The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-07

Resolutions Passed aad n Permanent
Organic ,tion Effected.

Organiz ,tion Effected.
In pursuance Of call from large
nlmoer of citizens to hold mass meet.
iig on the "silvsr question" an ASSEMBLE
aye OF citizens were at the court house at
SIP. m.
Nh. Geo. S. Sawyer called the meeting
to order and ,tated the objects of
the meeting; after which Mr.. ". :.
Godbe was duly elected C"si, man OF u e
meeting and W. L. Cook Secretary.
Mr.. Colby offered the following resolu.
tious which we're unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is the avowed policy of
tho National Republican party Of the
United Sos,., to oppose the free AID
unlimited coinage of silver, and
WAEREAs, The National Democratic
party is no1 in favor OF the free and un
limited coinage Of silver. though
some members Of the said Democratic
party would have the people believe That
said party is the friend of the white
metal for no other purpose than to secure
votes to elect its candidates to office, un-
der said pretense, and that
WHEREAS, Our Congress has failed to
take any decided steps in favor Of the
free and united coinage Of silver; ~
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THEREFORE,, 1t is evident that neither
the Republican party nor the Democratic
party Of this nation will, through their
e representatives. in the Congress Of tn.
United States, pass bill providing for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
remonetizing it and wiping out the in
fanny enacted in 1873 by Congress- in
demonetiziug silver, and
WHEREAS. We regard the passing of
bill providing for tho free and unlimited
coinage Of SILVER and the reconciliation
of the metal by our Congress an act OF
justice to the world in general and tn.
United States and the State of Nevada
in particular, aud especially to the pro-
ducing classes thereof. And
WHEREAS, 1t is our opinion that the
passage of such bill to become law is
entirely practicable and will not b,
detrimental t, the credit of this nation
n the people thereof, but on the con.
trary will result in the greatest benefit
t, this nation aud people. Therefore,
be it
Resolped, That We form an organization
to oppose. by our voice and votes, ali
legislation leading to the degradation OF
liver and all candidates for public Offices
who are in favor of this decentralization
If silver and the single gold standard o
money valuation, and to support by o"
acts aud words such candidates for pub
lie offices as may be in favor of the pa
L sage of bill providing for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and all legis.
ation leading thereto, and for the pu,.
pose of obtaining and circulating all in
formation possible that will tend directl,
or indirectly to assist in the cause Of sill
YER and the supporters thereof; and b,
it further ~
Resotced, That we do calf upon all PEG
pie in the State Of Nevada and in the
| United States Of America, who are il
favor of the free coinage of silver, to as
,ist US and to form organizations to CT
pperate with us to advance the cause o
the white metal to reconciliation.
. Motion to proceed to a permanent or
ganization in pursuance of the objects o
the meeting was seconded and carried
whereupon further motion was mad,
that the Chair appoint committee o
i've on organization to report at the mex
adjourned meeting OF this mass meeting
The motion was carried and the follow
lug persons were chosen as the com
mittes aforesaid: Geo. 3. Sawye'
James McFadden, J. o. Gelobert. w. :
Godbs and Ell. Colby.
Motion that copy Of the prcceedin
Of the meeting be given to the Pioch
RECORD and other local paperr for publ
cation and circulated as widely as posi-
BILE, was seconded and carried.
Moved that the committee on organic
ton take proper steps to defray such eA
penses as may have been incurred at thi
meeting and that may be incurred at an
subsequent meeting. Carried.
Moved and carried that the meetin
} ,djourn till SATURDAY. next at s p. m.