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Id order that, the workers of our con a
try may be tt-uatwortbily informed a to
C attitude or organised labor on the
c!t-aborbiDg auction of thin campaign
t-e following resolutions adopted by
ti lt great organ iiat ion of the (oilers,
Cs AK2&ICAN FEDERATION OP LA
COS, are respectfully submitted to the
ci:d consideration of all. The fact
Cat theaw resolutions were passed long,
izi in some Instances years, before be
fore this campaign opened, adds to tbeir
c'ri'.lcanoe.
Tie American Federation of Labor is
tie largest and most powerful labor or
Citation in the world. Enrolled in the
virions organisations affiliated in this
graad army of labor are folly 1,500,000
skilled workmen fro.n every state and
tarritory in the anion. The constitution
of the American Federation of Labor
prohibits the discussion or consideration
of any political issue. The , unanimous
passage by three great national conren
tions of the resolutions which follow
baTe therefore a marked significance,
Tbeir actios has bat one meaning, r-
With the organised workmen of Amer
ica the restoration of silver to its con
stitutional use as money is not a politi
cal issue. It is the unanimous declara
tion of their adherence to an economic
truth. It is their official protest against
a conspiracy of which they are conspiuu
ous victims,
It is but the plain statement of a fact
to assert that iltbe American Federation
of Labor were to meet in national con
vention tomorrow, it would again reaf
firm the truths so grandly expressed in
the following official declarations from
three conventions of the American feder
ation: Preamble and resolutions adopted at
the Chicago convention of the American
Federation of Labor, December, 1893:
Whereas, Certain legislation known as
"The Repeal of the Sherman Bill," has
recently been passed by the federal gov
ernment; and,
Whereas, This legislation has failed to
improve the financial or commercial con
dition of the country, but, on the con
trary, has INTENSIFIED THE DIS
TRESS that has recently prevailed in all
of the industries throughout the United
: States; and,'
Whereas, The resolutions adopted at
the silver convention held in Chicago on
August 1st aud 2d, 1893, voice the SEN
TIMENTS OF THE MASSES of the peo
ple of this country; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
aid resolutions and recommend to the
members of congress and the United
States senate, that they PASS a FREE
COINAUE SILVER BILL, at the ratio
of sixteen ounces of silver to one ounce
of gold, as one of the means of RELIEV
ING THE PRESENT MONETARY
STRINGENCY, and OF A RETURN TO
NATIONAL PROSPERITY. Be it fur
ther
Resolved, That the secretary of the
American federation of Labor be in
structed to immediately forward to the
United States senate and house of repre
sentatives a copy of these resolutions. P
The following resolutions were adopted
at the convention of the American Fed
eration of Labor held in Denver, Col.,
December, 1894:
Resolved, That it is the deliberate
judgment of the American federation in
delegate convention assembled, that
CONGRESS SHOULD RE-ENACT THE
LAW OF 1878, WHICH PROVIDED
FOR THE FREE AND UNLIMITED
COINAGE OF BOTH SILVER AND
GOLD AT THE RATIO OF 16 TO 1,
thus restoring the American law of coin
age as it was until 1873, when silver was
demonetisad without debate and without
the knowledge of the American people,
and that this should be done at once,
without waiting for the co-operation of
any other country in the world.
' Resolved, Further, that a copy of. the
above and foregoing, under the seal of
the federation, be sent by the president
of the federation to the president of the
United States and to the vice president
of the United States, and to the speaker
of the house of congress, to Secretary
Carlisle, to the chairman of the finance
committee of the house and to each mem
ber of the house and senate.
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at the New York convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, held in Decem
ber, 1895:
Resolved, That we reaffirm the
position ' taken by the federa
tion convention , held at Den
ver; that is, WE FAVOR THE FREE
AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OF S1L
VER AT THE RATE OF SIXTEEN TO
ONE, and that a copy of these resolu
tions printed in the report of 1894, page
29, be forwarded to the president and
the chairman of the committee of finance
of both houses of congress.
The following letter, written by Mr.
Samuel (tampers, president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, in 1893, is of
special significance and is commended to
the attention of all. In the light of the
history of the past few years, when the
secretary of the treasury again and
again sold bonds in order to maintain
the gold reserve, bis predictions were in
deed prophetic.
