The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-26
CARRIED INTO AFRICA.
Silver Men Hold Great Meeting in New
York City

free coinage OF silver, and applauded
and cheered vigorously. The proceed
ings were opened by Hon. j. G. Boyd.
"You are here" he said, TO proclaim
your faith in the doctrine inculcated
by the founders OF your government
that the unit of value stand on both
gold and silver. Tonight and for the
future let the watcnword and cry of
every honest and Independent Amer
lean citizen be free coinage for a
free people. !"
Richare Lacy was made chairman
and delivered a brief address, "The
claim" he said, "that under free coin
age Of silver money would shrink in
value was absurd. The unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act meant the
putting of a premium on gold. The
United States could maintain silver
dollars at par as long as govern
ment endures.
General A. j. Warner was intro
duced and said the claim that the
present stringency was caused by the
Sherman act was ABSURD. Ii the Sher-
man act was repealed it would mean
the end of bimetallism. The panic
was caused not by the fall of sill
yer but by the rise OF gold. 1t has
risen at an npreceiented rate since
1873, and its rise is sure to be accel-
Grated. In conclusion he denounced
the 'gold conspirators" in warm
language and the audience applauded
him roundly.
The committee on resolutions then
reported preamble and resolutions
which were read and adopted unan-
imously. They declared that the at
tempt to reduce the worlds specie
supply to gold alone has fictitiously
increased the value OF gold for the
sole benefit Of wealthy creditors, while
it is impoverishing all debtors and
other persons dependent upon their
own exertions for living. 1t is
further stated that the real and only
cause OF the present financial distress
which is compelling the closing of
banks, factories, workshops and
stores, and the failure Of thousands OF
business men everywhere, in Europe
as we'll as in America and other
countries, arises from the greedily
inspired attempt TO foist upon the
commercial world the single gold
standard whereby the available sup
ply of metallic money will be reduced
to half the present amount, resulting
in corresponding reduction in the
market price of all kinds of property
and products OF labor.
Bartine of Nevada was introduced
and gave the history of the silver
movement. and prophesied the disas-
ter which would follow the total de-
monetization OF the white metal.
Congressman Bryan of Nebraska
said that the recent representations
in New York papers had undoubtedly
given the people an erroneous idea
about the people of the West. He
wanted it understood that the people
of the West were better lovers of law
and order than those of the East,
and though not hindered by the shad-
ows of colossal fortunes, had less
criminals and less paupers. The peo-
pie of New York, through their repre-
sentatives in congress, were striving
to strike down the greatest industry
in the Rocky mountains. and at the
same time the people of Denver were
offering TO send food to New York to
feed its unemployed.
The audience did not like this, and
there were cries of, "we don't wan t
it," Bryan then devoted himself to
the silver question and his remarks
were warmly received.
| OMAHA, Aug. "a - Six thousand
people congregated at Jefferson square
this evening to listen to silver adj
addresses made under the auspices OF
the Nebraska bimetallic league, and