Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-07
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1893.

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1893.
Pan-Amercan Bimetalhc Convention
The Tan-Amcrican timetable Conyeu-
u.4. which was In session in ST. Louis
for several days during tho current We g.
d. NOT o.. anything 10 make itself famous
COP Oh, hr..e more prominently before the
public the issues it was called to con-
slider.
Indeed. rs name may be- said 20 have
Deem tnr most notable feature Of that
uu,t.urahlc body To dub ouch con-
v,at.1 "pau-Amcrioau" is 20 manifest a
f.aI..s- for high-souul.ns adiectives
r.n..mur in % body convened for the
T. .ri.-a of considering poltico-cconomical
questions ~ indeed this latter was the
yI.l0-. f.r which tho convention met.
We ar. not certain that even Mexico
WIS represented. and If II was. Tho pres
,.,. of That single country could not
.-.H tlo assumption 81 the title in
question: THE convention dill not claim 70
b.. Iu-ruitel States even, much less
TIr.1 American. II was sectional SO far
t- country was concerned. AMI ly
r. fr.aa. International
T Gu.alic Convention suggested
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h- over again ON pain OF having the
n.'.. capital transferred To- som" town
.r DH nearer than Washington cI'y 10
OIL. territorial centre OF the country.
Tl.-. impuctictllc men are likely to
ir.k DOWN aI Now parties, unless I'm a
,.., uh.r- tho now party has good
r....u for frs existence. Uut there is
u.thHe whatever in the proposition 70
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alarm anybody in the East or influence
voter iu on. West T,l,praphs. railroads.
telephones. and electricity have made it
forever impossible 60 change the location
OF the csli-al for sectional reasons.
Governor Waite. az Colorado. declared
in OBJ, convention that ne believed there
,g.r. millions of dollar. nov in Washing
-., -.uttltfb,r q, luv al, Congress. This
cDar... i. tr offset To- the foolish charge
Of Oh. mouoretallsts that the silver
,,.i,.. .y,,.rs havo sent To Washington
81 l,r.,. sum Of money WhcrcWith TO buy
nm ,.t.. I'm Congress i'm favor Of the
n, co.nae. of silver. who really he
li.,.. either of these charges to he true?
Who believes that even one vote in the
United States Senate can be- purchased
~ either tho mouomctalHsts or the bi-
m,tall~ts"
Nr Skarrs. of Alabama. In the CON
ptiou denounced Mr.. cleveland as an
enemy amt bctraycr OF the people This
charge SIS based upon ths assumption that
Mr. cleveland occupied on the silver
question before his last election differ
,ut position from that which he now oc-
cupics. iut the fact Is otherWlSe. me
silver plank Of the chicago convention
was construed 10y unreasoning friends of
ms 10 declare in favor Of IN" free coin
age Of silver but hc was under no obi-
CATION 10 accept that construction. Inc
truth is that MT cleveland MAS opposed
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