St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-20
4 SHOT At HARRISON.
Senator Woleott, Of Colorado.
Sc0rnS Benny's FaVoPs
Boldly.
He viii Champion and Vote
for Free Silver Regardless
OF Party.
The Mining Congress Sure to
Resolve for Unlimited
Coinage.
Sir WilfPed LauPieP Explains
Canada's Position in Sew
ePal Matters.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 10. - At the
session of the mining congress today
the committee Ola credentials reported
559 delegates from thIrty-one- states and
territories Hon. Niles SearleS. eX-
chief jnsticc OF California. was recon-
mended for permanent chairman and 1t
was decided to consider the subjects of
mining laws in reference TO mineral
land entries, locations. working Of
claims. The coinage Of silver and the
laws having reference 10 the location Of
claims. The report was adopted after a
protracted discussion.
Wee presidents were appointed from
each state and territory represented.
and a committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed ia g similar manner. Senator
81 OicO-t. of Colorado. made a fOrcible
speech "a favor OF free and unlimited
coinage 01 silver. and took advantage of
The opportunity 10 strike blow at Pres
ident harrison. lie stiEmatiZed the de-
mOneCZaliOn OF silver as the most in
lQuit0us political tTeacheTy ever per
peTated and attacked Senator Sher-
mans prediction tat. With q circU-
latIOn of S5J.JJ0.G10. silver would
drive the EolG out Of the country.
and claimed that since making that
statement. and since the silver ciTcula-
ton mad reached into hundreds OF mill
ions. tie sherman following had
changed ITS position ana was demand
ing aD Increase in the circulating cur
rency. The silver dollar, he said, is the
Dollar OF the People,
and the sold that of the ariStocracy.
The silver dollar is an honest one. The
opponents OF bi-metalism say it is a
SeVenty-twO cent dollar. but shin a
million 10 Liverpool and YOU viii get an
equal number OF gold ones. less the
transportation expenses. He denied that
the vest was selfish in its demand for
free coinage. If they were they would
be content with the coinage OF the Amer
lean product but they wanted silver
restored to It's place as a money metal.
DecaltSe lt was right and the commerce
of the world required it.
Ia his conc uulng remarks he took Oc-
c2sIOn To explain his position to his Col
Orado constituents. He wanted to be
understood thai in the future as in the
past. 10 difference what the position OF
the Republican party or its chief exec
utlYe might be. 10 matter how much
his actions might bring him into dis
favor IA The councils Of the party in the
senate, or no difference how much it
tIal patronage from shining upon him,
he would be found lighting to the end Of
his official and public life Tor the restO-
ration OF silver 10 its former place and
for lis free and unrestricted coinage
and recognition as a money metal. The
senator's remarks were frequently in
teTrupted with applause. and AT their
conclusion the delegates and visitors
rose to their feet and cneered his utter
ances TO the echo.
Z. B. Holden predicted dis ster and
ruin to banking and general commercial
system OF jhe country If foreign nations
were allowed 10 unload theirs!lver uDon
the United States and receive gold in
return. lie asserted that Mexico IN an
other yeaI would produce more silver
JhaE this country and that one small
district in Australia was preparing 10
prO0uce more silver than Colorado. All
that WAS wanted was the encourage
mcUt OF free coinage.
The committee on resolutions met this
evening, and strong and uncpmprOmis-
lnE resolutions favOring unlimited coin
age were drawn up. There is every
reason TO believe that they will be
passed tomorrow by the congress with
out much opposition.