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


CHICAGO, July S1.-The indications
are that the national silver convention
TO be held in this city tomorrow will
be the most largely attended in the his.
tory OF financial agitation. Delegates
are expected from every state and ter
ritory, although Of course the silver
producing sections are most largely
represented. The leaders OF the silver
movement are, for the first time on
record, perhaps, proceeding with eau
,ion, and even such noted free coinage
advocates as Lee Crandall, OF Washing
ton, and General Warner of Ohio,
decline to express an opinion as to
exactly what will be tho outcome of the
convention. A strong attempt is to be
first made to unite all the different
clements OF the convention in ono line
Of action, regardless of past political
affiliations; and Populists, Democrats
aud Republicans will be asked to forget
ior time their partizanship OF the
past iu the coming struggle for free
silver
1t is already certain that the resom-
tious to be adopted and the delegation
sent to Washington will be in opposition
to the repeal Of the Sherman law, un.
less coupled with the repeal is enacted
nCw law providing for q greater vol
ume OF circulating medium The Colo
radO people are lasing great stress on
the opinion Of the Colorado attorney
general this morning published, de-
claritis the right Of state to establish
statutory repositories for silver bullion
and TO issue deposit certificates to be
receivable by the state In payment OF
state taxes and by tho citizen at his
option in payment OF legal debts. It is
regarded as an unique means OF increas-
ing the volume OF currency and may be
recommended to the silver producing
states.
TIE SUPREME EFFORT.
Tho great efforts OF the convention,
however, will be directed to influencing
Congress aud an appeal will be made to
the unemployed everywhere to call
mass meetings and demand Of Congress
such legislation as will increase the vol.
ume Of money and relieve the strlngen-
cy Of the financial situation. A large
delegation from tho state Of Colorado
arrived this forenoon, headed by Gov
ernor Waite, Senator Teller, ex-Gov-
ernor John Rouett, ex.United States
Senator Hill, Congressman Bell, 7. NJ.
Patterson, President Fisk, OF the Pan
American B-Metallic League, and Sec
rotary Hutchinson, OF the Colorado Min
ing Stock Exchange. Tho Alabama DEL
Ogation came in few minutes later.
A conspicuous figure among the Ala.
bama delegation was Captain r. Kolbe,
called governor" by his friends be.
cause tAoy Insist he was legally elected
by the Populists last year and counted
out by tho Democrats. Others In the
Alabama delegation were Colonel
sumptor Lee, P. G. Bowman, Warren
Reese md Chairman Goodwin, OF tho
Democratic state central committee. A..
j. Warner, OF Ohio, and Senator Rea-
gan, Of Toxus are also on hand.
ave will not vote for the repeal Of
the Sherman bill or any Of Its clauses" !"
said the latter, "unless FREQ silver act
is an absolute certainty. English in
tluences are to blame for the present
Condidons."
England Is tho creditor Of tho world
and it is her policy to limit the produc-
ton Of silver as much as possible 40 as
70 enhance tho vaiue of her foreign
bonds and interest bearing securities.
Tho newspapers are not treating the
question fairly, for whilo they advo.
cate the repeal OF tho purchase clause
in the Sherman law they do not otter a
substitute or chow how currency is TO
bO provided"
WAR TO aE DECLARED.
There will be q declaration OF war to-
morrow, and the signal Of hostilitios
will be given by tho combined Conven.
ton Of Populists, free silvor men and
uteonbaCkcrs. The foe TO be outlawed
Will bo Tho money power" and this
generalization 10 so broad that II is do.
signed to include the capitalists OF
Europe rs wOll as tho money barons OF
Wall street. In tho present depreCia.
ton Of silver tho delegates who will a..
tombIe Ia national convention to.noF.
row only SEQ great conspiracy on tho
part Of the gold lenders OF England and
Germany, aidOd aud abettod by tho
lesser capitalists, their yAssals Of Wall
street, TO mako gold tho only recognized
International coin metal OF tho world,
and to subjugatO tho United States to
tlo financial control OF tho country
lfom whom aho wrosted her political
autonomy ono hundred years ago
Great Britain.
The scOnos following tho imposition
Oh the tax on t0a that WIS 40 hotiy con.
tested md Indignantly denounced by
ihg colonial inthBrs Of 1870 would have
9een fitting RprallOl 10 that furnished
~ ilo hOlGl lgBbies to-day by tho pop.
War arrAi9ntnOnt Of tho attempt now
uelhg made by Great Britain aud tho
OonomolullIc monarchips Of Europe to
CCoerce tho American continent into
uun0ilcial dependence upon tho ieatN OF
W. minls ol tho old world. Tho laws
ol supply and demand, tho results Of
over ptoluclion, found no place In their
WtgumnniB for OVnfV nti0uhaliou nf tLia