Griggs courier., 1893-12-22
THEY HOPE TO WIN.

THEY HOPE TO WIN.
WARRINGTON, Dec. ia. ]. Warner,
the president of the conference of the
Iimetallic league, which has been in
session here for several days. has given
out an explanatory statement of the &C.
tiOn of the conference. The meetings
have been well attended. Q number Of
public men in congress lending in their
aid by being present These include Sem
ators Stewart and Jones (Nev.). PETER,
(Kan.), Power (Mont), Allen (Neb.)
and HansbrouRh IN. d., and Represen-
tatives Pence and Bell (Col }. and Simp-
ton (Kan.) and Sibley (pa.). The fol-
lowing is President Warmers statement:
1T was unanimously agreed in the confer.
ence:
~. That the money question Is and viii con-
ttnue to be the paramount issue till It Is set
tied, and settled rightly and on sound princi
pies. and that It can be displaced by NO other.
':s That the first battle is for the mex. con-
gresA
'a That to achieve results the silver men
must not only stay silver men after they reach
congress, but they must there unite, and, put
ting silver above PARTY. work iucesantly 10 &C.
eomplish the object for which they were
elected"'
A number Of delegates were in favor
Of organizing new party ont and out,
with the declaration made on the
money question as the sole issue, and
leaving the way open for the affilia-
ton of not only the peoples party, but
of the 6.0O0,0U vino refused to vote at
ell at the late elections, but the con-
terence was not called for such pur.
pose, and majority of the delegates
present believed the course finally
agreed upon to be the better policy in
the coming congressional elections
The conference recommended that
the bimetallic league urgently suggest
to friends of silver everywhere, in all
parties, that they support for the Fifty
fourth congress only such candidates
rs will pledge themselves in nominat-
ing conventions and openly and pub
licly in their canvass for election to the
following action in case Of their cleo
ton:
II. That they will enter..into no party caucus
that will bind orres,rain them from voting and
ec,ing In the Fifty.fourth congress otherwise
luau as given in their Hedges to the people be-
fore their election but that they will unite with
Others who are in favor Of the restoration OF
the bimetalllc standard OF money BY the free
and uures .ricted coinage Of both Voli and
saver. on the ratio OF l6 to I, as before
the act OF 1874 and the issue by the gen.
raj government Of the paper currency without
the Intervention Of hanks and against the issue
u bonds 10 buy gold. and that they will act and
vute ON I'll matters during their term as men,
lers OF the Flfty.fourtn congress TO secure this
nd, and especially in the election Of speaker
aud in the organ zation Of the house and in the
vote for precedent Of the United States in the
event IN election Of president falls to the
Louise Of representatives
~. That 70 this end the conference recon-
mends that silver leagues be everywhere OF.
ganized and the work Of education be carried
On throughout the country. ami that In addition
10 this work thorough org gAnization be effected
in states and districts where such work will be
most effective in the election o! members OF
congress aud OF state le ..isla. ures''
The following motion was also
adopted:
''Vhat this conference recommend that there
be held during the present winter two conven-
Tons. one somewhere In the south and one at
LES Moines, A"
On motion Of Gen. King. Of Louisiana. that
o committee Of three Gn the un on Of the re-
ubli.s Gf America and other liver standard
n-Alions OF the world, with the pr. sident of the
timetable league as chairman. lie appointed
&. q. King. ct louisiana: Mr.. E D. Stark. OF
Ohio, ami Judge E. Shelnun, Of Counec s!cut
y ere named aS the Committee