The Globe-republican., 1893-07-28
s,METALL,c CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the State Convention 1t To-
peka-The Reso! utiOns Adopted.


TOPEKA, Kan, July 22.-About 800
persons were in attendance at the BIZ
metallic convention, which sat in Rep
resentative hall
A. C. Shinn, of Ottawa, who called
the convention as vice president OF
the National Bimetallic league, was
made temporary chairman, and q. 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 1t
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 to
Gov. Lewelling. w. II. Greene. OF
Wichita, was made permanent secre-
tary. with Dr. S. McLallin, of Topeka,
as assistant.
At o'clock in the evening the hall OF
representatives was filed, a 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 BIZ
metallic convention. which is to sit at
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 districts
were selected as follows: First district,
c. NJ. England, L. C. Clark, j. ii. Brown;
Second, +. A. Willard, Edwin Taylor,
j. T. Little; Third, c. L. Mckisson,
william Ryan. ]. 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 and
resolutions adopted:
We are opposed to a universal gold standard.
because the gold coin Of the world would not
afford sufficient basis Tor a currency adequate
to the needs Of commerce, and its adoption
would cause an immediate increase in the ex.
chanCeable value of q dollar because OF the In
creased demand for gold and an unjust increase
in the burden of al debt during the continu-
ance of = gold standard. because tina supply
of gold availabe for Coinage Is not increas.
ing in proportion to the population, ana
med for more money would cause the
indefinite appreciation Of the unit value and
the indefinite extension Of business depression.
We believe that an International agreement
for the coinage of both gold and silver at fixed
ratio is not necessary, and SO long as England's
cooperation is awaited not probable, because
she is creditor nation and will be slow to sur
render the advantages accruing to her ruf1ng
class b. the appreciation.
We denonnce as selfish and inconsistent the
action Of the eastern states, which, having
grown rich BIZ laws intended to give special ad-
vantage to their manufacturers. now oppose
laws demanded for the general good. on the
ground that Sucn laws might DrlnS an lnclQcntal
benefit to the miners OF silver.
We call attention to the fact that the prices
Of our staple agricultural exports have fallen
with silver, and that the farmer has found his
labor less productive, while his debts, remain
ing nominally the same, have actually in
creased in size. and insist that it is unjust to
the toilers on the prairie Of the west and in the
cotton fields Of the south to change the ratio
by enlarging the silver dollar and thus con-
hon n lou
We also emphasize the fact that change in
the ratio secured by increasing the size of the
silver dollar would necessitase the recoinage Of
$40. OO0. 000 of dollars at great shrinkagc, thus
reducing the sum OF our currency and decreas-
Ing the value Of all other property, and increas-
ing the burden OF all debts.
We condemn as suggestive either Of ignorance
or intent to deceive The refusal Of the opponents
Of silver to present substitute or outline any
future financial policy. and insist that as BIZ
metallists We are now in better position
to fight the battle OF the standards than We
will be il. We take the final step to q gold
standard by the unconditional repeal OF the
present law. We deprecate any suggestion
of violence. believing that all wrongs can be
righted at the ballot box, confidently relying
upon the intelligence and patriotism of the peo-
PIE Of the United States TO urge careful con-
sideration of present conditions and proposed
remedies to the end that prosperity may be re-
stored to the masses Of our people.
Resolved That we demand Of our senators
and representatives that they oppose the re-
peal Of the Sherman law OF July IA. 1897. except
BY the adoption Of q law placing silver back
prior to its demonetiz alton in 1873
We denounce it as inconsistent with sound
public policy to confer or advise, directly in
directly with any foreign nation as to what the
money or currency Of the United States
should be-
KANSAS RAILWAY ASSESSMENTS
The Valuation of All Railway Property
Completed.
TOPEKA, Kan, July a4.-The clerks
in the state auditors office yesterday
afternoon concluded their labors on
the railroad assessments. The aggre-
gate valuation of all the railroad prop
erty in the state was found to be S6i,-
9S4, 407. O3, distributed as follows:
Atchisou, Topeka s Santa Fe sys-
TEN Uncluiing the St Louis
San Francisco) e., 0es 364. 81
Union Pacific Observation-Disclosures. G51a 73a 81
Chicago, Rock Island q Pacific (in-
GLIDING ,9,s;6 09, value Of rolling