Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-11

believe that the United States can
siugle-handed aud alone in the face Of
the world, so to work at this problem
to-day, and solve It as she has solved
many other problems that have ever
staggered the civilized world, without
the advice Of the European nations,
just as she has solved the slavery
problem.
Gentlemen OF the convention, I come
here as an officer of the United States
government and as a citizen of New Mex
leo, and / want to say to you that my
mind is SC wrapped up in this question
and / am 80 thoroughly convinced Of its
immense Importance that n my position
as judge depended upon my keeping my
mouth shut on such an occasion as this,
the position could 60. I am for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and 1 be-
lieve in the standard Of Is TO / aud no
compromise. 1 do not believe with SEN
ator Jones that we should make it 20 to
1. We can control the trade of the
world. We can draw trade from Mexi-
CO, South America, japan, ASIA and all
the silver using countries and take it
away from England, Germany and
France. We can cut off India and take
the trade from them. We can give them
every ounce Of gold, coined and lincoln
ed, in this country and get it back in
six years, We can run on an absolutely
m~onometallic basis and that is a silver
basis. We do not need to swap dollars,
we only need gold to pay our foreign
debts. Let us pay them in gold IL they
want it.. What we want is more money.
Let them repeal the Sherman law, but
do not compromise on the ratio of 20 to
1. The Sherman law is the greatest
fraud ever perpetrated under the sun.
1t is responsible for the bank failures
which have occurred throughout the
United States, pretending to increase
the circulation by 100000 ounces per
month and then taken it out. They
have closed up our banks, robbing and
%defraudlng every man, and child
in the United States, except the gold
bugs Of Wall street. This is my posi-
tion, no compromise. The future Of sui
vcr looks brighter to me today than it
ever has before. 1 stand here as a rep
re~seutstive of the silver miners, but also
speaking for the cotton fields Of the
south, the people of California and the
great west who stand hand in hand with
the silver miners of Colorado and the
great west.
Judge Falls speech was loudly ap-
plauded. When he had finished he de-
clared that nominations for temporary
secretary we're in order and the name of
d. P. Carr was placed before the conven-
Jion. Mr.. Carr declined and stated that
he thought that Silver City ought to
follow the precedent established at FL
Paso and that none Of the officers should
be selected from this place. The nam
OF Theodore B. Comstock, of Tucson,
was then placed before the convention
and he was unanimously elected. Prof.
Comstock on being introduced stated
that he was reminded Of an old proverb
that silence is golden and that speech is
silver. AS this is a silver convention he
thought that a short speech might be
appropriate. In a few we'll chosen SEN
fences he declared his position on the
SILVER question.
At the close Of the professors remarks
the chairman introduced Hon. j. j. Bell
who delivered a short address Of vel
come. He said:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
1t has devolved upon me, in behalf Of
the citizens of Silver City and the clti-
zens of Grant County, to extend to you a
hearty welcome on this occasion. We
hope that all may enjoy themselves while
here in attendance at this convention.
1t would i'll become me TO outline the
silver question because that question
will be fully discussed. This day is the
anniversary of a day when a stroke for
freedom was made by our forefathers.
The stroke you are making today is for
bread; then it was for liberty itself. The
question which is now before us is not
as to whether we shall have the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver but whether
there is to be any coinage at all.
The chairman then declared the se-
lection OF the committees of ~theounven-
ton in order, and o.. F. Heckleman
moved that a committee Of seven be APP
pointed by the chairman on permanent
organization and rules. The motion was
seconded by j. H. Motif and carried. d.
p. Carr moved that a committee Of hf-
teen be appointed on resolutions. The
chairman stated that he desired a little
time to make up the committees and
that in the meantime the convention
would listen to an address from Cover
nor Ross, not OF Demiug, or Albuquer-
que, or any other town, but Of New
Mexico.
Gov. Ross spoke at some length and
his speech will appear next week.
At the close Of Governor Ross speech
the secretary announced the committees
as follows: On permanent organization
and rules, Capt. P. j.. Hyland, Sierra;
Celso Baca, Guadalupe; ]. b. Badger,
FL Pasoi I. @. Carey, Casa Grande; John
Corbett, Deming; Martin Lehman, Las
Cruces j. A. Anoheta, Silver City. On
resolutions; Gov. Slower, Albuquerque;
w. G. Ritch, Engle; W.. II. H. Llewellyn,
Las Cruces; Brother Amian, Santa Fe;
Prof. Hadley, Las Cruces; Gov. Ross, N.