St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
NEWLANDS' SCHEME.
The Chairman of the Mining Con-
gress FOrnuiates a Very
Bold Plan.
He Would Have the Silver States
Votes Given Only on Posi-
tive Pledges.

HELENA, Mont. July 13.-The second days
session of the national mining congress eff
fected permanent organization by the cleo
ton of Francis G. Newlands (Neyada) pres
ident. On taking his seat Newlands
made a strong silver speech, urging
the mining states to put the inter-
ests of silver before the party interests,
form ulating q plan how party organization
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 agreement that the
electoral votes of mining states should be
cast for no person who would not agree to
permit any silver act passed by congress to
become law.
Newland's view was that all three of the
national parties i'll the mining states should
instruct their electors to act independently
i'll the electoral college in the interest of the
silver cause, rather than in the interest of
any candidates; in this way whatever party
won in these states their entire vote could
be aggregated in the electoral college
and would probably hold the balance of
power, which was as strong a position as an
actual majority; if, meanwhile. the silver
question was settled by international agree
Inent such electors could cast their votes ac-
cording to their predictions, but if
not could exact .,, as ,oct, condition
that the future action of both houses of con-
gress on silver questions should stand with
out executive interference or veto. New
lands speech was received with great ap-
plauSe.
The following dispatch from Senator Stew
art was read and greeted with great ell
thusism:
contraction of metallic basis of circula-
ton and credit by the crime of 1873 has ad-
vanced the cause of human slavery more
III nineteen years than the abolition of negro
slavery by the United States and Great Brit
ain has advanced the cause of human
liberty in the last half-century. The
power of the gold kings to command the
! services of the representatives of the people
calls for heroic resistance TO Wall and Lom-
bard streets. l congratulate the National
Mining congress i'll advance, that its deliber-
ations at least will not be controlled by the
promise of Office, threats of financial ruin or
bribery with money of Wall street.
! The voice of the National Mining congress
will give forth no uncertain sound. Ii will
| declare for free and unlimited coinage of
silver equally with gold. 1t will denounce
| in fitting terms the conspirators who robbed
the financial world of half its current coin
| to enhance the value of gold and obligations
| payable in money. Let the silver states
| present a united front against the common
enemy of civilization and producers of
wealth throughout the commercial world
will take courage and join i'll the common
effort TO dethrone the kings of avarice, and
free the nation from the iron grasp
of contraction, which, if continued, must
Ill the future, as in the past
| result i'll feudal enslavery. The struggle for
honest money raging in congress is all that
deprives me of the great pleasure of at
tending your congress.
WILEIAM NJ. STEWART"
The delegates warmly applauded the tele-
gram. The committee on resolutions SUD-
mitted two reports. The majority report
favored unlimited free coinage and urged
| the passage of the senate silver bill in the
| house. The minority report favored a bi-
| metallic congress Pending discussion a dis
| patch was received announcing the defeat of
| the silver bill in the house. Action OH the
resolutions was thereupon deferred until to-
InOrrOW