The morning call., 1893-07-23

The silver meeting in Metropolitan Hall
last night was attended by large crowd
of thoughtful looking men and many
women. Every seat upstairs as well as
down was taken, and the sisles were hiled.
The stage was adorned with American
flags. shields and bunting in profuslon,
giving it very bright aspect. The flag
Doles were wrapped in silver foil. A long
line of bunting was stretched ABOVE .he
stage from one side of the gallery to the
other, and from it was suspended silver
in letters of silver foil.
The meeting was called 10 oroer
few minutes after o'clock. and en-
thusiastic applause broke out at the open
ing sentence Of tie first speakers address.
He was NJ w. Belshaw. who said: 1.-The
object of this meeting and those that have
nreceded il is to devise method for the
free coinage of silver. Great applause. ]
We have seen some of the results of the
martial demonetiZation of silver. If we
witness the entire decentralization Of silver
it will afford sight of unequaled poverty
and distress"
Judge Belshaw attributed the demone-
tization of silver to the bankers. who
brought pressure TO bear on the rulers in
the Old World, while in the United States
Wall-street bankers accomplished their
aims under the guise Of removing an obso-
lete law. The pIetext that silver has de-
preciated through overproduction Is not
true. Gold and silver have been money
since the foundation of trade, and silver
has been more plentiful than at present.
The true reason is that within the last 100
or $50 years, there being heavy national
debts. the bankers cast about for means to
increase the value of the bonds they held
Winout giving the people anything. They
hit upon the plan OF retiring half the
money to the enhancement OF the value OF
the remainder. Mr.. Belshaw's remarks
met with hearty approval.
Martin Jones moved that committee of
five should be appointed on order Of husi-
ness. The chairman appointed Martin
Jones, Thomas Eagar. Senator j. ii. Ma
honey, Ii. X. Mitchell and NJ. +. Camp
bell.
The band played after the Ball"
while the committee was getting its report
ready. The committees report was as
follows:
1ourned meeting held at the Palace Hotel on the
18th inst. be made the permanent officers OF
this meeting. and the following gentlemen be
added TO assist as vice presidents:
Vice presidents. San Francisco-I. T. Jewell
Abner Dobie. L. Schlessinger. L r. HAYES, n.
NJ Orr B. F. Dunham. j. b. StelsoD. j. Band
man. E. Holland, Francis Smith. W; E. Dea,n,
Albert Gallatin. W. 7. Coleman. ". I. y.
Schenck, j. s. Doe. NJ. H. de Young, A. j..
Ralston j. NJ Gray, /. C. Buruen, G 5. Benr-
dict. AlyinZa Hayward, 5. +. Long, j. II. Cur
ley, Leon Drnnery Jr, g. I. MaIye. e1-Jndge
To-Day, E. Conroy. Dr.. +. ). Long. +. strother,
e. l. Miles, r. B. ttint. Dr. T. j. lie Tour
oSkland-Mayor George C Pardee. E. W.
woodward, J.. r.. Webster, S. e. Whippte. ".
W. Cameron g. w Arper. j. A. Jones, A. S.
Woodward E. B. Ponfoy, Dr.. J. Ii. Rieley. J.
j. R Capeli, w. &. Barnard. 6. q. Baker. A.
H. Clough. Judge Z. M Gibson, W. Z. Dargie,
T. J. Mofiitt, General r. Gardner, j. White,
tismeda; B. Porter, Los Ahgeles; r {.
ter..y: Senator B. H. Campbell. Siskiyou;
j. -. B Montgomery. Chico; {. &. GRAY.
Independence Inyo County; Ex-ConETsssnan
7aitii. Stockton; O. Il. Porter, EuTeka, sum
boot County; George Geisse, Or0yllle Frank
Mclaughlin, oTOyille; E l.. ColDCD. Stockton
s. ? G0nnOg, s.. Helena.
Chst Tie chairman nominate twenty Ave
gentlemen delegates TO act at cenyenton
10 be assent "a al Chicago on August L, 1898
10 the interest OF silver coinage, subject 10 The
approval of this meeting. said delegates 10 have
power to appoint aternates If unable TO attend
The same who IN each case shall receive creden-
tials signed by the chairman ana secretary ol
this meeting.
That committee Of fifteen on permanent or
ganiZation IN. the cause of bimetalism be ap-
pointed by the chair.
DR.. Wiley. the agitator. talking from he
gallery. moved that each abOr organization
should be requested to appoint delegate
to the Chicago conference.
Wiley was declared out of order, anC
the crowd applauded the ruling Of the
chairman as it nut a quie.us on the dis
seminator of labor circulars.
The reDOrt was adopted.