The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-08-05
DEMANDS MADE BY THE WEST
Speeches at the Opening of the Silver Con-
YentiOn at ChICagn.

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CHICAGO, H., Aug. The national
convention of the American Bimetallic
League met in this city at / O'Clock this
morning, and the attendance was larger
than that of any previous assembly of
like character in the history of financial
agitation. The army of delegates as
sembled Overcrowded the First Meth
Odist Church auditorium an hour before
the meeting was called to order and it
was early apparent that a larger hall
would have to be sought for future ses-
siOns.
The features of many of the battle
SCARED veterans of financial agitation
were visible in the heterogeneous as
semblage of to-day. Gen. A. J. Warn
er, of Ohio, president of the Bimetal-
lie League, stood side bv side with Con-
gresham Bartine, of Nevada and a
short distance away was seated Con-
gresham W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska,
man of opposite political faith
from Mr.. Bartine but foremost in
the common battle for free coinage.
A few feet away in the Colorado dele
CATION was the picturesque Coy. Waite,
of the Silver State, COnverSing with
Senator Stewart, of Neyada-the one a
POpulist, the other a Republican, but
both united in a common cause to-day.
United states Senators Mantle, of Mon
tana, and Shoup, of Idaho, con
verscd fraternally with T. NJ. Pat
terson of Colorado, the first two
Republicans, and the last the
leader OF the free coinage faction in the
Democratic national convention a wear
Is nj a 10 Il,
of Alabama, surrounded by a score
of brawny Populists, was one
of the most conspicuous figures
IN the convention, and as he
COnVersed warmly with Editor
Goodwin, of the Salt Lake Herald, the
two were joined by Herman G. Taube-
neck, of the executive committee of the
Peoples party, and Il moment later the
interesting trio was increased by Sena-
tor Dubois, of Idaho, who although a
Republican will observe no caucus that
opposes the free coinage of silver.
When Chairman Warner of the Bi-
metallic League called the convention
to order, scores of delegates were
obliged to stand in the asIcs, but all
took the inconvenience good naturedlv
as the convention was SO largely attend
ed. After a few opening words, Chair
man Warner introduced Mayor ffarri-
son of Chicago, who welcomed the dele
gates to the city. He said:
Chicago seems 10 obe tho s,,ot whore all do
Lucrative bodies turn themselves that tbeir
ideas may spread over the land. | welcome
you Warmly because believe you have the
NAV no rathor yii ~ ,I, "i lou
lunatCS-,ilver luuatics. look down upon
you and am rather glad to welcome such
lunatlcs as YOU LApplauS"I Alexander
Who fo,,nL 40 Sa,.;.,r. N,r,;, I,i
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Ronanarta w.
hut All had left tbrir mark on the ciyiIiza-
tion, the geography, the religion or the
political liberties of the world. 1t : crazy
men that march the world forward and
make progress a possibility. You may he
denounced but John sherman was always
crazy enough to I'LL his pockets with the
wealth of this world. LApPiau,c In al
most prehistoric tunes We KNOW that Enld
and silver were the money metals OF the
world Gold is found in pockets, it is the
fruit of chance but silver Is worked out Of
the rocks by hard. mcthodicaI inevitable
labor lAppau~cI. They say that those
VINO believe III hlmctalll>n are crazy. II
the act OF lAI3 could he hiotted from the
annals ot American political action, tie
HeVe that SILVER would he worth ~ cents an
ounce ApPIauNcI. BE wise IN your delIher-
atOnS, but toe fearless. Congress Is about to
meet. Give the benefit of Your dclihera-
tionS to Congress, and tell Grover Cleveland
what the people of the United States want.
| welcome you all. lGreat applause.
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10 hdNol lldliiNoh d'i''i'09' N"i''.
When they tell me Chicago IS gOld-buT
city and look behind me and see aS its
mayor one OF the most distinguished cham
plons of blmetalIlSm in the United States,
the nkerS and brokers or , ,hlrago tor the
masses ol the oeoplc-a lnl>taketha Is Often
made. LApplauSeI.
Referring to the thousands of idle
men thrown ont of work bv the closing
&c tLo s;I,-or s,roItorc ,f tho NVns+ La
sai5
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aI,so ,r 80 WIN = no 10 mo-, Ln ,,,.ra
Jr;,-,, f,r,, tI,cir homo, In. tras ,r ,,n,art,-
y,bn have haon lnvaI Iaw-obid}n,, aid
country Iovin,, citizcns or will il he the
I,,, ,,.bo j., cl,Id MOOD o,,d for ..Iti.h MIR
noses 50 maninulate the legislation of this
country that the money necessary to keep
its body in good health was destroyed or fled
to hiding places and thus made their labor
ing men paupers thrown upon the charity
and Christianity 4f the land' lArPiauSeI.
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oa,a( ~ ,,i ,,ii a ra,;fod
E,' Scprns. ~ r-lC and tGo nro,n Whom Amdrcw
jackson was President. Applause We
stand by the law OF l792, placed upon the
statute books when the constitution va,
first adopted ana when the thirteen ire" ana
independent Golonle- became united a. ne ,.
dhH 4Iuel,tl'ieHI Ne'''I t-NlIIau>,-l
are ~ I"eu, - ;,',,.i ~,
au' "a a'i Nv Ia%J Tho Who
cit behind hanking rorIntrrs fAnpiau.e1 the
Anarchists who bv their LEGISLATION would
turn the poor people of theIaud out of their
homes. the Anarchists who are forcing down
prices and rObbiug every man Of one half Of
that which he po-~c<-c. in the shape of
property. ! know that there j. a wise and
mcrcltuI God and. a common sense and
patriotism dominate the masses of the
AInerlcaI Pee Ie "ileu litIF ~,@ l,'J llS,lI'
Imr 1T ,rtI,ir, ,aar troIn now we NAV
raa.sanhIe in the civ Of CHICAGO and srno
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