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DEUyER Nov. 1.-THE Silver Convention
concluded its labors to-day after 8 o'clock.
The following preamble and resolutions were
RSsTSas, Sixteen yeers. have elapsed since
By means Indirect and pnk9own 20 the people,
msn monStissd d By the Untsd States Congress and
silver was thus degraded from its position as
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dltlons OF our people from the foundation OF the
0GSSt WSereas, This action of the United States
Congress- was contemporaneous With aslmilar
one on the part 9f come foreign Goyern- ,eI1-
people, and done in each and oyery case during
temporary suspension OF coin payments, OF
when the minds 81 she snS s
Vastatng wars during which their indebted-
ness public and private. had been largely
niTsSssS TssTsss 1 IL concert Of qctien this similar
ity Of circumstances and incidents together
pTaRtuiiy T,fn G eUIdsnt aTSsh ample S
Of the general pellet that II was the result ot u
oonspLao Of the few aSSnsst gal sbtor S mGs 0Sss
sumers against the producers, Of the idler
x WhsTess. sln as These sIxtcen years have been
marked by constantly declining prices OF sta.
5 SSop also
OF silver over 80 per cent. OF their gross pro
ductions. thereby taking that amount OF the
smosnt ntssa 81 al debts and 1ed obieSions
Sorn ana SotSn and and pork % and
and iron. and coal to liquidate the debts, with
NO definite assurance If from any t,3 source as t9
IPherens, this condition, OF things has now
been definitely traced by the most careful and
tion of one-half its standard money, by the acts
before reoited demonetizing silver, thereby In
sole remaining standard Of money metal, MAX
ing It relatively scarcer and de9rer while the
lessening yield Of the mines and is Increased ed
It absolutely SO. facts now. confessed by the
thousands who formerly held different opln-
Whereas. Efforts heretofore made and in part
successful for tho Ills described through the
sonage ot t. token R eEa tender silver d9arf v
to the people Of the, nation, by those who IA
vorcd the single gold standard and who ,reit-
OF season. every one OF which predictions have
been proved erroneous 6y the experience OF
yea years. thus showing the prophets to be either
Now. therefore, the people of Colorado in
representative convention Assem- bled. declares:
Second-rhat we demand oi tho Fifiy-ilrst
Congress. soon to.assemble. the remone tization
the silver dollar Of 4l2ja grains
ThrdThp,t hat, until such SH times I'm as TIE D. free rec
more liberal exercise OF It's discretion under
the act OF Feb. %. 1878. known as the BLAND
BILL" 10 the end that the purchase and coinage
OF $4,00O0O0 worth OF silver dollars per month
necessary. additional legislation TO secure that
result; also u liberal revision Of the reRula-
tions OF the Treasury Department so as to
facilitate the circulation of silver dollars and
silver certificates among the people. or addi-
tional legislation to that end If it shall appear
necessary.
Fourlh-That the time has arrived when the
Government OF the United States can lead the
way in the matter of she free and unlimited
coinage of silver that when it opens the mints
the nations OF the world will be compelled to
follow.