The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-27
CANAL AND LOW FARE
Two Topics Discussed at tho
Ogden Convention.


MORE TALK ON FREE SILVER.
Col. Irish Opposes The Prspssitlsa sd
ssnsses Stewart Advocates II
vets - Ressl1sie xsAsy.
OoDKs, April 26-On the reassembling
Of the Trans Mississippi congress this
morning Gov. Prince, of New Mexico, in
PRODUCED tho following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved. That congress sak the directors Of
the Columbian exposition to set apart . day in
the month of September next to b known -
Silver day, when addresses on the silver Ques-
ton can Be delivered and the day otherwise cell
sbrated in IN appropriate manner.
The chairman of the committee on reso.
lutions introduced q resolution on trans
portation rates and the Nicaragua canal.
The discussion on these occupied the
morning session, on the latter subject
opinions greatly divergent ~ to its benefits
being expressed. The resolutions finally
passed as follows:
Resolved, That this congress urgently request
railway be 30 fixed ~ to enable the masses in
the trans-Mississippi region to attend the
Worlds Columbian exposition.
Resolved, That the speedy construction Of the
Nicaragua canal 10 most important 70 the mari.
time, commercial, industrial and political inter-
ests OF this country, and that every reasonable
endeavor should be made by the United States
to obtain from Nicaragua an absolute title to
sufficient territory to construct such canal the
mi tn IA at Al ay.S nv fho cd
States.
Resolved, That il II the sense of this congress
that the law regulating commerce between the
sta tes should Be 50 amended a. to insure to the
people of every state and section equitable
freight and passenger rates, and that = tribunal
be created or designated where questions b.
tween the people aud transportation lines may
be speedily adjusted.
The following resolutions on silver coin
age were introduced:
Resolred, That we demand that the congress OF
the United States Immediately reopen the mints
of our country to the free and unlimited coin.
age OF both silver and gold on equal terms at the
present ratio of sixteen to one. and that the gov
eminent use coins OF both metals without dis.
elimination.
RESOLVED, That We are unalterably opposed to
the repeal OF what IL known a the sherman sill.
yer purchasing act until it 10 replaced with q
law providing for such free and unlimited
coinage.
Col. Irish, of California. wanted to know
why silver and gold were selected instead
of other metals, and why the ratio of six
teen to one was mentioned. G. C. Good
win, Of the Salt Lake Tribune, was called
out and said that the ratio of sixteen to
one was insisted on because that ratio ex-
listed when silver was demonetized. Gov.
Waite, of Colorado. rejoiced to see the
silver question becoming of interest to
men OF all parties. J. A. Leet. of Denver,
and A. c. Fisk, also of Denver, spoke, the
former against the resolution. Holman,
of Oregon, in his remarks turned on the
Democrats and Republicans alike for in
consistency. He referred especially to an
orator who had been sent into Oregon to
work for Cleveland, and when he got
through Oregon gave 1900, instead of
1000 Republican majority.
Irish said:
1suppose am the smissary referred to-
was not sent into Oregon; went OF my own
accord and paid my own expenses, but I must
say that do not overestimate the intelligence
OF the people OF Oregon. tAppIause.l
Holman continued:
AAio Shott % Wct0 uuS III VAIL ne COUV0rtoQ
me tappausel. but do not represent the aver
age intelligence OF Oregon. tAppiause.l We
are called "the wild and woolly West" We are
wild because We know no master. and We are
wooily because our hearts are warmed up on
this subject, but We will win yet
Judge Van Waggener, of Sioux City, Ia,
declared that the agricultural interests of
Iowa had sustained a greater loss through
the demonstration of silver than had the
mining interests of the Western states.
He was in favor of the free coinage of the
silver product of the world. Whitmore of
Missouri challenged the statement made
by several speakers that silver had been
demonetized by a trick. That congress in
1873 had demonetized silver against its
will and had been twenty years in finding
out the trick, was too great a tax
on his credulity. Bray of Montana said
that in 1873 silver was de,nonetized be-
cause it was becoming too valuable to coin,
and the demand is made that because it is
now so cheap i. be remonetzed. The
resolutions will be voted on tomorrow.
and there IS every indication that they
will pass as presented.
Col. John p. Irish. of California, was
the first speaker in the evening. He spoke
for one hour on the subject of silver He
prefaced his remarks by saying that no
man ever had enough money, and con-
tinued:
We have a resolution before US which does
not ask. but demands, the FREQ coinage of tho
silver OF the world. Il Is claimed that foreign
silver will not come here to he coined. Then
WY give an invitation TO an unwilling guest ?
The silver dollar was practically unknown In
the minis o. the United states for nearly thirty
years before is7S Long before silver was legally
demonetized II had been practically obsolete for
third OF Il century. Only eight millions of sill
Yer were coined in the first eiehtv-four years OF
this countTy's history, not enough for tie ba-
bles 10 cut their teeth on. 1t is not true that
there IS an intimate relation between silver
aud cotton, aud vice versa The free
coinage of silver ia the pas, was of
such small amount that il did no,
Affect hnsuce- materially. Therefore free COIN
age roWNs sn experiment You cannot look 10
the pssL You are trFiug an untIied path II
silver shall prevail We will psrt company with
civilized countries Of The world anG NIX TO the
level OF si.v.r using nat ous Of Asia The most
dangerous enemy OF free ( vcrnmeat IS the
detnsK"eue. II i the euc.Dy of maakif ID tie
Zoe c. freedom aid = traitor 90 FREE government
Senator Stewart opened his sreech al 9
O'Clock and closed 4 les minutes after IL
2. m. lie rev .eNr. the history % money
from the earliest c,-r and declared ihatits
value was governed ~ limitation of the
quantity ana the desire - have. From
thence he traced the history of money.
gold and silver. 10 is-3. reviewed the his
tory o! the demonstration ami how it vas
done. He called II "a crime and a fraud
on the peop,e, and gotten through with a
irlck." and then explained the modu.