Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-08-05
Strong Resolutions in Favor
of Silver Adopted.
SILVER CAUSE GAINING
A Gang of Toughs Purposely At
tempt to Break up the Meet
ing-Lights Turned Out.

NEw YORK, July 27.-Two hours OF
disgraceful uproar kept the guests of
the Fifth Avenue hotel in a state Of un-
easiness tonight In parlor F the meet
ing under the Silver club had been ex-
tenslvely announced to be held. Loud
bursts Of shouting followed by peals of
| deFlsive laughter occurred at very short
intervals, and soon after o'clock the
charact-r of the howlipg showed that
some of the participants IN the meeting
had lost their temper and their heads.
With half past nine respectable busi-
ness men began to leave for their rooms
in hurry, but the crowd grew thicker
and thicker and more ill tempered. At
| 10 o'clock the management of the hotel
| ordered the electric lights turned out
Fer thirty minutes afterwards the yells
| Of argry disputants, who argrily re-
fused to leave the ball, were heard. A
| number of those who were prominent
among the tough element were noticea-
bly, under the influence of liquor.
After ali the row was over it was per-
fectly apparent thst the meeting had
been purposely broken up by gang
who had not hesitated to furnish their
Dam-s and who boast d that they rep
resented the industrial alliance. 1t was
the CareyKeough gang. just before
the election these fellows, who had
some following among the labor ele-
ment, formed what was called the Re
publican Industrial alliance. They
were not recoznzsd by the labor organ
izations, though, ard when they made
Overtures to the populists they were en-
tiTely discarded. They represented 20
the silver clubs of the west that they
had some power here, but failed TO get
money out of them. This is their re-
venge. They pulled the legs OF the re-
publicans last election aud thought they
could do it again. \ mild faction of
the disturbance vas a handful of self
styled populists, who were sore becausc
the mse,ing was not held under the di-
rect auspices OF that party. They did
not represent anything bat their own
individualities.
The last straw consisted OF the gen
eral feeling of derision which vested
itself among the minority of the people
present. The silver men could not make
an impression. The dsorderly element
was not at first apparent, bat asserted
itself with overwhelming force when
the resolutions were launched II ION the
nesting.
Wen, on motion of d. B Harris,
who is credited with beiGg the backbone
Of the missionary M vament, John g.
b ,yd was elected chairman, the corri-
doris on both sides Of the spf ious apart
ment were thronged, principally with
curious lockers on.
Mr.. Boyd nominated James w. Muir
ply and Stanley G. Hood as secretaries.
MONEY OF JACKSON AND LINCOLN.
Chairman Boyd opened with brief
speech in which he referred to the
country's progress aud the evidently
SURPRISING wisdom of the founders of
this system of government. "As lCng
as the American people have adhered tO
the political and economic prlncIple
emanated by the fathers of the country
they have found pros 2erity and happi-
ness, but when they have departed
from those principles disaster and
trouble of some k nd has always fol-
lowed. The people of the United States
are now confronted with condition of
affairs which may we'll be considered
appalliog. The whole political and
moral force OF the people of the L nited
States should be exercised 10 avert the
impending cal8mities by which our
country is threatened. And TO that end
a convention Of citizens from all parts
of the union, who have faith in the wis
dom of the founders of the government
and believe that the moneys of the days
of Washington. jefferson, jackson and
Lincoln ought TO continue to be the
money of tie American people, Will be
held in Chicago in the beginning of
next month to take such steps in the in
terest of the whole people as may be
considered best. And the object Of this
meeting is TO elect delegates to that
convention.
Henry Nichols then read the resolu-
tions amid frequent Interruptions.
The efforts or the chairman to obtain
order merely met with more vociferous
obstruction. TIE resolutions, howev-
er, were passed, and are as follows:
SILVER RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, the people of the United
States are increasing so rapidly that the
aggregate increase in ten years will be
equivalent to importing into the United
States the present combined popula-
ton of Belgium, Holland, Roumania,
Switzerland and Greece, and, whereas,
therefore, a failure to provide con-
stantly-increasing volume of money in
the United States would be equivalent
to allowing contra ction of its volume,
we're no increase of the population to
ensue, and, whereas, a contraction of
the volume of money shrinks insid-
iOusly, the ssleable values of all com
modities and other personal and other
real properly, and, whereas, any lm
pending shrInkage of value Impertlls
the Legitimate operations OF business,
causing distrust on the part of capital
and always restricting the employment
of labor; and, whereas, the only assured
increase of the volume of money in the
United States at present is by the au
tomato operation of the so-called
Sherman law.
Whereas, this law by receiving de-
posits of silver bullioh in the treasury,
never to be emitted therefrom unless
il the form of legal-tencer coin and by
such receiving of bullion is creating,
at the market price, and issue of United
States legal tender notes, and,
Whereas, many people are deceived,
misled and falsely affrighted as to the
real operation of this so-called Sher-
man law and are thereby instigated to
demand its repeal, and,