Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
THE SILVER CONVENTION

THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Close OF the Convention .tst. Loui.-R.
Adopted.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-The delegates
to the silver convention filed into con.
vention hall slowly yesterday morning.
it being known that the committee on
resolutions was still engaged in the
work of revision. Chairman Warner.
In calling the convention to order.
stated that the order of business would
De, hrst. the report of the committee
on resolutions. but that any other busi-
ness could be taken I'D while awaiting
the pleasure of the committee.
a resolution was offered by Mr..
Fitch, of Nevada. provitlfnp for the an
pointment of National silver commit
tee, which should have power to call
another National silver convention and
provide for the election of delegates
thereto. Also that the said National
silver committee be empowered tn nro-
vide for The organization Of state and
National silver leagues for the promo-
ton of the objects of this convention
ADOPTED.
The following were appointed assuch
-hAtSOd1l1, <a1OlILO 1rWln-
Selma; Arkansas. John d. Fletcher.
Little Rock; Arizona, w. J. Cheney,
Tombstone, California, James McCud-
den, Vallejo; District of Columbia,
Lee Crandail, Washington; Illinois,
w. L. Phelps, Elmwood; Indiana,
Thomas II. Nelson, Terre Haute; Kan
sas. w. 81. Fortescue, Leavenworth;
Kentucky, ?cder Polgar, TaylorviIle;
MISC lc, Colonel John Doniphan, st.
Joseph; Michigan, Hon. Ben Colvin,
St Cha-es; Montana, Charles E. Mu-
sigbrod, Deer Lodge; Nebraska, Allen
Root, Omaha; Nevada, Hon. Thomas
Fitch, Nevada, Ohio, James Kilburn,
Columbus; Pennsylvania, John A
Grler, Philadelphia; Texas, Charles
Longuenalre, Ell Paso; Tennessee, An
drew j. Keller, Memphis; Virginia,
John L. Cochran, Charlottesville; Utah,
William I. James, Salt Lake; Wye-
| ming, n. Grant, Laramie; Iowa. Hon.
L. I'll. Weller, Nashua.
Congressman Bland, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, presented
the following report:
The National silver convention, held in SC.
Louis. Mo-, November 26, % and Is, 1888,
adopted this preamble and resolution as
their deliberate opinions:
That the characterization of silver has
worked a practical violation of every con-
tract then existing in the United States, en-
tailed uncounted losses, reduced prices more
than 30 per cent. and in effect is practically
to make debts perpetual, as it takes from the
debtor the ability to pay that it causes con-
traction in the currency, which reduces
the value until there is no profit left to the
farmer, planter or men OF AEnall capital, who
depend upon the sale of Products for returns
for their labor.
That we believe the certificate of the Gov
eminent, backed dollar for dollar by gold
and silver coin, on the product in the treas
ury of the United States, is safe and sound
currency and has been approved by the peo-
pie.
That considering the contraction caused
by the surrender of National bank notes
during the past three years and the vast
sums that must be collected by the cancella-
tiOn of Government bonds during the next
three years, the necessity of restoring silver
Is az manifest as is the justice of such Q
policy.
That the gold and silver of the West, pour
ing in a steady stream upon the East for
forty years, vitalized every form of business
there and steadied and upheld the credit of
the Nation throughout the great war and
made resumption possible, and that what
We now demand is much more to the in
tercst of the East than of the West rs the
productions of the East exceed in value the
productions of the West.
That we believe in equal rights of gold and
silver, and free coinage for both, and that
nation ever had or ever will have too much
gold and silver coin.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolred, That the Fifty-first Congress be
requested by this convention to provide at
its first session for opening the minis
of the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of standard sill
yer dollars of the present weight and
fineness to be legal tender for all
debt, public or private, equal with gold and
that until such a provision is made, the
Secretary of the Treasury be required to coin
the maximum, 81 600 600 worth of silver per
month, as now authorized by law.
The report of the committee on reso-
buttons was then adopted by vote of
135 to z.
There was small attendance at the
four o'clock meeting of the convention.
Chairman Warner read the ten addi-
tional names OF the committee at large
appointed by the chair, as follows:
New York, Edwards Pierrepont; Illi-
nois. A. E. Stevenson; Kentucky, J.
Mckenzie; North Carolina, Alfred E.
souri,, L. M. Rumsey; Colorado, J. Z. S.
Eagan; Nevada, Francis G. Newland;
California, F. NJ. Pixley; Kansas, j.
w. Rusk. The chairman ap-
pointed the following COM
IulCCee 10 prepare LHeLlOTldl dUuToSS
to Congress: J. A. Grier, of Pennsyl-
vania; J. J. Field, of Missouri; C. c.
Goodwin, of Utah; j. w. Porter, of
Virginia, and j. T. Scott, of Ohio.
Chairman Warner thanked the con-
vention for the kind attention and
courteous consideration shown its pre-
siding officer, and, on motion. the con-
ventiOn was declared adjourned with
out day.
At night the delegates were given a
Thanksgiving banquet at the Mer-
chants Exchange, which was bril-
liant affair, and a fitting close of the
National silver convention.
Satolli's New Misslon.
ROME, Nov. 29.-The assertion that
Mgr. Satolli will be dispatched on a
mission to Ireland upon his return from
America is confirmed by the statement
tEof Eafhor HoU1oft x-1r-ox