Show 4 7 I-b I I l 2 a 4 7 i dx NATIONAL SILVER CONVENTION i A Meeting In I Washington of the tho Friends FrIend of Silver SUver The second national sliver silver slyer convention n of Cf f whose objects object is I the organization of a national bimetallic association for the promo promo- promo lion Ion oo ot of the free bimetallic coinage in the United States met in Washington on the Oth The call cal for this consention was ex ex- tended to to all al who favored the te immediate restoration of bimetallic coinage in the United states and each al district was wai requested to send two delegates and each state and territory to send two additional delegates at delegates Farmers' Farmers Alane Alliance organizations organ organ- and all al other po political t al or organizations When were Invited to send one delegate Chairman A. A J. J Warner called caled th the convention to t o order at noon about 10 delegates were resent resent present from all al parts of the United States Mr r. r Warner Warn r delivered an address in which he ic reviewed ed the progress of work for silver sliver during the past pat few years He lIe le said that the of silver siver in 1873 must forever be e stamped as s the crime of the nineteenth century The arguments of the silver men have lave never been answered The gold men however had the press of the country at theft back ack Both the conventions about to a assemble assem ble We should be caled called upon to come out square square- iy y on th the sliver silver siver question queston The people of this should be called caled upon to de defeat at the party that was against the fre free coinage of of II silver vcr At the conclusion of Mr Warner's Warners address the he convention rose and gave gae him three hur hur- non lIon I. I B. B n Morris of Indiana Indan was made tern tern- orar chairman Lee Crandall Crandal of Wa Washington Washing Washing- hing- hing ton tn n D. D C. C secretary and Jones of Georgia Georga assistant secretary Mr Morris Morrs said that in a a monetary conference confer confer- enee ence with Uth Ith the thc governments of England Eng Eng- Eng Eng- England land and and Germany would Insist on maintain maintain- log ng the gold standard because the they are the two iw o greatest creditor nations of the w world orld and hold bonds He lie le condemned the Idea dea as a un-American un and said that we should adopt adopt and maintain a distinct monetary system system system tem just as we maintain a distinct American tariff tarl system Addresses were delivered by Senator Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art Representatives Bartine of N Nevada vada Ur Bryan an of Nebraska Mr Mortimer Whitehead of New Jersey Mr Baldwin aldwin of Connecticut and and others At the ope opening of the morning session Friday the caUd upon Mr r. r of Colorado Colordo who brought the somewhat famous test case cae before before be be- fore tore the Supreme Court of the district known know n nas as the silver brick brIck siver-brIck case cae This case involved the constitutionality of the of silver silver- and Mr 11 Merrick briefly stated the grounds which led lcd him t to believe that silver tion ton wa was unconstitutional He Ie said that an appeal to the United States Su- Su prema premo Court was wa being perfected and he expected ex e- that it would soon be completed Among the speakers of the day were Senator Sena Sena- tor tr Teller Teler and Judge Symes The following res resolutions were adopted l That the free and u unlimited eon coin ego ige of silver siver on equal terms with wih that of gold ind md on the ratio rato now established by law lav Is 1 the te paramount Issue before the American people day to-day tody and shall not be suppressed suppressed Resolved That we ve e in answer to the demand for honest money that the debtor will wi have bave discharged his full ful duty to his cre creditor lor lorDy Dy paying aying to t him such sueh money as was wa a full fun legal tender at the time the debt was as eon con Resolved That we will wl not suppo rt r for a legislative or executive office any candidate who rho is not thoroughly committed by platform and ind declaration t the to he full ful restoration of the system disturbed by by the legislation de demonetizing ernon 0 silver siver in 1873 Resolved T we would hall hail hal with willi joy the he co a IOn of other o jb 7 r ration lon ion Of o It Pc monetary p position on ret we d a hat d that hat the United States right the Wong wrong it has ha perpetrated upon the and industrial nd classes without re regard re- re re gard ard to the action acton o of other nations M. M H. H I. I Slater of Co rado presented the the- the there report report re re- of the Committee the port on ou Organization of an American Bimetallic League The report recommended the formation of such a league leage the tho object t of which should be to urge the of silver and to resist resit the purpose to fasten upon the country the single gold standard and to labor for the tho restoration of free fre bimetallic coinage to the people of the United States The report was adopted The following officers of the league leage were elected by acclamation President A. A J. J Warner Ohio Oho treasurer J. J P. P Clinge Washington se secretary Lee Crandall Crandal Washington 1 D. D C. C executive com com- F. F G. G New Newlands lands Nevada J. J B. B Grant Giant Colorado Richard Lacey Laccy N New w York L. L I. I M. M Rumsey Missouri F ex-F ex ex Representative Watson Watso l Georgia Georga H. H C Baird Pennsylvania and Senator John W. W Daniel Virginia Virginia The convention was addressed by T. T M 31 1 Patterson ani others among whom was Mrs Luthe of Colorado who vho was the tle fIrst st to sl sign bel her name to t the roll rol of ot the Silver Siver League The delegates to t the silver siver convention met again Sunday morning and discussed the the question queston of raising funds Several large laige alge contributions con con- and pledges from Colorado and I other states were received cl for Immediate needs need I It I Ills Is proposed to t publish a a newspaper at Irregular intervals foi for the interest of free coinage i After the further discussion of routine and aud administrative matters aters and a short closing address addre s of encouragement and congratulation by Mr 11 Warner Waner the tho convention adjourned sine die |