The Lamar register., 1892-06-04
NATIONAL SILVER CONVENTION
a Meeting in Washington of the Friends
of silver.

The second national silver convention, one
, of whose objects IS the organization OF
national bimetallie association for the prone
uoa of the free himetaliic coinage IN the
unIted States, met in Washington on the
1 e6th The call for this convention was ex-
tended to all who favored the immediate
restoration of bimetaIlic coinage in the United
States, and each congressional district was
! requested TO send two delegates, and each
state and territory to send two additional
| delegates-at-large Farmers Alliance organ
! lxatious and all other political organizations
were invited to send one delegate. When
Chairmasi j. Warner called the convention
| 10 order al !, Son about 100 delegates were
| present from all parts of the United States,
Mr.. Warner delivered an address in which
be reviewed the progress Of work for silver
| during the past few years He said that ''the
decentralization OF silver in 1873 must forever
| be stamped as the crime Of the nineteenth
century. The arguments OF the silver men
have never been answered The gold men,
however, had the press Of the country at ;hetr
back Both the conventions about to Assem-
bic should be called upon to come out square
| " on the silver question. The people Of this
sountry should be called upon TO defeat the
party that WAS against the free coinage OF
silvern
AT the conclusion Of Mr Warmers address
the convention rose and gave him three AuF-
rahs.
Hon / b Morris Of Indiana was made tenn
porary chairman, Lee Crandall Of Washing
ton, d. C., secretary, and Henry Jones Of
Georgia assistant secretary.
Mr. Morris said thai In . monetary confer
l -
land and Germany would insist On maintain
Ing the gold standard, because they arc the
two greatest creditor nations Of the world and
hold American bonds. lie condemned The
idea as un-American and said that We should
adopt and maintain distinct monetary sys-
ten, just as we maintain distinct American
| tariff system
Addresses were delivered by Senator Stew
art, Representatives Bartine Of Nevada,
Bryan Of Nebraska, Nj. Mortimer Whitehead
Of New jersey, Mr. Baldwin Of Connecticut
and Others.
At the opcusng OF the morning
session Friday, the chaIrmru called
upon Mr. Merriek Of Colorado, Who
brought the sumewhat famous test case be-
fore the supreme Court OF the district, known
as the silver-brlck case. This case Involved
he eonsiitutlonallty Of the decentralization o.
silver, and Mr. Mcrrick briefly stated the
grounds which led him to believe thatssilver
demonstration was unconstitutional he
said thai an appeal 70 the United Stafes sa-
orems Court WAS being perfected and be e1-
pected that II would soOn be completed
Among the speakers Of the day were sena-
tor Teller aud Judge symes, The foilosiug
res OlIti0ns Herc adopted:
Resoirsl, That the free and un limited cola
age Of silver on equal terms with that uf gold,
and on the ratio nov established hy Law, Is
he paramount issue before the American
people to-day and shall not he suppressed.
Rsso's,d, That We, in answ er to the demand
'or hoaest money, declare that the debtor viii
have discharged his fun duty To his creditor
oy paying TO him such money as was fun
egaI tender al the time the debt was eoe-
.racted
RsolsaI, That We viii not suppor, for a
legislative or executive Office any candidate
Who Is not thoroughly committed by platform
and declaration to the full restoration Of The
monetary system Violently disturbed By the
egisiation demonetizIng silver IN 1873.
Res0ltsi, That while We would hail with Joy |
he cooper alton Of other nations In he rcstos
alton Of silver to It's proper monetary position
ret we demand that the United States right |
he wrong II has perpesratsd upon The |
producing and industrial classes without re- |
gard 10 the action q other nations
NJ. H. Slater Of Colorado, presented the re-
port Of the Committee on the Organization |
5f an American Bimetsilic League. The |
report recommended the formation q sueA A |
league, the object of which should be to urge
he reconciliation of silver, and 70 resist |
the purpose 10 fasien uroa the country tho /
single gold standard, and 10 labor for the
restoration Of free b!rneisilie coinage to the
people Of the United States. The report vas
adopted
The following officers Of The league were
elected by acclamailon;
President, A. J. Warner, Ohio. treasurer.
J. P ClInge, Washington; secretary, Lee
CrandaIl, Washington, d. c. executive com
mittee- + G. Newlands, Nevada, J. b. Grant.
Colorado; Richard Lacey. New York, L. u /
Rumsey, Missouri; ex-senator Reagan, Texas;
representative Watson, Georgia; II. c |
Baird, Pennsylvania, and Senator John W
Daniel, Virginia
The convention was addressed u 7, m-
an Others among a vas Ms
-stae q Colorado. Or e' q s
her name 70 the s.sag b e ~
IRE delegates er - 80, -
araia saniias .nzsed .4e
question 81 ralslo las iree con
trisutians and fs,ae 8a5e sA4 /
5ther states we. <rsd Eaf fagliaie |
eeefs
1t is proposed .sn Newspaper a.
Irregular intervals fof the istssest q frse
coinage
After the further discus Sion Of routine 80
administrative matters and shcrt css I
address Of encouragement aud eonsrstal4tlaa
by Mr.. Warner the convention sajoall.I
sine die.