Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-07-15
MooNsHINE OF MADNESS.
The Mine Owners and Bankers of
Colorado Indulge in Silver
War Dance.

Oh oNhShO VI tho Soiu Jugs Va tho
entire country, has fallen with heavy
weight of oppression upon every
branch of human industry in the sill
yer mining and producing countries,
extending its baneful influences over
all the entire South and West, can
not be denied. To every calm, sensi-
BILE and reasoning mind, however, the
evil appears purely legislative, having
its inception in partisan political con-
troll of the affairs of the National Gov
ernment and its remedy in just and
equitable law making and governing
power such as now exists In view
Of these facts it is the merest moon
shine of madness for those agrieved
to seek step beyond Its source for
the evils remedy. The wild, intem-
perate and wholly unreasonable
utterances of certain members of the
Colorado Silver conference, held in
the city of Denver, on Thursday, the
18th instant, cannot be too deeply de-
plored or severly condemned by all
rational men, who, realizing the gray
ity of the situation and the imperative
necessity for national relief by legisla-
tive enactment, must deeply deplore
all wild, visionary and impracticable
utterances, which can only iniure and
retard, if not wholly defeat, the at
tempted legal reform. The following
partial report of the, SO called, con-
ference of silver men at Denver, Colo,
will serve to give an idea of utter
futility of thought and fanaticism of
speech there presented:
"Among the delegates were the
leading men of the State, like Senator
Wolcott, Congressman Bell and Pence,
Gov. Waite, David II. Moffatt, Presi-
dent of the First National Bank, with
many other bankers and members of
the Colorado General Assembly.
There appeared to be but one feeling
in oil the gathering, and that was
"Free coinage or nothing"
Speechmaking continued all after
noon, after organization, and the feel
ing that pervaded the assembly reach
ed its elimination Of fervor when old
Gov. Waite was loudly called upon to
speak the sentiments of the gathering.
Some delegate called for Gov.
Waite. The echo of this one voice
was taken up in mighty shout from
1000 lungs, which was carried to the
galleries, where as many more joined
in the demonstration. AS the old
gray-haired Governor started down
the aisle to the platform, the scene
presented is beyond the pens descrip-
ton. Men whose future depended
upon the cause for which they were
fighting stood in their seats and yell
ed until exhausted. The Executive,
who comes from Aspen, one Of The
leading silver mining camps in the
State, in his remarks confined himself
to the question of silver and its de-
monetization, and to those in the
East and Europe, who would not only
ruin the West, but the entire country,
by forcing such policy upon us. He
concluded by saying:
"If the money power shall attempt
to sustain it's usurpation by the strong
hand we will meet that issue when it
is forced upon us, for it is infinitely
better that blood should flow to the
horses brides rather than our nation
al liberties be destroyed.
"If it is true that the United States
is unable to carry out Its government
al policy without the dictation or con-
sent of foreign powers; If we are a
province of European monarchles,
then we need another revolution, an
other appeal to arms, and when we
have won that battle, if war is forced
upon us, we will send to Halifax far
greater army of British Tories, ac-
cording to our population, than our
forefathers sent there after the Revo-
lutionary war. The war has begun, il
is the same war which must always
be waged against oppression and ty'
rsnny, to preserve the liberties OF
man."
The address created sensation and
a scene of great confusion followed
the applause being deafening
All attempts by subsequent speak
ers to pacify or subdue the assembly
were unavailing.
II was then moved that the conven
tion indorse the remarks of Governor
Wait and the motion was carried
amid the greatest enthusiasm"
YELLOW FEVER sCoURGE.
Concerning the arrival of the Brit
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