Evening journal., 1892-05-28
The Silver Cnnferencs.

WASHINGTON, May 2o.-At the silver con
ference Z. d. Stark, of Ohio, assistant sec
retary Of the conference, said that the move
ment on the part Of the administration foi
an international monetary conference was
simply a suhtefuge to appease the silver
people until after election, when it would
openly fight the unlimited coinage Of silver.
There We're several other brief speeches,
including one by Senator Teller, Of Colorado,
who said he was glad to see this organiza
ton, because it was for the purpose of es.
tablishing bimetallic league. Judge James
Sheldon, of Connecticut, said the proposed
bimetallic conference was only mode ol
helping the gold men for four more years
The resolutions adopted were the following
Whereas With the single gold standard re
lief from the evils Of continued falling prices il
possible; and,
Whereas, The restoration Of the bimetalli,
standard with the coinage of both metals on
equal terms lies az the foundation OF all eco
nornic reform; therefore,
Resolved, That the free and unlimited coin
age of silver ON equal terms with that Of gold
and on the ratio now established by law Is the
paramount issue before the American people
today and shall not be suppressed; that we
IN answer TO the demand for honest money, de
clare that the debtor will have discharged hii
full duty to his creditor by paying to him such
debt was contracted; that we viii not support
for a legislative or executive Office any candi
date who is not thoroughly committed by plat
form and declaration 10 the full restoration OF
the monetary system violently disturbed by
the legislation demonatizing silver In 1873; that
while we would hail with JOY the cooperation
of other nations in the restoration Of silver e
its proper monetary position, yet we demand
that the United States right the wrong it has
perpetrated upon the producing and industrial
classes without regard to the action Of other
nations
Jones and Bland Speak.
Senator Jones' OF Nevada made briei
address. The question of free bimetalliC
coinage, he said, was one Of the most i'm.
portant which had agitated the people since
the beginning of civilization. He predicted
that victory would in the end crown the
labors Of the convention. There was a time
when he found it difficult to get enough
votes TO get up the silver bill in congress
and now it was its opponents who were
compelled TO resort TO dilatory tactics and
parliamentary cheating to prevent then
from passing a free coinage bill and sending
it to the president
Representative Bland, Of Missouri, alluded
to the attempt which had been made IN the
house to pass the silver bill, and said that
he had noticed that the day preceding anc
the day Of the vote that the lobbies Of tn,
house were crowded more than he had evel
seen them in his twenty years of service il
congress. 'And there had been some tai
lobbying in that time, he added The bill
was still on the calendar, he said, and there
was no way to reach it owing TO the flibus
tering possibilities allowed under parlia
mentary rules. He had no doubt that a frc,
coinage bill would be passed by the present
congress.
Oficers of the Bimetallc league were
elected by acclamation as follows; Presi
dent, A. j. Warner, Ohio; treasurer, j. p
Washington; secretary, Lee Crandall
Washington.