The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-01
AT WHITE HEAT.
Silver Men Even Talk of
War.
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE.
There Is to Be a Great Crusade
Against the Cold Men of
the World.
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

signal Tor hOstlllues VIII oe given ny
combined convention of Popuists. free
silver meu and Greenbackers. he
money power is 10 be outlawed, and TINS
generalization is so broad that It IS de-
signed TO include the capitalists OF Euro e
as we'll as the money barons OF wall
street.
The scenes following the imposition OF
the stamp and other taxes 80 hotV con-
rested and 80 Indignantly denounced oy
the colonial fathers OF 1916. would have
been fitting parallel to that furnished in
the hotel lobbes to-day by the popular
arraignment of the attempt which. 1t is
asserted, is now being made by Great
Britain anu the moDOmetallic monaTchles
of Europe to eOerce The American con-
tinent into financial dependency upon the
fats of the Ola World.
The laws of supply and demand. The re-
suits of overpToduction, found no place in
their arguments, for every suggestion OF
this kind was repulssd by a startling ar
raw Of statistics and figures tending to
show that the closing OF the mintS OF
India, the deathblow to free coinage in
Europe. and the demand of Wall street
for the repeal of the Sherman bill were
but parts Of great conspiracy against the
silver republics of tie Western Hemi-
sphere.
1t is the opinion. too. of the delegates
now assembling thatthiS conspiracy should
be firmly met and the enemy promptly
routed. and some Of them grow not enough
at times TO intimate that if legislation is
Inefficient q recourse to arms might present
remedy.
Populists, Greenbackers and free silver
men seem to be united on the one pro-
gramme, that the repeal Of the Sherman
purchasing act must be resisted to the
last unless there be coupled with it an act
Cor the free coinage Of silver or for a
greater volume of currency. The Green
hackers and Populsts. who believe the
fat of the Government is as potent TO make
q doliar ont of strip of green paper a to
make q dollar out of 20 cents worth of
silver are, of course, not practicular
whether the legislation substituted fer the
Sherman act shall be free coinage or Gov
ernment greenb backs. but for the sake of
showing solid front against the common
eneu1y 49, l,t,.as; Fiiists tfiey viii 0ti.c
with ihe free-coinage men in concerted re-
sistance TO ClevelaDd's policy, unless a
greater volume of currency is insured to
meet the stringency Of the financial situa-
tion. In this programme are found
united, Republican Congressman Bartnr
of Nevada, Democrat Silver-dollar Warner
of Ohio, Populist Kolb of Alabama, and
all their respective followers, and their
name is legion. 1t is apparent, even nov,
that the work of the convention is not to
end with a sine die adjournment on
Wednesday.
Aggressive committees are to be ap-
pointed TO carry the fight to Washington
and State committees 10 work up public
sentiment in the various States. Then a
campaign committee is to be named, and
10 this committee is likely TO be intrusted
what is really the most important work of
the free-silyer crusade. Mass-meetings
nightly for all the weeks to come during
the financial crisis are to be held by the
unemployed and poverty-Stricken in every
city Of the land, and resolutions presented
and adopted calling upon Congress TO
pass free-coinage bill. The proselyting
OF the labor leaders and Of the labor or
ganiZauons is 10 follow next. 1t is 20 be a
great moral crusade, a Weakening Of the
masses, until the popular demand be-
comes so strong that "the voice of the
people will be stronger than the voice of
gold" as Popuiist put it tonight
a large delegation from Colorado ar
rived to-day, headed by Governor Waite
ex-senator Kellar. Governor Routt. ex-
United States Senator Hill, President Fish
of the Pan-American Bimetalic League
and Others. Shortly after the Alabama
delegation arrived with Captain B. G.
Kingsbury, c. l.. Hathaway and r. T.
kolD at the head. A. j. Warner Of Ohio
and Senator Reagan OF Texas are also OIL
hand.
Late tonight it is announced that con
ference of leaders had decided upon Aller
w. Thurman of Ohio for chairman.
WASHINGTON. July 31.-Acting Min
Director Preston characterlzes as t'wilG
heresy" the propo stion of Attorney Gen
eral Engley of Colorado to establish
State bullion depository and issue certif
Gates against silver bullion deposited there
in. The scheme is not vioatve Of the
United States statues, it is said, but 1t j:
regarded at the treasury as a temporary
makeshift and impracticable.
For the first time since the passage Of
the Sherman silver law the treasury
this month failed to buy the full GU ota O;
4,500, 900 ounces Of silver. The total pur-
chases for the month were 6. .3S4, 600 ounces
leaving a shortage of 2,11G,000 ounces Tbs
amount purchased to-day was 21600(
ounces at counter offer of .7030 pei
ounce.
Congressman Pence and Bell, of Colo
rado, were in PrestoD's room at the tins
he rejected all offers and made a counter
offer, ard both of them were much con
cerned about what they claimed was al
effort Of the Treasury Department Il
bear" the price OF silver in the markets
oil the world. They indicate ed their pur
pose 10 preciiitate a silver discussion OF
the first working day of tie ezra session
by resolution of inquiry as to whether o.
rot the Secretary Of the Treasury had no
exceeded ms authority in refusing to pur
chase 4,5cO,0G0 ounces in July as provided
by Law.
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