The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-14
MINING CONGRESS.
The Second Days Session at
Helena.
frank G. Newlaud Of Nevada Elecred Presi
dent-He Makes q Strong Silver
Speech-Routlne Report

HELENA, Mon, July 13-At the second
days session Of the national mining con-
gress 8 permanent organization was ef-
fected by the election of Frank g. New
land Of Nevada as president. On taking
his seat Newland made strong silver
speech, urging the mining states to put the
interests Of silver before party interests.
formulating plan OF how the party organ
izRtion could be preserved IN each mining
state and the people still be able TO use
their power TO advance the free coinage of
silver. This could be done by an agree
ment that the electoral votes Of mining
states should be cast for no person as
president who would not agree 10 per-
manent silver act passed by Congress to be-
come law. Newland's view was that all
three OF the national parties in mining
states should instruct their electors TO act
independently in the electoral college in
the interests Of the silver CAUSE rather than
tn the interests Of any candidates; that in
this way whatever party won in thes
states, their entire vote could be aggregated
in the electoral college and they would
probably hold the balance Of power, which
was as strong position IS that Of an actual
majority; that II meanwhile the silver
question was settled by international agree
nent electors should cast their votes &C
cordinR TO their party predictions, but if
rot could exact as condition Of their vote
support from any candidate requiring
their vote, the understanding that the fu-
sure action Of both houses Of Congress on
the silver question should stand
WITHOUT EXECUTIVE 1SrRRFERExcE
or veto; that the people OF the country had
q right 70 demand that after twenty years
Of agitation and discussion the popular
will ~ expressed by the majority Of both
houses should not be opposed and defeated
ny the viii Of one man, even though he be
president
Continuing the speaker aaid that the
members Of the present House depended
on the southern and western COMMITMENTS
which were overwhelmingly for f1ea coin
age; pledges should be exacted from all
such candidates FOR recollection that fney
would not. ia event OF election. fflng
into the House or vote for -.nv
man Tor president unless he would
give assurances that the executive power
VIII not be used against the popular viii.
Newiand's speech was received with
great applause The following dispatch
from Senator Stewart which was read was
greeted with great enthusiasm; 'sChair-
man Of the National Mining Congress,
Helena. The contraction Of the metallic
bases Of circulation and ereat.d by the
crime OF 1873 has advanced she cause of
human slavery more in nlnefe9n years than
the abolition Of negro slavery BIZ the
United States and Great Britain has ad-
vanced the cause Of human liberty in the
Last half century. The power Of the gold
kings 10 command the services OF the
Representatives Of the people calls for
heroic resistance to Wall and Lombard
streets. / congratulate the national min
ing congress in advance, that It's delibera-
tons at least VIII not be controlled by the
promise OK Office, threats Of financial ruin
or bribery with the money Of Wall street
The voice Of the national mining congress
viii give forth no uncertain sound
y will declare fer free and unlimited coin
age Of silver equally with gold It viii do
nuunce 10 hitting terms the conspirators
who robbed the financial world Of half its
currency 10 enhance the value Of gold and
obligations payable n money. Let the all
yer states present q solid front against the
common enemy Of civilization and the pro-
ducers Of wealth through the world viii
take courage and join Ia common effort to
dethroue the kings OK avarice and free the
nation fvom the iron grasp Of contraction.
which IL continued. must in the future as
ia the past. result IN q feudal enslayerv
The struggle for honest money raging in
Congress-, Ia oil that deprivts me cf the
great plerEure Of attending your congress.
The House will consider the silver bin
"Wednesday or Thursday. Al result OF
your deliberations VIII be raad bsfore a.
vote is taken, and II m6y strengthen the
wagering fSigned-)
WILLIAM NJ. STEWART, p
the telegram we~ rsnd AZ the score