New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
A BIG MEETING IN FANEUIL HALL.
SPEECHES BY GENERAL FRANCIS A: WALKER
EDWARD ATKINSON AND oTHERs-THE
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

EDWARD ATKINSON AND OTHERS-THE
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BOSTON, Jan. oo.-Faneuil Hall packed at noon
TO-DAY with the substantial business men Of Boston,
Gathered at the call OF Mayor Matthews formally TO
rro,est against the free coinage Of silver. The plat
form WAS occupied by some Of the most prominent
.tatesmen fnanciers and educators of Massachusetts,
Among them were Governor Russell, Henry l.. Pierce,
n W Peabody, Colonel Henry Lee. Henry L. IIiggin-
en- MAYOR Matthews, Henry VI. Whitney, Edward
ATKINSON b. Goodwin H. II. Sprague president of the
gate senate: President Gates of Amherst College !;
/ R. Lesson Colonel f. Haskell. General F. A. Walker,
Curtis Guild jr., A. II. Evans, Colonel Henry W.
Swift Henry Parltman. r. II. Gardiner sherman Hoar
7 O. Burdctt, General William osborne. Dana Estes,
william Endcot jr., Roger Walcott and Josiah Quincy.
Henry L. Pierce called the meeting TO order and
introduced Henry l.. HCgnsOn presiding ohcer
The latter announced that the meeting was one OF
uroest only and that the speakers were to be limited
IN five minutes each. General F. a. Walker, in his
address, while he did not desire the decentralization OF
silver said he believed that the present bill would
result in evil He cOnsidelcd the free coinage OF silver
dishonest deusve and destructive
Franklin Haven, jr. said that only about per
cent of all transactions obliged to be settled in
cash and this small percentage should be the best
money.
Edward Atkinson said:
small fraction of Senator's from remote States have
obned together representatives of silver mines rather
han of the people, force into circulation dollar MADE
a, silver which will meet the test by which e lso
INIT Of value be tried that is rdc test by fire. ms
fs held by Cernuschi. the most conspicuous advocate VI
bnetssn and by every other intelligent advocate OF d.
reaism to only that Is true, honest ana sie
In dealing with the question Of treaty under whch co
m.rcia nations might upon common ratio ~ Wo"
cod or silver should be legal tender in every country
cs,nuschi laid down the rule only test OF true
money is that it shall he made OF metal worm a
muJh bullion as it is after the Government. NV, S
,peched its weight quality by stamping it with the
mint mark OF the Nation. and that 1t shaH DC "oi' "
much after Il j. melted a. IL had been when circulating Is
coin Until the value Of the silver dollar now coiheu
shall have brought 10 par with Goo e''ior "
h treaty or by an increasing demand Of the great cou
Tie. in which silver is still the principal money ne'si'
M suver dollar Of tho present coinage Will not meet the
test by fire. 1t just and true standard IL NAV
he worth 20, so. 30, for Htte even lVo Ve"tS'
and vet no can tell what WI" Dc
,yo,.h the next week, neXt month or next year such
d,r i not fit to be the standard unit OF value OF
c,ot commercial nation. We will not have IL, ana we
90, defend ourselves against the fraud when men IN
,s N the great and growing West the desire and In
tent 10 nut this false standard in the place OF the highest
and host standard that enjoy, which has been
reached at such tho same mistake Is made that was
sd. both here and Washington in respect to the green
hack craze before imitation bill was vetoed by PTe'
dent
mot OK President Grant IN Europe his return from
HIS Journey around the world and he told me Himself
that IL had been HIS intention to sign the imitation BILL
tho influence ana atmosphef' OF NdohtVoi
led him to believe that the people demanded IT, and
srbourh he himself thought it to BE- ad and unsafe
measure he had written message to accompany me Dill
signed excusing himself az well as he met 10Y the ac'
EN-, - said b. 'Ncfore the time came not only w'e
your great meetings hid in Faneu Hall and in the Cooper
institute OF New-York protest against that Dial o'
dav bv Gay came protests from every wy ]" WV
oraat West signed BY men whom / knew ana on WINS,
i,a Onont I could rov. ] found that the influence Oh
washington did not represent the solid sense Of the coun
try read again the message which had written 10
ACCOMPANY the bill signed said to mySe' IL i AZ
sophistr7. You don't believe u yourseu anu no ' "
yul hlovc IT, tore II up and vetoed the ahatoh Dill
ain rannri Hall calls upon the great West ana IN"
roo, West will surc: respond The farmers "ofK'h'
manufacturers and al thc solid sense OF I'M, county, AZ,
AGAINST This measure WHAT ,chusets say aGan'.
e. has been said again in burning words IN inc H''"
the United States in debate just ended Tho WORDS oi
Webster repeated by John sherman were heafu once o
Webster denounced all :amperinS with the sOsiu'l"
value lie condemned bill and every other Dill iAe
Khan M soia tba, sucb measures 'ructhed the rich man
fod with the sweat Of the poor mans brow. Leu 'i'
law give % the poor man 20 the rich' 70 every man
tbo ono lust con-the dollar made of golu inc uo','' V
.,nd the test Of FIRE that is worth a. much 70 MN VIM
80 80 receive. IL after IL is melted It IS when in the
coin We will force to lake good money VINO
p,e,e,s bad money We shall be !nstihed aga' pS INV
SGT Of great cOuntry-the hisJ among "a''o' -,
g issued under the Of war its own notes 10Y 'h'
npse Of collecting forced loan, has paid or now SahuS
radv TO paw the debt best dolr that can De coo
the dollar made of gold or its equiNai'nt'
Following Mr. Atkinson. President Lovernc Of the
hrlw4-ht Club and President II. VI. Whitney OF
the West End Railway. spoke in similar VEIN l.
Jefferson Coolidge then presented the following reso
lutinns which Wcrc adopted:
Whereas measure authorizing the free coinage OF
.uy4r j. now pending before the Congress of the United
States. ,.. .. ,
Whereas We regard act to cepTcclate inc cur
,oncv and inlet dsccdt confusion ana distress upon
every class and interest in the community
Resolved That we. citizens o the commonwealth o'
Massachusetts assembled Faneuil Hall laying ASIDE
r,ry tics in the face Of common danger protest 'P'9
cb ernous and disastrous legislation and call upon our
en,ors and Representatives Congress to oppose IL ny
cry nrouer means We request the speaker OF inc HOUSE
=, atlvcs 10 exercise his legitimate hnhee "
.cr due Of the bill. and we appeal 10 inc
,.dene q, the United In the last resort 70 inter
nose nj. veto avert this evil 49,.
p.solvsd That we pray the Coinage Committee o tne
1,ouse N uo,tpoae further action upon this OH u'II
co i,oe rel rc,cnng this meeting can appear beI'I'
,eo and pre,cnt IN full the reasons when comp Us "
sns,o M crort N compass t., defeat
Resolved That copy Of these resolutions DC uah'D'u
~ Tho pros dent the Speaker Of the House. 70 inc chairman
=, tho Coinage Commtec. a.d to-our Representatives !"
Congress
CINCINNATI MERCHANTS OPPOSE IT.
Cincinnati Ian 2O.-Pursuant - nooce gwen
roe.o.<.v Tho chamber of Commerce To-Day COZ