Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-16
TRYING TO UNITE.
Democrats, Populists, and Silver
Republicans Issue Addresses.
They Urge That Forces Be Combined on
the Money uestion-GeneraI Hue
and Cry Against Republicans,

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dresses on behalf of the democratic, pop
ulist and silver-republican parties, which
are the result of the conferences which
have been in progress among the lead
ers Of those parties at the capital for
the past few weeks, were issued today,
They seek to unite the members of the
three parties in future elections upon
the financial issue as to the question of
paramount Importance, and are sep9-
rate appeals to each of the parties, to
consolidate all along the lines for this
purpose. The address to democrats is
signed by Senator James *. Jones of
| Arkansas, chairman of the democratic
national committee, and is indorsed by
the democratic congressional committee;
that to the populists by Senator Marion
Butler, chairman of the populist nation
al committee, and the % other populist
members of the senate and house, and
that of the silver-republicans by the sill
ver-republicans in the senate and house,
and also by ex-senator Dubois
The democratic address says:
The surrender of the republican par
ty 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 republi-
can national convention at St Louis to
promote bimetallism, has sent to con-
gress a bill, the leading purpose of
which the secretary of the treasury
aVoWs is Ito commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard -
The address states that the increase
of 145 per cent in the value of money
caused by its increasing scarcity from
l8O9 to 1849, found expression at that
in nyytr ,a1xy
aleied distress. The discovery of gold
and silver in extraordinary quantities
and the great increase in the volume of
metallic money relieved this distress
and brought wonderful prosperity. Sub
stantially, this condition, the address
says, would have continued if both the
precious metals had been allowed TO re-
main in use as money
Inc address states that besides more
thoroughly establishing the gold stand
ard, the administration plans to retire
paper money of the government, to issue
gold bonds and to increase the power
privileges and profits of national banks,
The retirement of the government
paper money, it says, must reduce the
| volume OF circulation, and while the sec
retary admits that the contraction of the
currency would be more ruinous in two
years than interest on a like amount of
bonds for forty years would be- he in
forms us that the national banks will
probably issue a sufficient amount of
money to prevent this enormous suffer-
ing.
The national banks are not to be re-
quired to redeem their notes in gold, but
it is arranged that the United States
government shall do so on demand; and
! the government must be content to have
the national banks reimburse it in any
kind of legal tender money at the op-
ton of the banks.
The address in conclusion says:
I'm view of the great principles in
volved and of the danger so close at
hand we urge the people everywhere to
arouse themselves and at once to take
steps to save themselves and their child
rem from the fetters now being openly
| forged to bind them. Our only danger is
| in division. If we are in earnest we must
| have harmony amongst ourselves. If
! there should be those who would divide
| us, let them be summarily and emphat-
| ically rebuked by the people who have
none but high and patriotic motives
"After the bold declaration of the adj
ministration in favor of the gold stand
ard, no sincere bi-metallist can ever
again by his vote or influence give aid
or encouragement to the republican
! party. Either the friends of bi-metallism
or the advocates of the gold standard,
| trusts and monopolies must succeed. We
ask no one to yield any principle, but in
| this great contest we do appeal to all
good men to stand solidly together for
| liberty and humanity and strike down
forever this conspiracy of gold and
monopoly"
| The populistic address says among
other things: The conspiracy of gold and
monopoly is nearing it's, elimination.
| Neither the beneficiariesi nor the tools
| Of this conspiracy have any particular
politics. It's name in the last administra-
| tion was democratic, The present ad-
ministration is called republican, but it
has ingloriously practiced and defended
the perfidious policies of its predecessor.
The address of the silver republicans
is in a similar strain, and closes, like the
other manifestoes, with an appeal for
union of forces.
| Congressman Newlands of Nevada,
representing the silver party, concurs in
recommending the unification of the sill
yer forces in the coming campaign.