St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-05
SILVER men CALLED.
White Metal Convention to
Assemble in Chicago
Aug. 1.
The Body Will Probably Ad-
journ to Meet at the
Capital.
Silverites Expect That the
Senators Will Come to
Their Rescue.
Repeal Of the Sherman Pur-
chase Will Be Filibus-
tered Against.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The following
call for a national convention of the
American Bimetallic league was issued
from the national headquarters of the
league this afternoon:
1.-The recent elimination of events of
the greatest moment to the people OF
this country calls for wise counsel and
determined action on the part of all
patriotic citizens, A concerted purpose
is manifest to seize upon the present
opportunity TO destroy silver as money
and to establish finally and forever the
single gold standard. and at one stroke
to change all debts 10 gold debts, with
never-ending rise of gold and fall of
prices. A financial disturbance, largely
artificial AMI needless, has been ere
ated as an object lSSSn. and
falsely attributed to the present silver
law, in order out of 1t to create mani
festatiOn of public sentiment, under
cover of winch the greater crime of
overthrowlng the money of the consti-
tuition and establishing the single gold
standard may be consummated. AS
part of the same great conspiracy the
mlnts of India have been closed, and the
shock is felt around the world. Con-
greSS has been called to meet in extra
session on Aug. 7. If at this session
the money standard of the constitution
is OverthrOwn and
The Single Gold Standard
is finally established to be extended
over the world, an economic revolution
will have been inaugurated more dis
aStrOus to the welfare OF mankind, and
especially to the producing and labor
ing classes, than any in the history of
the world.
"In view, therefore, of the threaten
ing conditions that have arisen, ana in
answer to numerous appeals for action,
the executive committee of the Amer
lean Bimetallic league has deemed it
proper to call national convention to
be held at Chicago, beginning Aug. 1,
and to continue as long as the conven-
tion may direct. All members of the
league are urged TO attend, and all
who are i'll favor of maintaining
the money of the constitution and
opposed to the establishment of the
single gold standard in the United
States, without regard to party, are in
vited to attend and participate in the
deliberations of the convention. All
economic associations and all industrial
organizations are requested TO send
delegates to this convention. A special
invitation is extended to members of
congress and members of state legisla-
lures. Governors of states are re-
quested to appoint as many delegates as
they may deem proper. By order of
the executive committee.
A. j. WARNER, President.
W. NJ. HARRINGTON, Secretary"
Fight for the Convention.
In the selection of the convention city
there was sharp fight between Chi
10, md h ho
South ana Southwest favored St. Louis,
and the East and nearby South, Wash
ington. The reason why Chicago pre-
vailed was because of the inducements
which the worlds far and the cut rates
afforded. The idea of the silver people
is to- meet at Chicago and adjourn to
Washington. Here the convention will
reassembie at about the time when con-
gresS convenes. and will probably COLI
tinue i'll session until the organization
of that body. Gen. Warner made the
following statement this evening:
"a thorough poll of the silver forces
law cannot be repealed without a sub
stitute which will he satisfactory to
the silver rights. This canvass of
strength has been in progress since the
day after the Issuance of the presidents
proclamation. 1t has been actively
pushed by means of personal consuIta-
tion, mail and telegraphic communIca-
ton. When the canvass was begun the
first effect OF the anti-Silver blow was
still felt, and th5re was manifest fear
on the part of the silver men that the
Sherman law be repealed. Gradually
this fear gave way to hope, and in turn
this has been supplanted by Defiance"
Silver TIen Gain Courage.
IL lIr
fleets the sentiments of the free silver
men here. and there can De 10 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 equally as good or better.
This hope is IN the senate, and the rea-
sons 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 conciliated with a measure
that is more friendly to silver. With the
determination of such men, it must be
plain that to repeal the present
law will be difficult matter. One
method might prevail-tbe adoption of
the cloture in the upper chamber. The
gold men have already thrown out this
threat, but the silverites meet it boldly.
Over such a proposition there could be
nothing less than the most determined
struggle. In this connection the former
fight, when an effort was made to intro
duce the cloture iD the senate at the
time the force bill was trying to be
forced through by the Republicans, be-
comes of the greatest Importance. The
Democrats were in delicate position,
and they finally enlisted the services of
some of the free silver men in their be-
half on what was understood to have
| been an offensive and defensive alli-
ance. Through
The Aid of These Men
the force bill was defeated. Among
| those who aided the Southern Demo-
| Gratis successfully was Senator Stewart.
| of Nevada. Now the time has appar-
| entity arrived for the silver men to call
upon their former allies to fulfill the
| pledges, and it is reasonable to expect
! that they will do so. With such COM
bination the adoption of cloture In the
senate would seem impossible, and
without the cloture it would appear that
any effort to repeal the Sherman law
without an accompanying substitute
measure would be a hard task, as the
! plan of talking proposed legislation to
death has been successfully accom-
| plished,
In the house the situation is different,