The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-05-19
ITO Rally to the Free Silver
Standard.
Organization and Pro
cccdinSS Of

At a meeting of the citizens of
Mineral held at Kerfoot & Keeton's
hall, pursuant to call, on May 4th,
1892, the following proceedings were
had:
The meeting having been called to
order, on motion of j. w. Huston,
Herbert Lang, Esq, was elected
chairman.
After stating the object of the
meeting, Mr. Lang called upon j. w.
Huston, who addressed the meeting
for few minutes upon the subject
of free coinage.
1t was moved and carried that the
meeting proceed to organize a club to
be known as the Mineral silver club.
On motion, Louis Noble was
unanimously elected president of the
club.
On motion, Herbert Lang was
elected vice president of the club.
On motion, Jas. Cunningham
was elected secretary and A. E.
Vansicklen treasurer of the club.
On motion, the president appointed
the following gentlemen to act as an
executive committee of the club:
Ed. Darby, Dan Kerfoot, and John
James.
On motion, the resolution and
preambles known as the Denver
Resolution were adopted as the con
stitution of this club.
INCREASING recognize the
free coinage of silver as being by far
the most important question now
agitating the public mind, an issue
fraught with vast good, or untold
evil, to millions of people, and an
issue of direct and vital interest to
every citizen of our state; and
WHEREAS We note with the
deepest regret the fact that the
leaders, and their blind followers, in
the two great political parties with
which the most of us for years have
and are still afilliated, insist on
placing higher valuation upon party
success, and the accompanying
spolls of office, than they do upon
the public veal, and
WHEREAS In view of this fact
we believe the time is now come
when every voter in the nation should
rise to the dignity of an American
citizen and make haste to assert hi
independence of any political party
l unless that party shall protect his
rights from the merciless grasp Of th'
i money power; and,
: WHEREAS We recognize th
fact that every wealth producer in tn
union, be he employer or wage Garner
a has a direct and deep interest in tn
t question of the free coinag
a of silver; and
y WHEREAS The deceit which ha
g for years been practiced and tn
d honeyed words which for years hav
If been used by the leaders of the tw
t. great political parties have exhauste'
e both our confidence and our patience
st therefore, be it
RESOLVED That in our opiniO
It the public welfare is of vastl
a greater importance than part
rs success. Believing thus, be it
Dt RESOLVED That as individuals
IN republicans or democrats, we wi
st use our best efforts TO secure, O
r behalf of the friends of silver, ii
ig control of both the Minneapolis an
{, Chicago conventions; that Oh
ne endeavors in that direction sha
gh begin at the primaries, always givir
r. due notice that we will not be bouT
us by the action of either of those co
x) ventions unless they shall nomina
n. undoubted free silver candidates {
he unequivocal free coinage platforms
Id REsoLvED:-Thate each iudividu
.es member of this club unequivocal
be pledges himself that until th
be question is settled he will vote (
tie no candidate for any Office who do
.xt not heartily favor the free al
he unlimited coinage of silver.
he Res we respectful
da but earnestly ask the enactme
by the national congress of