The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15

coins IL also in congress, and must also DO
considered exclusive, unless the right TO
make gold and silver ooin q tender In the
payment Of debts,' which right 10 expressly
declared by the constitution Of the United
States To be In the states, does not, 10 order
70 make that right Of any practical use, In.
clude tho right to regulate the value Of the
coin whom made legal tendsr.
The right to make gold, silver or paper
money legal tender Ia not specifically grant
ed 70 congress by the constitution Of the
United States, but the right TO coin money,
and regulate the value thereof and Of foreign
coins, expressly given TO congress in the
the courts to include the right to make those
coins y legal tender. The right 10 regulate
the value Of coins, foreign and domestic, Il
not complete In an act specifying the value
at which such coins shall be received BY the
United States at It's custom houses or land
Offices, but includes the right TO nx the value
OF all such coins a. tender In the payment
The governor answered number of critl-
cisms that had been made upon his scheme.
In closing he said
But It 10 said, "wc must educate; we mus,
food thcaEast with silver literature" And
every once In q while wo hear Of some dis
tinguished banker In New York or London
who has been converted 10 bi-metallism-that
Ia, "a to III That 10 silver a. 50 cents pei
ounce! And We arc TO convert Wall street
GREAT Godl!
Ny agreement was to abide by tho decision
OF this miners convention, and that promise
will DO performed. Tho matter 10 In youl
hands, but be assured, my fellow citixens, that
In this crisis, unless the mincrs Of silver shall
demand and enforce all their constitutional
rights, both ~ citizens Of the state and ma
ton, In state legislatures as we'll - in Con
grsss, tho free coinage Of silver II forever
gone; the slavery described by Senator Teller
commences, and tho homes OF tho silver min.
ers Of tho Rocky Mountains shall henceforth
DO left unto them uesolAtc.
@. W. Adams Immediately moved that the
governor call an extra session. Many seconds
were hcard-a there was much commotion.
In the midst Of this II was moved that re.
cess Of fifteen minutes be taken, which wa,
carried.
During recess his friends lost no time In
congratulating the governor, while those op.
posed to extra session used all their persuasive
eloQuence with members TO vote against the
proposition.
Upon re- assembling Thornton II. Thoma,
Of Creole spoke IN opposition to the extra
session. Ho introduced resolution rs q
substitute as follows:
<''eStt't Aaes thS SoNSthoA bc uuthoiheu
TO submit the right OF states TO coin silver aud
legAlize foreign coins rs legal tender therein
10 the State Supreme Court
Governor Waite-1 did not recommend that
the state coin silver. discussed the constl-
tutionAl right Of states to coin their own
money. and said the remedy for the prcsen,
silver depression In Colorado lay in the state
coining silver dollars, which II has the RICH,
to do. containing 37l " grains. That will also
get the question before the courts.
Mr.. Fitzgerald OF Aspen favored the cover.
nor's plan In three-minutc talk and wa,
loudly applauded.
Senators White and Balsinger opposed the
extra session.
Chairman McMichacl made strong appeal
In support Of the governor.
The Thomas amendment was defeated and
the original resolution carried by vote OF 10
toS.
siiverton, Central City, Creole and Bacho-
lor voted solidly against the special session.
Aspen. Br ckenridgc, Cripple Creek, Koko-
mo and Lawson went solidly In favor Of It,
while st. Elmo split Its vote.
Governor Waite thanked the convention
and said he would call the legislature 10
gcther In January.
The convention then adjourned.