The morning call., 1892-07-16
ITS WORK IS ENDED.
Strong Resolutions Adopted by the
Congress Of Miners.
WHY SILVER BULLION Is CHEAP.
The Silver States Asked TO Stand Together TO Hold
the Balance Of PsWer in The
Electoral College.
It's WORK S ENDED.
WHY SILVER BULLION is CHEAP.
Special to THE MoRNINa CALL

HELENA, Mont, July 15.-The National
Mining Congress completed its labors and
adjourned this afternoon. The congress
passed the following resolutions, which are
TO be sent to the United States Congress:
We declare 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 1873 and 1890. by
which the free coinage of silver has been
denied ana the purchase OF bullion by e
Government in the lowest markets OF the
world substituted instead, and we declare
our unalterable conviction, based upon
sound economic principles and the actual
experience of the world between 1850 and
1860. when the relative increase in the pro-
duction of gold in the United States and
the rest Of the world far exceeded the rela-
tive increase Of silver over gold during the
last decade, that the reconciliation of
silver by the United States at existing
ratio Will speedily restore the intrinsic
value OF the silver dollar TO that OF the gold
dollar. While we demand that the intrln-
sic value OF the gold and the silver dollar
shall be equal, we protest against the test
Of value as 10 silver being made While Sill
yer money is debased and the Government
is engaged, under existing laws, in depress-
ing the value Of bullion by purchasing II IN
the lowest markets, but we shall make IL
necessary after the full use of silver as a
money has been restored for a reasonable
time through the act before Congress, or
any similar law.
We declare the free bimetalic coinage of
gold and silver at the existing ratio to be
the most important public question now
unsettled in the United States. So long as
there IS a lack of sound metal money upon
which 10 do the business Of the country,
and upon which 10 bass n full and fair vol
ume Of governmental paper money, we
nrge that in every section of the country,
North as well as South, the true friends OF
bimetalic coinage shall make the IN
questioning friendship of every candidate
for office bearing any relation " hateyeT 10
legislation upon .he sdblect as one OF the
chief tests OF his w0Tthiness TO receive their
suffrages.
That it is only by clearly discerning right
and acting Independently and untiinchlngy
to undo the great wrong OF silver demone-
tizagion that the conspiracy 10 force the
United States to the single standard Of
money can be thwarted,
The efforts 10 influence the Presidential
election took form in the following Tes0lu-
tions passed to-day:
WHEREAS. The theory OF the constitution
is that electors for President shall be men
OF the highest dignity and integrity, it to
be intrusted with the graveSt concerns Of
the nation, and that the people shall be free
dent as will best insure the safety, honor
and prosperity IF the country. and
WHEREAS. 1t has been the endeavor of
the opponents Of bimetalic coinage to Sc
cure the election IF candidates for the
Presidency by the Republican and Demo
cratic parties, who. II elected, viii oppose
the VIII OF the people by an EX-
ecutlYe veto whenever Congress shall
express it in free coinage bill; and
WHEREAS. To vote for electors pledged
in advance to select either one or
other Of them for President without cOnd i
tons, VIII be an Endorsement in advance of
the purpose to defeat the popular viii; and
WHEREAS, In the silver States there is
but one sentiment in all three national par
ties with regard 10 the full remOnetiZ alton Of
silver. Therefore, be it
Eesolred, That wisdom and patriotism
bota require that the people of the silver
States aud the State conventions of all parties
therein shall so shape their action as to Sc
cure the balance of power; If that be ps-
sible. Ia the electoral college. to the end
that the electors elected by the people of
silver States may so act independently in
the electoral college as to defeat the eec-
tion OF any man as President who will not
agree that the viii OF the people, as ex-
pressed in any future act of Congress in Tela-
tlon 10 silver, shall stand without executive
Interference or veto.
That in order to meet the cOntingt ney
possible election Of a President by the
present House Of Representatives, the con-
sttuents of members of the present House
be asked 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 viii of
the people. as expressed in future acts of
Congress upon the silver question, to stand
without the executive veto.
HeSolred That commercial relations with
South and Central America and Mexico
should be cultivated and be made more init
mate; that they are the natural markets for
our surplus manufacture and farm
products, and that it is of mutual
interest and importance that the
resolution passed by the Pan-AmerIcan
Congress in favor Of an agreement between
all American nations that uniform silver
coin shall be adopted, which shall be legal
tender for all commercial transactions be-
tween all American Governments, should
be carried into effect.
WHEREAS. The reports so far made pub
lie Indicate that the department of mines,
mining and metalluTgy viii in every way
reflect the extensive scope Of mining opera
tIOns, the genius engaged and the wealth
employed therein in this and other cOun-
tries; therefore be il
ReSolred. That the National Mining Con-
gress cOngratulaIeS the Worlds COlum mbian
Exposition upon lis wisdom and progressive
ness in establishing that department, and
congratnlates the mining world upon the
grand opportunity afforded for giving min
ing the Industrial rank to which it is en-
titled.
ResolUed, That we pledge to the Depart
ment OF Mines, Mining and Metallurgy Of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition our
united individual cooperation.
ReSOtUed. That il is the sense OF this Con-
gress that The Worlds Fair should be open
10 the public on Sundays.
Ibe executive committee fixed upon Salt
Lake IS the place for holding the next Ma
tional Mining Congress, and instead of wait
ting anti next year IL was decided to hold
a session on December 2 before the meeting
Of the Electoral College.
Before the adjournment Francis G. New
lands OF Nevada, president OF the Mining
Congress addressed the convention on the
subject Of the independence of Presidential
elections. Tia said that be was a Republi-
can, but that his LOYALTY was due not 10 the
Rerubican party Of Massachusetts or New
York. but to the Republican party
Of Nevada. The latter party had
never yet hesitated to instruct
It's representatives, TO act independ-
emily Of arty, if necessary, in the
Interest OF silver upon which as an indus
Try the prosperity Of the State depended.
Silver was on the decline. and would con-
tlnue to decline if its full monetary use was
not restored, which could only be done by
free coinage. The Republican party had a
bi-metalic plank IN It's platform intended to
have one meaning in the East and
another in the West La the East
it was intended to mean the free coinage of
gold and the limited coinage of silver. In
the west the Tree coinage of both. All the
West demanded was that in case, after 20
years agitation and discussion, free-coin-
age bill should hereafter be passed, the pop
ular viii should not be defeated by a Presi-
Dental veto. The platforms of both parties
were equivoeai on this subject, and before
the West casts its vote for any Presiden.
tlal candidate. il lad right to REQUIRE
from him an explicit avowal on the SUBJ
ject. There should be system OF nominat-
ing, in all the National parties in these
States. independent electors specially
charged to act for the silver cause rather
than TO vote for any individual or any party
organizations. II before the next election
fha nlaa cnnld I,c sattlnd lar.t thoI L..