The herald., 1893-07-05
IT CANNOT Be REPEALED.
The Sherman Law Will Stay
on the Statute Books
Unless a Satisfactory Silver
Substitute is Adopted.
The Friends of the White Metal are
Picking Up Courage.
Gall for National Convention of the
American Bimetallic League Is
sued An Encouraging
Outlook.

~ viz AssOcihbcti IFtsJ
WASHINGTON, July "A call for q
national convention OF the American
Bimetallic league was issued from the
national headquarters OF the league here
this afternoon. 1t says:
The recent elimination of events of
the greatest moment to the people of
this country, call for wise counsel and
determined action on the part of all
patriotic citizens. A concerted purpose
is manifest to seize upon the present
opportunity to destroy silver as money
and establish finally and forever sin
gle gold standard, and at one stroke
change al debts to gold debts, with a
never-ending rise Of gold and fall in
prices. A financial disturbance, largely
artificial and needlessly created, is
pointed out as an "object lesson" and
falsely attributed to the present silver
law, in order out OF it to create q
manifestation OF public sentiment, under
cover OF which the great crime
of overthrowing the money OF the con-
stitution and establishing single gold
standard may be contaminated. and as
part of the Same great conspiracy, the
mints OF India have been closed and the
shock felt around the world. Congress
is called to meet in extra session, August
7th. II ct this session the money stand
ard of the constitution is overthxown
and single standard of gold is finaliy
established, to be extended over the
world, an economic" revolution will be
ineurated more disastrous to the welfare
OF mankind. and especially to the pro-
ducing and laboring classes, than any in
the history of the world.
In view, therefore, of the threatening
conditions that have arisen and In an
ever to the numerous appeals for action,
the executive committee of the American
bi-metallic league deems it proper to
call national convention at Chicago,
August 1st. All the membera of the
league are urged TO attend, and all who
favor inaintgining the money Of the oJY1-
stitution and are opposed to the estab-
lishmento of a single gold standard iif the
United States, without regard to party,
are invited to attend and participate in
the deliberations of the convention. ALI
economic associations and all industrial
organizations are requested to send dele
gates to the convention. A special in
vitation is extended to members of con-
gress and state legislatures. Governors
of states are requested TO appoint as
many delegates as they deem proper.
A. J. WARNER, President.
w. NJ. DARLINGTON, Secretary.
The idea OF tile silver people is to
meet at Chicago and adjourn to Wash
ington. Here the convention will re-
assemble at about the time when con-
gress convenes, and will probably con-
tinus in session until after the organiza-
ton Of that body.
General Warner made the following
statement this evening:
"a thorough poll of the silver forces
establishes the fact that the Sherman
law cannot be repealed without O sub
.stitute which will be satisfactory to the
eilverites."
TIM statement reflects the sentiments
of the free silver men here, and there
can be no doubt that within the past
twenty-four hours they have gained re-
newed confidence ia the belief that the
Sherman actcannot be repealed with
out giving the silverites something
equally good or better. This hope is in
senate, and the reasons for their faith
they express as follows:
In the body are men who represent
the very life or death Of the white
metal; men who are able and earnest,
and they boldly announce that they
will never give up the Sherman law un-
less they can be conciliated with a
measure more friendly to silver. With
the determination ofsuch men it must
be plain that to repeal the present law
will be difficult matter. One method
might prevail-the adoption OF
the cloture in the upper chamber.
The gold men have already thrown out
this threat, but the silverites meet it
boldly.
Over such a proposition there could
be nothing less than moot determined
struggle. In this connection the former
fight, when an effort was made to intro
duce cloture in the senate at the time
the force bill was trying to be forced
through by. the Republicans, becomes
of the greatest Importance. Without
the clotdre it would appear that any
effort to repeal The Sherman silver law
without an accompanying substitute
measure would be hard task, aa the
plan Of talking proposed legislation to
death has been successfully acco m
plished.