The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-16

money as potential factor In the worlds
affairs. Civilization depends upon It.
You can get land anywhere. But the
gold and silver regions are confined to GER
tain localities.
so long as money is the basis OF bust
ness, mining is the most important of avo-
cations.
Give me the history OF the mining of
country, and | will give you the history of
its people. Money is as necessary to civil
ization as language. By language is COM
municated thought; by money we inter-
change commodities"
The speaker delved into history and pic
tured d ffsTent epOcns to show that ciyiliZa-
ton fuctuated with the supplies of gold
and silver. lie told Of the business depres-
sion that preceded 1850. when came the
| glorious discovery of gold on the American
| River and In Australia. After these dis
| coveries the world was once more Iset in
motion. and civilization advanced more in
twenty-five years than 1t had in any pre-
| vious century.
Talk of farming lands" he said; 'the
discovery of tie new gold fields opened up
agricultural lands enough to make new en-
pires. That was because men had money
to do something with"
Senator Stewart concluded by directing
his attention to the silver question, using
the arguments which have from time TO
time been published from his utterances in
the Senate.
He severely scored the gold bugs, saying
the money kings will 40 nothing for the
country except TO invent schemes to rob the
people.
lie said that If the mines continued closed
more staguation would follow. ana bank
rupicy be inevitable.
Take the gold from the hills" he con-
Guided, restore silver to the place 1T occu-
pies under the constitution, unlock the
Golfers of the mountains by opening the
mines, and the cloud will be lifted that lies
over the energies of the civilized world"
Senator Stewart was given a second ova-
ton on the conclusion Of his fine oratorical
effort.
Chairman Neff then stated that he was
ready to appoint the necessary committees,
which he announced as follows:
CREDENTIALS. B. Mcbride, F. r. Wehe,
r. G. Hart, S. j. Allen, w. j. Stewart, w.
ID. Perkins, A. B. Cali, - Duncan, E. o.
Spencer, j. j Maxwell. II. J. McCusick,
NJ. NJ. Drew. NJ. II. Meade, j. NJ. Brown.
Ways and Means-R. McMurray, San
Francisco; James UBrien. Yuba; ). T.
Doolittle, Placer; A. Tregidgo Nevada II.
| Pichoir, A. j. Bowie, b. F. Dunuam. San
Francisco; John Boggs, Colusa; w. H.
| Pratt, Humboldt
Permanent Organization - z. Coleman,
! Nevada i. G. VOORHEES,, Amador: w. B.
| English, Alameda; G. f. Hoffman, Placer :;
| 5. X. Thornton, San Francisco; Y. s. Nc
| Clatchey, Sacramento; Ed b. Price, Butte !;
| J. Z. Davis, Calaveras; c. II. Mitchell, Ne
vada.
Resolutions-NiIes Searls, c. ". Cross,
j. NJ. Walline, j. NJ. Fuweiler. T. l.. Ford,
| c. @. Yale, Ross E. Browne, j. III. Ham,
mond, j. McMurray, j. j. Crawford, j. K.
| Luttrell, A. B. Dibble. p T. Simons.
Senator Meade of Sierra County then
| arose and said there was one important
| question which the convention should not
overlook, and that was future legislation in
the LEGISLATURE of California. The miners
| should know what kind Of legislation ii was
| proposed TO have at the next session, for the
| State legislation was just as important as
the national. The speaker said that he for
| one would like to hear from the members-
| elect to the Legislature about their position
| on the mining question and what they pro-
posed TO do. III they had not formulated
any opinions the convention would assist
| them.
Judge Searls of Nevada was on his feet
in an instant and Numbered an indignant
negative to this proposition. He said:
when l had hair on my head and was
fortunate enough TO secure a client never
told him just what was going to do. No,
sir. l looked out after his interests and
used my own judgment, but went for him
| as far as old Nick IL it were necessary"
He stated that some OF the candidates had
not been his men, but being elected they
were his men now. He did not think IL
| proper to ask them exactly what they were
| going to do. The convention should be sat
| isfied that they were on the winning side of
! the question.
Senator Meade addressed the convention
| to insist on his proposal, and the outlook
began to assume a political aspect, when
Chairman Neff choked the speaker off very
gracefully by saying that he saw Congress
man Caminetti In the audience aud asked
him TO address the convention.
Congressman Caminetti responded with
| few remarks, stating that he was i'll and
| his family was sick. which fact would pre-
vent him from participating in the deliber-
ations Of the convention. He said he had
| tried to do the best lie could for the miners
| at the last session Of Congress, believing
| that his course represented the opinions Of
his constituents. lie notified the members
that he had nothing to suggest and nothing
| TO dictate on the subject, but would do
everything to profit by the result of their
| deliberations He would devote all Of bis
| mentous question.
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