The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-01

kind was Tepulsed by a startling array
Of statistics and figures tending toshow
that the closing OF the minss OF India,
the deathblow OF free coinage in
Europe, and the demand OF Wall street
for the repeal Of the Sherman bill, were
but parts Of "a great conspiracy"
against the silver republics OF the west
ern hemisphere, It's the opinion, too,
Of the delegates now assembling that
this conspiracy should be firmly met
and the enemy promptly routed, and
some OF them grow hot enough at times
to intimate that II iflegialation should be
inefficient o recourse to arms might
prove satutary remedy,
UNITED FIGHT.
Those who have expected the conven.
tion to be assembled at 10 o'clock to-
morrow would 90 to pieces on the
shoals Of partisanship have underesti,
mated the deep feelings that actuate
most OF the delegates who are to dis
cuss the financial issue In this assem-
bly,. Populist, Greenbacker and the
free silver man seem to be united on
one pFogramme-that the repeal OF the
Sherman purchasing act must be re.
sisted to the last unless there be
coupled with it an act for the free
coinage Of silver or for agreater volume
OF currency, The Greenbacker and the
PopuliRt, who believe that the fat Of
the government is as potent to make q
dollar out Of strip Of green paper as it
is to make dollar of seventy cents OF
silver, are ot course not particular
whether the legislation to be aubsti-
tuted for the Sherman act shall be free
coinage or government greenbacks, but
for the sake Of showing solid front
against the common enemy, the mono
metallist, they will unite with tho FREQ
coinage men IN concerted resistance TO
the Cleveland policy, unless o greater
volume Of currency be insured to meet
the stringency Of the financial situa-
ton.
In this programme arc found the
united Republican congressman, Bar
tine, Of Nevada, the Democratic silver
dollar Warner, Of Ohio, the Popullst
Kolb, Of Alabama, and all their respect
i've followers, aud their name is legion.
II is apparent even now that the work
Of the convention is not to end with the
sine dic adjournment on Wednesday.
Aggressive committees are to be ap-
pointed to carry the fight 10 Washing.
ton and state committees will be named
to work up public sentiment In the va
rioua states. Then campaign commit
tee is to be named, and to this commit
Nna 10 EHnIu ~ hh ankRnakaH SFk nj Ia
really the most important work Of the
free silver crusade. 1ts work will be se-
cret, and It Is expected it will labor to
enlist the assistance Of tho unemployed
everywhere
A NATIONAL MOVEMENT,
Mass meetings nightly for all the
weeks to como during the financial
crisis are to be held by the unemployed
and poverty stricken in every city OF
tho land, and resolutions are to be there
presented and adopted calling on Con.
gross to pass free coinage bill. This
Is to be followed by another important
movement The proselyting Of labor
leaders and OF labor organizations is to
lOllOW ueAbI uuu blS allNeE lueu WHO
well know how subserviently tho aver.
age political demagogue bends tho
knee to the demands OF labor organiza-
tions, expect the same law makers who
passed the alien labor law and the
Chinese exclusion bill to hearken TO the
voice Of labor and increase the volume
of circulating medium until the wants
OF the country are relieved. It's to be
q great moral crusade, a wakenlng Of
the masses, until tho popular demand
becomes so strong that "the voice OF the
people will be stronger than the voice
OF gold," as the Populist puts 1t
tonight. The men who are assembled
here are terribly in earnest, and their
and the marked personality
and intelligence Of most Of their leaders
give greater Significance to the gather.
ing than that attending any similar
convention in the past. Over one
thousand delegates will assemble for
deliberation tomorrow and the gather
ing will be indeed q national conven.
tion.
THE DELEGATIONS.