The letter is as follows:
Aukbjoax Federation of Labor, 14
Clinton Flack, New York, Aug. 18,
lS3.-Mr. F. B. Thurber, Care Thurber,
Wyland ft Co.,TstjjBroadway and
aaie Street, Now York City. My" Dear
Cir:I have the honor . to acknowledge
receipt of your favor of the 17th and
have perused its contents with much in
terest. Yon say that I can render real wr
vice to the tailoring men of our country
by declaring strongly in furor of t he re
peal of the purchasing clause of the Slier
man silver act, and 1 aware vou that it
cause me no little regret thai in this in
stance I am compelled to express a dis
sent from this sentiment which you
state in your letter.
THE SHERMAN LAW WAS NOT
PASSED IN THE INTEREST OF 8IL-
VER NOR IN THE INTEREST OF THE
LABORING PEOPLE OF THE COUN
TRY. It was enacted (as the author
himself declared) to prevent a free coin
age bill from passing congress. With
one so fully equipped to discuss the ques
tion of finance as you are, I feel almost
abashed to adduce any arguments in
contravention of any opinion expressed
by you, but even at the risk of appear
ing presumptuous I ask you to consider
the following few facts:
Silver was practically demonetized in
1873, and was again made an import
ant part of our system of currency in
1878. The last GREAT PANIC COM
MENCED IN 1873, IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE DEMONETIZATION OF
SILVER; the panic was practically end
ed in 1879, the spring after the resump
tion of a silver currency. THE PANIC
HAS AGAIN RE-OCCURRED THIS
YEAR when we are again threatened
with the demonetization of silver.
To issue a currency based upon gold
alone, would imply that the government
must at all times keep in its treasury
such a supply of that metal as would be
sufficient to redeem any and all of its
certificates or else these certificates be
dishonored.
The supply of gold is always limited; it
would be POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MEN
of enormous wealth, TO OFFER AT
ANY TIME SUCH A NUMBER OF
GOLD NOTES, DEMANDING THEIR
FULL VALUE IN GOLD, AS WOULD
BE SUFFICIENT TO ENTIRELY DE
PLETE THE TREASURY OF ITS
GOLD RESERVE.
In order to get back this reserve re
quired either by usage or law, THE
GOVERNMENT WOULD BE COM
PELLED TO PURCHASE FROM THE
HOLDERS OF GOLD through the
world, at whatever prices they could
combine to dictate, an amount as would
again fill up the reserve. THIS MIGHT
HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN, not
only in America, but in all other coun
tries having a currency based on gold.
with the inevitable result of raising the
price of that metal.
The supply of gold is limited, and at
all times Inadequate to the wants of the
country. The world's supply of that
commodity cannot be increased by any
act of legislature, though the legislation
of any country may increase the demand
for it.
Mark you, I do not pretend to say that
the cause of the panics was the demone
tization of silver; nor that its threat
ened demonetisation today is the cause
of present industrial stagnation. The
canses lie fur deeper than the demoneti
zation or the remonetization of silver.
The financial agitations, of today and for
years gone by, were in my judgment
CONTRIBUTORY TO THE INTENSITY
OF THE STAGNATION AND ADDED
TO THE BURDENS OFTHE PEOPLE.
. In some time in the future I should be
pleased to talk this matter over with
you fully and we could then discuss what
we really believe the causes are which
produce this economic and social phe
nomena called panics and which occur
with a periodical regularity and preci
sion even when the question of silver is
not remotely related to it
With assurances of my regard for you
personally and tor the opinions you may
hold, aud again expressing my regret
that we disagree upon this subject, lam,
very respectfully yours.
Signed. Samuel Gompers,
Pres. American Federation of Labor.
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ORGANIZED LABOR IS FORTH!
ELECTION OF BRYAN.
Ralti of NiBirou ThI Vote la CM
C'S" sad ElHwhwt-The Priatars 0
tha Chtcafa Go4 . rism fa
Bryaa aa Free JBaaaa.
In Omaha 25 per cent of the repub
lican vote is enrolled in Bryan free ail-
ver clubs, while In the country the pro-
portion la larger. These facts are sui-
ficient to justify the national demo-
cratic managers in the belief that the
November election will result is a free
silver landslide.
la the little tows of Canton. Els-
there Is a silver republican club of 31S
members.
