The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-02
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

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THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Delegates Pat All Parties oat Of
Eight aud Get to business.
The afternoon session was held at Gen.
trail Music Hall auditorium. which is cap
able Of seating more than 5000 people
with comfort, The committee Oh pcrnia-
nent organization reported for chairman
Allan w. Thurman of Ohio; for secretary,
Joseph Hutchinson of Colorado, with two
assistants: also that the vice presidents
be appointed from each state. selection 10
be made by each state delegation. When
il was suggested that the roll be called for
the appointment of n committee on rcso-
lutions, {. 5. Thomas OF Colorado urged
that each state name three members of
this committee. one from each of the
three parties. Paul Vandervoort of Ne
braska objected. He hoped. he said, that
party differences wouldn't be recognized
in this convention.
Fletcher of Colorado said that when the
convention adjourned il would be charged
that IL was under the domination OF one
of the three great parties. 1t was for this
reason the Colorado delegation thought IL
wise to have one committeeman from
each party. Vandcrvoort stiil objected
and was sustained by many others. 1--WE
are not here said lie. referring TO the
populist delegates, "to form n new party
or to form a party on "A single silver issue.
If that is the object or purport OF this con-
vention there will bc a good many vacant
seats" Ex-senator Reagan of Texas was
called to the stage and said, in part:
1--WE are here for tho purpose OF
trying 10 relieve the country from its
present embarrassment and place IL on
footing Of prosperity. We arc here as
bimetallists without reference to any dis
tinction of political parties. The mo-
ment we introduce a partisan question
into this convention we throw before il a
matter which will cause strife and impair
it's work. appeal to the convention to
go on with its duties and declare its pur-
pose of restoring to this country gold aud
silver coinage as il existed before 1873 and
restore prosperity TO the country. and
afterwards take care of party affiliations"
The sense Of the convention was SO
overwhelmingly with Reagan that Thomas
withdrew his motion. The committee
was then appointed, including the follow
ing members:
Arizona, j. NJ. Murphy; California. Dam
iel NJ. Burns; Colorado, Thomas NJ. Pat
terson; Idaho, G. V. Bryant; Nevada,
| II. Il. Bartine; Montana, T.. ID. Mats;
New Mexico. Hiram Hsdley; Utah. C.
Goodwin; Washington, Patrick Clarke;
| Wyoming, J. j. Hurt.
| The question of preparing an address TO
| the people and n memorial TO congress
was referred to the committee on resolu-
tions. Then the permanent chairman,
\ Mr. Thurman, was escorted to his seat
amid great applause and delivered an ad-
| dress.
PRESIDENT THURMAS's SPEECH.
Mr.. Thurman said: "Should the Sher-
| man law be repealed without any substi-
tute in lieu thereof. il means the final de-
| struction of silver money as "A measure OF
value. The issue resolves itself down Ia
the question whether the paper money OF
| the country is to be issued by banking
| corporations upon debts of the people or
other kinds of corporate securities: or
| whether II Is TO res. upon the broad and
safe basis of gold and silver. Gold alone
certainly cannot afford a sufficient basis
| upon which the amount Of the circulating
medium required by the people of this
country can rest. IL this is not SO. why il
| il that whenever any considerable amoun,
| of gold begins to flow from one country
| to another in adherence TO tho natural
laws of trade, We Immediately hear cries
of distress? IL things are as they should
| he. why is there any danger because
a certain amount Of metallic money
leaves the country? Tho condition oi
things existing to-day shows that il our
circulating medium is To rest on gold
alone. practically the whole of il will be-
based simply on faith, and faith means
fiat money. am against an irrcdeem
able currency in every way, but IL it is to
be decrced that we must have fiat money
then l am in favor OF its being issued b,
tho government and not by individuals
because l have more faith in all the pco
plc than in any particular class of people
But there is no need Of fiat money. fol
while IL is true there is not "a suilicen
amount of gold yet there is enough rca
money, gold and silver, on which our cur
rcncy can safely rest, and IL the people o.
this country are only true to the princi
Piles of hard money taught them by thei
fathers, those who seek now to issue fla
money will bc doomed TO disappointment
For when the people of this country com,
to realize fully the import Of this dcman,
to destroy silver, they will in no uncertain
sounds let these people know they arc 70
hard money against paper money still
When the people OF this country awake Il
the fact that there Is being made syste
matte attempt 10 force them tn pay tn
obligations of this government in gol,
alone. when they have always had Tia
right to pay them in gold or silver-tha
the contracts they made with their cred
tors are 20 be yiolated-I for one have no
the slightest doubt where they will stand.
Thurman continuing said the questio