The state herald., 1892-06-03
NATIONAL SILVER CONVENTION
a Meeting in Washington OF tho Friends
of Silver.

of Silver.
The second national silver convention, ono
of whose objects is the organization Of o
| national bimetnlllc association for tho promo
| tion of the free bimetalllc coinage In the
United States met in Washington on tho
Goth. The call for this convention was ex-
tended to NIL who favored the immediate
restoration of bmetallic 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.largc Farmers Alliance organ
izations and all other political organizations
were invited to send one delegate. When
Chairman A. j. Warner called the convention
to order at noon about 100 delegates wero
present from all parts Of the United States.
Mr.. Warner delivered an address In which
he 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 their
back. Both the conventions about to assem-
bic should be called upon to come out square.
ly on the silver question. The people Of this
country should be called upon to defeat the
party that was against the free coinage of
silver"
AT the conclusion Of Mr. Warmers address
the convention rose and gave HIN three hur-
rahs.
Hon. ]. R. M.trIs of Indiana was made tenn
porary chairman, Lee Crandall Of Washing
ton, d. G., secretary, and Henry Jones of
Georgia assistant secretary.
Mr.. Morris said that In monetary confer
cnce with the governments Of Europe, Eng
land and Germany would insist on maintain
ing the gold standard, because they are the
two greatest creditor nations of the world and
hold American bonds. He condemned the
Idea as un-American and said that We should
adopt and maintain n distinct monetary sys-
TEN, just rs we maintain distinct American
tariff system.
Addresses were delivered by Senator Stew
art, Representatives Bartinc of Nevada,
Bryan of Nebraska, Mr.. Mortimer Whitehead
OF New Jersey, Mr.. Baldwin OF Connecticut
and others.
AT the opening Of the morning
session Friday, the chairmrn called
upon Mr. Merrick OF Colorado, who
brought the somewhat famous test case be-
fore the Supreme Court Of the district, known
as the silvcr-brick case. This case involved
the consttutlonality Of the decentralization OF
silver, and Mr.. Merrick briefly stated the
| grounds which led him to believe that silver
demonet!zation was unconstitutional. He
said that an appeal to the United States Su-
prcms Court was being perfected and he ex-
pected that 1t would soon be completed.
Among the speakers OF the day were Sena-
tor Teller and Judge syTEss. The iviiVwing
res olutions were adopted:
Resoired, That the free and un limited coin
age of silver on equal terms with that of gold,
| and on the ratio now established by law, is
the paramount Issue before the American
people to-day and shall not be suppressed.
Resoired, That we, In answ er to the demand
for honest money, declare that the debtor will
have discharged his full duty to his creditor
by paying to him such money as was full
legal tender at the time the debt was con.
tracted.
Resoired, That We will not support for
Legislative or executive office any caral!a:s
who Is not thoroughly committed by platform
and declaration to the full restoration of the
monetary system violently disturbed by the
legislation dcmonetIzing silver In 1873.
Resolved, That while We would hail with Joy
the cooper alton OF other nations in the resto-
ration OF silver to its proper monetary position
yet We demand that the United States right
the wrong It has pcrpctrated upon the
producing and Industrial classes without re-
gard Ia the action of other nstIona.
NJ. II. Slater Of Colorado, presented the re-
port Of the Committee on the Organization
Of an American Bimc,allic League. The
report recommended the formation OF such n
league, the object Of which should be to urge
the reconciliation Of silver, and to resist
the purpose 10 fastcn upon the country the
single gold standard, and TO labor for the
restoration OF free bimotallIc coinage to the
people Of the United States. The report was
adopted.
The following officers OF the league were
eloCisI by aeelamatlon!
President, \. J. Warner, Ohio: treasure.
j, Il, Iunge, Washington: secretary, Ice
Crandall, Washington, ID. c.; executive COM
mlttec, 7. @. Newlands, Nevada; J. b. Grant,
Colorado; Richard Lacey. New York. l.. NJ
Rumsey, Missouri; ex-senator Reagan, Texas;
I.
Baird, Pennsylvania, and Senator John W.
Daniel, Virginia
The convention was addressed by T. VI.
Patterson an Others among whom was Mrs.
Luthc OF Colorado who was the hrst TO sigp
her name to the roll of the Silver League.
The delegates to the silver convention met
again Sunday morning and discussed tho
question Of raising funds, Several large con.
tributlons and pledges from Colorado and
other states were received for immediate
needs.
II is proposed to publish a newspaper Mt
Irregular intervals for the interest Of free
coinage,
After the further discussion ui routine and
administrative matters and short closing
address OF encouragement and eongratulation
by Mr. Warner the convention adjourned
sine die.