The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-02

CHICAGO, August 1.-The national
convention Of the American Bi.metaIlic
League met at 10 o'clock in this city
this morning, and the attendance was
larger than that of any previous assem-
bly, Of like character in the history OF
financial agitation. Tho army Of dele
gates assembled overcrowded the First
Methodist church auditorium an hour
before the meeting was called to order.
Tho features OF many OF the battle
Scared veterans OF financial agitation
were visible in the heterogeneous as.
semblage Of to-day. among those pres.
ent being General A. j, Warner, OF
Ohio, president OF the Bi.metallic
League; Congressman BarGine, OF No.
braska; w. j. Bryan, OF Nebraska;
Governor Waite, of Colorado; Senator
Stewart of Nevada; United States Son.
a,ors Mantle, OF Montana, and Shoup, OF
Idaho, and 7. NJ. Patterson, Of Colorado,
together with Populist leaders Taube-
neck and Kolb.
When Chairman A. ]. Warner, OF tho
b.metaIic league, called the convention
to order scoros Of delegates wero obliged
to stand in the aislGs. In few open
ing words Chairman Warner introduced
Mayor Carter II. Harrison, Of Chicago,
who welcomed the delegates to the city.
MAYOR HARRIsoN's SPEECH.
Chicago sooms to DO the spot" said
the mayor, "where all the deIiberativo
bodies turn themselves, that their ideas
may spread over the land. l welcome
you warmly because ] believe you have
tho good OF the country at heart. Some
Of you may be rather wild. 1t Is said
that you are lunatics, silver lunatics. l
look down upon you and l am rather
glad to welcome such lunatiCs as you.
[Applause.l
men Of the Gust who found tho Saviour,
Martin Luther, Christopher Columbus,
Alirabeau, Napoleon Bonapart, Benja-
min franklin, and Morse, had all been
called lunatics in their times, but all
had left their mark on tho civilization,
the geography or the political liberties
Of the world.
ut is crazy men that march tho world
forward aud mako progress possibility.
Mon, you may DO denounced, but John
Sherman was always crazy enough to
fill his pockets with tho wealth OF this
world. Applause.
I'm almost prehistoric times we know
that gold and silver were the money
metals Of the world. Gold Is found in
pockets; it is the fruit OF chance, but
silver is worked out OF the rocks by hard
mcthodiCal, inevitable labor. Zap.
plauae.
"Thoy say that those who believe in
b'notalism are crazy. II tho act OF
1873 could be blotted from the annals
Of American political action l believe
that silver would be worth l20 cents an
ounce. (Applause.) DO wise in your
deliberations, but be fearless. Congress
isabOut TO meet. Give the benefit OF
your deliberations to Congress and tell
Grover Cleveland what the people OF
tho United States want.
u welcome you ali," tGreat APP
plause.
Hon Thomas NJ. Patterson responded.
THE RESPONSE.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson, chairman
Fl the Colorado delegation, said:
"WhCu they tell me that Chicago iH
tgold bug city aud 1 look behind me
and sec its mayor one OF the most dis
tingulshed bimetallism champions in
the United States, can only say that
those who say II mistake the bankers
and brokers Of Chicago for the masses
Of tho people--a mistake that is often
made" Applause Referring TO the
thousands Of idle men, thrown out Of
work BY the closing OF the silver smelt-
efs OF the west, he said: III there Is
danger Of anarchy In this land who will
produce tho anarchists2" Cries Of
The miiiionaires," "Wnii street"
III there is danger Of looting, who
Will bO the cause Of IL? Will II bo tho
men who were driven from their homes
Sy sircss OF poverty who have boon
l0yal, law.abidlug and country.lovtng
citizens, or will It bo tho men, who in
cold blood, aud for selfish purposes. so
manipulated the legislation OF this
country that tho money necessary to
Keep ils body In good hcalth was de-
HSNoyed or fed to hiding places and
mus made thOgo laboring mon paupers
mfown upon the charity and tho chris.
naaity Of tho land2" (Applause.)
Vha'tman A. j. Warner, Of the BIZ
metallic League, now delivered his
opening address,
WARNER SPEAKS.
Tho most extraordinary conditions
o. oilaits," said ho, "mco,s tho "a.
''lnOiing Of this convention. Almost
Ieficci peace prevails ovcr tho world ;
mv earth Ia yielding llur fruits In un.
SlAI abundance aud rich LatvostB aro
gS,lul gathered ,uhdor tavoriug akiea,
auoto Is enough aud TO spare, and yOt
I,vf'r before in the history Of tho coun.
W hai ihoro been such widespread
s9Nosl; never beioro such loss Of con.
JuchGe aud destruction oil Crudlt. In.
iIH'e8 SSIi nro everywhere breaking down
I"u lADorcra by tons Of thousands aro
wO" w"S," " wotklcss on the strents with
SIIl' 'arIng them In tho face Scores
Ss,{ o{9nks, most Of thom prudontly mun.
,Ji S, and showing nssets which under
ibanu circumstances would place
W' V" above suspicion, RrO driven to
5So 5So,pon'Ion ThOrO has been q shrink.
yJ, VI hundtedB Of millions IN tho
aa s,uo Gl 7lorks aud other property aud
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