The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-26
The Helena Silver Club Organized
at Electric Hall Last
Night
Demonstration of the White
Metal Denounced as a
Great Wrong.
Resolutions Pledging support to Only
Those Who Are the Friends OF
Silver.

Parchen, first vice. presidents. A. j, Steele
treasurer. and r. B. Smith, secretary. Eek
Gov. Hauser in assuming his office as pres
ident Of the club banked the members fol
the honor they had conferred upon him,
and said that no one WAS moro heartily in
sympathy with the objects OF the or9aniza-
tion than he. He believed in the free and
unlimited coinage of silver; restoring it to
the position which the constitution gave it.
The press of the country and the friends of
the white metal in congress had clearly DEM
onstrated that the act demonetiHing sill
yer was a great wrong. and that the people
of the country, save the gold bugs whom it
had enriched, knew it was a great wrong.
It was an outrageous aot. in his opinion.
which at the expense Of the many had en-
riched a few. The friends of silver had
shown that with it's depreciation had
come a depreciation of farm products.
Both wheat and cotton had fall
len in corresponding ratio, and
cotton had lowered more than
ever before and wheat would be in the same
position but for the Russian famine. He
believed that it the war on silver continued
il would result in the absolute depopula-
ton of the state. Democrats and republic
cans aud those Of all shades of political
faith demanded the restoration of silver to
its constitutional basis. The time had
come to present a united front. The ex-
governor said he had been q democrat all
his life but he would vote for a free coinage
man. w must protect ourselves. | am
with you for the war" The presidents re-
marks were frequently interrupted with
applause.
of the committee on resolutions. Secretary
Smith read the report of the committee as
follows:
The name Of this organization shall be
the Helena Silver club. Our motto,
Equal rights for gold and silver, and free
eoinage for both" Our object, to use every
legitimate means to secure the free coinage
OF silver.
whereas, We recognize the free coinage
of silver 40 being one of the most impor-
tant questions now before the country; an
issue fraught with vast good to millions of
people, ana a question of direct and vital
interest to the great majority OF the citi-
ZEN of the United States; and
political parties with which most of
us are affiliated, have not given
duo attention to the vital impor-
lance Of this question, the time has
come whom every voter should rise to the
dignity of an American citizen and assert
lib Independence VI uAy OAAsAAo RoASS I'LL
less that party shall at once take measures
and seek by proper laws the free coinage Of
silver; and """ "".
Whereas, We recognize the fact that
every wealth-producer in the union, be he
employer or wage-sarner, has q direct and
deep interest in the question OF the free
coinage of silver; and
"Whereas, We are convinced that the
free coinage of silver would be legislation
assuring the greatest good to the greatest
number of our people, and calculated to re-
store to us q constitutional currency which
was %wrongfully wrested from US by the
money power in control of legislation in the
United States: therefore be it
Resolved. That in our opinion the pub
lie welfare is of vastly greater Importance
than party success. Believing thus. be it
Resolved, That as individual republi-
cams or democrats, we will use all honor
able means to secure delegations to the
Minneapolis and Chicago national conven-
tions favorable to the free coinage of silver,
and who will endeavor by all fair means to
cause the adoption by such conventions of
a plank in their respective platforms,
pledging the party and its candidates to
lend their power to enact a law for the
free coinage of silver.
"Resolved, That each individual mem
Der of this club unequivocally pledges aim
sells that until this question is settled he
will favor no candidate for any legislative
or political Office who does not heartily
favor the free coinage OF silver.
'Resolved, That we respectively, but
earnestly ask the enactment by the national
congress at its present session of some
measure for the free coinage of silver.
Resolved, That We thoroughly appreciate
and cordially endorse the splendid work that
has been and is still being done in this behalf
at the national capital by those members
of congress who favor the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver.
Resolved, That we cordially and earn
estly invite the active corporation of the
friends OF silver in every voting precinct in
the union; organization means success.
"Resolved, That these p%reambles and
resolutions shall be the constitution of this
club.
49,. 4. M. Hotter. Chairman,
RoBT. B. SMITH,
JOHN S.. HARRIS.
JAS. A.. NACkN1Gar,
JOHN II. SHoBER,
Committee.
There was some little discussion and sew
eral amendments offered. A. s. Douglass
wanted the resolutions to declare that the
members would not support any man un-
less he is for the free coinage of silver.
This was supported by John Shober, who
made a rafting good silver speech. Geo.
B.. Foote called attention to the Colorado
resolutions, which are in effect similar to