St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-16
SENSE OF SILVERITES
The Mining Congress Ends It's
Labors and Issues a
Manifesto.
RECOMMENDATION Of the White
Metal Held to Be All
Important.
A Kick on Proposed Test of
Value While Silver Is
DECEASED.
Silver State Electors Given a
Broad Intimation Of
Their Duty

HELENA, July 1.-The national mir
ngtongresS completed its labors aud
adjourned this afternoon. The follow
ing resolutions were passed and will he
sent tothe United States congress:
Wedeclare that the responsibility for
the bullion in silver dollars now coined
being of less intrinsic value than
the bullion in gold dollars,
rests solely with those who de-
monetized silver and forced the people
to accept the laws OF 1878 and 1890 by
which free coinage of silver has been
denied, and the purchase of bullion by
the government liz the lowest markets
of the world substituted instead: aud
declare our unalterable conviction, based
upon round economic principles and
the actual experience of the
world between 1850 and 1860.
when the relative increase in the pro-
ductlon Of gold in the United States
and the rest of the world far exceeded
the relative increase of silver over gold
during the last decade, that the de-
moretization, of silver by the United
States at the existing ratio will speedily
restore the intrinsic value of the silver
dollar to that of the gold dollar.
Protest Ag ainst the Fest.
While we demand that the intrinsic
value of the gold and silver dollar shall
be equal, we protest against the test of
value as to silver being made while sill
yer money is debaSed and the govern
ment engaged under existing laws in
depressing the value of bullion by pur-
chasing 1t i'll the lowest markets, but
shall make the necessary test after the
full use of silver as money has been re-
stored for reasonable time.
We declare the free biinetallc coinage
OF gold and silver at the existing ratio
to Oe the most important public Ques-
ton how unsettled i'll the United States
as loLS as there is lack of sound metal
money upon which to do the business
of the county and upon which to base
full and fair volume of govern
mental paper money.
We urge that in every section of the
county, North as we'll as South, the
true friends OF free bimetalllc coinage
shall make every effort to further its
interests. That it is only by clearly
discerning the right and acting UNI
fiinchingly can we undo che great
wrong of silver decentralization that the
conspiracy to force the UnIIeu otaues
to single gold standard OF money can
be thwarted.
Touching the Presidency.
Efforts to influence the presidential
election took forui in the following res.
0lutlOnS passed today:
Whereas, The theeryzof tha constitutions
lnat electors for president Shall be men Of
the highest dignity and integrity. fit to be in
trusted with the gravest duties of the cleo
t1aS. anu shail oe Tree to cast their ballots
LOT such persons as will best insure the
non0r ana prosperity of the country, and
whereas, IL mas been the endeavor of the
opponents OF olInetal.ic coinage 10 secure the
eiection or candidates for the presidency by
Inc Republican and Democratic parties. who
II erected, Will oppose the will of the people
py executive veto whenever congress shall
express II IN tree coinage bill; and
w hereas. To vote for electors pledged in
advance 10 select either one or the other of
them Tor president without conditions will
oe an Endorsement i'll advance of purpose
10 oeteat the popular will; and
Whereas, In the silver states there is INT
one sentiment in all three national parties in
regard to the full reconciliation of silver;
therefore, be it
Balance Of Power.
Resolved, That wisdom and patriotism
both require that the people of the silver
states ana state conventions therein shall
shape their action SO as to secure the balance
of power, if that be possible in the electoral
college. 10 the end that the electors elected
by the people OF such states may so act indie
pendently III the electoral college as to de-
feat the election of any man as president
who Will not agree that the will of the peo-
pie, As expressed In any future act of con
gress in relation TO silver shall stand with
out executive interference or veto.
That III order 10 meet The contingency of
the possible election OF a president by the
house OF representatives constituents of
members of the present house be appealed to
10 demand OF all members of the house who
are candidates for reelection a promise that
they Will support no man for president who
Will not permit the will of the people as ey-
pressed IN any future act OF congress upon
The silver question, to stand without execu.
tive veto.
Spread of Trade.
Resolved, That commercial relations with
South and Central America and Mexico
should be cultivated ana be made more init
mate; that they are the natural markets for
surplus manufactures and farm products
ana that 1t is of mutual interest and import
ance that the resolution passed by the Pan.
American congress in favor of an agreement
between all American nations that uniform
silver coin be adopted which shall be legal
tender for all commercial transactions be-
tween ali American governments shall be
carried into effect.
4 The resolutions congratulate the
Worid'S Columbian exposition upon Its
wisdom and progressiveness in estab-
fishing department of mines to reflect
In; every way the extensive scope of
mining operations, etc., and pledges
united cooperation. A resolution was
adopted declaring that the exposition \
should be open to the public SUNDAYS.
The next session will be held at Salt
Lake Dec % next before the meeting
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