The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-22
NATIONAL MINING CONGRESS.
The Resolutions Passed BY the COnven-
ton at Helena, Mont.


rbe Resolutions Passed BY the Conven--
ton at Helena Mont.
HELENA, Mont, July 16.-The ma
tional mining congress completed its
labors and adjourned yesterday after
noon. The following resolutions were
passed and will be sent to the United
States congress:
We'declare that the responsibility for the
bullion in silver dollars now coined being OF
less intrinsic yslue than the bullion IN gold
dollars rests solely with those who demon
etized silver and forced the people 70 &C
cept the laws OF 1873 and lsaJ, by which
free coinage Of silver has been denied and
the purchase OF bullion by the government II
the lowest markets OF the world substituted m
stead, and declare our unnlterable conviction
based upon sound economic principles and the
actual experience Of the world between 1850 and
1860, when the relative increase in the prcduc-
ton OF gold in the United States and the rest Of
the world fur exceeded the relative increase Of
silver over gold during the last decade, that the
reconciliation OF silver by the United
States at the existing ratio will speedily
restore the intrinsic value Of the silver dol
lar 70 that OF the gold dollar Wills
we demand that the intrinsic value Of
the gold and silver dollar shall be equal, We
protest against the test OF vslue to silver BE-
ing made while silver money is debased ard
the government engaged. under existing laws,
ia depressing the value Of bullion by purchas-
ing IL in the lowest markets, but shall make the
necessary test after the full use Of silver CO
money has been restored for a reasonable tine.
We declare the free binetSlhc coinage Of gold
and silver at the existing ratio to be tie most
important public question now unsettled in the
United States, rs long as there Is Lack
of sound metal money upon which TO
base full and fair volume OF governmental
in
OF the country, north as well as south the true
friends Of free bimetallic coinage shall make
the UnQuestioning friendship Of every candi-
date for Office bearing any relation whatever TO
legislation upon the subject as one of the chief
tests Of worthi1ess 10 receive their SURFACES
That il IS only by clearly discerning the right
and acting independently and unhinchingly 70
undo the great wrong OF silver characterization
that the conspiracy 10 force the United States
to use the gold standard Of money c.n be
th-artcd
Efforts to influence the presidential
election took form in the following
resolutions:
Whereas. The theory Of the constitution is
that the electors for president shall be Icea OF
the highest dignity and integrity, fit TO be en-
trusted with the greatest concerns Of the IA
ton. and that they shall, when elected, be free
TO cast their ballots for such persons for prcsi-
H.
prosperity Of the country: an1
Whereas. II has been the endeavoT of the CD
pOnents Of bimetallic coinage TO secure the
election OF candidates for the presidency By the
republican and democratic party, who, If elect
Cd, will oppose the Will OF the people by execu-
tive veto whenever congress shall express it in
q tree coinage bill, and
Whereas. To vote for electors pledged in Nd
vance 20 select either one or the other Of them
for president without conditions Will be an in
cCrseE.ent IN advance OF purpose 10 defeat
the popular Will, and
Whereas. In the silver states there is hut one
sentiment il all three nationa! parties in re
gard TO the full TemonetizatiOn Of silver, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That wisdom and patriotism both
require that the people OF the silver states and
state conventions Of all parties therein shall
shape their action so as TO secure the balance Of
power, If that be possible, in the electoral co..
lege 20 the end that the electors elected By the
people OF such states may act independently
il the electoral college TO defeat the election
Of any man as president who will not agree
tina; the viii of the people as expressed IN
any future act Of congress in relation 20
silver shall stand without executive interior
ence OF veto That in order to meet the con-
;i2Cency Of the possible election OF president
by the present house Of representatives the
constituents of the present house be appealed
20 demand OF ali members OF the house who are
candidates for reelection promise that hey
will support no man for president who will not
permit the will Of the people as expressed in
anv future act Of congress upon the silver QUes-
ton 70 stand without executive veto.