Show YOUR DADS DOLLAR it was mailo of sidur anil yon want the same IBE COLD HE IS SOT FOR tol the bind tr ken in ta sl lonis fn an ire a coid for tt orl ST louis nov 27 at alia silver convention this mornine delegate horse of colorado introduced the following that senatore Fena tore and depre of congress are requested to establish a unit for the of silver aith the sooth american etaw that shall make eiller aio oio pass on pir with gold in all american nations of the western hemisphere that they also be requested to open negotiations B ich the congress of all ameeran nations now in for the briding of railroads from the united states through the elates of south america after a lively it atas referred to alie committee on reeola t ons the following resolution offered by jacks of california was received with cheers and referred under the rule WHEREAS wal street and are now actually at work et rivine to elect a speaker for the rp preaching Conf tress record is entirely opposed to silver interests and representatives in con press should be servants of ilia aco pla and this great convention chows dhows of public opinion in the western and southern states and territories in favor of mi e coinage of silver therefore lits olred tint the western and southern representatives in can cress be requested to rupper bonne friend 0 silver for the of the present house of and to do so will 1 a bel raal of the people warranting their goiti cal death the chairman then announced tint alie convention would be addressed by R 1 bland of mis couri air bland as received with a of applause lie addressed he contention at brine leneth in the course of bia remarks he caid free coinage of will settle the silver question and greatly relieve the poor the anly question with ls in our country is whether we should at once repeal our laws or wail for the concurrence of puffers great britain it a a fact that you will fin I 1 a man in public life to day who will nahume the lity of contend ng for a eingle gold standard 1 I am in favor of paddling conr own canoe in as well aa all other subjects if we have enacted bid lans let na bliem E specially should we repeal a law that hau been K aoi r verbally ver sally condemned as the bation act of 1873 no matter whether the few who engineered this legislation well or not it BBS practically a fraud Cou and the american mr band spoke at some length of the business and panic following the legislate leg islat on of and aided it is not that the of silver alana canned this panic there were other contractors contract ons of currency in progress but the probabilities are bad we left the mints open to free coinage of fiher there would have been a and heavy increase in the coinage of the silver dollar to counteract the effect of the contraction on the continent to the eoula of OB and to the west in ASIA there are who use only silver as money they are the best customers for manufacturers and are alie chief beurce of foreign trade we doubt to have trade and proper legislation on the silver question will greatly ai J us in it by free coinage of silver and gold new york and cot lonjin or paris the money centre hr the exchanges of the world after listening to a paper on the dilver question fram thomas jordan editor of the kew york mining the convention took a recess till 2 SO p m the convention at and listened to papers from judge morris of litchmond and con gressman of colorado mr 6 mines referred to an article from john jay knox in which knox took a position adverse to prients of the convention and said and this is the roan who advised congress to demonetize silver from 1870 to 1873 because aa he argued an american silver dollar exceeds by 3 per cent the standard of gald and will not circulate but will be exported for was followed by senator stewart of nevada chote remarks evoked frequent outbursts of applause app laufe the senators was an on hand talk and seemed to suit the delegates better than the printed papers to which they had previously listened in the coerce of his remarks senator stewart eaid nations leave tried lead iron and copper but finally all civilized civil zed and aemi civilized antti ins have decided on silver the use of silver li pe the elret we heard of the wo of silver w as as money w hile gold first ased as ornament and the latter as money for years or nore these have been the meia B out of which money could be aured now 1 say as loog aa a dollar can ba manufactured out of a given quantity of silver or gold it makes co to the owner v hat bullion he has with either lie can pet a dollar and with that dollar buy the same amount of labor or property thre th re fg nothing ilka scarcely of money poverty to pay debba inability to support a family to make men cowards the creation of the great middle of england was brought about by the dig covey of gold in mexico and south america free baher in europe waa the cause of having some money and becoming independent the farmers of our country today to day in consequence of the of the money kings and gold anno in are independence of character fir which aliey have been coed their mortgage a are making them comarda co warda 1 I will not stop to explain how this dilver fraind was committed there wan no disco sion in the senate not a word not a beugge tion in the senate hat a dollar was to be omitted there is nothing in the record of the senate to show how that dollar got out the conferences ot the dont chow ft but we find the fact to be that silver aai omitted and I 1 call upon the people to explain liow it oc corred there v as of national debt ve know of and it is estimated thre is at least oliree throes M much debt county municipal corporation etc making a hundred thousand millions in all two bundled millions of gold and balver were manufactured a the right to rely upon that scheme cut hil that apply and the debtor is bound by that contract senator stew art closed by urging aliat there be a plain demand upon congress to re robnet e silver no dallying no compromise but a t de enaud mett ahe creditor lie bald face to face tor if yon must yield him conr property you inight aa cl do it now a in the future the report of the committee on has read recommending a memorial to congress the jagt ae of lawa fixing the coinage gold at 25 and 8 10 grains and balver grains standard the purchase of at least worth of eaher bullion each month and arfe and unlimited coinage of fiher and old on full and equal privilege under coinage lane after borne discus sn these resolutions were re committed for correction calamity miller of iowa dissented from the views of other members of lie committee and presented a minority aport in which he asked an endorsement of the act of congress of 1834 by which six per cent material was taken out of the fold dollar coin also the endorsement of the aich made alie silver dollar of 3 85 8 10 grain nine t line equivalent to 4 i prams nine tenths tine dollar batora tha law and in all courts of record in limited pay breit alila lie stated would demonstrate he faith of the supreme court that the material of which money is composed compo oed has whatever tu properties imparted by congre rs and eilf become a of the to finally reach a financial which shall be as purely national aa the and also a wise and patriotic element in the final solution of the vexed tanal question after reading a telegram ism the preM Mento the industrial league at wa hington unlimited coinage of silver the convention adjourned until to morrow |