Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-29
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Strong Resolutions Passed by the
Silver Convention Yesterday.
THE SILVER-ToNGUED ON SILVER.
Heavy Storms in the East-DoubIe
Tragedy in Colorado-ResuIt
of Cigarette Smoking.
THE SILyER-ToNGUED ON SILVER.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECoRD-UMoN.I
SILVER CONVENTION.


also, said National Silver Committee to be
empower 10 provide for the organization
of State and National Silver Leagues for
the promotion Of the objects of this Con.
vention. Adopted.
The following were appointed as the
committee: Alabama-Alonzo Irwin, Sell
ma; Arkansss-John G. Fletcher, Little
Rock: Arizona-W. ]. Cheyeney, Tomb
stone; CalifoInia-James McSudden, Val
lejo; District OF Columbia-Lee CrandalI,
Washington; ulinois-W. E Phelps. Ell
wood; Indiana-Thomss H Nelson, Terra
Haute Kansas-William Fortescue, Leav-
enworth; Kentucky-YoderP oignard, Tay-
lorsville; MissouIi-Colonel John Donivan,
st. Joseph; Indignation. Ben. Colvin,
ST. Charles; Montana-Charles F. Mus;g-
brod. Deer Lodge; Nebraska-Allen Root,
Omaha; Nevada-Hon. Thomas Fitch,
Reno; New Mexico-Samuel Baldwin,
Santa Fe; Ohio-James Kilburn, Column
bus; Pennsylvania-John A. Grier, Phila-
delphis; Texas-Charles Longuenar, Ell
Paso; Tennessee-Andrew J. Keller, Mem
phis; Virginia-John L. Cochran, Char
lottesville; Utsh-WilIiam F. James, Salt
Lake; Wyoming-M n. Grant, Laramie;
I)wa-Hon. L. NJ. Weller Nashua.
A resolution was read and adopted from
the Montana House of Representatives
urging the Convention to views favoring
the unlimited coinage of silver and to lend
their hearty support to all measures con-
duetive TO that end.
Congressman Bland, Chairman of the
Committee On Resolutions, presented the
following report
The National Silver Convention held in ST.
Louis, No. November g. q and rs, 1889, adopted
this preamble and resolution as their deliberate
nDiniOng That the decentralization of Si1Vpr q c
worked practical violations of every .ntract
then existing in the United States, entailed
countless losses, reduced prices more than
thirty per cent, and its effect is practically to
create debt, as it takes from the debtor his
ability to pay that it causes a contraction
in currency, which reduces value, IN
til there is no profit LETT to the farmer or
men of small capital, who depend upon the
sale of their products for a revenue for
their labor: that we believe the certificate
OF the Government, backed by dollar for dollar
by gold and silver coin on deposit in the Treas
ury OF the United States, is a safe and sound
currency, 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 the vast sums that must
be collected during the next three years, the
nece ssity of restoring silver is as manifest is
the justice of such a power; that the gold and
silver of the West has been pouring in in a
steady stream upon the East for forty years, and
has vitaliZed every form of business there, and
steadied and upheld the credit OF the nation
through the great war and made resumption
possible, and that the demand is much more to
the interest of the East than OF the West that we
believe in the equal rights of gold and silver,
and free coinage Tor both, and that no nation
ever had or will have too much gold and silver
coin; now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Fifty first Congress be re-
quested by this Convention 10 provide at its
first session for the opening of the MINIS of the
United States to free and unlimited coinage of
standard silver dollars of the present weight
md tn no q farlAa roll aff
public and private, equal with gold, and that
until such provision is made the Secretary of
the Treasury be required to coin the maximum
100000 worth of silver per month, as now
authorized by law.
Mr.. Bland announced that the gentleman
from Iowa Calamity Weller), desired his
report printed as part of the proceedings
of the Convention, and that be would
offer no further opposition TO the adoption
of the majority report. He did this in the
interest OF harmony.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tons was then adopted by vote of 1856 TO
rs.
A resolution offered by General Ginter,
of Missouri, favoring an International Sill
yer Congress during the Worlds Fair, was
tabled.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
people of st. Louis for the courtesies ex-
tended and the committees for attention
shown.
a resolution thanking the Associated
Press for the able manner in which the
work OF the Convention had been presented
to the people of the United States was
unanimously adopted.
Fitch of Nevada was, by special request,
called to the platform and delivered long
address. In an exhaustive review of the
labor difficulties, he laid all of the blame for
the poverty stricken condition of the work
ing classes at the door of the capitalists
who demonetiZed silver for twenty years
Said he, "We had abundant prosperity at
the beginning but at the end of it we find
the wealth centered in a few hands, What
has a laborer to show for his twenty years
toll? He can boast that the aggregate
wealth of the nation has large increased.
of the factories established, cities erected,
rivers bridged and of transcontinental
highways reaching from ocean to ocean.
He can call the roll of millionaires, and
thousands will respond, where before the
war was less than SEQ. He can wipe the
sweat from his weary face, and reflect thai
a nong the 5000 millionaires that may be
enumerated are the names of twenty Amer.
ican citizens who have Wrung s.. 500 000, 000
from the toll and tears of 10000, 900 of
people. He can walk weary and shelter
less in the shadow of palace he has built,
but may not enter.
Il seek not to assail the rights of CAPT.
talists or arouse the prejudices of poverty.
For twenty years capital has tempered
with the peoples money and gathered to
itself Illicit gains by increasing the burden
of industry. The fight for the restoration
OF silver is fight of the debtors against
creditors, laborer against capitalists, poor
against rich. 1t is idle for them to tell US
prices have been reduced because of the
increased production in India. This may
be the approximate cause, but l say the
direct cause will be found in silver demon
citation alone.
England has become to-day the greatest
silver consumer in the world, and vet in
all her vast empire she produces less than
per cent. of the worlds supply, and Ger
many, her co-conspirstor in the work of
decentralization, produces less than per
cent.
England is the bunko-steerer of the
world, and Uncle Sam is the gentleman
from the rural districts. How much
longer will our miners. planters and farm
ers consent that their Senators and Repre-
sentatives at Washington shall continue to
legisa,e in the interest of Wall street. Is
1t not time for the American eagle to rise
and shake the Liverpool salt from its tail
[Great applause
ut may b, that the sudden remonetiza-
ton of silver would produce some tempo
rary disturbance III Wall street; but the
eastern q. western boundaries of this ma
ton are not found between Pearl street
snd Broadway.
I'VE are here to represent the cottages
and csbirs of this country, and their inter-
ests should be projected, 'hough the bulls of
Wall street and the bucke5-shops below
with rage" Z.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Fitch's remarks
The Convention then tooka recess until
O'Clock
at the afternoon session the Chairman
announced ten additional names of the
Committee at Large appointed by the
Chair, as follows;
New York, Edwards Pierrepont Hi
nos, A. E. Stevens; Kentucky, J. Mcken-
zie; North Carolina, Alfred E. Scales
Georgia, H. Almond; Missouri, L. NJ.
Rumsey Colorado, J. S. E. Egsn Nevada,
Francis G Newlapds; California, F NJ.
| Plxley: Kansas, J. w Rusk.
| The Chairman appointed the following
committee 10 prepare a memorial address
to Congress; j. A. Grier. Pennsylvania
H. ]. Field. Missouri c. C. Goodwin
Utah; ] W Porter, Virginia, end ]. F
Scat, Ohio.
The f,opvsD+ior then adjourned sine die