The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-18
SILVER MEN TO DIE HARD
4 Fight For the Metal TO Be Made in
the Congressional Elections.

The Conference in Gen. Warmers Of
fees Adopts a Report Urging This
Action-A Committee Appointed to
Promote an International Union-A
Number of the Delegates in Favor Of
Forming New Party.
Washington, Dec. 17-The conference
of prominent silver men which has been
in session here, in Gen. A. J. Warmers
Offices, the headquarters of the bimetal-
lie league, for the past two days, adopted,
late last night, before final adjournment,
this report:
The money question is the first and most
important issue in this country and is so re-
lated to everything else, that no other ques-
settled.
The conference therefore recommends that
the blmetallic league urgently recommend to
the friends of silver everywhere, in all par
ties that they support for the Fifty-fourth
congress. only such candidates as win pledge
themselves IN nominating conventions, and
openly ana publicly in their canvass for cleo
tlon, TO the following action in case of their
election:
1. That they will enter into no party caucus
that viii bind or restrain them from voting
and acting In the fifty-tourth
congress gl otherwise than as given
their election; but that they viii unite with
others who are in favor of the restoration OF
the b1metallc standard of money by the free
yer, In the ratio Of 10 TO /, as
before the act of 1873. ana the
issue by the general government of the
paper currency without the Intervention of
banks, and against the issue OF bonds to buy
gold; and that they will act and vote on all
matters during their term as members of the
Fifty fourth congress TO secure this end,and es-
p3elally IN the election Of speaker and in the
organization OF the House, and in the vote for
President of the United states. in the event
that the election of President falls to the
House OF Representatives.
,. That to this end. the conference recon-
mends that silver leagues be everywhere or
ganlzed and the work of education he carried
on throughout the country. and that in addi-
tl0n to this work, a thorough organization be
Effected in the states and districts where such
work viii be most effective in the election OF
members Of congress, and Of state legisla-
lures.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
A committee, consisting of Gen. A. J.
Warner, Gen. Floyd King, of Louisiana !;
f. d. Stark, of Ohio, and Joseph F.
Sheldon, of Connecticut, was appointed
to promote the union of the republics Of
America with the other silver standard
nations of the world. The conference
| also recommends that there be held dur
ing the present winter, two conventions,
one somewhere in the south and one at
Des Moines, Ia.
Gen. a. j. Warner, as president of the
bimetallic league, was authorized to ap-
| point an active committee to assist in car
| rying out the policy adopted by the con-
| ference and a committee on ways and
means, and to appoint secretary to as
sist in performing the increasing duties
! of the league.
AN EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
Gen Warner made the following ex-
| planatory statement of the action of the
| conference:
1. That the money question, is and viii con-
| ttnue to oe, the paramount issue till il is
| settled, and settled rightly, and on sound
| principles, and that it can oo displaced by no
| other.
3 That the first battle is for the next con
| gress.
g. That to achieve results the silver men
must not only stay silver men after they
reach congress, but they must there mite and
pItting silver above party, work tncessantly
10 accomplish the OBJECT for which they were
elected.
A number Of the delegates were in fa-
vor of organizing new party, out and
! out, with the declaration as made on the
money question, as the sole issue and
leaving the way open for the affiliatiou of
not only the Peoples party, but OF the
| 5000, 900 VINO refused to vote a all. at the
| late elections; but the conference was
| not called Tor such purpose and a ma
| iority of the delegates present believed
the course finally agreed upon, to be the
| better policy in the coming congressional
elections.