The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 20, 1895, Page 2

i | a ig | ee AS sci kaa AVOWAL OF PRINCIPLES. Reselution Committee's Report Adopted at Memphis. Provision for the Appointment of a|¢rime; that its consequences have! Central Committee. Memphis, Tenn., June 18.—At the afternoon session of the silver con- vention to-day, the committee on resolutions reported, and the report was adopted without debate. The resolutions deal solely with! the currency question and demand the restoration of silver to the posi- tion that it held prior to 1873. A supplemental resolution was of- fered and adopted. It provides for & committee, to be composed of one member from each state. Such committee, when appointed, ig authorized to call a national con- vention. If it believes that the cause of silver can be thereby ad- vanced. The session was devoted to speeehes, which were made by Sen- ator Stewart and Congressmen Mon- eyand Allen. In the afternoon, after the adoption of the resolutions, Senator Jones of Arkansas and Till- man,of South Carolina, ex-Grovernor Prince of New Mexico and cthers spoke. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. The report made by the commit- tee on resolutions and adopted by the convention follows: Silver and gold coin have in all ages constituted the money of the world, were the money of the fath- ers of the republic, the money of history and of the constitution. The universal experience of man- kind has demonstrated that the joint use of both silver and gold coin as one money constitutes the most stable standard of values, and that the full amount of both metals is necessary as a medium of exchange. The demonetization of either of these historic money metals means an depreciation of the value of money, a fall in the prices of eom- modities, as diminution of the result of legitimate business, the increase in the burden of debts, a withdrawal of money from the channels of trade and industry, where it no longer yields a safe and sure return, and its idle accumulation in the banks and in the great money centers of the country. There is ne health or soundness in a financial system under which a hoarded dollar is productive of in- crease to its pcssessors, while an invested dollar yields a constantly diminishing return, and under which fortunes are made by accretions of idle eapital or destroyed by a persist- ent fall in the price of commodities and a persistent dwindling in the margin of profits in almost every branch of useful industry. Such a system is a premium upon sloth and a penalty upon industry, and such a system is that which the criminal legislation of 1873 has im- posed upon this country. The bimetallists’ standard of sil- ver and gold has behind it the experience of ages, and has been tested and appoved by the enlight- ened and deliberate judgment of mankind. The gold standard is a departure from the established pel- icy of the civilized world, with noth- ing to commend it but 22 years of depression and disaster to the pee- ple and extraordinary accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few. There are some facts bearing upon this question, recognized and ad- mitted by all candid men, whether advocates of bimetallism or of the single gold standard.Among these is the fact that the very year that marked the change from the bimet- allic to single gold standard is the yery year that marked the change from a condition of rising prices, large profits, general contentment and great prosperity to a condition of falling prices, diminishing profits insecurity of investments, unemploy- ed labor and a heavy depression in all branches of trade and industry. It is not a matter of dispute, even among the honest advocates of the gold standard, that general prosper- ity came to anend with a destruc- tion of the bimetallic system, and the hard times, falling prices, idle workingmen and-"” ~" -ead depres. sion came in with the geld standard and prevails to-day wherever the gold standard has been adopted. CAUSE OF DEPRESSION. Every international monetary con- 7 | ferenee that has been galled. every | demand in this country aud in Hu- |rope for an international agreement to establish the bimetallic standard jis a confession that the demonetiza- |tion of silver was a blunder, if not a | been disastrous, and that the condi- |tions that it has wrought are full of |menace and of peril. The logic of ver as primary money by a conspira- fering that began with the gold standard. There can be no restora- tion of prosperity, nor permanent relief from prevailing until the great cause has been re- j moved by a complete restoration of silver to its proper place as a money metal, equal with gold. We believe in a money of stable value. We believe least of all in an appreciating standard. It is only through the pra@tical operation of bimetallism that a stable standard of value can be seeured. A standard constituted of money constantly in- creasing in value is not a sound nor a stable standard, but