The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-02
Meetings Of the National Silver
Convention in Chicago.
RINGING ADDRESSES MADE.
Allen w. Thurman OF Ohio Is Made
Permanent Chairman.
There Is No Politics in the Gathering and
an Effort to Inject Partisan ship Is
Promptly Squelched-The Resolu-
tions VIII BE Reported Today.

Methodist church auditory. It was the
largest assembly of like character in the
history of financial agitation. The fea-
lures of many SCARED veterans of financial
agitation were visible in the Heterogeneous
assembly. General A. j. Warner of Ohio,
president of the Bi-metallic league, Con-
gresham Bartine of Nevada, Congress
man w. ]. Bryan OF Nebraska, Governor
Waite of Colorado, Senator Stewart of
Nevada, Senators Mantell of Montana
and Shoup of Idaho, and T. NJ. Patterson
OF Colorado, Governor Kolb, Populist
leader, of Alabama, Editor Goodwin of
Salt Lake, Herman Taubeneck. chairman
OF the executive committee OF the Peo-
pies party, and Senator Dubois OF Idaho
were conspicuous among those present
when Chairman Warner of the BIZ
metallic league called the convent on to
order. Many of the delegates were
obliged TO stand in the aisle on account
of the smallness of the hall. Chairman
Warner opened the proceedings by intro
ducing Mayor Carter IL. Harrison of Chi
cage, who welcomed the delegates to the
city.
81 welcome you WARMLY said Mayor
Harrison, ''because l believe you have
the good of the country 2t heart. Some
OF you may b. rather lid, as it is said
that you are silver lunaticS. / look down
upon you and am rather glad to welcome
such lunatics. 1t is crazy men that
march the world forward and make
progress a possibility. They say that
though you believe in bi-metallisn you
are crazy. If the action of 1873 should be
plotted from the annals of America
nOlitianI action holinva tnof eli
would be worth S1.29 cents an ounce. Be
wise IN your deliberations, but be fear
less. Congress is about to meetl Give
the benefit of your deliberations to Con-
gress and tell Grover Cleveland what the
people of the United States WANT
Hon. Thomas Patterson. chairman of
the Colorado delegation, responded to the
mayor.
Chairman Warner of the Bi-metallic
league, then delivered his opening adj
dress. 1.-THE most extraordinary condi-
ton of affairs, said he, ''meets the as
sembling OF this convention. The earth
is yielding her fruits N unusual abund-
ance and rich haryests are being gathered
under favorable skies, and vet never be-
fore in the history of the country has
there been such widespread fear and dis
tress. Never before such loss of conf
dence and destruction of credit. Indus
tries are everywhere breaking down and
laborers by tens of thousands thrown
worthless on the streets with want staring
them in the face. Scores OF banks are
driven to suspension. There has been a
shrinkage of a hundred millions in the
value of stocks and other property.
To attribute all tins condition to the
silver purchase law is absurd. Under
this law since 1890 $50, 900, 600 has been
added to our currency. Does anybody
believe that the presence of this $50, 600, :
real object lesson of the situation is very
different from that which the gold con-
spirators intend. 1t enables us to see the
beginning of the shrinkage in prices that
must take place in order to go to a purely
gold basis. The trouble is in the change
in the money standard. The value of
money may be doubled either bv dou-
cling the weights OF standard coin and by
destroying half OF the metal out of which
coins are made. The establishment of a
single gold standard is the equivalent of
putting the value of two dollars into one.
1t is putting property down one-half.
This is what IS going on. To do this and
still require the same number c. dollars
in payment of debts and taxes is the
sanction OF the spoilation OF one class by
the other.
'sHe characterized the silver act of 1873
as a crime, and said he was wiling to
have the acts of 1880 repealed If the other
Sherman act law of 1873 can be repealed
by the same bill. Let both the Sherman
laws go together and place the country
back upon the constitution and the law
as il stood before 1873. -
A committee on credentials was then
appointed, consisting of one member
from each state and committee consist
ing of Lyon OF Colorado, chairman; Rea-
gan OF Texas, Stark OF Ohio, Washburne
Of Massachusetts, and Fullenwider OF
Illinois were appointed on permanent or
ganization; also committee consisting OF
the delegation from each state represent
ed on rules and order of business. The
convention then adjourned till 2:30.
The afternoon session was held in Cen
tral Mnsic hall auditorium, which is
capable of seating over 8, 600 people with
comfort. The committee on permanent
organization reported for permanent
chairman, Allan w. Thurman of Ohio;
Tor secretary, Joseph Hutchinson OF Col
orado, with two assistants; also, that q
vice-president be appointed from each
state, selection to be made by each state
delegation.
When IL was suggested that the roll be
called for the appointment of a commit
tee on resolutions, c. S. Thomas of Col
orado, urged that each state name three
members of this committee, one from
each of three parties.
Paul Vanderyoort of Nebraska, OBJ
lecied. He hoped, he said, that party
differences would not be recognized III
this convention.
Mr.. Fletcher, of Colorado said that
when the convention adjourned it would
be charged, that it was under the domi.
nation of one OF the three great parties.
1t was for this reason that the Colorado
delegation thought it wise to have one
committeeman from each party
yanderyoort still objected, and was
sustained by many others. 1--WE are not
here' said he, referring to the populisi
delegates, ssto form a new party or tc
form party on the single silver issue,
and If that is the object, or purpose, Of
this convention there viii be a good
many vacant seats.
E1 Senator Reagan of Texas, was called
to the stage and said in part. 1--WE are
here for the purpose OF trying to relieve
the country from its present embarass.
ment and place it on footing of prosper
ity. We are here as bi-metallists, with.
out response to any distinction of politica
parties. The moment we introduce
partisan question into this convention
we throw before IL matter which vii
cause strife and impair its work. l appea
to the convention to 60 on with its duty
and declare its purpose Of restoring to thil
country gold and silver coinage as it ex,
listed before 1873, and restore the prosper.
ity Of the country, and afterwards TAX.
care OF party afIiligtions.''
The sense of the convention was 81
Overwhelmingly with Regain that Thoma,
withdrew his motion. The committe,