The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-08-11
SILVER
Second Day of the Convention ct
Chicago.
The "riends OF silver Had the F1oor-Gcs
Waite, of Colorado, Makes n sensa-
tional ,peech-Thc Resolutions
~CIose Of tho Convention.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.--There was trcnen.
dous applause when Gov. Waite, of
Colorado, was introduced 70 the BIZ
metallic convention at Central Music
hall. A number of enthusiastic dele
gates had been shouting for two davs
for Waite and when the chief execu-
tive of the centennial state mounted
the platform their cup of joy was over
flowing. Cheer after cheer was given
by delegates, who stood up and waved
their hats wildly and the ovation term
mated with three cheers for Gov
Waite"
Gov. Waite spoke at great length,
He asserted that since 1872 no congress
had convened but that Il Ina ajority in
both houses were in favor of restoring
the free coinage of silver. Compress
never had been able to enact such
law because tho president,
whether republican or democrat. had
Ilways been dominated by Wall street
and stood ready TO interpose his veto,
equal to a two-third- vote in both
houses of congress, The effect of the
gold-bug conspiracy, which has denied
free coinage of silver since 1873, has
OF money or to put the statement in
another form to decrease the value of
I'll commodities. Abraham Lincoln
said that if "A debt was created with q
certain amount of money in circulation
and then the government contracts the
money volume before the debt is paid,
1T is the most heinous crime which the
government can commit against the
,;eople.
And that" said Gov. Waite, "is ex-
actly what this government has been
'.oing since 1873. Congressional legis-
iation and nothing else has reduced the
srice of silver bullion from sl.32 per
Tunce in 1873 to 40 cents per ounce in
1893, and legislation for which the two
old parties are equally responsible has
.educed the price of wheat in the same
time from Sl.41 per bushel to SIS
cents. Tho same legislation has
reduced the price of cotton from
- $40 cents to : S-1O cents in the same
time. The ratio OF value of silver as
bullion as compared with the gold dol
}lr has been increased from 10 to to
l216 or "a to 1. 1t has not only dimin-
shed the value of silver bullion, but
llso diminished in almost the same
proportion the value of wheat, corn,
pork, beef, cotton and the wages of
labor. We hear much about over-pro-
iuction, law of supply and demand.
etc, but with the single standard gold
men of Europe, who have the reins in
their own hends, there is not the same
necessity to lie about it and no such
dishonest attempt to dodge the issue.
"tSot long ago. said Waite, ''Gladstone
was told by Mr.. Thompson in the Brit
ish parliament that the gold standard
was crushing out the agricultural and
the commercial industries of England
by compelling the business to be done
upon falling markets, debtor classes
being reduced to industrial slavery and
taxes while nominally the same as in
force from India were double the
amount of her products which a few
years ago paid tax. Gladstone unblush-
ipgly declared that England as Il cred
itor nation could stand any amount of
appreciat tion in the value of credits
and added, the governments were not
concerned about philanthropy"
Considering the condition of the
masses in England and in India, Waite
said this was the most brutal remark
since Cain, with the blood of his mur-
dered brother crying from the ground,
insolentiy asked the Almighty: "Am
i my brothers keeper" The proposal
by the false friends of silver and their
allies in Wall street to adopt the pres
ent price of bullion silver as compared
with gold as new money ratio, would
simply crystalize all wrongs and in
juries the money power has inflicted
upon the public for the past twenty
years. This, Ms 4 compromise, beats
one tho devil proposed to Jesus Christ
on the mountain.
Waite said that the international con-
ference for the purpose of settling our
money affairs by the dictation of for
cign money power was the most con-
temptiblc and God-forsaken idea that
ever entered the brain of an American
citizen.
IF we have become under the rule
of the two old parties only province
of European monarchies," he said,
''then we need another revolution;
another appeal to arms and to the God
" hosts"
This evoked great applause. In
closing Gov. Waite said:
'Who is Grover Cleveland and who is
BENJAMIN Harrison and who are their
supporters in Wall street and Chicago
that they dare assume to drive into
poverty and exile half million OF
American freemen? There's no use
crying peace when there is no peace.
Most dangerous tyranny is that en-
forced under the forms of law. Our
weapons are argument and ballot, free
ballot and fair count If the money
power shall attempt to sustain its usur-
patton of our rights by strong hands,
as in other lands, we will meet that
issue if it is forced upon us, for it is
better, infinitely better, rather than
that our liberties should be destroyed
by tyranny that is expressing human
ity all over the world, that we should
wade through seas of blood-yea. blood
to horses brides" Tremendous ap-
llause.
Ex-Congressman Rice Pierce, of Ten
nessee, the lieutenant of Chairman
Bland in the last congress, was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm, and pro-
ceeded to make a speech which was
the sensation Of the day in its arraign-
ment of President Cleveland.
After Mr.. Pierce had resumed his
seat President Thurman, who had in
his opening address expressed the
greatest personal regard for President
Cleveland, criticised Mr.. Pierce for
drifting into partisan discussion.
81 am almost afraid, said he, Ito call
on another speaker for fear some one
will think it incumbent upon him to
stand xp on the platform and defend
the prohibition party. We are not here
rs partisans in any way. We are not here
for the purpose of attacking any party.
No party needs any defense here l
hope that we will have none of it her e
after" ICheers followed by Kisses.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Following is the preamble and reSo-