a constantly changing standard. The effect of gold monometallism is to establish one standard for the creditor and another for the debtor, and there can be no more dishonest mon- etary system than that which giyes short measure to the borrower and long measure to the lender. Under the policy prevailing pre- ceding 1873 there can be no violent change in the relative value of the two metals, for a rise in the value of one metal is counteracted by a de- creased demand and a fall in value by the other. Under the operations of this benificent law and establish- ed relation was maintained between them, in spite of most extreme changes in relative productions From the earliest period of our his- tory up to 1873 the right of the debtor to choose whether he should pay his debts in silver or gold coin was always recognized. The subse- quent policy has been to transfer his right to the creditor, thus tend- ing to constantly increase the value of the dearer metal and destroy the party between them. Believing that it is absolutely nec- essary to reverse this iniquitous and ruinous policy, we therefore, resolve: DEMAND SILVER'S RESTORATION. “That we favor the immediate restoration ef silver to it’s former place as a full legal-tender standard money, equal with gold, and the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to land upon terms of exact equality. “That while we should welcome conditions, the co operation of other nations, we believe that the United States should not wait upon the pleasure of foreign Governments or the con- sent of foreign creditors, but should themselves proceed to reverse the grinding process that is delaying the prosperity of the people, and should lead by their example the nations of the earth.” That the rights of the American people, interests of labor and the prosperity of American industry have a higher claim on the consider- ation of the people's lawmakers than the greed of foreign creditors or the avaricious demands made by idle capital. The right to regulate its own monetary system in the inter- ests of its own people is a right which no free Government can bar- ter, sell or surrender. This reserved right is a part of every bond, of every contrret and of every obliga- tion. No creditor or claimant can set up a right that can take prece- dence over a nation’s obligations to of its own people. other debts, and one which it is not only dishonest but treasonable to ignore. discontented workmen and an ever- growing army of whom lack of work and opportunity have made outcasts and beggars. At the other end we find that a few thousands families own one half the wealth of the country. The central- ization of wealth has gone hand in hand with the spread of poverty. The pauper and the plutocrat are twin children of the same vicious Deacon Bios & Co, facts establishes beyond intelligent | question that the destruction of sil-| cy of self interests is the cause of} jthe widespread depression and suf-| Hea, ant Seeds, ud Farm Ma work, Iron, ' Groceries and Farm Produce} @ @ e, } | ® ® e 1 CLOSELY SHAVEN LAWY, | Is certainly a fine sight, but dont use a razor to We sell razors, of course; but one of ntal Lawn Mowers will clin your easier and quicker. Besides Razors an Mowers, our stock carries within itself, Grass Hooks, Scythes and other ‘useful shaves, They are all In the Hardware line. if You Want. A door lock or a pair of butts, remember we keep them. Between a lock cheap enough to suit the cheapest and such as are splendid specimens of artistic mechanism, there is a vast gulf. We span this ‘‘guif’’ with a variety of Locks that is simply astonishing. From ti es, and all be- Ww. sails, carpet, nted tacks— e, these are lies and rope,aswell Ta k and that t aL} ate & because it makes them run light. We have solt handled all la. to the front. s now than we) ning is forging | Just got in some more of those fine Croquet | sets which we are sell so cheap. If you once buy Chase & Sandborn’s Coffees. | you will buy again. Like our other Groceries they are always Fresh. Eggs and butter al- | DEACON BROS. & CO. promote the welfare of the masses | This is a debt! higher and more binding than all fase moments and then walked rap- Under the policy that now pre-| vails, the land is filled with idle and} | tramps—men | Low Vrice Hardware and G-ocery House. | P. S.—That car of new buggies is here and | Teady for your inspection- full of menace to the liberties of the| people and the life of the Republic. The issue is enfranchisement or hopeless servitude Whatever the power of money can do by debauch ery and corruption to maintain its grasp on the Jawmaking power will be done. We, therefore, appeal to the plain people of the land, with perfect con fidence in their patriotism and intel- ligence, to arouse themselves toa full sense of the peril that confronts | them and defend the citadel of their liberties with a vigilance that shall | neither slumber nor sleep. | - Robber Fouled. Butte, Mont, June 11.