People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-07-28
BIMETALLlC CONVENTION.
Proceedings OF the state Convention at To-
peka-The Resolutions Adopted.

lCSCnldllNC HALL
A. c. Shinn, of Ottawa, who called
the convention as vice president Of
the National Bimetallic league, was
made temporary chairman, and e. W.
Finch, of Harper, was chosen secretary
Speeches were made by ex-Attorney
General John n. Ives and Congressman
John Davis.
At 4:3O o'clock the committee on per,
manent organization reported that il
had chosen for chairman ex-Gov.
Thomas A. Osborne, republican and
a director of the Second National bank
of Topeka This announcement was
greeted by vociferous applause, and
the adoption of the report was moved
by Fred J. Close, private secretary tc
Gov. Lewelling W. II. Greene, Of
Wichita, was made permanent secre
tary, with DR.. S. McLallin, of Topeka,
as assistant.
At s o'clock in the evening the hall Of
representatives was filed, good part
of the audience being women. Ex-Gov
Thomas A. Osborne was presented
without formality, and he was received
with long and deafening applause. The
ex-governor spoke briefly.
Immediately after the adoption Of
the resolutions Congressman Bryan, Of
Nebraska, spoke for over two hours.
The following named were chosen
delegates-at-large to the national bi
metallic convention, which is to sit al
Chicago on August 1: Noah Allen
Shawnee county; w. A. Bashore, Pratt
G.. Boher, Rice; Harrison Kelly, Coffey
A. J. Felt, Atchison; j. p. Campbell
Sedgwick; A. c. Shinn, Franklin.
Delegates from congressional district,
We're selected as follows: First dist ct
c. NJ England, L. c. Clark, j. II. Brown
Second, f. A. Willard, Edwin Taylor
j. 7. Little; Third, C. L. McKisson
William Ryan, j. F. Mcdonald; Fourth
S. McLallin, Senator Dennison, j. n
Ives: Fifth, w. D. Vincent, Albert Crit
fin, L. B. Collins; Sixth, not reported
Seventh, A. G. Forney, Charles Hatton
S. NJ. Scott.
A letter was read from J. o. Picker
ing, lately the prohibition candidate
for the governorship, and he, upon mo-
ton, was made delegate to Chicago
The following are the preamble ant
resolutions adopted:
We are opposed to universal gold standard
because the gold coin Of the world would no
afford sufficient basis for a currency adeqult,
10 the needs Of commerce, and its adoption
would cause an immediate increase in the ex
changeable value Of dollar because Of the in
/ creased demand for gold and an unjust increase
/ in the burden OF all debt during the eontinu
ance of gold standard because tina supply
Of gold available for coinage is not increas
ing in proportion to the population, an.
need for more money would cause IN,
indefinite appreciation OF the unit value ant
the indefinite extension Of business depression
We believe that an international agreemen
for the coinage Of both gold and silver at fixet
ratio is not necessary, and so long as England
cooperation is awaited, not probable, because
she is a creditor nation and will be slow TO sur
/ render the advantages accruing to her rulinI
class by the appreciation
| We denonnce as selfish and inconsistent tn
action Of the eastern states, which, havint
grown rich by laws intended to give special ad
/ vantage to their manufacturers now oppos
laws demanded for the general good, on tn,
| ground that such laws might bring an incidenta
benefit 10 the miners Of silver
We call attention TO the fact that the price
Of our staple agricultural exports have fallel
with silver, and that the farmer has found hi
labor less productive while his debts, remain
ing nominally the same, have actually in
creased in size and insist that it is unjust 4
the toilers on the prairie of the west and in III
cotton fields of. the south to change the rat
by enlarging the silver dollar and thus con
denim them TO perpetual low prices
We also emphasize the fact that a change Il
the ratio secured by increasing the size of tn
silver dollar would necessitate the recoinage O
5OOOOO,OOO Of dollars at great shrinkage, thu
reducing the sum Of our currency and decreas
ing the value of all other property, and increas
ing the burden OF all debts.
We condemns as suggestive either Of ignoranc
or intent to deceive the refusal of the opponent
OF silver to present a substitute or outline an
future financial policy, and insist that as b
metallists we are now in better position
TO fight the battle Of the standards than W
will be if We take the final step to a COL
standard by the unconditional repeal Of III
present law. We deprecate any sucgestio
OF violence, believing that all wrongs can b
rlghted at the ballot box, confidently reiyin
upon the intelligence and patriotism Of the pee
pie OF the United States to urge a careful cor
sideration of present conditions and propose
remedies to the end that prosperity may be re
stored to the masses Of our people
Resolved, That we demand Of our senator
and representatives that they oppose the rC
peal Of the Sherman law of July IA. 1891 excep
by the adoption OF law placing silver bac
prior TO its decentralization in 1914
We denounce 1t as inconsistent with SCUM
public policy TO confer or advise, directly or IL
directly, with any foreign nation as to what III
money or currency Of the United State