The Red Cloud chief., 1889-12-06
THE SILVER CONVENTION.

me CONVENTION,
Close OF the Convention atSt. Louis-Reso.
luton For tho Free Coinage Of silver
Adopted.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-The delegates
to the silver convention filed into con.
ventiOn hall slowly yesterday morning.
II being known that the con mittee on
resolutions was still engaged in the
work of revision. Chairman Warner.
in calling the convention to order.
stated that the order of business would
be, hrst, n report of the committee
on resolutions, but that any other bust
ness could be taken up while awaiting
the pleasure of the committee.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Fitch. of Nevada, providing for the ap-
polntnent of a National silver commit
tee, Which should have power to call
another National silver convention and
provide for the election of delegates
thereto. Also that the said National
silver committee he empowered to pro-
vide for the organization of State and
National silver leagues for the promo
ton of the objects of this convention.
ADOPTED.
The following were appointed assuch
committee: Alabama, AlOnzO Irwin,
Selma; Arkansas, John ID. Fletcher,
Little Rock; Arizona, w. J. Cheney,
Tombstone; California, James McCud.
den, Vallejo; District of Columbia,
Lee Crandall, Washington; Illinois,
W. 4. Phelps, ElmwOOd; Indiana,
FIhnonas IL Nn1cnn Torrn Ty,p,&r. Ly,.
Sas, W. NJ. FOrtescue, Leavenworth;
Kentucky, YoGer Polgar, T%aylOrville;
Missouri, Colonel John DOniphan, st.
Joseph; Michigan, Hon. Ben COlvin,
st. Charles; Montana, Charles E. Mu-
sigbrod, Deer Lodge; Nebraska, Allen
Root, Omaha; Nevada, Hon. Thomas
Fitch. Nevada; Ohio, James Kilburn,
Columbus; Pennsylvania, John A.
Grier, Philadelphia; Texas, Charles
Longuenare, Ell PasO; Tennessee, An
drew j. Keller, Memphis; Virginia,
John L. Cochran, Charlottesville; Utah,
William F. James, Salt Lake; WyO-
ming, N. Grant, Laramie; Iowa, Hon.
l.. II. Weller, Nashua.
Congressman Bland, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, presented
the following report:
The National silver convention, held in st.
Louis, Mo-, November 26, "a and %, 1889,
adopted this preamble and resolution as
their deliberate opinions:
That the decentralization Of silver has
worked a practical violation of every con-
tract then existing in the United States, en-
tailed uncounted losses, reduced prices more
than 20 per cent. and in effect is practically
to make debts perpetual, as it takes from the
debtor the ability to pay that it causes con-
traction in the currency, which reduces
the value until there is no profit left to the
farmer. planter or men Of small capital, who
depend upon the sale OF products for returns
for their labor.
That We believe the certificate of the Gov
eminent, backed dollar for dollar by gold
and silver coin, on the product in the treas
urv of the United States, is a safe and sound
currency and has been approved by the peO-
pie.
That considering the contraction caused
by the surrender OF National bank notes
during the past three years and the vast
sumst that must be collected by the cancella-
ton of Government bonds during the next
three years, the necessity of restoring silver
is as manifest as is the justice OF such q
policy.
That the gold and silver OF the West, pour
ing in a steady stream upon the East for
forty years, vitalized every form OF business
tnerc ana SteaUteO anu upuelU tu0 circuit Oh
the Nation throughout the great wax and
made resumption possible, and that what
we now demand il as much more to the in
terest of the East than of the West as the
productions OF the East exceed in value the
productions Of the West.
That we believe in equal rights Of gold and
silver, and free coinage for both, and that no
nation ever had or ever will have too much
gold and silver coin.
Now, therefore, be it
Resolred, That the Fifty first Congress be
requested by this convention to provide at
its first session for opening the minis
OF the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage OF standard sill
yer dollars of the present weight and
fineness to be legal tender for all
debt, public or private, equal with gold and
that until such a provision is made, the
Secretary Of the Treasury be required to coin
the maximum, s. 100000 worth OF silver per
month, rs now authorized by law.
The report of the committee on resO-
lutions was then adopted by a vote of
I35 to Z.
There was a small attendance at the
four o'clock meeting of the convention.
Chairman Warner read the ten addi-
tional names of the committee at large
appointed by the chair, as follows:
New York. Edwards PierrepOnt; uli-
nois. A. Z. Stevenson: Kentucky, j.
Mckenzie: North Carolina, Alfred E.
Scales; Georgia, - Hammond; Mis-
souri,, L. NJ. Rumsey; Colorado, j. E. S.
Eagan; Nevada, Francis &. Newland;
California, +. NJ. Pixley; Kansas, j.
w. Rusk. The chairman APP
pointed the following COM
mittee to prepare a memorial address
to Congress: j.. A. Grier, of Pennsyl-
vania: J. j. Field, Of Missouri; c. C.
Goodwin, of Utah; J. w. Porter, of
Virginia, and J. +. Scott, of Ohio.
Chairman Warner thanked the con-
vention for the kind attention and
courteous consideration shown its pre-
siding officer, and, Oh motion. the con-
vention was declared adjourned with
out day.
At night the delegates were given q
Thanksgiving banquet at the Mer-
chants Exchange, which was a bril-
liant affair, and a fitting close OF the
National silver convention.
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