repub-
loans by Chairman Charles T. Towne,
and the silver republicans in the senate
and house and also by ex-senator Du-
bois.
Address of the Democrats.
The democratic address is as follows:
"To the People: The surrender of the re-
n q ar tpS pf he
standard and monopoly is at last complete.
The present administration, called to power
upon the solemn pledge Of the republican
mote bimetallism, has formulated and sent
70 congress bin. the leading PURPOSE Of
which. the honorable secretary OF the ne.
/ more thoroughly to the gold standard.
The country has already, for q years.
p SO BY aw amd pay the
pations Of the executive branch of the
government, that Its effects are seen and
s is harder to get; the Is weight OF debt
| Is doubled; the value of land and other
property is reduced one-half or more, until
| with hard bondage 1t is certainly not in
The interest of humanity to have this condi-
hon of things more thoroughly esta blished.
The continued rise In the value of gold, or
which Is the same thing, the continued
fall OF prices. must inevitably transfer the
property of all those engaged IN active
/
| whether by hand brain or capital, to those
who, avoiding the risk and effort of active
business, only draw interest,
Brought Commercial Disnster,
1.-THE increase of las per cent. In The value
,f money, caused by its increasing scarcity
from 1903 to 1S49, as admitted by Leading
advocates of the gold standard. found eX-
presston at that time In extremely low
prices snaa conditions Of unparalleled dis
tress. The discovery Of gold and silver in
crease In the volume OF metallic money re.
Iulting therefrom relieved this distress aaa
Drought instead w9nder ppDe9erey
Ills Ip eo nd 10, Would have continued if
P0ss hs Is use as money
! they were being found in nearly suf..
hcient quantities to increase the volume Of
a r bGsn e Wicked cor eonspraey how
junction This was done with deliberate
\ rendering the supply of METALLIC money rela-
l3iysly scarcer as compared with the demand
From the hesr of the consummation OF this II
disaster and social distress Ia Ia almost con-
Itantly increasing measure just ~ t hro-
portion to the growth OF arts ana evil ana
business and industry, the inadequacy OF
ahe Volume of gold is, felt, its scarcity is
IL salae Inere ans banpiness
asa lfs, y n prsss has 'f ne9
1Rmen Hna + eonaInu emn Mt Ameries
gsss,d Years A aEo ssgsla OF Brown
Our national debt on September !, isSs,
Saaidd of With is,oo5Hee4 bales Of cotton, or
tons Of :, bar slo d iro nm ~ 3 bales h
SEE Cotton te Or saGSSaS tons Of iron would
have been REQUIRED to pay II. In other
Words 10 While a nominal sirinkhge ot about
per cent had taken n a Rhhes IN N 5e a fRo
world staples, actually been enlarged by
lone 30 per cent.
Although more than half the principal
. he labor Of the United States, the holders
the bonds stu hold adna claim for heIS
sven begun; 'fnia cruel contiscation Of the
yes n ana cou pary IS g he m6st
Brine that has been committed in the ans
, aa1s OF civilization. Unless a government
scopes has ee pefse IL from The earth os
y the present boldly-ayowed scheme. not
} Snly to continue but to Increase these
10 this purpose of more thoroughly estab:
! Thing the gold standard. the plan of the
Administration is to retire the paper money
. ind to Increase the power, privileges ana
profits of national banks =
To Benefit the Banks.
1.-THE retirement Of government pape,
money must reduce the volume OF cIrcula:
ion, and. while the secretary admits tina,
70 more rninous In two years than inter
st Qp a like amount of bonds for 40 years
} you'd be he calmly informs us that the
| fattonal banks will probably issue suf
soient amount q money to prevent this
n gold. but 1t is arranged that the United
states government shall dc 80 on demand
IND. after having done So the government
D muet be content to have the nationa
tanks reimburse It in any kind of lega
4nder money, at the option Of the banks:
, 30 made relatively scarcer than II is nov,
ind that 1t is intended chat under the OBJ
bration Of the bill 1t will be easier to ge
Iold than lawful money Practically al
# the money in the hands of the peopl
5 silver. chiefly in the form of Silver Ger
ifcates the avowed purpose Of the bill Il
" make 1t hereafter more difficult to ge
hese than gold
The Monetary Commissions Plan.
The monetary commission selected b,
.uted Indianapolis convention, witch as
Iembled for the express purpose Of estab
fishing the gold standard. has also mad
II report and promulgated a bill, the pro
Visions OF which are so strikingly like TIL
B propositions of the secretary of the treas
hat they were compared and harmonize,
,efore either was given to the public. Thi
Report and bill are somewhat holder in tn
. assertion of the purposes entertained tina