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Show ( HA LUliSON TO THE WEST 4. -- TU Prfisidont Says He Always Has Be-lievid Be-lievid and Now More than Ever Believes in Biuiatallism. IN REGARD TO THE CURRENCY. Opening of the Oomraercial Congress of the , Western States and the Letter From the President. Kansas City, April 14. The first western states commercial congress convened at noon today with delegates present from the following atates and territories: California, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Wyom-ing, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Illi-nois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky. Tenes-ee, Tenes-ee, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma. A ' i The convention was called to order ') j .v State Senator Kelley of Kansas. He "At introduced Kev. Dr. Hayes of this city, J who offered prayer. The convention .' I then proceeded to temporary oriraniza- the fullest use of silver in connection with our currency that is compatible with the maintenance of parity between the gold and ailver dollar in their commercial com-mercial uses. Nothing, in my judgment, judg-ment, would so much retard its restoration restor-ation as legislation adopted by us that would result in placing this country upon a basis of silver moiio-metallism. The legislation adopted by the tirst session ses-sion of the Fifty-first congress I was assured by the leading advocates advo-cates of free coinage, representatives of the silver atates, would promptly and permanently bring silver to 1."."J an ounce, and keep it there. That anticipation an-ticipation has not been realized. Our larger use for silver and for reason not agreed upon, diminished the demand de-mand for silver in China and India. In view of this fact it is impossible in this letter to elaborate aud that propositions only can be stated . "I am aw tre that what I havo said may bo assailed in points where " it is easily defensible, but where I have not attempted at-tempted to present argument 1 have not before, excepting in an official way, expressed ex-pressed myseif upon these subjects, but feeling the interest.dignity and importance import-ance of the assemblage in whose liehalf you speak, I have ventured without any assumption of infalibility, but as an American citizen, having the most earnest desire that every individual and public act ol my hie shall conduce tothe j glory of ourcountry and flio prosperity r ! of all our people, to submit these views for your consideration. ' A" letter was also read from J. M. i Rusk, secretary of ngriculrure. He suggested that prominence be given to the discussion of those questions affecting affect-ing the agricultural interests of the country, lor the reason that a prosperous pros-perous agricultural condition will give general prosperity to all the other branches of industry. He suggested that the subjects of "Transportation," "Trans-portation," "Maiketii" and "Federal anil State Statistics," as political questions ques-tions affecting the farmers. Itiou. Senator Kelley was chosen temporary tem-porary chairman. In a long speech of ..acceptance, he explained the object of , thu congress to be tho consideration of .-' various questions of peculiar interest to tjt'e west aud south. ' Kelly laid all the blame of the acri-v acri-v cultural depression on too small' a circulation mediums. As a relief he suggested the reeoitiago of silver and the raising of silver money to the stand-T'. stand-T'. ard of gold. . John. W. Springer, of Illinois was elected temporary secretary. The cliaiiman then presented Gov- j ernor Francis, w ho w elcomed the dele- ' fates I'll behalf of Missouri. He said ,,f the congress marked a new era in tho agricultural, commercial and financial history. In the early history of the country such dissension and dissatis-; dissatis-; , factum as now exists resulted in' the revolution. The people of tho v est were now crying lor relief but thu i manner of relief was sought not by jinus but by this deliberative congress. Ibll'etvnt causes were assigned for the depression of western interests Heretofore federal legislation had been in ik interest of the east. It was s ruvessary'fnr the west to stand togeihor In u 1 there 'were many things the west had decide!! the advocacy of which should be unanimous, earnest and continued. con-tinued. V J The west waloied free trade with the Mexico, Canadfi and South America and with all the eoliuiries of the world. The west wanteql the Mississippi connected-with the ireat lakes; it wanted improved wateryvays; it wanted the international rail' ay; it wanted a fuller volume of cur: ency. These were things that would relievo the distressing distress-ing condition of n iTairs and there were things that the wo st must act together upou. V i '- . j,, '. O'Wght TlmteAvrof Topcka wel-" wel-" w -n,jA delegnii in behalf of Kan-Ens Kan-Ens An adjouS'uent was then taken tmtV i-' o'ulock this afternoon. , . . Upon reasscniBling the letters of re- ', gret were read, Iniong them being one I jro:n President Harrison. The prcsi- dent w rote: f J "Public .liscusion of the conditions I affecting: agricultural and business 1 property cannot but be helpful if conducted con-ducted on broad lines aud iu hospitality to difference of opinion. 'J he extraordinary extraor-dinary developments oi production in. agriculture, which have taken place in the recent period of Ibis country, by i reason of the rapid enlargement of the area of tillage, under the favoring land laws of the United States, has very naturally called attention to the value, and, indeed the necessity for larger markets. I am one of those who believe home market necessarily the best for producers, as it emanci- I pa'es him, in proportion to its near- " 1 j ness, from the exactions of transporta-I transporta-I tion companies. If thu farmer could I deliver his surplus produce to tho con- J $ Mimer out of his farm wagon his inde-I inde-I f petideiice and his profits would be I I larger and surer. Wk " ' ' "it seems to me quite possible to at-',, at-',, tain larger increased market for our Rtaplo farm products without impairing the. home market by opening to manufacturing manu-facturing the competition in which frr-eign frr-eign producers paying a lower scale of wages would have tho advantage. A poiicy that would reduce tho number of oiir people engaged in mechan- ical pursuits or diminish their abilby to purchase food products by reducing their wages cannot p be helpful to those now engaged in agaiciditire. Farmers insist that the prices of products have been too low, J beiow the the point of fairliviug profits. " I think so toi, but 1 venture to remind , them that the plea they make involves i' the concession that, things may be too cheap. The farmer who claims a good living and profits for his work should ; concede the same to every other man and woman who toils. j The president continues by saying J( I that he looks with great confidence to the development of reciprocal trade re-I re-I lotions wth Central and South America J and says the removal of European re strictions on our meat and cattle. No ' effort and none of the powers vested in . I the executive would be left unused to secure this end which is so desirable. R ' "Your deliberations will probably 1 also embrace a consideration of thu 1 question of the volume aud character of I : our currency. It will not be possible ( I aud would not be appropriate for mu t j, in this letter to enter upou any elab- I orate discussion of these questions. One or two things I will say. and first, I he-lime he-lime that every person who thought- (I fully considers this question will agree I with me upon the proposition which J is at the base of ail my If consideration of tho currency, namely, ,"J that any dollar, paper or coin, issued ft by tht United States, must be made and ' t kci t in its commercial uses as good as - mi v other dollar. So long asnny paper . money is issued or authorized by the I ; United States government and accepted . in commercial use as equivalent to the I best coined dollar that we issue ami so J long as every coined dollar whether of !'- silver or gold is .'isMiied of : , cjiiai value in the commercial world i I tbetc need be no fea- as to an excess w a of iinmcv. More such money is better, ft: Im! ,,:i the other hand, when an isstieof ft p-iTier or coined dollars in buying and ses'ii-.ig is ra'ed at less value than any other paper or coined dollars, we have p.,.'.l i lie limit of safe experiment in ; iitiaiiec. If we have dollars of dtlter- i cnt values only the poorest will circtl- I i have alwavs believed and d tow more than ever ieiieva ia bimetallism, and favor j k J i |