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 7. Towne,
and the silver republicans in the senate
and house and also by ex-senator Du-
i bois.
| Address of the Democrats.
| The democratic address is as follows:
"To the People: The surrender of the re-
publican 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 pro-
to congress bill. the leading purpose OF
which. the honorable secretary of the
i treasury avows. is to, commit the country
i THE country has already, for "A years.
been SO thoroughly committed to this stand
lrd, partly by law and partly by the usur-
government, that its effects are seen and
FELT on every hand; wages are, REDUCED:
work Is harder to get; the weight OF debt
| Is doubled; the value of land and other
! property Is reduced one-half or more, until
the lives Of the people are made bitter
with hard bondage 1t is certainly not in
the interest of humanity to have this condi-
ion of things more thoroughly esta blished.
The continued rise In the value of gold, or
which is the same thing, the continued ll ls
property of all those engaged in active
business. the actual creditors of wealth,
whether by hand, brain or capital, to those
who, avoiding the risk and effort OF active
business, only draw interest,
Brought Commercial Dispstep,
1.-THE increase of las per cent. In the value
ST money, caused by its increasing scarcity
from 1868 to 1S49, as admitted by leading
advocates of the gold standard found eA-
at thai e Of IN ds
tress. The discovery of gold and silver in
Extraordinary Quantities and the great in
crease in the volume OF metallic money re-
Iulting therefrom relieved this distress ana
brought instead wonderful prosperity.
Prices rose, business nourished, producers
epnd.ti a w Would Rave eonsaued i
4 both the precious metals had been al
lowed to remain ip use as money, because
they were being found u nearly SUI Z
money in proportion TO the Developments
II business. A wicked conspiracy, how:
functton This was done with deliberate
purpose of raising the value of the other by
, rendering the supply ofmetallic money rela
l}iyely scarcer as compared with the demand
From The bear of the contamination of this
.rime mankind mas suffered comm rcial
disaster and social distress IN al, almost con.
portion to the growth of arts and c'Viii-
sation and the expansion of commerce,
Business and Industry, the inadequaey q
I{he volume of gold is felt, Its scarcity is
Emphasized, lis yalpe increased;
Fhs feptesstoR 81 ltfe and happiness 3;
ghlsa y inssparabs from oaa eaul ss g
eepnffhent. and il continued, viii ultimately
stine civilization. An eminent Am|sriea,
Tssd ysars A aFo ssgsiha OF Brow" university
Our NATIONAL debt on September !, 1868
was s2,1 50, OOO, sc. 1t could then, have been
bald off with 49, SStn bales Of cotton; 81
ssen ssaa !ens Of PSF e5 1890 bales
ST cotton, or g. Zoe 900 tons of iron wou!d
have been REQUIRED 70 pay I In other 5h,,I
Is per cent, had taken place in the debr
/ had, as measured in either of these tive
world staples, actually been enlarged by
, Although more than half the principal
II this enormous debt. and every cent OF
accumulated interest, had been paid D!
!, If the bonds still hold a claim for more
|. II the labor of the people than they held
before tEese enormous payments had beer
Ives ard liberty or tns .shoring millions
IF this country is the most stuagaaous
. Iirime that has been eommitted.fn the an.
of the people, by the people and for the
y the present boldly-avowea scheme. no
asils,. WiIl not be. permitted. In addiro.
, 70 this purpose of more thoroughly estab
shtng the gold standard. the plan of the
Administration Is to retire the paper money
: Ind to Increase the power, privileges ans
profits OF national banks.
To Benefit the Banks.
A THE retirement Of government pape
. money must reduce the volume Of circule
Hon. and. while the secretary admits tina
the contraction of the currency wouit
l>e more ruinous in two years than inter
tst pp q like amount of bonds for 10 year
9 you'd DO, he calmly informs us that tn
soient amount OF money to prevent thi
D Inovmous suffering. The national bank
IRE not to be required to redeem their note
p gold. but 1t Is arranged that the Unite
) states government shall dc so on demand
. md. after having done so. the government
sanks reimburse It in any kind OF lega
. tHnder money. at the option of the banks
We are frankly told that lawful money wi
/, 70 made relatively scarcer than 1t is nov
bration Of the bill 1t will be easier to &c
5 Iold than lawful money Practically a
" the money in the hands of the peopl
aow, as the secretary distinctly admit.
silver. chiefly In the form of silver Gel
ltficates; the avowed purpose of the bill
; - make 1t hereafter more difficult to &c
hese than gold.
), The monetary cosamlssion' selected b
!. he executive COMMITTEES Of eels-const
uted Indianapolis convention, Witch Of
lembled for the express purpose Of estat
: fishing the gold standard, has also mad
!; report and promulgated bill, the pro
: visions of which are SO strikingly like til
d propositions of the secretary of the treal
!, Try In all material particulars as to Sugge.
= hat they were compared and harmonlze
. before either was given to the public. TIL
report and bill are somewhat holder in Il
i, assertion of the purposes entertained tha