Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-28
l BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
THE FRIENDS OF SILVER PROPOSE
TO ORGANIZE.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted by the
Silver Convention at Washington.
Election Of Officers, Etc.

WAsHIxGroN, May Plat the evening
session Of the silver convention. the
committee on resolutions reported the
following preamble and resolutions,
which we're unanimously adopted:
Whereas, with single gold standard,
relief from the evils Of continued falling
prices is impossible; and
Whereas, the reetoration of o bime-
tallic standard, with the coinage of both
metals on equal terms, lies at the found
alton OF all economic reforms; therefore
Resolved, That free and unlimited
coinage Of silver on equal terms with
that Of gold, and on the ratio now estab-
lished by law, is the paramount issue
before the American people today, and
shall not be suppressed.
Resolved, That we, in answer to the
demand for hoDest money, declare that
the debtor will have discharged his full
duty to the creditor by paying him such
money as was full legal tender at the
time the debt was contracted.
Resolved, That we will not support
for legislative or executive Office, any
candidate who is-not thoroughly COM
mitted by platform and declaration to
the full restoration Of the monetary sys-
tenn, violently disturbed by the legisla-
tion demonetizing silver in 1875.
Resolved. That, while we would siaail
with Joy the cooperation of other ma
tions IN the restoration of silver to it's
proper monetary position, yet we de-
mand that the United States right the
wrong it has perpetrated upon the pro-
ducing and industrial classes, without
regard to the action Of other nations.
Signed: as sLs. "a laff 4
B. CLARk WHEELER, Colorado.
Chairman.
y..JAxEs McARrHUR, Illinois.
WALTER CAsEPBRLL, Ohio.
WIN. w. DIXON, Montana.
A. G.. SHuN, Kansas.
A. J. WEDDExBURN, Virginia,
L. d. BoLTnR, Iowa.
A number Of addresses were made.
and then the report of the COMMITTEES
on organization was read, 1t recom-
mende the formation of q national BIZ
metallic league, whose object shall be
to resist the purpose to fasten On this
country gold standard, and labor for
the restoration of free ebimetallic coinage.
The league shall hold its first annual
meeting in Washington the 22d Of Feb
ruary, next, and there shall be such
other meetings as the executive COM
mittee may CALI The committee is
authorized to aiorganize subordinate
leagues in every voting precinct an the
country.
The convention elected the following
officers Tor the ensuing year: A. j.
Warner, Ohio, president; Lee Crandall,
Washington, secretary; J. p. Kiingle,
Washington, treasurer.
They, with the following, will consti-
tute the executive committee: F, G..
Newlands, Nevada; Jas. B. Grant, Colo
RADIO; Richard Lacy, New York; s. M.
Rumsey, Missouri; ]. HI. Reagan,
Texas; Congressman Watson, Georgia;
Henry Carey Baird, Pennsylvania, and
Senator Daniel, Virginia.
Vice-presidents were selected for a
number Of states, among them the fol-
lowing: Herman l.. Taubeneck, Illi-
nois; G. G. Symes, Colorado; SEN
ator Stewart, Nevada Representative
Bland, Missouri; Miles Searles,
California; William r. st. John, New
York; ex-senator Van Wyck, Nebraska /;
Mr.. Durham. Washington; Senator
Morgan, Alabama; ex-senator Ingalls,,
Kansas; Senator Mitchell, Oregon Sem
ator Sanders, Montana; =. w. Huston.
Idaho; T.V. Powderly, Pennsylvania !;
IL. T.. Polk, North Carolina; Senator
Blackburn, Kentucky.
Adjourned till tomorrow.