The record-union., 1893-08-05
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-As soon after
Congress meets as it becomes practicable,
Bland, leader of the silver forces in the
House, will introduce bill embodying
the views of the silver men. 1t will pro-
vide for the repeal of the Sherman Pur-
chasing Act, and substitute therefor the
free coinage of silver at the present ratio
of 16 to That" said Bland will be
the ground upon which we will make
fight" Although there has been no def
mite plan agreed upon. he recognized that
men could honestly differ as to the ratio,
but that was a matter that should be
settled in the party itself. Upon the use
of both gold and silver as money at
parity the Democratic party could not
differ. If a compromise measure increas-
ing the ratio was reached he said he saw
no reason why the present dollar should
not be kept in circulation as it is now.
He proposed, however, with all his power
to resist any increase iii ratio.
Representative Henderson Of North
Carolina has plan for the adjustment of
the silver question, that he holds out to
be satisfactory to persons who wish to see
bIlO DGIIlOtIdllC DldIlOIilI u6C1dIdlIOIS car
ried into effect without creating divisions
in the party. This might be accomplished,
he thinks, by passing bill requiring the
absolute purchase of a certain proportion
of each metal per month, and the coming
of all metal purchase. Congress might
from time to time change these proper
tons as the needs of the country seemed
to require, and thus adjust the circulation
to the demands.
Dockery of Missouri, leadiug member
of the Committee on Appropriations, to-
night planted himself squarely upon the
Democratic platform, and said he pro-
posed to be guided by that document. He
was, he said, an advocate of the double
standard and paper money convertible
into either gold or silver.
Sayres of Texas, also a member Of the
Appropriations Committee, said the con-
ditional repeal of the Sherman law was
what the people wanted, and all that Con-
gress would give. He favors free coinage
at ratio to be agreed upon by the party.
THE PoPULIsTs' ADDRESS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. = The Executive
Committee of the Populist party, who
have been in session here since the ad-
jOurnment of the Silver Convention, has
issued an address to the people of the
United States. 1t says, in part: 1.-THE
overwhelming spirit of this convention
indicates that the whole nation is alive 10
the danger which threatens US. The
convention not only repudiated the idea
of gold standard and gold basis, but
unanimously committed itself to prin-
ciple that we as Populists have long held
and cherished, namely, that the law
alone makes money, and that the steps of
the Government converts sixty cents
worth of silver into dollar equal to any
gold dollar, and they unanimously ac-
cepted our doctrine that the money of the
country should be adequate for the de-
mands of business, and should expand
with the growth of population and COM
merce."
The address holds out the idea that the
Silver ConYention was great victory for
PopuIist principles embodied in the
Omaha platform, and states that the
struggle will obliterate party lines. Tens
of thousands of new converts are coming
to their ranks and recommending the
Industrial Legion and all similar organi-
cations as valuable aids in organizing and
educating the people.