Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
WILL FIGHT VIGOROUSLY.
Bimetallio League Making Plans for
Comprehensive Political Canvass.
Members of Congress and the Speaker
of the House Their First OBJ
jective Point.

While no steps were actually taken by
the conference of the Bimetallic League at
the Sun building, in this city, during the
past week toward the formation Of a new
national party, the silverites were started
in direction that may very easily be run
into the larger rut should success crown
their first efforts. These initial steps will
consist mainly Of work in the COMPRESSION
al elections next fall, when it is hoped by
the more enthusiastic believers in the white
metal that sufficient number Of members
will be returned to force some kind Of silver
legislation. An address to the public and
more especially to the friends of silver,
was issued, containing these paragraphs:
THE money question is the first and most
important issue in this country, and is so
related to everything else that no other
question can be permanently settled until
this is settled.
''The conference therefore recommends
that the Bimetallic League urgently rec
ommend to friends of silver everywhere in
all parties. that they support for the Fifty
1ourth congress only such candidates as
VIII pledge themselves in nominating con-
Ventions, and openly and publicly in their
canvass for election, to the following ac-
ton in case of their election:
A Strong Pledge.
That they will enter into no party eau
Gus that will bind or restrain them from
voting and acting in the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress otherwise than as given in their
pledges to the people before their election;
but that they will unite with others who
are In favor Of the restoration of the BIZ
metallic standard Of money by the free and
unrestricted coinage of both gold and silver.
on the ratio of sixteen to one as before the
act OF 1873. and the issue by the general
government OF the paper currency without
the intervention Of banks and against the
issue or bonds to buy gold: and that thew
VIII act and vote on all matters during
tneir term as members Of the Fifty-fourth
=, .s 70 secure this end. and especially
In the election of a Speaker, and in the or
ganizauon OF the House, and in the vote
Tor PRESIDENT Of the United States. in the
event that the election Of President falls
TO the House of Representatives.
second. That to this end the conference
recommends that silver leagues be every
where organized and the work of education
De carried on throughout the country and
that In addition to this work, thorough
organisation be effected in states and dis
trlcts where such work will be most effec
tive In the election of members of Com
gress and Of state legislatures"
Two Conventions.
1T was decided to hold two conventions
this winter, one at Des Moines. Iowa and
the other somewhere in the south Presi.
dent A. j. Warner Of the league. Gen. Flovd
King Of Louisiana, Judge Joseph Z. Shell.
don OF Connecticut, and Mr.. E. ID. Stark Of
Ohio were appointed a committee on
the union OF the republics of America, and
PRESIDENT Warner was authorized To an
point an executive COMMITTEES 10 assist II
carrying out the policy adopted by the con-
ference, and a committee on WAYS and
means, and to appoint a secretary to assist
IN at.endIng to the increasing business of