The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-27
SILVER AS A CURRENCY.
CONVENTION OF TEE FREE COIN
AGE ADVOCATES.

ing Speech of the Session-The Ex-
pected Influence of the Convention
on Congress.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-The national silver
| convention met at the exposition buildings
at 10 o'clock this morning, with about $50
delegates IN their seats and large number
Of spectators, notwithstanding the rain.
| The great hall was ha dsomely and appro-
priately decorated, emblems Of the char
| acter of the convention being seen on all
sides, while flags and bunting greeted the
citys visitors from the entrance to the
stage It was Ills o'clock when James
Campbell called the convention to order.
After briefly reciting the inception of the
project to bring the silver men of the coun-
try together, Mr.. Campbell introduced L.
| NJ Rumsey of st. Louis as temporary
chairman and Albert Singer as temporary
| secretary.
RUMSEY's OPENING SPEECH.
Temporary Chairman Rumsey was given
a warm welcome when he rose to make his
opening remarks. Among other things, he
said: lit is fair to presume that there is
not single delegate present who does not
feel the weight Of responsibility resting
upon him individually as a repres entative
to this convention, for upon the results
of this assembly will depend largely the
degree of prosperity our country will en-
joy in the immediate future.
INFLUENCE OF THE CONVENTION.
"You are not a law-making body it is
true; but as all laws are the results of the
popular will and as you have been almost
as popularity set to represent the people of
this United States as are members of con-
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Washington, it follows that the congress of
the United States may find through your
deliberations and conclusions that you are
the latest representatives from the people
upon the question of silver coinage laws,
that they must obey the will of the people
of the United States, and enact laws your
body cannot enact, which will give to the
people of the United States the privilege of
coming their. silver as freely as they coin
their gold.
TO BE FULLY EXPLAINED.
1.-THE gentlemen who will address you
upon the vital questions to be discussed
during this convention will make clear as
MONDAY the necessity for free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver, so that no person in
the United States who can read need be
ignorant of the untold advantages such a
law would give to this country,
and also incidentally to the whole
world. In SO large an assemblage
it would be strange if there were not those
who have some pet hobby, no doubt very
excellent and desirable in some other con-
vention, but the time for the discussion of
this monetary question is 80 brief that it is
hoped no extra subjects will be attempted
TO be pushed on the attention of this con-
vention."
At the conclusion of his address various
| committees were appointed, and the CO n
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THE AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention reassembled promptly at
| 3 o'clock. 1t was decided that the doors of
the convention shall be thrown open to the
| public. The entire afternoon was spent
| in discussion of how the convention
| should vote. The matter was finally settled
| by the adoption of a resolution offered by
| Senator Stewart, of Nevada, that each
| delegation should be entitled to twenty
votes, and that all over that number in any
| delegation should be allowed one vote each
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported the following permanent
| officers; Chairman, A. j. Warner of Ohio
vice chairman, j. H. McMichael of Colo
| RADIO; secretary. Albert Singer of Missouri
| assistant secretaries, F. L. Dana of Colo
RADIO, T. j. Palmer of Kansas, j. A. Green
| of Pennsylvania.
| THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
| Chairman Warner was introduced to the
convention by Senator Stewart, and was
received with cheers. Mr.. Warner thanked
the convention for the unexpected honor,
| and said that the subject than which none
other affected the people of the entire world
with equal weight was the silver
question. Since Germany, in 1872
followed later by other European powers
and particularly by the United States, de-
monetizd or limited silver as money, the
question had been a vital issue, and in tine
discussion the bi-metalists had won the vic
tory. The attempt to change the money
standard from gold and silver to gold alone
was worse than mistake-it was almost
a crime The men who favored sucl
course knew what the consequences
would be on the debt and commerce of tn,
nations of the world, and they were aideC
by men who did not realize the far-reach
ing results of the change. the demonetiza
ton of silver had made the gold STANDARD
different than before that act. The demon
citation of silver was, in fact, a great crime
and its revocation was now the important
question of the world. The people hat
suffered more from bad monetary legisla
ton than from any other cause. The first
duty was stability of financs.
WHAT is ASKED.
What was asked was the restoration O
| VIC llOlcJ WulCu udh 6AlSUSu 10
ages-that silver be placed on an equalit,
with gold at the ratio which has existed
{ 1t was the duty of the country to restor,
} what should never have been disturbed
} and this convention had assembled here tC
decide upon the best methods to be pursued
in reaching the desired end.
II. B. Chamberlain, president of the Den
, | yer Chamber of Commerce, on behalf o
that body, then presented, in a happy
speech, "a solid silver gavel to Chairman
Warner.
i A number of resolutions referred to thu
committee on resolutions we're read and 81
| ordered The committee is considered ,
very strong one, and it is expected that i
will embody the wishes of the convention
briefly and so clearly that they will be
easily understood. The committee is COM
? posed as follows: Arkansas, B. D. Williams
Arizona, John c. Loss Alabama, A
, Irwin; Colorado. T. B. Buchanan; Cali
fornia, E. NJ. Pixley; Idaho, William Hind
man; Indiana, Peter P. Kennedy; Illinois
: G.. f. Wait; Kansas, A. H. McLennan
? Kentucky, Henry Watterson Montana
: w. G. Gallagher; Missouri, r. P Blank