The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-12
Rabid Talk at the Denver
Convention.
GOVERNOR WAITE'S SPEECH.
He Says the West Will Swim in
Blood if Necessary to Sustain
the White rletal.
Special to The MoRSINs CALL

cendiary speeches are made, from the chitI
executive down. Ed Holden's statement
that Colorado would repudlate It's oDllga-
tions and found Western empire hnds
more supporters than conservative men
would like to admit. If vote were sub
mitted to the people to-day it would result
in a majority for secession.
When the report was current on the
streets a few days ago that Cleveland was
dead the usual comment was, "Too good to
be true" Two big silver mass-meetlngs
were held in Denver to-day, one at the
Broadway Theater and the other in the
Coliseum. At the Broadway Theater the
Rev. Myron W. Reed. pastor of the First
Congregational Church and the most popu-
lar preacher in Denver, said that the
Western Representative who in the special
session Of Congress votes against the free
and unlimited coinage of silver ought not
10 be shot on his return from WashiD gtOn.
but should be dipped in Standard oil and
burned. He declared that the New ork
militia was the enemy of the workingmen,
and told how easily the big armory could
be blown up with dynamite.
The convention called by President Mer-
rick of the State Silver League met at
Coliseum Hail. The building was crowded
with Thousands of delegates from every
section Of the State, who had come to see
what could be done toward crystalllZing the
sentiment in Colorado for the establish
ment of the free and unlimited coinage of
sil7 r. There appeared to be but one feel-
ing in the gathering and that was free
coinage or nothing"
In his address, calling the meeting to
order. President Merrick said: 1--WE ask
for JUS ice, for our rights. We will accept
nothing less. The crime of 1873 has gone
on ali these years UNPUBLISHED. We are
here to demand the early and speedy set
tlement Of the silver question"
Following these remarks a committee
on organization was appointed and
n motion was made TO take a
recess. At this point some extremists
attempted to introduce resolution.
This created an uproar which came near
terminating in riot. Quiet was finally
restored aud recess taken.
On reassembling il could be seen that
the spirit which controlled the delegates at
the morning session was lot under coutroi,
but was only awaiting an opportunity to
break out again.
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Democratic
national committeeman from Colorado,
was made permanent chairman. in assum-
ing the Craftsmanship lie said: ''We are
face to face with a crisis which has had
bat few parallels in the history of this
country. So deep, so broad. so far-reach-
ing is it that it does not involve an exag-
geration that is to say it means phase OF
81 olJ IF L.
is stagnation OF business and paralysis of
commerce"
This stagnation, Thomas went on TO
show, was from the failure to restore sill
vsr to its legitimate ratio of 16 to 1.
At the conclusion of Thomas remarks
there was a call for Governor Waite. The
echo was taken up from 1000 lungs, which
was carried to the galleries. where as
many more joined in the demonstration.
As the old gray-haired Governor started
down the aisle to the platform the scene
presented was beyond pens description.
Men whose future depended upon the
cause for which they were fighting stood
iE heir seats and yelled until they were
exhausted.
The executive, who comes from Aspen,
one of the leading mining towns in the
State, confined his remarks TO the question
of silver and its demoneiZaton. and 10
those in the East and Europe who, he said :.
were not only plotting the ruin of the
West but of the entire country by forcing
the gold policy. He concluded by saying:
'If the money power shall attempt to
sustain its usurpatlnn by the strong hand
we will meet that issue when it is forced
upon US. for it is Infinitely better that
blood should flow to the horses brides
than that our national liberties be de-
stroyed. If il is true that the United States
is unable to carry out its governmental
policy without the dictation or consent of
foreign powers, if we are province of he
English monarchy, then we need another
revolution. Another appeal to arms and
We will have won that battle. If war is
forced upon US we will send to Halifax
far greater army OF British Tories, accord
Ing 10 cur population. than our rorefath-
ers sent there after the Revolutionary War.
The war has begun. 1t is the same war
which must always be waged against op-
gression and tyranny to preserve the liber-
ties of man."
The address created a sensation. and
plause being deafenlng.
Judge Kerr of Pueblo got the floor and
e"oke IN the same infiammatory vein as
Governor Waite. He indorsed the recent
r. voutionary telegram sent east, in which
was declared that il tine war upon silver
continued it would result in the West re-
pudiating all her obligations; that 10000
men would be paupers, and that 100000
people on the verge OF starvation ard
revolution would be the final result.
1t was then moved that the convention
indorse the remarks Of Governor Waite
The motion was carried amid the greatest
enthusiasm.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow. when the committee on resou-
tions vii. report
CLEVELAND'S HARD TASK.