People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-22
OFFICE OF THE PAN-AMERIcAN b. !
METALLIC ASSOCIATION, 202 Bos- !
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aooONla1lONs <O@ DOo-
TON BLOCK, DENVER, Aug. Is, 93.
A convention is hereby called OF rep
resentatives from Old Mexico and all the
States thereof, Of all the countries Of
South and Central America, and Of the
States Of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi-
ana, Missouri, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Or.
egon, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia,
Virginia, Washington and Wyoming, to
meet in st. Louis, Mo-, on Tuesday, o.
tober 3, 1893.
This association was organized at FL
Paso, Texas, at the Southwest Silver
Convention held in that city on Decem-
Der 8, 6, Z and s, 1892, and at which
many OF the leading and wealthiest cit
liens OF the States OF Old Mexico and
the countries Of South and Central
America were in attendance. It was
there ordered that convention, repre-
senting all the States, Territories and
countries belonging 10 the association,
be held in Denver IN October, 1893.
The extraordinary condition of the
business and industries Of the United
States, the danger which threatens the
money OF Mexico and the countries of
South and Central America, as we'll as
that OF the United States, the necessity
for broader remedies than those which
the association can apply under literal
construction OF its constitution, have in
duced the executive committee 10
change the place Of meeting and to sug-
gest other subjects for consideration
than that alone Of bimetallsm.
1t is very evident that the center Of
the conspiracy in this country to utterly
demonetlze silver and thrust the United
States upon single metallic standard,
that or gold, for Its currency, is in New
York, Boston. Philadelphia and Balti-
more. The press Of these cities has
become thoroughly subservient to the
end OF the conspirators and has 80 i'm.
bued the minds Of the people OF the
States in which these cities are and the
surrounding States that they have all
become hostile to the welfare and ad-
vancement Of the West and South,
whose interests are iDseparably blended
with fair aud full volume OF money,
which cannot be secured and maintained
unless silver b. 8 restored it's function Of
primary money, upon which in company
with gold, the credit money Of the coun-
tries may rest. In the name Of "honest
money" these States are parties TO the
spoliation Of our sections, and the cities
named are the prime instigators OF the
crime.
1t has seemed to US that we should
not fatten and strengthen such cities
with the vast trade and commerce OF
our sections. Not only does self respect
and self-pressrvation require that We
should deal with friends, but the geo.
graphical position Of the States, the IA.
cililles for ports on the gulf aud it's trib-
utaries, and upon the Pacific Coast, the
proximity Of Mexico and Central and
South America to the gulf and Califor-
mia lines Of the United States, the
shorter distances from them to many
European and Asiatic ports, and the
better railroad and inter-waterway "a
cilities from them to nearly every quar-
ter Of the West and South, all combine
to render practicable and readily feasi-
bic the building up OF the ports along
the gulf, its river tributaries and the
Pacific Coast line, through which the
great bulk OF our grain, ore, % eats, raw
material and manufactured goods may
reach Mexico, South and Central Amer
lea, European and Asiatic ports, and the
wares and products of other chimes be
returned to US with reciprocal profits.
We therefore urge upon the govern
ments Of Mexico, South and Central
America, and upon the American States
interested in the work. and upon the
commercial and manufacturing bodies
within them, to send delegates to the
convention, and we further request all
railroad and steamship lines OF this and
the South American continent and Of
Europe and Asia interested in establish
ing new ports and lines OF communica-
ton upon the lines suggested to send
representatives for consultation and
suggestions.
let US proceed in this work with de-
liberation, but frmness. It is a great
and patriotic task, as we'll as one Of mu-
tual profit and advantage.
BASIS OF REPRESENT ALTON.
Twenty from each State, to be ap-
pointed b. the Governor. Twenty from
each State grange. One from every
commercial organization, including
chambers OF commerce, boards Of trade,
mining exchanges, produce exchanges,
real estate exchanges. stock exchanges
and other commercial bodies, and one
additional for every 10000 inhabitants
in the city where such organization is
located. 0ne from each city sld one
additional for every 20,0C0 inhabitants,
TO be appointed by the mayor. One
from each county, to be appointed by
the board Of county commissioners or
county judge. Five from each railway
and steamship line. Each central labor
body, twenty.
The PAN AMERICAN BI-METALLIo AS
ISOLATION, A. c. Fisk, President.
Mr.. Olney Newell. secretary OF the
Denver chamber Of commerce and board
OF trade, has been authorized TO conduct
the correspondence, tn whom commune
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