Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-02-07
FIRST SILVER CONVENTION.
THE RESOLUTIONS AS ADOPTED.
Delegates from Many States and Ter
ritorIes Meet in Denver to COnsid-
er the Silver Questionable In
dustry to be Protected.

from the Associated Press Reportl
The National Silver convention
which finished its labors on the
2Sth inst, was one of the most har-
monius gatherings ever witnessed
The ADVOCATE gives below the
associated press report of the
most important resolutions, as fol-
lows:
"The states and Territories of
Kansas, Colorado, Utah, New Mex
leo, Idaho, Wyoming, and Arizona
N convention in Denver, Colorado,
Jan 28, 1885, adopt the following
resolutions as declaration of
their principles.
lst-That we are in favor of the
doctrine Of bi-metals as embodied
in the laws OF the United States
previous to the year 1878; and we
urge the enactment of those laws
at the earliest practicable moment.
2d-That in the interest of trade
and commerce we demand a free
and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver bullion at the present stand
ard of coinage.
3d-We demand that congress
shall pass an act directing the
secretary of the treasury to with
draw from circulation all 81 and 81
bills, in order to give large cir
culation to the standard silver dol
lar.
4th-We condemn the secretar-
les of the treasuary for their un-
lawful eyasions of the provisions
of the Bland bill, and other laws
relating to an amendment, and de
mand that the clearinghouse
&t.. obligations of the government
be paid without discrimination in
gold and silver or in gold and sill
yer certificates.
5th-TLat it is the sense OF this
convention that law amendatory
of the national bank act be enact
ed whereby said banks throughout
The United States shall keep not
less than Is per cent. Of that legal
reserves in national standard silver
coin; and also that the redemp-
ton fund of said banks shall be in
silver coin.
9th That it shall restore sill
yer to it's ancient, rightful and con-
stitutional equality with gold in
respect to coinage, we demand a
liberal construction and faithful
executions of the provisions Of the
Bland bill.
7th-That the demands of rec
concentrations above made are
based on broader grounds than any
consideration of mere sectionallsm
or protection of a particular indus
try; that they are we'll nigh for
gotten terms of the wise constitu-
ton and laws under which this ma
ton has gained its place as the
foremost people Of the globe; that
silver needs no such protection as
is extended to pampered industries
east; that this is question touch
ing the dearest interests of every
being in this broad land, and that
it involves the question of whether
the debt-paying medium OF the ma
ton shall be SO changed as to in
crease the value of its notes, bonds
mortgages and other fixed incomes;
and to depreciate the value Of all
other property, and it also involves
a proper execution of our constitu-
ton and our laws.
Ii. c. Snyder, of Kansas, offered
the following resolution which was
adopted:
Whereas, The material and COM
mercial interests of the southern
and western portions Of this nation
are of great importance to the pros
perity of the nation; and
Wheras, The secretary of the
treasury sways the financial power
If the administration, and has
seemed to possess the power to al