—A bold but foolhardy attempt was made at 1 o'clock this afternoon by a lone robber to rob the Silyer Bow Nation- al Bank, situated at the corner of} Granite and Main streets, the two principal thoroughfares of the city, and always filled with people. The robber, whose identity has not been established and who refuses to give any name, has been banging around the bank for three or four days, and! en three different occasions has ask | ed the cashier for a $1 bill in ex- change for silver. About 12:30 o'clock to-day he again called at the bank and asked for a $1 bill. There were no bills of that denomination on hand, and he went out after ob- serving that Will O. Thomas and Glenn Harrington, two young clerks, were the only persons in the bank at the time. The man passed up) and down in front of the bank for a Ls idly in and approached Thomas, who stood at the cashier's window. | “Young man, Iam broke and want | some money,” said the robber, and | atthe same time pulled a revolver} and leyeled it at the clerk. Thomas dropped behind the coun- ter and grabbed a revolver, which he fired six times into the ceiling. The robber tried to reach into the window te get a shot at Thomas, but could not make it, and then started to run from the bank, and on the sidewalk met Police Officer Jack Ingram, who had been attracted by the shots. The robber ran west on Granite street, and was finally corn. and unholy system. The system is/ ered in an alley and arrested. | punished, for the secretary of state | wlll leave unnoticed no just ground |for complaint that the United States | has failed in its obligations. | proper to give of . 5 ‘| part in such disturbances adversely j accepting or exercising commissions j enlist for such service, by fitting out service and arriving in a port of the lof Dr. King’s New Lite Pills. WARNING FROM THE PRESIDENT. | Proclamation Admonishing Would-Be Champions of the Cause ef Cuba. Washington, D. C., June 12.—See- retary Olney is determined that the United States government shall do , and all that inter-| na jaw requires, to prevent the | violation of United States territory | by persons who undertake to make | it a base of hostile operations against | Spain, with which Power is at peace. | Complaints have reached the depart- i ment of state through the Spanish} miuister that men are being recruit-} ed on American soil, and that armed | expeditions are leaving our shores} |for tne purpose of attacking the} Spanish forces in Cuba. Whenever | the necessary evidence can be pro-| cured these infractions of the law of | the United States are to be severely | Mean- while, however, it has been deemed formal warning to misguided people of what they may expect, so this afternoon the follow. ing proclamation was issued frem the State department. | By the President of the United | States—a proclamation: Whereas, the Island of Cuba is now the seat of serious civil disturbe ances, accompanied by armed resist- ance to the authority of the estab- lished government of Spain, a Power with which the United States are and desire to remain on terms of | peace and amity; and Whereas, the laws of the United States prohibit their citizens, as well s being within and sub- ject to their jurisdiction, from taking to such established government, by for warlike services against it, by enlistment or procuring others to or arming or procuring to be fitted out and armed ships of war for such service, by augmenting the force of any ship of war engaged in such United States and by setting on foot or providing or preparing the means for military enterprises to be carried on from the United States against the territory of such government; Now, therefore, in recognition of the laws aforesaid and in discharge of the obligations of the United States towards a friendly Power, and as a measure of precaution and to the end that all citizens of the United States and all others within its jurisdiction may be deterred from subjecting themselves to legal forfeitures and penalties. I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America, do hereby admonish all such citizens and other persons to abstain from every violation of the laws herein | before referred to, and do hereby warn them that all violations of such laws will be vigorously prosecuted; and I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States charged with the exception of said laws the utmost diligence in preventing viola- tions thereof, and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. In testimony whereof, I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affix- ed. Done at the City of Washington this 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1895, and ef the Independ- ence ef the United States of Ameri- ea the 119th. Grover CLEvELANb. By the President. Rrenarp Oxyey. Sec’y of State.” Daniel Kirkwood, L. L. D., late professor of mathematicsin the In-| diana state university, died at River- side, Cal., yesterday, aged 81. 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