Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-21


course no serious negotiations were
possible after nll this. The interna-
tIonal commission became nm internn-
tionnl Joke. 1t folded its tent like the
Arab and silently stole away Its dis.
tInguished ana discounted chairman
sought early opportunity In the Senate
to explain Its failure In speech which
neither his diplomatic artiiicers OF rhct-
oric nor his dcnuncia;ioE OF the secre-
tary OF the trcaGury co',ld hide rcspon-
bIlIty Of the official head OF the ad.
ministration.
.The remainder OF the program en-.
tered upon nj 81. Louis has been obedI-
emily pursued. The international
agreement for the free coinage OF silver
having failed to be 'promotcL.' steps
arc now taken to insure that the gold
standard shall bc preserved
'.rhc present hill preserves II with
u vengeance. The vast bonded deb, OF
the country now payable In 'coIn.' that
is, either In gold or silver. Is to he made
payable In gold alone. Nearly half
billion OF standard silver dollars, here
tosorc not rcdc.mnbic In anything. con.
stitutc n burden on either the gold r,e-
serve or til. credit OF the government.
but forming a large pcrccninsc OF our
basic money. arr hereafter to bc re-
decmnbic In gold. thus increasing tire
Mcndously the strain on that metal.
and thus becoming an endless chain
with which To pull from the treasury.
and affor,iins mn excuse for the final
destruction Of the silver dollars as
money and their forced sale as bullion.
after the manner OF the German pro-
r-sitirc In ls... The rrccnbicks. the
best paper the world ever saw. the pro.
duct OF the Republican party In III.
af 4 t...
virtually destroyed by being changed
into gold certificates. to Il. locked UP
In the treasury aud paid out only for
gold.
The tax on tho circulation Of the m.
tlonnl banks to b. reduced and tho
amount Of the hank currency they may
issue on government i-.nd. deposited
l. TO b- Increased from "a per cent. TO
par Of the bonds: thus making their
business enormously NOR. profitable.
opening the way TO mn Immediate pos.
siblc imitation Of til" hank notes. not
l~xul tender. rSccii-n, for getting Into
debt on. but unavailable for getting out
of debt with. Ia the extent Of S>S.0O..
100: and pincin. the regulation Of the
volume of money. nnd hence the deter.
tninaiion Of pri--s and the burden OF
debts. absolutely In the power OF the
hanks and the creditor class. The In.
csitablc tendency among these banks
will bc toward a uniformity nnd 90.
operation OF management. thc result
Of which will speedily t,c the erection
Of a great hank money trust morc row.
crful than all other trust. aud eom.
bincs. and ultimately. II the 1tcpnbli.
oan party should remain In power. irrs,.
sistiblc and unr-sis'c,i by the govern
mcnt itself.
-Thus. fellow. citizens. the scheme We
denounced In $50; IL nearing consum.
nation. The policy that was denied
by tho Republican party In ihat cam
paien stands now confessed. Millions
Of you who voted the Republican ticket
In islss would no, have done 80 had you
believed your party destined 90 soon 10
isc the agent of the forces that now
dominate II. Millions Of you wcrc bi.
mctalists In 1870 and rcmain - 10, day.
Now that the promises then made arr
clearly scrn TO have hrcn insinccrc:
now thaS a consequence Of the dcsrps
ton pracsicv,i upon your honest confi.
dcucc. your country IL about TO hc
handed to the ownership and control Of
tho rrcat speculative banks and their
associated trusts and combinations:
may we not appeal 4" ycu to come 10
the rrsctic of the liberties Of the people
anu sbCtr tWItrfithvt iustttutHUsf ~
the spring Of isrI the undersigned
took the steps leading TO the orEnniza.
ton Of the silver Republican party.
Against the hciraycrs OF the Rcpuhli.
cani.n, Of Abraham Lincoln that party
resolved to wage uncndipT war. To.
day the Necessity for its work is more
evident than ever. Come with us aud
help us. We believe that the highest
devotion to the Rcpuhlicanism you
once vcncratc,i demand ihnt ycu on.
pose to the u';crmost the present ten
denotes OF the party which still wears
tho name. hut has forsakcn the prln.
ciplcs Of its heroic days.
Charles A. Towuc. chairman com.
mittcc. Henry NJ. Teller. II. r. Petit.
grew. Frank J. Cannon. Edgar Wilson.
Charles 4. Hartman. John Shafroth.
Fred T. Dubois. chairman executive
committee