Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-08-05
SILVER'S FRIENDS
The Chicago Convention Opened by
the advocates of Dimetal.
ism.
Carter Harrison Welcomes the Dele.
gates and Thomas W. Patterson
Makes Response.
General Warmers Address Upon TAX.
ing lis Place rs Temporary
Chairman.

: ing lis Place rs Temporary
Chairman.
II CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The delegates t
the opening session OF the national sill
n yer convention, a gathering which, &C
cordlng TO one of the prime movers 0
I'll e affair. is to sound tie first gun TO
financial independence from British
dlctatlcn,' were slow in getting to
gether at the First Methodist church
The Iowa delegation, with General J. B
Weaver marching at its head, vas one
: of the earliest to pat in an appearance
a, d the Colorado contingent came clost
behind. General Warner, Governor
Waite. Chairman kolb Of the Alabama
Populists, and Congressman Allan
w. Thurman. Jr., Gropnel in al
most nnnoticed and hunted uE
tier respective del cations. While
the convention was getting together
there Was an utter lack of enthusiasm.
Eot solitary hand clap greeted any OF
tie DISTINGUISHED nes, Wien they were
RECON- Ztl. ard even Mayor Harrison
came IN to deliver an address of vel
come Wit hout Il single token ct recog-
Ni:iyn
Called 70 Order
At a qsar;er rast 10 o'clock General
A. j. " sr:ler, as PRESIDENT of the b.
| metallic league, called the convention
| n1.fj., 4 tl,:
the gallery and on tie ground floor had
its occupant and the aisles in tile rear
OF the house We're packed with reo, le.
Hearty applause greeted Mayor Har-
r.son whei. he was introduced to tie
| delegates.
ii said the l2en before him were GER
t;iniy in earnest Some said they were
wild, that they were silver luaat:cs. He
| WIS glad to Welcome such lunaticS.
| Il T. ad been such lunatics sine, tie
! Le@'nning OF lis Dry. Mayor Harrison
! p'o eeaei to Il III at length Nih the
sliv Il Q.les;io;s, 1nci'lrn /: II paying his
respects 10 the Wv YORK ! lu;ocrats.
lie urged the delegates not to 80 wild,
not to create any new ''ism~,' rot 10 go
in for fiat money; let them Lave hut one
cly, lut one platform, that the mon
0! tie county $ .oull be plac; 4 sid ly
sid GOO al 5 -var q ing their work
ts IL WAS stve.i them to d ,.
Pat,crson's Speech.
Mayor Harrison concluded amid 1ro-
longed arplau anl it was ranewel
when Thoras w. Patterson of D .nver
was presented to respond in behalf OF
the delegates.
He said that a most extraordinary
condi i'm Of affairs meas the assem-
bi"Se oI tie COVE ttion. Most pro-
fonna peace prevailed over the world,
tie e:;rth ila,l yelled her f;uits in
abundance. anl the rich harvest was
beng .5a1h-rad ualer favor;us circu1n-
a1ces. /. ere VAS enough and to
spare aud let never be ore in TIE Ills
tory CT the country had there been such
widespread fear and diStras4; never be-
tore such a less Of clrti !ence an,l de-
struction uf credit Industries every
where were breaking down; laIorcls iy
tens cf thousands were being
TIN own On Tie street with I,
Ir;da WIS starn#nt, business of AL
kil d il a state OF semi suspension. |
S o as Of b n s. mo of them pr d nifty |
,nana- Il, a: d showing, as ia y ,loss d
their q ,ors, assets winch III d II @. d :
nary clrs umstances wo1 Id place them
;b, V: suaplt ion. We're d.. n into sus-
pension. There was also "A shrin kare in |
the ,rices of stocks of 81. .OCO, 10000 ex-
te! dang To Ill 9, ii countries. Al.n-
se'iler tie financial situation was -,
l"ralelt d. There must be some ade-
quate cause fer such Il genera. d n. es-
son in tie financial condition To
attribute this condition Of affairs to the
silver purchase law Of the United States
was to magnify nnl. hill into
" n ii the law We're not in
itself beneficial
Mr. Patterson spoke in an energetic
strain and was rel eatedly ar.lauded.
lie said that CLic; g and the country
needed conservative council AMI con-
sarvatiye advice. They could Get it
from the bi-m=ta.lists, for they were
the conservatives. The present sisua-
ton could only b. al.es.el by placing
on tie statute books the legislation
recommended by the conservative men
cf the country. The real anarchists
were he bankers. They We're turning
the Ieople out Of their homes; they
were dragging down prices an robbny
verll ody Of their property. The
American PEOPLE lad the right and they
woUll ultimately triumph. a wear
rom ncw they would be singing
salms of their triumph.
MIR. Patterson concluded amid a tor
'ent 0, arplau e, and General A. ].
" arner then began his address as TEN.
o,ary chairman. He said in sub {
,ance:
Chairrs,an Warmers Address,
10 attribute present financial conai-
ions TO SO called Sherman law implied .
state OF ignorance that existed no
where outside of banks, chambers OF 9
commerce and boards of trade that re- :
terate lro forma such declarations.
1he object lesson, therefore, so far as r
vas intended, is different one from
hat which the gold consliratcrs in
ended, as it enabled them to see tie
eginning of tie shlinkage Of price that
would take place in order to go to a ::
old basis. One thing, however, will I
ot shrlnk-evidences of d.bt: they y
must be paid in the same number Of a
ollars, though the doI;ars he doubled G
4 value. :
AT one blow So Per cent was added TO k