The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-17
THE FIGHT WILL GO ON.
Important Meeting Of the Executive
Committee OF the Free Coinage
ASS ociation.
Letter From Gen. Warner, OF the
Bimetallic League, and Reso-
lutions Adopted.

lutions Adopted.
Editor Abbott, of ksihart, stirs ThisEs
Up with Some Remarks ON the
Extra session.
A. meeting Of the executive committee
Of ths FREQ Coinage association, held a.
Butte on Wednesday, . Letter from Posi-
dent A. j. Warner. of ths Bimetsllio
issRue. to Pfesidsnt G. +. Hoagh, Of the
Montana association. was read. II bears
date Of Nov. 2 and says: "As yos have
doubtless been advised BY press reports. the
die has been finally cast. and unconditional
repeal has passed both houses ana received
the signature Of the president. The DIS
cussion In the senate has boon the ablest
ever held in any parliamentary body aud
eastern senators have had the soyictions Of
q life time seriously shaken. ! called
conference last night Of leading silver son
stors and Representatives who have made
this ARht 10 consider the situation and de-
eide upon what should be done. The SEN
timsnt WAS unanimous that the fight fer
silvet should not only BE- not given mp. but
should be vigorously pressed during this
congress at every opportunity. and shat aA
appeal should be made 70 tho people 10
come to their own defence and elect : CON
grsss that would undo the iniquitous work
which this congress sndsr the domination
of the president has done. In my judg-
nent q school house campaign ought
to BE- conducted during the COM
ing winter throuRhout the country.
Thers nAver has befo . bssn such . demand
for silver literature - now. We are send
ing oat all the speeches We can get possss-
sion Of bst are not able TO half 6ll the
demand for them. There will be . great
demand for Senator Jones' spssoh and I
think not less than LOCO. 600 copies alto
gethsT Of suoh speeches al those Of Bryan,
Siblsy. Jones' Teller. Stewart, Morgan and
others ought to be distributed dsSina the
coming winter. We have slrsady arranged
to plate the speeches Of Bryan asd bibley.
but have nos funds 10 complete the work
and got many speeches printed. ! am in
receipt Of letter from Ex-senator Hill. Of
Colorado. promising that the balance Of
from Colorado, and that the second thol-
Montana should also bs forthcoming. II
We got this fund il will 60 . long ways to-
| ward providinR and distributing the
| speeches referred to-" In postscript Gen.
Warner added that he had decided TO call
q conference of prominent silver mes soon
TO discuss the situation AID dectds upon
Whist snail be done.
The following. prepared by George w.
Irwin and Martin kagnnis, q sommittos
on resolutions. was adopted:
Resolved, That the Free Coinage assosia-
tion of Aontsna dsolars that the battle 10
| metal in the soinase Of our country. and TO
secure its free coinags at its present ratio
ON an equality with gold 1T the mtnts has
just begun. That we declare that the sx-
psYiencs Of mankind and all the signs Of
the times warrant 10 in believing that We
will overcome all present opposition and
| that We will ultimately achieve susssss.
| That our duty TO our country and man
| kind, as we'll ~ 70 the interests of eur own
state. demand that W continue An active
| and aggressive propaganda IN behalf OF our
idea. That ws believe that this association
is an efficient aid 10 this desirable end; and
that therefore. il 10 our pleasure and our
duty. and shosld be the pleasure and duty
Of every good citizen of Aensans. TO con-
tinue 10 support and strengthen il, AID to
render every possible assistance. mentally.
morally and tinanc cially. to its worthy ana
noble work. That the associatioa approves
ths efforts of it's officers to efficiently earry
out the object Of its organization. That
We ask the officers aud executive committee
to vigorously prosecute Ign favor
able to tho free and unlimited eoinsRs of
silver With tho greatest possible vigoS with
out regard to the approval OF disapproval
or individuals. factions or political parties.
| number Of speeches we're made advo-
eating . system OF raising revenue BY
means OF voluntary contributions among
all olasssa including business men anu
workinGmsn. E. X. Abbott Of Nsihart,
N ads . speech in regard TO the sxsrs ses-
sion OF the legislature to elect 3 silver sel-
ator. He said hs wanted the committee TO
understand that the people hs represented.
regardless OF party affiliations we're unsni-
mousiy In favor Of an. extra session OF the
legislature. aud that ~ . eommistss OF one
he had only Tuesday waited upon Gov.
Richards and expressed TO him the ssnti-
ments of his constituents. He found.
however thnt the governors ideas were d.
ametrioally opposed TO those Of himself
AID the people ct ne Nsihais district snd
he Withdrew from his p ossly ting mission.
George Irwin asked il the governor had ex-
pressed himself az opposed to the extra
session, and wss told that hs done so most
emphatioally.
President Houah rendered his rssiRna-
tiou, giving ~ his reasons that too much
apathy had been shown by tho people. On
receiving renewed pledges Of better sup
nor. he consented to Withdraw his HesIRna-
tion. The report Of the secretary showed
that the association had expended "a. S63 TO-
Of which ~. 1855 was IN behalf Of the BIZ
metallic league.
| A letter vas received from Senator Don
Cameron. OF PsnRsylvsnia, ths able eastern
advocate Of silver. saying he had seat the
association 200 ooptss Of his great speech
| in favor Of fee coinage and that he would
also send some copies of his speech on tho
same subject on the day the nnal vets was
taken on repeal.
| The executive Gem mittes were authorised
to name delegates to the miners ssnven-
zion to be held in San Francisco this winter
to consider revision Of the mining laws Of
the United States.
Among those who attended the meeting
Of the committee wore Commodore I. q.
Power, Ex-Gov. =. T. Hauser. Robert Il.
Smith, Major Martin kaginnis, Col. G. d.
Curtis and A. j. SsliRmnn, of Helena; Ben
], Fine, of Madison county; 4. X. Abbott
editor Of tho Nsihart Herald and secretary
of tho Nsiha6t branch of the Free Coinage
association; John Il. Tools. OF Anaconda.
| and State Senator McDerMott. DE-. Q. +.
Houph, Henry Williams William II. Hall.
Col. G. r. Lloyd. Mayor DuRan. Jamss II.
Lynch. James b. Lshiak. Z. b Howell
James A. Murray. George W. Irwin. Les
Mantle, John Cnplioe. John b. Read.
Charles II. Lane. George Haldorn. Henry
Mueller and Frank Rsbsr. OF Butte.
| Elkins. Daughter Married.
New YoRx. Nov. 16.-Aiss Elizabeth,