, 1889-12-05
LAB0RS ENDED.
The Silver Convention Ad-
journed
AFTER DRAFTING A MEMORIAL,
Which Will Be Presented to
the Fifty-First Congress.
A NATIONAL SILVER COMMITTEE
Appointed, Which Is Empowered to
Call Another Convention and
Arrange for Delegates.

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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2s-In the silver con-
vcntion this morning a resolution was
offered by Fitch of Nevada providing for
the appointment of a national silver
com mittec. which should be empowered
to call another national silver conven-
tion and provide for the election of dele
gates thereto also that said national
silver committee be empowered to pro-
vide for the organization of a national
silver league for the promotion of the
objects of this convention. Adopted.
The following were appointed as a
committee: Alonzo Irwin of Selma,
Ala. John g. Fletcher OF Little. Rock
ARR; W. J. Chcyney of Tombstone,
Ariz. James McSudden of Vallejo, Cal ;
Lee Crandall Of Washington, d. c.; W.
e. Phelps Of Elmwood, III. Thomas II.
Nelson of Terre Hauie, Ind; W. NJ.
Poisnard of Taylorsyille, Ky; Colonel
John Doniphan of ~. Joe, Mo-; Hon.
Ben Calvin of st. Charles, Mich. Charles
+. Musigbrod OF Fort Dodge Mont !;
Allen Root of Omaha, Neb.; Hon.
In9%ss a@w.I Bassn a,In o, q s.n,s R'Ps Fs n MY
a. Grier Of Philadelphia, Pa; Charles
I.onguenare of Elpaso, Tex; Andrew J.
Keller of Memphis, Tenn. John l.. Coch.
ranc of Charlottesville, Va; William +.
James OF Salt Lake, Utah; NJ. n. Grant
OF Laramie, Wyo.; Hon. l.. U. Weller of
Nashua, Iowa.
At the afternoon session the chairman
announced ten additional names of the
com mittec at large. Those appointed
by the chair we're MS follows: Edward
Pierrepont OF New York, A. +. Steven
son OF Illinois, ]: Mckenzie Of kentucky,
A: Z. seates OF North Caroline Hsrmond
Of Georgia, !. NJ. Rumsey OF Missouri,
j. Z. Egan Of Colorado, Francis q. New.
land of Nevada, r. NJ. Pixley Of Cali.
fornia, j. w. Rusk of Kansas.
The resolution adopted by the Mon
tana house OF representatives was read,
urging upon tho convention their views
favoring The unlimited coinage of silver
port TO all measures conducive to that
end In congress.
DEMON ETizATIoN AGAIN SCORED.
Bland, chairman OF the committee on
resolutions, presented the following re-
port of the national silver convention
held in St. Louis, No., November %, %
and 2s, 1880:
That demonstration of silver has
worked a practical violation of every
contract then existing in the United
States; entailed unwarranted Losses and
reduced prices more than 30 per cent;
and its effect is practically to make
debts perpetual, az 1t takes from the
debtor the ability to pay; that 1t caused
a contraction IN currency, which reduces
| its value, until there Is no profit left to
the farmer, planter or men OF small cap
ital, who depended upon the sale of
their products fot returns for their labor.
That we believe "a certificate of govern
mcnt, backed, 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 con.
traction, caused by tho surrender of
national bank notes, during the last
three years, aud the vast sums that must
be collected by cancellation Of govern
ment bonds durfng the next four years,
the necessity OF restoring silver Is as
manifest rs IL the justice OF such policy.
GOLD AND SILVER THE MAissrAY.
That the gold and silver OF the West,
pouring 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 through
great war and made resumption possi-
BILE, and what we now demand Is as
much more to the interest of the East
than Of the West as the productions of
the East are i'll excess in value OF the
productions OF the west.
That we. believe in equal rights of
gold and silver, free coinage for both,
and that no nation ever, had or will have
| too much gold and silver coin.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED,
That the Fifty-first congress be re-
quested at its irst session to open the
mints of the United States to a free and
unlimited coinage of standard silver
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ness, to 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 required to
coin the maximum 5000 900 worth of
silver per month, as now authorized by
law.
Mr.. Bland announced that a gentle
man from Tacoma, Mr.. Weller, desired
that his report be printed as part of
the proceedings of the convention and
that he would offer no further opposi-
ton. He did this In the interest OF har-
mony.
REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The report Of the committee on rcsolu-
tions was then adopted by vote of 1856
toI.
The resolution offered by General Min
ter of Missouri favoring an international
silver congress during the Worlds fair
was tabled.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
people of st. Louis for courtesics extend
ed and for attentions shown.
A resolution thanking the Associated
Press for the able manner in which the
work of the convention had been pre-
sented to the people Of the United States
was unanimously adopted.
MT. Fitch OF Nevada was by special
request called to the platform and de-
livered y long address, which was one Of
the best delivered before the convention
having in II o good deal Of fine and hu-
morous hits ss we'll as argument The
convention took . recess until 4 o clock.
At the afternoon session but little
business was done. The chairman ap-
pointed the following committee to pre-
pare a memorial address TO congress: j.
a. Grier of Pennsylvania, +. J. Field Of
Missouri, q. @. Goodwin OF Utah, j. w.
Porter Of Virginia and. ]. +. Scott Of
Ohio. The convention then adjourned
sine die. The delegates were given q
banquet at the Merchants Exchange this
evening. ,H
| Tho Wind Up.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20.--Delegntes to the
national silver convention from Colo.
RADIO, California, Nevada, Texas and
Montana to-day adopted . resolution
urging their members OF tho Fffty-first
congress to vote for no man. either in
caucus or elsewhere, for speaker Of the
house whose record does not prove him
constant friend of the movement for