The Lamar register., 1893-08-05
ALL FOR SILVER
Men of All 'arties from All Sections
United
THE eRsr CHICAGO MEETING
Eight Huseed and Ten Delegates At
tend u. Convention Of the "i-
Mssbc League and De
n ID Free Coinage oil
liver At 10 to 1.

The Natitfl Convention OF tnc auict'
Bi-Meiallict eague met In Chicago at 10
o'clock Tukay morning, and the attendance
was larger jbn that OF any previous assembly
of like chahier In the history of hnancia
agitation.
The aruS of delegates assembled over
crowded III First Methodist Church audi
torium ami our before the convention was
called to bier, and it was early apparent
that largA all would have 10 be sought
for future 4sions.
The featGtrs OF many OF the bAitlc-scarred
veterans oflaancIal agitation were visible in
the heterotpous assembly. General \. j.
Warner Of b 10, president Of the Bl-Netallle
League stcp , side by side with Congressman
Bartine Of NyaaA, and a short distance away
was seated Ingressman W. j. Bryan OF Ne
braska, nj Of opposite political faith IRON
Mr.. Bartind. ut foremost In the common bat
tie for reegoinage.
Among tAt Colorado delegates Governor
Waite, Tod 'atterson, sena;or Teller, and
many othc- romInent men were 10 be seen
c. c Goodsn OF salt Lake, "Governor'
Kolb Of AlalEma. General Weaver Of lows,
II. C. Tab eneek, Allan ". Thurman of
Ohio. Seuat DuBo!se Of Idaho, and other
country werepresent-
Most of thm dropped In almost aunotiesd.
hunted up tieir respective delegations and
quietly took heir seats. Not a solitary hand
clap greeted my OF the distinguished meh
when they psre recognized, and i seemed
that every laegate was impressed with the
importaneed 4 the business in hand, and had
no idea OF mixing il "hurrah meeting.
Evea MAysF Harrisoa came In TO deliver
the address of welcome without single
token of rycogniliou. There was but one
woman DELEGATE on the floor. Mrs Noody
Luthe. rncslber OF the Denver bar. Al io;ia
General A Warner, the President Of the
Bi-MetaIlic League, called the eonyeotion 10
order, but # "a. fully fifteen minute. before
semblance OF quiet was secured Nhen
Mayor Harrison began To speak the hoa-e
was packed
Mr.. Harrl.on's words Of welcome we're ae-
eompanied With words OF praise for the
friends Of silver and denunelaiion Of It's ca
emics.
He urged delegates not TO 90 Wild, not 10
create any rev '.lstns." and not 10 80 In for
nat money. Let them have but one err, but
one platform, that money OF the eoantry
should be placed side by side, gold and silver
doing their work ss II was giyen them to DO.
He concluded amid prolonged applause Aad
II Was renewed when T. " Patterson Of Den
rer presented TO respond Ia behalf OF the
delegates To the address Of welcome. He also
,arried the convention by storm In the
course of his remarks he -sid.
We are asking for that free coinage that
Hamilton and Jeffersol aud Moaroc gave TO
the country, and which was ratified by con-
gress and the people when AndreS Iacksoa
was president tApplaEse.)
We stand by the Law Of i've placed upon the
statute books when the eou.tituilon was nrsf
dependent colonies became united as free aud
independent states. (ApplAuse,l We are In
favor OF the constitution Of our fathers. and
We are in opposition to the anarchists Of the
land. the anarchist. who sit behind banking
counters tappiAusel the anarchists who By
their legislation would turn the poor people
of the land out Of their homes. the anarchists
who are forcing down prices aud rohbing
every man Of one-haf that which he possesses
in the shape Of property.
know that there Is a wise and mereifui
God, and as common sense and patriotism
dominate the masses Of the people when they
see the light. | know that the cause will
triumph and hope that within a year from
now We may reAssenihle ia the city Of ChieA-
20 and sing the psens q joy and Victory that
those who now look only into the clouds and
gloon. ! thank you.
Chairman A ]. Warner Of the BlMciaIlle
League then delivered his opening address:
The most extraordinary condition Of Affairs
meets the assembling OF this convention Al
most perfect peace prevails over the world
the earth Is yielding her fruit In unusnal
abundance and rich haryests are being gath
cred under fayoring skies There Is enough
and TO spare, and yet never before in the his
tory of the country has there been such vide
spread fear and distress, never before such q
loss OF confidence and destruction of credit
Industries everywhere are breaking down and
laborers by tens of thousands are thro~u
workless on the streets, with want staring
them In the face
Scores Of banks, most Of them prudeutly
managed and showing assets which under
ordinary circumstances would place them
above suspicion, arc driven 10 suspen.lou
There has been shrlnkage Of hundreds Of
millions In the value OF stock and other prop
erty and in agricultural products. To attrib-
ute all this condition 10 the present silver
purchasing Law of the United States Is al-
surd.
Under this law since isaO, sI5O Ooo. 900 have
been added TO our currency. Does anybody
believe that the presence OF this also. .OoO. .oc0
makes money scarce and dearf Would We be
better of II We were out of III
The real object lesson OF the situation Il
very different from that which the gold con-
spirators intended. j; enables US TO see the
beginning OF the shrinkage in price, that
must take place in order to get a purely gold
basis. The trouble is In the change In the
money standard. The value Of money NAV
be doubled either by doubling the weight of
standard coins or ~ destroying half Of the
metal out of which coins are made one i
as effective as the other
The establish ment Of single gold stand
ard is equivalent TO putting the value OF two