Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-12
FOR SOUND MONEY.
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relieve business. and I am sure every one
is impressed by the seriousness of the situ-
alton. In many instances You have lef,
your counting houses and Offices at great
| Inconvenience and sacrifice.
| With the most magnificent territory owned
by any nation. populated by an entsrpris-
| ing and Intelligent people. filled with the
| choicest natural wealth. with every reason
| for the highest prosperity. We are suddenly
! enveloped in financial gloom. the skies OF
| progress are overcast with clouds. The
| happy smile OF advancing fortune gives
| way TO the sigh Of dependency; n panic
| bursts out from the brightness OF the morn
ing and all alike suffer. The men OF great
| fortunes see them fleeing out OF sight and
| the smaller holders OF wealth are gloomy
| witnesses of departing happiness. The
| laborer clamors for bread. the farmer can
not realize enough for his crops to pay for
| their production.
| What to Say to Congress.
| And to what is this condition chargeablee
| Primarily to want OF confidence. You
| come here today representing the senti-
| ments OF large majority OF the people Of
every section OF this land. who say through
| you TO Congress: "Give US sensible. honest
! legislation, not democratic. not republican.
not populistic or anarchistic hut fair and
| wise action. which will turn the wheels OF
| our mills. open our iron furnaces market
our crops, take the boarded currency from
its hiding places and send IL upon useful
errands into every village, township. and
| city OF this great nation"
BY your presence here you say 20 Con-
gress: Stop talking, vote and act. DO
| what every man OF common sense knows
ought to be done at once: Let the govern
| ment stop buying what IL does not need
| and what IL does not want.
The people Of the country viii solve this
| question II you will take the step they de-
| mand OF you.
They drew out OF the national hanks
nearly 800 10000 during the year ending
| July u. 1888.
| They have substractei fror, the holdings
! or the banks since the panic began forty
millions of sold. thuty-four and one-half
| millions of legal tender and two and one
| half millions in silver. The banks have not
been boarding the money, but the people.
Members OF the Senate. you cannot rec
tfy the situation by calling the men who
| locks" The period OF doubt has told upon
all classes and business alone is the
great basis OF prosperity. its voice should be
heard with as much attention as that which
| comes up from trade or transportation.
This voice says 10 Congress: stop dealing
| In side issues. stop talking politics. talk
business; stop abusing the bankers. talk
| business; stop accusing the press of un-
| fairness, talk business: stop trying expert
ments and try common sense; deal with
facts not theories"
| 1 should like to say much more. but this
Is to be business convention. May your
deliberations and conclusions be wise. char
| actertzed by that fairness which rises fIom
a patriotic understanding of the common
| all prosperity must rest and all successful
| legislation be enacted.
| Washington is honored by your presence
not as politicians or princes. but as repre-
| senting that type of manhood which. hav-
| ing assumed large responsibilities. seeks
| with answering fidelity to successfully
| discharge them.
Temporary Organization.
| At the conclusion OF Mr. Warmers re-
marks. which were literally applauded.
Mr.. d. A. Dangler of Cleveland moved that
Mr. Warner be selected as temporary chair
man, and the motion was unanimously
agreed to.
Briefly thanking the convention for the
honor conferred, Chairman Warner called
Tor nominations for temporary secretary. and
upon the motion OF Mr.. G. NJ. Robertson OF
New York, Mr.. Ryerson Richie Of Cleve-
| land, Ohio, was unanimously elected.
Thereupon, Mr.. Il. +. Dolan OF Lawrence.
Mass, moved that committee Gre
| dentials 10 the number OF fifteen be ap-
pointed. The motion was promptly agreed
to. and Chairman Warner announced the
COMMITTEES as follows: D. F. Dolap. Law
renee. Mass: f. E. Paine. Scranton. Pa:
| w. A. X. Tenny, Cincinnati. Ohio; VIM.
Foster Newburgh. n. Y: w. J. TAFT. Jersey
City; N j.; r; H. Dobie. Norfolk. Va;
Carpenter. st. Louis. Mo-: g. w Woodward,
! Washington, d. C: Frank SQuier, New
York: Geo, E Newell Pawtucket r. J.:
Coates. Philadelphia, Pa: John w Vernon,
Providence, r. /. and J. C. Downtain,
| Huntington, w. Va.
Upon the announcement Of the committee
| on credentials Mr.. James T. Smith of
| Lowell, Mass, moved that committee of
i've be appointed by the chair on rules and
| organiza ton.
Of commerce moved that the motion he
amended by authorizing the Chairman 10
enlarge the committee by appointing n
delegate from each state. Mr.. Pence said
| that he made the motion because he ie-
| lieved that the convention wished % hear
both sides. he represented a body which
| II seemed was not in accordance with the
call issued for the convention. 1t appes red
! too. that according to the Newspapers TIE
body he had the honor to represent would
form an exceedingly small minority Of the
| convention, but he did not believe that the
| convention wished to cut off the opportun-
ity OF his organization to be heard. He did
| not like to believe that the members of
| the proposed committee on rules and or
ganization had already been selected as
had evidently been the case In the matter
| OF the committee on credentials. The
| committee on rules organization would
undoubtedly be largely responsible for the
| future work of the convention, and would
He wished to be heard by or represented on
| that committee. and for that reason he had
| moved the amendment.
Recess Taken.
Mr. James T. Smith OF Lowell. Mass, in
terrupted Mr.. Pence TO state that he would
accept his amendment, but before the
amended motion could be put 1t was sug-
gested that the report of the committee on
| credentials first be received and upon the
motion OF Mr.. Smith of New York. a recess
| was then taken to enable the committee to
prepare its report.
1t is understood that the convention will
| be permanently organized by the selection
| OF eX-Gov. +. o. Stannard OF Missouri as
permanent chairman, the motion to be made
| by President Darwin X. James of the New
| York Board of Trade and Transportation
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