Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27

Abouf 40 persons assembled IN front
Il ne coart house iast night TO Iisten 70
disesssion q the financial question.
Ths meeting gzs eailed b. WaIlacs
Wsisen znd Prank DeBar. The cal
~ss sftirasssd IA particular ~ the labor
ins men u the city.
Wsli4ce Natzon mounted a wagon.
which had been drawn up ia fro1t q
TIE coart house. and az ) o'clock called
TIE mesting @ order. He requested Mr.
liosoli % rad the resolutions which
lad been draen Hp.
Resolutions rre-<Bted
Mr. Howell Rad thsm as fellows.
Nhereas. The present deplorakis tn
aDcizi and Industrial condition of tho
e0oatrg - entirely the result q the
class lnslsiaiipo enacted by congress. ia
tie interest % the bankers. bondhollers
aud specuiatorss and the unvarranted.
Unnecessary attack upon our silver ct4
reucy ~ foreign and American bankers
and money leaders. that they might
greatly enhance the value % their -.
euriiies a. the expense u the already
opPrcssed Industries Of thls countFy;
and.
Whereas In 1873 at the instigation Of
English bankers. and influenced By half
= niliioa dollars % British gold. con
grsss demonstrated silver. against the IN
ferest Il the people % this country and
theuEe repeated efforts have been made
a. ~. saonsfiEs silver and place Il on an
eqaai footing Nith gold. congress has
been prevented from doing 80: and.
Whereas. AZ this special session Of
l. -
reduce - a. a gold standard and thus
not only enhanco the great debt we Owe
a. = nation. bat also the debts 40 in-
alvi4uaiiy oNe on millions IL honses,
aad
Whereas. Other bills have BEEN intro
duced . place IN the hards Of the
bankers The absolute control ot our pa
Ter eurrency; and
Whereas. Bills have also been intro
duced - restore SILVER % itsformer posi-
ton add enlarge our volume q paper
currency kD0.OoO.O00. 20 be ISSUED di-
rectiY b. the government. therefore.
free Coinage OF silver.
Resolved. that from now, and forever
hereafter. the legitimate business IN
terest q this country shall recesse just
and FAIR consideration as against the
bankers. che moncyienders aud the
sp~culatorss and ne demand financial
policy that shall be disfinetivcly Ameri-
can. and for the interests u Americans.
independent u the dictation Of the
money power u Europe. 20 the end that
cur social. Industrial and commercial
interests Dc no longer dominated by for
eign capitalists for selfish ends.
To partially further this purpose. Ne
demand that the FREQ coinage u silver
b. restored and maintained at the ratio
q sixteen 10 one with gold.
We demand further that the present
national bank system be abolished at
the earliest possible moment. and that
hereafter banks Of issue. whether ma
tional or state be forever prohibited;
and the issue u money. Ok sufficient vol
ume % enable the business q this coun-
try % DO done on a cash business. be
made exclusively By the general govern
meat and full legal tender.
Resolved. further. That we pledge our
united efforts and votes irrespective q
party aihliation 10 hereafter defeat FOR
any 0fiico any enc. who BY his vote re-
fuses - AID in giving the relief de-
mandcd.
fsesolve.l. That copy Of these reso-
lutions be published in the daily press
20 this city. and copies thereof for
varied q our representatives in con-
gres<
Nr. Bo~efl's speech
Mr.. Howell moved their adoption aud
Josiah ". ubbetts supported the motion.
The resollltions were then thrown open
g. dchase. and Mr. Howell delivered
speech Ia their support he said the
re>olutions had the true ring. liz MAS
not necessary 10 say the times are hari
There are between 1000 and $500 men
cut q employment in Graad Rapids.
According 10 Carter Harrison there are
1efto tide workmen ia Chicago and
lo0oGo in Nex iofk. Yet the crops this
ysar are the greatest known In years
arr thorr should b. 20 stFingency ia
TIE niie.st 81 pienty. There will b 5000
failures ths year snd the responsibility.
b. -ait rests apoc The mouey grabbers-
The men that 10 ne voting ara b. blame.
&c Their have repeatedly elected mer o.
6ftce xho have betrayed the tnasres -
tho p~fple Men should - elected
- c7nEreaa Who would give
tie reople volume q mooey
eaiiicient - ~ business. There u only
- - per capita IN circulation nos.
NtrN - 49, ~ we ttaUNfN Iif tfNfr
mar. semsn and child living eithir ne
Jo.te.i States The remaiosier has been
h.,.srslst ~ The f-R an1 taken a - our
hande Itets are ounWo homes n
America ufsftGagesl let a. - xith
TIE ballot snd aot sith The lsuilet. said
n in cepci'seion. and pluck the man
that fefaAss - vote Tor eur interests
NJ HoseI was cheorei az the rompie
tion q his speech
.lafae- .. NcRrisfe's ti~w~.
Isnrs n. Mefride vas latrgiuced as
\ reesnt c,snveft he began his speech
- taxing rxrepften - tie statement
that it ws< - - Haymarket f1eeting.
~. Haymarkat meeting psu ever -
he'i Grand kspils said he. ard tb~
esse.le nfhusiassicaily appiAnsie,i. Over
tfere sfsads the rniICe tealquarfrrs
1aty H.af kerr svery ofIcer N the bar
raess. ati 49, shall hsre ~ much
FeHee - the WerIt Al hefe
~ efslr sneiste,i hat TIA
FatIe n ~ between silver
en- SSH ueet e. 81 - taaiperr3 utth.
T. rstn<e rfe rsi sIt sweep silver
csit q esste1es - oaney Re 4
nronfr5 ffes.ielt irs .lan1 ~ respun
sihIe fcs 10 -fftn.saer Tks warkmea
nefer expected sssit. 80 frnm ne r.
xsit,haa party t18 sers fsels g. expect
anvthinF from the aenarraf party.
f.r entess tte feEiccrat ticket sal
~ noa esf Frnr rseaters = hen "a 81
hnnzrt ~ mfl tiestlanll usa ne
se<5asa@ii,'e fnr ~ hsri fin~- kas ~.
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