The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-01
Populists, Green hackers and Free
Coinage Men are in Solid
Phalanx.
Arrayed Against Capitalists oi
Europe and Money Barons
of Wall Street.
Party Lines Not Observed-They Preact,
Only silver and 1t Kemonotized-
Propogands Programme.

CHICAGO. July 81.-TheFe will be declar-
alton OF war tomorrow and the signal for
hossilites will be given by . combined
convention of populists free silver men
and grsenbackers. The foe TO be outlawed
VIII be "the money power" and this geneT-
alization ID 80 broad that it is designed to
include tho capitalists Of Europe. a. we'll 40
the money barons of Wall street. The
scenes following tho imposition Of the
stamp and other taxes 80 hotly contested
and Indignantly denounced by the colonial
fathers of 1776 would have been fitting
parallel to that furnished in hotel lobbies
to-day by tho popular arraignment of the
attempt which. IL is asserted. is now being
made by Great Britain and the mono
metallic lnonarchies Of Europe to ooerce the
American continent into financial depend
sncy upon the fats of the old world.
The laws of supply and demand, results
OF over production. found no place in their
arguments, for every suggestion of this
kind was sepulsed by startling array of
statistics and figures tending to show that
the closing Of the mints Of India was
death blow to free coinage in Europe and
the demand of Wall street for the repeal
Of the Sherman bill but parts of the great
conspiracy against the silver republics Of
the wsstern hemisphere.
II Is the opinion. too, Of ths delegates
now assembling, that the conspiracy should
be firmly met and the enemy promptly
routed and some Of them grow hot enough
at times to intimate that If legislation is
inefficient recourse to arms might present
the remedy.
Populists. greenbaoksrs and FREQ silver
men seem to be united on one programme.
that the repeal of the Sherman purch esing
act must be resisted TO the last, unless
there shall be coupled with it an act for the
free coinage of silver or a greater volume
Of currency. GreenbackeHs and populists
who believe the fat Of the government is as
potent to make dollar out Of strip of
green paper a. to make a dollar Of 70
cents worth of silver. are. of course
not particular whether the legislation
substituted for the Sherman act shall
be free coinage or government Rreenbaoks
but for the sake Of showing solid front
against common enemy. the monometal-
lists. they will unite with tho free coinage
men in concerted resistance to the Cleye-
land policy, unless q greater volume of
currency is insured to meet the stringenoy
of the financial situation. In this pro-
Rramme are found united Republican Con-
gresham Bartine, of Nevada; Democrat
Silver Dollar Warner. of Ohio; Populist
Kolb, of Alabama, and all their respective
followers. and their name is legion.
1t is apparent even now that the work of
| the convention is not to end with the sine
die adjournment Wednesday. Aggressive
committees are to be appointed to carry
the fight to Washington and state commit
tees to work up public sentiment in the
various states. Then a campaign COM
mittee is to be named and to this commit
tee is likely to be entrusted what is really
the most important work of the free silver
| crusade.
| Mass meetings nightly for all tho weeks
to come during the financial crisis are to be
held by the unemployed and poverty
stricken In every oity of the land and reso-
lutions presented and adopted calling upon
cong ess to pass . free coinage bill. The
proselytinR Of labor leaders Of labor organ
ixations 10 to follow next. 1t Is to be q
great moral crusade, an awakening of the
masses, until the popular demand becomes
SO strong that the voice Of the people will
be stronger than the voice Of gold, % the
populists put it tonight.
| The men who are assembled here are
terribly in earnest and their numbers and
the marked personality and intelligence OF
most OF their leaders give great Significance
TO the gathering. II is thought Ex-senator
Reagan. of Texas. will be permanent chair
man OF tho convention.