, 1891-01-02
WILL THEY BE SUPPRESSED?


gress before the mining con sention. 1t
was brought about by the report of a
committee on the subject of silver coinage.
The report was received yesterday and it
was decided 10 consider it at last evenings
session. but it is understood that it was
purposely overlooked in the shuttle. As
the resolutions are of considerable public
interest We take the liberty of presenting
them to the public. They are as follows:
To the mining convention Of Wyoming,
in session: Chairman and Gentlemen
WHEREAS, Actual trial has shown thai
the silver bill passed by congress in July
last does DOT fulfil the promises made by
the trainers and that the iuotuAtions in
the value Of silver since its passage have
worked serious Injury to the business in
terests of the country.
WHEREAS, Al the last election the peo-
pie of the United States declared in I'M
mistskeAble terms in favor of a law secur-
ing the coinage of American silver in the
United States minis upon the same terms
and mon an equality with gold at the
rates between gold and silver as now pro-
Uded BY law. and
WHEREAS, Upon the reassembIinR OF
congress its members recognize the pro-
prety OF further legislation in behalf of
silver as money and various measures
have been proposed. but none of which
Dan possibly secure a suficiency of sound
money for the business OF the country.
therefore. be it,
Risoloved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the only legislation
that can bring relief to the bust
ness Of the country is that which will
give it a currency sufficient IN volume and
of unassaiiable integrity and that the
most potential law to secure such results
is one providing for the free and unlimited
coinage OF American silver. the product OF
American soil.
Resotped, That it is our firm belief that
WyominR's senators aud representatives
in congress should use all their efforts in
favor of and vote for a free coinage law
no matter with which political party such
a measure may originate, nor what any
political congressional caucus may decree
upon the subject; that the question of free
coinage Of silver is not a partisan one, as
the masses of all political parties heartily
favor its adoption.
Resotped. That the presidents Of the
various boards of trade and other COM
mercial bodies and the members OF the
state legislature in Wyoming be requested
to take favorable action on the subject,
to secure the object Of these resolutions.
F. j. STANTON,
II. G. NIcKERsoN.
Committee.
That a mining convention should feel
the least hesitation in endorsing a series
Of resolutions approving or demanding
the unlimited coinage of silver Is some
thing SO utterly absurd on its face as to be
almost beyond belief. and yet we have it
on uudoubted authority that this is just
what the promoters OF the convention in
tend to do unless this publication should
illustrate the ladicrous light in which
such 40 attitude would place the men,
bers before the people of the state.
Neither Senator Warren nor Senator
Carey want any such action taken by the
convention and they have been actively at
work in the Inter Ocean lobby to have
the resolution suppressed. They don't
want either the convention or the
legislature to take any official
action on the subject, but are DESTROYS OF
having the matter quietly ignored. The
reports hat have reached here to the eff.
feet that the Wyoming senators, in def
erence TO the wishes Of the Eastern gold
bugs, are practically arrayed On the side
Of the snti-silver men, is undoubtedly
true. Much as they seemed to be in
favor OF free coinage before the e%lecriou
there can now be no doubt that they {, ar
any official expression from the people OF
their representatives 10 favor Of it. So
far those in charge Of the convention rave
proven subservient to their wishes. but if
the mining invention should definitely
hedge on the subject of%silver what a ridicu-
lou- attitude its members would be placed
IN before the people Of WyominR2
vii they do it2
JUDaE GRoEsBEcE At the mining CON