Hon. Emll Hoechester, of Chicago.
has been making speeches to Germans
11 over Illinois, and reports that with
1 lew exceptions In the large towns the
German-American vote of the state ia regular stampede of republican farm
almost solid for Bryan. Altseld and era to Bryan. A canvass of Tusca-
tree silver. In St. Clair county, where
ft large proportion of the nooulatlon ia
composed of substantial German farm
ers, the free silver sentiment Is over
whelming, many former republican
Germans ardently supporting Mr.
Bryan.
In order to further their plans of
coercion, intimidation and persecution
of facts, the big corporations have been
taking alleged ballots of their work
men. In each Instance these ballots
were notoriously unfair, the workmen
being obliged to cast their ballot's in
boxes designated "McKinley," "Bryan"
or "Palmer," and in plain view of fora
men or other subordinate officials of
the corporations, the result being that,
very few men dared to express their
real sentiments. At the Crane Manu
facturing company of this city the men
were forced to cast ballots of red and
white, the red ballots being for McKin
ley and the white for Bryan, and these
they were compelled to cast in full
view of the officials of the company.
The result, of course, was an over
whelming majority for McKinley,
when, as a matter of fact, three-fourths
f the men will vote for Bryan. -
At the Illinois Steel works in South
Chicago three ballot boxes were used
for voting purposes, labelled, respect
ively, "McKinley," "Bryan" and "Pal
mer." The men being afraid to cast
ballots in the Bryan boxes naturally
deposited them in the boxes labelled
"McKinley." The result of the ballot
ing, however, was astonishing. Out of
1,700 votes cast, 2,200 of them were for
Bryan, and the remaining 500 were for
McKinley or Palmer. The Bryan bal
lots being deposited in the McKinley
box, the officials were unable to spot
the men. It is unnecessary to say that
this vote was never given to the public
It is known, however, to be absolutely
true. : V
The five big morning papers of Chi
cago are engaged in an attempt to
how that organized labor is opposed
to Bryan and free silver. It may be
Interesting to the goldbug publishers
of those newspapers to show that of
B61 men employed in their composing
and press rooms, 817 will vote for Bry-
an, while but 44 will vote for McKln-;
ley. These men belong to the finest
labor organization in the world, and
cannot be bulldozed or coerced Into'
stifling their convictions.
A ballot was
taken yesterday in the mechanical de
partments of the newspapers alluded
to with the following result:
Bryan. McKinley.
rribune 63 12
Record ... 62 6
Dhronicle 60 10
Inter Ocean.... 67 13
Times-Herald 65 4
Total
317
44
Illinois
The vote for
itood as follows:
governor of
Altgeld
rribune 71
Record 86 '
Chronicle .......... 67
Tanner.
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16
Inter Ocean......... 61
rimes-Herald 59
Total ............ 354
It will be seen from the above bal
lots that the estimate made by labor
leaders in Chicago hat nine-tenths of
the organized labor vote of Chicago
will be cast for Bryan and free silver.
is a correct one.
.A Wisconsin banker and cattleman,
i strong advocate of the gold standard,
writes from Fargo, S. D., where he
has been for several weeks looking
after his interests that he has been
converted to the cause of "sound mon
ey," gold and silver at 16 to 1. He
says: "I have learned more of the
true condition and the needs of the
producing classes the farmer, cattle
men and laborers of the west, on this
trip than I ever knew before, and
am at liberty to confess that I have
been compelled to make a complete
change in front on the financial ques
tion. You may count upon me to do
what
I can henceforward to secure
the election of Mr. Bryan as well as
the silver congressman In my dis
trlct" I In one of Armour & Co.'s shops at
the stock yards a similar vote resulted:
675 for Bryan and 125 for McKinley.
Thi3 vote was also suppressed. Wher
'ever the men have had a fair chance
to express their views the result has
been an overwhelming majority for
Bryan.
