The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-03
RALLY OF The SILVERITES.
The Chicago Convention Shows Up Its
Platform.

gl1shman - Its Unconditional Re-
peal Demanded - Opening Of the
Mints to Free Coinage Declared the
Only Remedy for the Existing Con-
ditions.
Chicago, Aug. 2.-There was little de-
lay in calling to order the second days
session of the silver convention, and it
was whispered among the delegates that
there had been trouble in securing funds
for continuance of the convention.
As soon as Chairman Thurman called
the body to order J. S. Dough-
erty, of Texas, in voice that could be
heard to the roof, moved that the roll of
states be called for the
appointment of committee to
devise a plan and consider ways and
means for impressing upon congress the
ruin and peril now threatening all our
material interests by the demonetization
or silver, He claimed that the proceed
ings of the convention were not being
fully reported to the country, and that
need existed for an immediate resolution.
Several objections were made on techni-
cal grounds, and Gen. Warner announced
that the committee on resolutions
would fully cover the subject.
lndll bllt SuDlCtb was uEODDGu ana "a
dispatch of greeting from the knights of
Labor of St Louis was read. 1t stated
that Assembly No. had adopted resolu~
tions for free and unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio of l6 to /. This was re-
ceived with applause.
The committee on resolutions not being
ready to report, Ex-senator Hill, of Colo
rado, was introduced to the convention
and spoke at length.
Newt RnOrncnpt n tive a.
Newlands of Nevada, United States Sena-
tor Allen of Nebraska and S. @. Thomas
of Colorado.
After Mr.. Thomas had concluded the
convention took recess until 2 o'clock.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
At that hour the committee on resolu-
tlons presented long preamble and reso-
lutions, which We're adopted with but
slight amendment The preamble asserts
that the law of 1888, which demonetized
silver, was originated by one Ernest
Zyd, London banker, who came to this
country as the emissary of the money
classes of Europe for that purpose. The
resolutions declare:
First That there must be no compro-
mise of this question. All legislation de-
monetizing silver and restricting the coin
age thereof must be Immediately and
completely repealed by an act restoring
the coinage of the country to the condi-
tions established by the soundness of the
nation, and which continued for
over eighty years without com
plant from any part of our
people. Every hours delay in undoing
the corrupt work of Ernest Zyd and our
foreign enemies is an insult to the dig
nifty of the American people, crushing
burden on their prosperity and an at
tempt to place us again under the woke
from which (NpopUa NNochipcrtOY, ie
companions rescued us. We protest
against the financial policy of the United
States being made up on the opinion or
policies of any foreign governments, and
assert the power of this nation to stand
on its own feet and legislate for itself
upon all subjects.
MUST OPEN THE MINTs.
Second, We assert that the only remedy
for our metallic financial troubles is to
open the mints of the nation to gold and
silver on equal terms, at the old ratio of
10 OF silver to of gold. Section says
the Sherman act Of July IA, 1890, was a
device of the enemy to prevent the resto-
ration of free coinage, and we protest
against its repeal except by an act resto-
ring free bimetallic coin.
Section 4 asserts that the calamities
which now afflict the American people are
not due to the Sherman act of 1890, and
btldG ludbbtES MOuiu DC SLlll WORSE Dllb Tor !
the act. 1t insists upon the full execution |
of that law in the matterrof the purchase
of silver and the issue Of circulating |
medium.
The fifth resolution calls attention to
the fact that national bank and legal ten
der money of whatever kind has not |
fallen in value a particle, and sug- |
gests for the consideration of our !
fellow citizens that the refusal |
of the opponents of bi-metaIlism to |
propose any substitute for the present |
law or to elaborate any plan for the |
future indicates either an ignorance of |
our financial needs or an unwillingness TO
take the public into their confidence, and |
we denounce the attempt to uncondi-
tionally repeal the Sherman law as an
attempt to secure gold monom etallism in
fragrant violation of the last national
platform of all the political parties
The report was read by Ignatius Don
nelly and explained by Ex-senator Rea-
gan, Of Texas.
A resolution not embraced in the plat
form was also adopted, providing for the
selection of committee to act in conjunc-
tion with the American National Busi-
ness league jointly TO devise a plan
to provide ways and means for
impressing upon congress and the
people the impending perils from the
final demonetization of silver, and the
adoption OF single standard. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were presented by the
various state delegations as the commit
tee on ways and means:
Alabama. G. Manning
Florida. Orchids.
North Carolina. II. Stanton.
Tenuessee-Rice A. Pierce.
Virginia. L. Johnson.
A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
The platform was not presented prompt
ly at the opening of the afternoon session
and speeches were again in order to stop
the gap. Ex-congressman Rice Pierce, Of
Tennessee, the lieutenant of Chairman
Bland in the last congress, was received
with great enthusiasm and proceeded to
make a speech which was the sensation
of the day in its arraignment of
President Cleveland. II am here
as democrat" said he.
Democracy had no part in the demoneti-
zation of silver. Applause. l say here
without fear decentralization because I
speak from the record, that the demo-
cratic representatives from the south and
west, constituting the overwhelming ma
iority of the democrats upon the floor of
have every time that free silver
has been presented cast their
votes in the interest of the
people Overwhelmingly for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. Zap
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