Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-24

The attendance small when President
Warner called the third days session of the BIZ
metallic convention TO order this morning at
Concordia Hall. He explained that while
the committees on WAYS and means and
organization were preparing their reports the
convention would be glad to listen to short
volunteer speeches from those who had not vet
been heard from. and he called upon Mr.. +. ii.
Tibbles, farmer of Nebraska.
Mr.. Tibbles introduced himself as ian old
hsyseed' and startled his hearers BY telling
them that they had been talking here for two
or three DAYS. but had said nothing new. He
! said that the farmers had been advised lately
to keep out OF politics, but their answer
was: You go to old Harry, We've tried that
before ard nothing came of it. Henceforth
We propose to vote we think and in our own
interests.
FARMER DEAN OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. ]. +. Dean of New York. another farmer,
said he differed with his friend from Nebraska
in that he had both heard and learned new
things ut the present convention. He said that
never before in the history OF the country
had there been greater desire to
hear great questions discussed affecting
their welfare, Vet they had all the Vaccinations
OF the devil and the crushing grasp of the
moneyed classes I" contend against. He referred
to President Harrison this experiment"
this thing. terms which we're, strangely
enough, loudly applsuded. and said it had
taken the price of nearly 100000 bushels
of wheat to pay his salary. He
contrasted the situation of many OF the farmers
uf the country who were compelled to sustain
themselves and their families on sl6S a year
with that of the members of New York's 400"
whose average yearly income was S1s9, 00O He
urged the convention to be unselfsh, not to
confine itself to one idea alone. but to be broad
enough to take in all who better their condi-
ton.
Mr. Deans address was loudly applauted,
and at ITS conclusion it vas decided to hold the
| election Of officers at 80 this afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph Sheldon OF Connecticut was next
introduced one who lived under tine shadow
o; Wall street. lie said he came from darkest
New England. whore facts and arguments
the silver question were unknown and badly
needed The people OF New England be-
J lieved in honest money, but they had
been led 10 believe that the free coin
age Of silver vas a mere trick Of the
so-cal!ed SILVER barOns to make capital out of
4 the government. John Bull had sat by the side
| of President Harrison ard dictated his policy,
as he would sit by the side of President-elect
| Cleveland and dictate his policy.
NOT HARRISON But CLEVELAND WAS MEANT.
| Gen Field of Virginia said he had been
| quoted in the morning press as referring to
/ President Harrison as having invaded the legis-
lstive branch of the government and prosti-
i III.
instead. referred TO Pre- ident-elect Cleveland,
/ having based his remarks the remarkable
| letter addressed to members of Congress u few
| days ago by Chairman Harrity of the demo-
cratic national committee.
| DR.. ;. W. Fish of the Independent Press Bu-
| reau OF this city followed in few remarks and
| he in turn followed by Popullst Con-
| gressman-elect LATE Pence Of Colorado. He
said that Of the 10000 votes he
had received $1,000 had been cast by
farmers, mechanics and others not inter-
/ ested in the mining or sale of silver.
Neither he nor his colleague, Congressman Bell,
would ask any favors from the coming admin
istration, Notwithstanding the warning conveyed
| in Chairman Harritys letter. 1t might be
| that their candidate. Gen. Weaver, might
| be the Gen. Fremont of 1856, but if that
| were SO. thank God there would be four years
hence another 1860 and another immortal Lin
coin. The entrance of Judge Gresham into
| Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet only served to show
how lightly rested old party lines on the people.
He thanked God that it was so, for It gave
promise of the future Of the populist party.
CONGRESSMAN BELL
Populi.t Congressman John C. Bell Of
Colorado followed his colleague, who said that
it was unfortunate to mankind that since the
days of Lincoln the executive department of
| the government had been controlled by
bankers The silver bsrons lived and thrived
/ In the east. not in the west.
! Representative-elect Henry A. Coffeen Of
| Wyoming also briefly addressed the conven-
! ton, when, after Mr.. Z. b. Stark of Ohio had
read a short paper, the convention took a recess
until 80.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
After Capt. r. b. Kolb Of Alabama the de-
feated candidate of the populist party at the
| recent gubernatorlal election in that state, had
addressed the metallic convention at its
mr. nTpO GrAa t.Iya
until the afternoon. when Mr.. Henry Jones of
Georgia read paper upon the financial situa-
ton In the course of his paper he declared
that the President-elect had a larger following
| in this Congress than he will have in the next
The administration will not represent the
democratic party. 1t certainly will not repre-
sent the democrats Of Georgia. There Is not a
southern or western state In which the free
silver democrats are not in n majority. Yet
| four-fifths of the democratic party will not be
| represented by the executive OF his cabinet
Gen. Warner then introduced Senator Jones
| of Nevada as one of the most earnest aud con-
sistent friends of the cause. who fresh from
the conference at Brussels.
SENATOR JONES on THE CONFERENCE.
Speaking Of this conference. Senator Jones
said that not much had been accomplished nor
much expected. He had not expected the ap-
I pointment. but he went to tell the European
delegates what the masses of the United States
wanted and what they were going to get. The
impression prevailed at the conference that the
United States was in desperate straits on ac-
count of its silver legislation The delegates in
| quIred how 1t could stand that Sherman bill
the beneficent weight of silver which pay
| ing the wages of the country. Then the other
! delegates stood back and asked What do YOU
| propose? You have called this conference"
They seemed to think We were in straits, in the
! face OF that awful misery OF the European Ia
! boring men all around US. told them we were
nh lint Af hon al to 1rllo h