The morning call., 1893-07-05
SILVER CAMPAIGN.
Call for a Convention at
Chicago.
CLOTURE IN THE SENATE.
The White Metal Men Will Resist
Any Attempt to Put Gag
Rule in Force.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

| special TO MORNING CALL.
| WASHINGTON, July "A. ]. Warner,
president of the Bimeta!lic League, has
issued call for national convention of
the league, to be held at Chicago, begin
ming August 1 next. The call says:
''The recent elimination of events of the
greatest moment TO the people of this
country call for wise counsel and deter
mined action on the part of all patriotic
citizens. A concerted purpose is manifest
10 seize upon the present opportunity to
destroy silver as money and to establish,
finally and forever. single gold standard,
and at one stroke to change all debts to
gold debts. with never-ending rise in
gold and consequent fall in prices.
'The financial disturbance, largely arti-
fetal and needessly created. is the object
esson,' and is falsely attributed to the
present silver law, in order out of it to
create a manifestation of public senti-
ment, under cover Of which the greater
crime of overthrowing the money of the
constitution and of establishing singlegold
standard may be consummated. As part
OF the same great conspiracy the mints of
India have been closed. and the shock has
| Ueen 1elt around the world.
Congress has been called to meet in ex-
ira session on August 7. If at this session
the money standard of the constitution Is
overthrown and the single standard of
gold finally established, to be extended
over the world, an economic revolution
will have been inaugurated more disas-
trous to the welfare of mankind, and
especially to the producing and laboring
classes, than any In the history Of the
world.
I'm view. therefore. of the threatening
conditions that have arisen, and in an
swer to numerous appeals for action the
executive committee of the American BIZ
metallic League has deemed 1t proper to
call national convention at Chicago on
August l. All members of the league are
urged to attend. and all who favor main
tanning the money OF the constitution and
who are opposed to the establishment of
single gold standard in the United
States, without regard to party. are in
vited to attend and participate in the de-
liberations of the convention. All eco
nomic associations and all Industrial or
CARNATIONS are requested to send dele-
gates to the conven ton, A special invi-
tation is extended to members of Congress
and Of the State Legislatures. The Cover
nors of States arc requested 10 appoiat as
many delegates as they deem proper.
Signed. A. j. Warner. president; w. NJ.
Darlington, secretary.
The idea Of the silver people Is to meet
at Chicago and adjourn to Washington.
Here the convention will reassem BILE at
about the time when Congress convenes
| o,,1 h1
til after the organization of that body.
General Warner made the following
statement this evening: "a thorough
poll of the silver forces In Congress estab-
fishes the fact that the Sherman law can
not be repealed without a substitute,
which will be satisfactory to the silver
ties"
This statement reflects the sentiments of
the free silver men here. and there can be
no doubt that within the past twenty-four
hours they have gained renewed confidence
in the belief that the Sherman act cannot
be repealed without giving the silverites
something good or better. Their hope is
in the Senate, and the reasons for their
faith they express as follows:
In that body are men who represent the
very life or death of the white metal; men
who are able and earnest. and they boldly
announce that they will never give up the
Sherman law unless they can be concili-
ated with measure more friendly to sill
yer. With the determine alton of such men
it must be plain that to repeal the present
law will be difficult matter.
| One method might prevail-the adoption
Of cloture in the upper chamber. The
gold men have already thrown out this
| threat, but the silvertes meet it boldly.
Over such a proposition there could be
nothing less than most determined
struggle.
In this connection the former fight when
an effort was made to introduce the cloture
in.the Senate at ths time the Federal elec-
| tions bill was up, becomes Of great import
ance. The Democrats we're in delicate
position. and they finally enlisted the SER
vices of some Of the free silver men in their
behalf on what was understood to have
been an offensive and defensive alliance
Through the aid of these men the force bill
was defeated. Among those who aided the
Southern Democrats was Stewart of
| Nevada. Now the time has apparently
arrived for the silver men to call upon
their former allies to fulfill their pledges,
and it is reas sonable to expect that they
will do so.
With such combination the adoption of
the cloture in the Senate would seem i'm
possible, and without cloture it would ap-
pear that any effort to repeal the Sherman
law without an accompanying substitute
measure. would be hard task. as tho plan
of talking proposed legislation to death
has been successfully accomplished.
In the House it would seem that the re-
peal Of this enactment can be accom-
plished more easily. The members of that
body come in more direct con tact with the
people, who are now loudly demanding
that this law, or at least that clause in it
which requires the purchase of 4.5OO, 900
ounces of silver each month. shall be
wiped from the statute books. in the
House. therefore. this popular feeling Is
more apt to be felt. But even there, with
out more stringent set OF rules, the will
of the majority can be held at check by
| filibustering.
This subject has not yet been seriously