The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-29
BLAND In ALL HIS GLORY.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED AT THE
.sE.E SILVER CONVENTION.


The Report of the Resolutions Com
mittee Read by the Great Advocate
of Unlimited Coinage-A Committee
Appointed With Power to Call An
other Convention and Organize
State and National Silver Leagues
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2S.-Chairman Warner,
in calling the silver convention to order
this morning, stated that the order of busi-
ness would be the report Of the committee
on resolutions, but that any other business
could be taken up while awaiting the
pleasure of the COMMITTEES.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Fitch of
Nevada providing for the appointment Of a
national silver committee, which should be
empowered TO call another national silver
convention and provide for the organiza-
tion Of state and national silver leagues for
the promotion Of the objects Of this con-
vention. The resolution was adopted. The
following were appointed as tie committee:
Alabama, Alonzo Erwin; Arkansas, John
u. Fletcher; Arizona, w. J. Cheney; Cali
fornia, James McCudden; District Of
Columbia, Lee Crandall; Illinois, W. L.
Phelps; Indiana, Thomas II. Nelson; Kan
sas, William A. Fortesque; Kentucky,
Yoder Perghard; Missouri, Col.
John Doniphan; Michigan, Benjamin
Colvin; Montana, Charles f. Musigbrod; !;
Nebraska, Allen Root; Nevada, Thomas
Fitch; New Mexico, Samuel Baldwin; Ohio
James Kilburn; Pennsylvania, John A.
Grier; Texas, Charles Longuenare; Tonnes
see, A. j. Keller; Virginia, John T. Coch-
ram Utah, William Il. James; Wyoming,
w. N. Grant; Iowa, l.. H. Weller.
A resolution adopted by the Montana
House of Represen ntatives was tuen read to
the convention, 1t declares fer unlimited
silver coinage.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Congressman Bland, chairman of the
resolutions committee, presented the follow
ing report, declaring:
That demonetization of silver has worked
practical violation of every contract then ex-
isting in the Uuited States entailed countless
LOSSES reduced prices more than 80 per cent.
and ltS effect is practically TO make debts per.
petual, as it takes from the debtor ability to
pay; that it causes contraction in the currency
profit left for the farmer, planter. or men
OF small capital, who depend upon
the sale of their products for returns for their
labor; that we believe that the certificate of
the government, backed dollar for dollar by
gold and silver coin on deposit in the treasury
of the United States, is d safe and sound cur
rency, and has been approved by the
people; that, considering the contraction
caused by the. surrender of national
bank notes during the past three
years, and vast sums that must be collected by
the cancellation or government bonds during
the next three years, the necessity OF restoring
silver is as manifest as is the Justice Of such a
policy. That the gold and silver Of the west
pouring in steady stream upon the east for
forty years, vitalized every form Of bus.
iness there and steadied and upheld the credit Of
the nation through the great war and made re
sumption possible, and that what we now de
mAnd is much more to the interest of the eas
than to the west, as the productions of the eas
| exceed in value the productions of tho west
that we believe In equal rights of gold and sill
yer ana free coinage for both, and that nc
| nation ever had or ever will have too much gold
| or silver coin. Now, therefore. be it
| Resolved, That congress be requested by this
convention TO provide at its first session for the
| opening OF the mlnts OF the United States to
| free and unlimited coinage OF standard silver
| dollars of the present weight and fneness, &c
| be legal tender for all debts, public or private
equal with gold, and that until such provision
| is made the Secretary OF the Treasury be re
quired to coin the maximum Of 81, 900, 900 worth
of silver per month, as now authorized by law
The report of the committee on resolutions
was then adopted by vote of 135 to z.
The resolution offered by Gen. Odin
Ginter of Missouri, favoring an inter
national silver congress during the worlds
fair, was tabled.
A resolution thanking the Associated
Press for the able manner in which the
work of the convention has been presented
to the people Of the United States was then
unanimously adopted.
aThere was a small attendance at the 4
o'clock meeting Of the convention. Chair.
man Warner thanked the convention for
the kind attention and consideration show n
it's presiding officer, and on motion tho con.
vention was declared adjourned without
day. Tonight the delegates were given a
Thanksgiving banquet at the Merchants
Frchange