The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-04-28
WANTS FREE SILVER.
THE coMHERclAL CONGRESS IN LINE
WITH THE FARMERS.
They Also Favor % Tar,T for Revenue
opfy-a stormy ssssion--oharges That
tho Congress was u Democratic Conven-


Opiy-A stormy Sessions Charges That
tho Congress was u Democratic Conven-
~ tion.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 1.-THE
Commercial Congress was called for 8
O'clock, but owing to the late hour of
the adjournment of the reception last
night the delegates were slow to assem-
BILE and it was after 10 o'clock when the
convention was called to order. After
prayer by Rev. DIR. Vassar the unfin-
ished programme of yesterday was
taken up, the subject being "Transpor-
tation and Improvement of waterways"
S. A. Thomson of Duluth advocated the
improvement of waterways as afford
ing the cheapest transportation. Col.
L. L. Catchlngs of Mississippi argued
that an increase in water traffic. how
ever great, would not decrease railroad
business, but would rather increase it.
Hon: j. M. Murphy, of Iowa spoke on
the Hennepin canal. His life had one
purpose and his heart one hope, and
that was the construction of Hennepin
canal.
Mr.. Wickliffe of New Orleans said he
would treat his subject "Immigratlon
ahd the settlement Of vacant, lands"
rom The text, "America for Ameri-
cans" I'VE have been tcid," he said,
chat this land is broad enough for all,
but submit that the countries Of the
old world have made 1t the dumping
ground for the paupers and criminal
classes, and believe that speak for
the whole American people when L say
that the time has come when that must
stop. There is enough room for all who
want to come here to be one of us, but
not foot Of ground for one of those
paupers and criminals of the old world.
l may feel deeply upon the subject, but
lhave lately come fresh from the most
terrible object to us which too clearly
indicates the need of change in our
Immigration laws. L believe that this
congress ought to declare that the Ma
tional Congress should prohibit the
landing of immigrants who are not
willing to become good citizens. L
think this law ought to be put into such
shape that no man who has not with
in q given time filed his intention for
citizenship, which is now altogether
too short. and who has not within an
other given time taken out what is
hho ~ 40 LILO OCSohu petDSlS, OuRDU W U6
shipped back to the country from which
he came. Gentlemen, it took twenty
one years to make a voter out of each
one OF you. 1t does not take twenty
one seconds to make voter out Of q
foreigner. Let no man step foot upon
the soil of Columbia who cannot bring
a true bill of moral cleanliness. am,
as some of you know, a States rights
Democrat, but / believe the power to
make American citizens ought to be
taken from the State courts and given
to the general government. Perhaps
you do not realize the need of all this,
but in looking up the nationality Of
those criminals whom the citizens of
New Orleans executed not long since
we found that the naturalization pa
pers of one of them and his certificate
of good moral character were certified
to by two of his fellow criminals. be-
lieve that the scenes which we have
witnessed during the last few weeks
ought to be impossible. Raising the
glorious stars and stripes under that of
a foreign flag, as was done in my own
State, and riddling of our flag by bull
lets, as in Pennsylvania, very clearly
indicates the need Of a change of policy
as regards our immigration laws.
The majority report of the committee
on resolutions fayors the adoption by
Congress Of law authorizing the free
unlimited coinage of silver, and the
issuance OF sufficient amount of legal
tender notes to be redeemable in both
gold and silver, and to restore the equi-
librium between money and all other
products. 1t fayors tariff for revenue
only, and urges Congress to enact laws
TO place the tariff upon a purely revenue
basis at is early date as practicable;
declares that the interstate commerce
OF the country should be controlled by
the general government; favors the i'm
proVement of the Mississippi River, the
construction of Hennipen Canal and
other water ways by the government;
equalization of taxation, national bank
rupt laws, suppression Of trusts and
combines, and amendment of immigra-
tion laws, restoration of railway land
grants to the public domain and open
ing OF the surplus lands to settlement,
reclamation Of arid lands, enactment of
laws to prevent dealing in futures, and
commends the Secretary of Agriculture
for his efforts toward removing the re-
strictions on our foreign meat trade.
The minority report tavors tree UNI
limited coinage OF American gold
and silver on rate established by an
international monetary convention
which will make silver and gold equal
III purchasing power, fayOrs Il tariff for
revenue with Incidental protection.
The free coinage and tariff resolutions
of both majority and minority report
were received with applause. The re-
solution relative to emigration was
loudly applauded, and the resolution
which hailed with delight the burial of
all animosities between the North and
South was greeted with great applause,
and upon motion of Major Warren of
Maryland was given three hearty
cheers. A viva voce vote was then TAX
Ell on the silver clause of the minority
report and 1T was voted down. The
minority tariff resolutions were then
taken up and Mr.. Malley presented the
minority case. He said there had been
too much politics in the discussion by
the committee. The tariff and silver
resolutions had been adopted by a
strict party vote. The delegates had
come to the convention representing
no party and prepared for action in an
bipartisan manner upon the important
subject proposed for discussion. When
he accepted the chairmanship of the
committee on resolutions, he did not
expect that the Democrats would crowd
their party platform down his throat.
He claimed, by inference, that the COM
mittee had been packed In the interest
OF the Democratic party, and that the
congress was really being held for the
purpose of Welding together the DEM
ocratsand Farmers Alliance.