The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-03
TO The PEOPLE.
The Bimetallic League
Submits Its Case.
RESOLUTIONS THAT RING
Harmony and Enthusiasm Rslsu Through
The Convention.
THEY ALL MEAN BUSINESS
Governor xaite Warns Up and Again
Alludes to Horses Brides
PIERCE ROASTS CLEVELAND
Secretary Carlisle Is Also Boldly and
Mercilsssly Arraisned.
TO CARRY ON THE WORK
Committees Appointed to Spread the
Gospel Amons All The People.
SHARP TALK BUT NO ANGER
Judge Goodwin. Ex-senator HiiI,
ignatius Donneiiy and Others
Speak Eioauentiy and
to the Point-The
Platform

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The silver confer
ence reconvened this morning. Owing to
the inadequacy of the rooms used yester-
day, IL was decided to meet IN Central
hall, but an agent stood at the door and
refused to open il until ex-senator Hill,
ex-Congressman Symes and {. 5. Thomas
of Colorado guaranteed S20o per day
rental. This was done and the delegates
fiockcd in.
President Thurman called the convcn-
ton to order. The resolution by j. s.
Dougherty of Texas for the appointment
of a committee of one from each state TO
devise plan for imprcssing upon con-
gress and the people Of the United States
the impending peril threatening the ruin
Of material interests OF which we have
only had a forecast, Was referred to the
committee on nesolutions after discussion.
HILL OF COLORADO.
Ex-senator Hill of Colorado, addressed
the convention on the silver question. His
arguments were chiefly based on statistics
tending to show that the adoption of n
gold standard In any country was in
variably followed by decades Of poverty
and depression. The supposition that by
repeating the Sherman act, thus bringing
on n great fall in the price OF metal. we
could induce Europe to accept bi-metallism
Is delusion. II We are driven by the con-
spiracy to revert to single standard We
should by all means use silver. IL We re-
store silver to it's old place as a money
metal by unlimited coinage, and IL under
the force of circumstances over which We
have no control, our gold should be
drained away we will still maintain the
first position among the nations of the
world and compel England, Germany and
France at once to adopt bi-metallism.
In concluding he declared that IL West.
ern Europe perseveres in measures which
raise tho value of gold, 81 II shall flow from
us. and We become silver country. We
will be carried to pitch of prosperity
transcendina all the past. and Western
Europe will be plunged in an abyss of
ruin.
AT the conclusion of Hills address, lion.
J. X. Doolittle OF Wisconsin presented n
resolution declaring il the duty of con-
gress to coin both gold and silver in such
ratio Of weight that tho bullion in a silver
dollar shall be equal TO the value of tho
bullion i'm gold dollar. II was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
NEwLAsps or NEVADA.
Congressman y. &. Newlands of Nevada
followed in an address reviewing the con.
grcssional legislation on tho silver
question. England, he said, was tho
greatest gold owning power in the world.
We owe her $500 ,000, 900 in gold which she
can call for any day. IL draft for $780,.
0yo,000 recently made worked such dis.
astcr in this country, what would II do II
she called for the whole lot?
H.. "A ~ .f 4
knew how to legislate for her interests
We havo tho silver of tho world aud do
not know our own interests. As the tar
on tea led 10 political Independence. ID
the present blow at silver might load to
financial independence.
United States Senator Allen OF Nebraska
produced much enthusiasm by brief hut
stirring speech. in which he pledged the
peoples party to the cause of silver. The
populists in the senate would not be found
wanting i'm support Of FREQ coinage ai the
ratio OF To IL. Iic was followed by Hon
&. 5. Thomas of Colorado. In n brio
| speech ho declared gold and silver tb,
money of history and civilization. Tn,
avaricc of man had declared an artificial
| infamous divorce between the metals
The silver men were called lunatics ant
cranks, but they were proposing merely I,
return TO tho system hallowed by histor,
from a thousand years. A recess wa,
taken until 2p. IN.
The FIRST speaker of the afternoon ses
sion was John X. Lemon of New York
representing the executive council of tia,
American Federation of Labor. The feder
alton people. he said. are silver men be
cause they are union men. Half miliioi
Of them are advocates Of free and un
limited coinage Of silver.
! GOVERNOR wATrE's ADDRESS.
Tremendous applause greeted Cover
nor Waite OF Colorado. who was then ia
troduced. A number Of enthusiastic dele
gates had been bowling for him for tw,