The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-28
AT WASHINGTON.
The Reform Press Observation-Disclosures
alic League in Session.
Editorial Correspondence

WASHINGTON, II. o., e 70, 1SS5.
The Reform Press Association and
the Free Silver Delegates are here and
in full blast. They are in earnest and
expect to write "victory" on their
banner before they stop.
AS usual Washington has some
weather. There is plenty of snow and
the idewalks are "sIicker" than COM
mon, 8 that people are walking out in
the streets, some on foot, others on
their faces, necks or standing on their
heads.
Congress vas in session all night on
the 2lst, but adjourned at $50 on the
morning of George Washington's birth
day. They are very busy and there
is much clustering and fllibustering.
After spending months and years doing
! nothing they have at last got busy.
| There s much to be done and nobody
to do it.
Though they could hardly find time
to do honor to the father Of the coun-
try, they manage to find time to fight
and quarrel. When these rows occur
| some people think they mean that our
representatives are terribly in earnest,
but it doesn't. When "hot words"
are heard on the floor it means that
| some member has been taking a might
off" They go into the House or Sen
ate full Of whiskey and irritable, then
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iourns to let them "cool off"
The Free Silver Convention is largely
attended There are many large headed
men here. That means brains.
GEN. WAIVERS ADDRESS.
Gen. Warner stated the aim Of the
league to be the securing of legislation
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. This question, he said, was the
most important one now before the
American people or before the civilized
world. 1t OvershadOwed the tariff
question, which in his opinion was but
a result of the restricted coinage of
silver, and it was really at the bottom
of the Irish question. 1t was also at
the bottom of the labor question and
was responsible for the condition of the
labOring man. Three fOurths of the
value of gold came from les monetary
use. He urged the league to fight not
only against the repeal of the Sherman
act, but to labor until silver was put
on a parity with gold. The two po1lti-
cal parties during the campaign denied
that the silver question was an issue.
but after the election was over it was
the only issue that the President elect
had gwen serious consideration.
After the appointment of committees
the meeting took a recess until the
afternoon.
The remarks of President Warner
were frequently punctuated with ap-
plause by the convention, and when he
concluded the demonstration was quite
vehement.
OBJECT OF H LEAGUE.
The obi ct Of the Bimetallic League,
Of which Mr.. Warner is President, Mr..
Lee Crandall, Secretary, and a vice
president from every State, is to pro
mote the interests of free silver. What
the convention will do in this direction
has not yet been planned, but a com
mittee containing a delegate from each
State and territory to take control of a
silver campaign will probably be one
Of hemethOds decided upon to advance
the free coinage principles.
Delegates are present from all the
Northeastern States and from as far
South as South Carolina, Georgia and
Texas. From far away California and
Idaho.
SOME OF THE DELEGATES PRESENT.
Among the delegates in attendance
to day were Col A @. Fisk of Denver.
Henry Jones. Atlanta; J. Stephens. E,
D. Stack, Cleveland; @. A. Robinson
Indiana; Pail Van Der WORT. Ne,
braska; D. V. Robinson, Texas; J.. P
STEELE. Illinois; DR.. s. McLallin. Kansas.
Gen. Field and J. P. Porter, Virginia:
Col A. @. Shinn, W. L. Campbell, Ohio:
VIM. Richards, DR.. Crutcher. Mon
tana; W. E Grant, J Brad Beverley
and Col. Robert Beverly, Virginia: r
@, Davis, Montana; J. H. Turner and
Henry Jones, Georgia; S. NJ. Adams.
J. A. Dean, j. @. M aiming and r
Gather, Alabama; Joseph Goldnev
District of Columbia; |. E Dean and
George D. Lennon, New York: @ #
Pearson, E. A. Cooke, J. Haskins Hob
son, R. V. Gaines and r. w. Harris of
Virginia; T. II. Tlbbles, Nebraska. r
NJ Burchard. Maryland; Marion B1t-
Ter, North Carolina; VIM T. James.
Utah; H. E. Taubeneck. Illinois: Prof
c. Vincent, Indiana; J. H. Mcdowell
Tennessee; Julius Schneider. illinois:
A. E RedsGone, California: joseph
Sheldon. A. S. HOughton and Robert
Payne, Connecticut; w. B. Duyall and
z. d. Van Duzor, Colorado; Geo, v
Bryan, Edward B. True .James MoNoL