The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
FREE sILVE5. DEMANDS.
The Platform of the Convention Nov
in Session.


The Platform OF the Convention Now
in Session.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The free sill YER
convention met this morning at 1918 o'clock
and was in session the greater part Of the
day and evening listening to speeches.
Nothing else was done Among the speaker
were gentlemen from Kansas, Pennsylva>
MIA, Virginia, Colorado, Ohio and Morton
Frewen, the weil-known free coinage writer
of England.
at the evening session the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. With single gold standard relief
from the evils of continued falling prices is i'm
possible; and
WHEREAS, The restoration of the bimetallic
standard with the coinage of both metals on
equal terms lies at the foundation of all eco
nomic reforms; therefore,
RESOLVED, That free and unlimited coinage of
silver on equal terms with that of gold and the
ratio now established by law, is the paramount
issue before the American people to-day and
shall not be suppressed.
Resolved, That we In answer to the demand
for bonest money declare that the debtor shalt
have discharged his full duty to his creditor by
paying to him in such money as was full legal
tender at the time the debt was Contracted
Resolved, That we will not support for a legis-
lative or executive office any candidate who is
not thoroughly committed by platform and
declaration, to full restoration of the monetary
system voluntarily disturbed by the legislation
demonetizing silver in 1873
Res lied, That while we hail with Joy tho CO.
operation of other nations in the restoration of
silver to its proper monetary position, yet we
demand that the Unte1 States right the wrong
it has perpetrated upon the producing and
industrial classes without regard TO the action
Of other nations.
NJ. CLARK WHEELER, Colorado Chairman.
JAMES MACARTHUR, Illinois.
WALTER CAMPBELL, Ohio.
WILLIAM w. DIXON, Montana.
A O. SHNH, Kansas.
A. J. WEDDERBURN, Virginia.
L. K. BoLTER, Iowa.
A BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
1t was also resolved that a bimetallio
league be formed, the object Of which shall
be to unitedly resist the purpose to fasten
forever on this country the single gold
standard, and to labor for the restoration
of free bimetallic coinage to the people of
the United States
The league is to hold its first annual
meeting at Washington on Feb. %, 1898,
and there are to be such other meetings as
the executive committee may call
thorized TO organize subordinate BIZ
metallic leagues in every voting
precinct in the United States The conven-
tion elected the following officers for the
league for the ensuing year: A. j. Warner
of Ohio, president; secretary, Lee Crandall
OF ashlngton, ID. q. treasurer, Col. j. +.
King of Washington. The above with the
following will constitute the executive COM
mittee: Francis q. Newlands of Nevada,
James B. Grant of Colorado, Richard Lacy
of New York, s. NJ. Ramsey of Missouri. j.
II. Reagan OF Texas, Representative Wat
son Of Georgia, Henry Carey Baird of Penn.
sylvania and Senator Daniel OF Virginia.
The following we're elected vice presidents
of the league for their respective states:
Senator Morgan, Alabama; A. j. Wedder-
burn, Virginia; Representative Tillman,
South Carolina; Senator Colquitt, Georgia;
L. L. Polk, North Carolina.