The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-28
THE SILyER CONVESTION.
Strong Resolution Favoring FREQ and Tn
limited Coinage Adopted.

strong Hesolution Favoring FREQ and Tn
limited Coinage Adopted.
'NfsHfNGrov. D. c.. May 27.-The Silver
Convention met in its second days session at
wl5 O'Clock this morning. Not more than
fly delegates were present when Chairman
Narler.called the meeting 70 order.
- Is. Thomas OF Pennsylvania, farmer,
MAJ ana interesting and original speech.
Captain Nichols. OF Boulder, ooi, made
Vigorous speech IN favor Of the unlimited
collags of silver He said that since the ac-
Don OF the bandits who passed the act oI
ls3 he had voted against every man from
tna Office Of President ~ the nited states
down % the dOg-petter who was not
o. ay.r Of free coinage and would continue
u do 80 as long as be lived, Restricted
coinage was the direct result OF the enormous
wealth that is constantly being amassed Dy
tle lu,eTs Of WaA street az the cost OF the
iaIner and laboring classes, who are con-
sanity becoming poorer
j.. IS. stark. Of ONO. assistant secretary Of
the convention. said that the movement on the
pait of administration for an international
monetary conference was simply suDter-
iuse % deceive and appease the silver people
uil. after the election. when IL would openly
Lllt the the unlimited coinage OF silver.
ile result Of any kind of conference. in
watch England WAS "a party. could only be
tc.rmenta. % the rited States and silver
..Ld favorable % John Sherman aud John
hAoA and the other goid-bugs.
chairman Warner introduced Morton Ere
wen representative OF the BImetalic League
iu nglaud. Mr. freweu said that we never
should have had a silver question In this
world bat for the discovery 0t America. and
bat for the act of 1919 there would De no sll-
yer question to-day.
George Symes. of Den yer. closed the speech
making aud al adjournment was taken until
evening.
JUDGE Joseph Sheldon. of, Connecticut,
opened tue evening session with an address
on the ELECTS of the demonstration OF silver
anl the benefits which wunid result from It's
free c0iu1ge The proposed bimetallic con-
ference be said. was only mode OF helping
the gold men for four more years
h. Clark Williams, oil Colorado, presented
the following report from tAo committee on
Whereas with tie single gold standard
relel ir8m the evils ot continued falling
prices Is impossible and.
Whereas the restoration of the bmetallic
standard. with the coinage Of both metals on
equal terms lies at the foundation of all
economic reform. therefore
Resolved That the free and unlimited coin
age 4 silver on equal terms with that or gold
and 0n the ratio now established by law Is
the paramount issue before the American
people 90 day and shall not be suppressed.
Resolved That we IN 8nwer 20 the demand
for honest money declare that the debtor
will have discharged his full duty to his
creditors by paying go him such money IS
was o fuli legal tender AZ the time the debt
was contracted.
Resolved That we will not support for a
legislative or executive Office any candidate
who is not thoroughly committed by platform
and declaration % the full restoration of the
monetary system violently disturbed by the
legislation demouetiziug silver IN 1873.
Resolved That while We would hail with
10Y the cooperation Of other nations in the
restoration of silver 20 It's proper monetary
position, yet we demand that tho United
States right the wrong that It has perpe-
tratei upon the producing and industrial
classes without regard to the actions OF other
nations.
The report and resolutions were unani-
m usiv adopted.
W. II. Slater, OF Colorado presented the
report of the committee on the organization
a. "a American hmetalllc league. The re;
11fcfec0mmeuded tie formation OF such 4
aague the object of which. IL says. shall be
.o unitodly resist the purpose to fasten for
ever on the country the single gold standard
ald % labor for restoration of free blmetallic
coinage 20 the peop.o of the United States.
The report was adopted.