Hon. Thomas N. Patterson, of Colo
rado, will speak in Michigan from Oc
tober 7 to 13, Inclusive; In Illinois from
October 15 to 21, inclusive; In lows
from October 23 to 27, inclusive; In
Kansas from October 29 to 31, inclu
sive. Hon. Leon Bailey, of Indianapolis,
was at national headquarters to-da
Mr. Bailey says that If the election
were held to-day, Indiana would fire
Bryan 25,000 majority. Free silvor
sentiment Is, howeyer, increasing so
rapidly In the agricultural districts
that he feels absolutely certain that
the state will give even a much larger
majority. Mr. Bailey said: "If there is
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one. I know what I am talking about;
a canvass of the state by counties as
sured me of this fact
The workingmen of Mark Hanna's
own
neighborhood in Cleveland. O.,
aave repudiated him.
The employes
in the shops of the Walker Manufac
taring company of Cleveland, located
within a mile of Mark Hanna's resi
dence, have In a secret and perfectly
fair ballot declared in favor of Bryan
by an overwhelming majority, ; The
company employs over 300 men in both
departments, and nearly all are voters,
In total vote of 326 Bryan gets 273
rotes and McKinley 33. The ballot was
fair ud a secret one.
reports irom unio also indicate a
wares county shows that in ten town
ships the republicans who intend to
vote for Bryan are as follows: No. 1,
171; No. 2, 74; No. 3, 18; No. 4, 18;
No. 5, 37; No. 6, 56; No. 7, 74; No,
8, 117; No.. 9, 176; No. 10, 44, making
a total of 685 voters who are leaving
the republican party, or a net gain of
672 in that county, as the canvass
showed that there were only thirteen
anti-silver democrats. Similar reports
come from Knox, Coshocton and
Wayne counties.
Hon. W. S. McComes arrived Thurs
day from making a series of speeches
in Maryland. He reports that Mary
land Is aflame with free silver eenti-
ent In a conversation had with Sen-
ator Gorman just before coming to
Chicago Mr. McComaa says that Mr.
Gorman informed him that Bryan
would carry every county in Maryland,
and that the only fight at all is in Bal
timore, and that Baltimore will go for
Bryan by a safe majority.
1 Fusion between the democrats and
populists has been completed in Indi
ana, the democrats having ten electors
and the populists five electors on the
: national ticket This fusion is perfect
ly satisfactory to all parties, and as
sures Indiana to Bryan by a syjorlty
of not less than 25,000.
The demand at national democratic
headquarters for free silver literature
is on the increase, and has reached pro
portions during the present week which
tax every effort of the literary bureau
to meet These requests come from
every state in the union and are almost
Invariably accompanied by statements
', that the free silver sentiment is grow-
ing and gaining strength every day.
They show that the feeling for Bryan
instead of being on the wane, as as
serted by goldbug organs, is assuming
the proportions of a national political
I revolution. There is an overwhelming
demand this week for German litera
ture, the reports showing a remarkable
change of sentiment among German
voters toward Bryan and free silver,
There are sbout 275 reporters and
editorial writers employed on the Chi
cago papers. A careful canvass show
that 255 of them will vote for William
Bryan. Of the 61 writers on the staff
oI tne Chicago Times-Herald 56 are for
fre silver and are earnest personal
workers for Bryan and Sewall,
D. P. Sims, dentist rooms 42, f 3 Burr
Bl'k., Lincoln. Nehrnfk. 14
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.
Tha Grand Old Woman of America li
... for Hryan.
To the Editor of the New York Jour
nal: Just returning from my summer
outing and Inquiring into the political
attitude of the metropolitan press, I
learn that the Journal Is the only dally
paper that supports William J. Bryan
as the regular Democratic candidate
for president.
An enthusiastic supporter of Mr.
Bryan has just read to me his Labor
Day speech delivered in Chicago on
September 7. It certainly has a true
ring from beginning to end. Ignoring
all minor questions, such as tariff and
finance, that might have confused his
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON,
audience as they do everybody he
dwells on the fundamental principles
of Just government, "which, if carried
out, would secure equal rights to the
85,000,000 of disfranchised women.
The ballot, as he describes it, in the
hand of every citizen, would indeed be
a sceptre of power; a crown of royalty.
A man who, as president of the United
States, would use his influence to carry
out such principles, I would be glad to
see in the highest position in the gift
of the American people.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON,
Honorary President Woman's Suffrage
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