The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-30
BlMETALLIC CONVENTION.

To BE Held With Especial Reference to
the Trade of Southern Countries.
The executive committee of the Pan
American Bimetallic association has is
sued the following call:
HEADQUARTERS PAN-AMER1oAN,
BIMETALLIC ASSOCIATION. (
A convention is hereby called of representa-
tives from Old Mexico and all the states there
Of and of all the countries of South and Cen
trail America.
And of the states of Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Missouri, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina.
North Dakota, Oklahoma. Oregon, South Car
DINA, South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas, Utah,
West Virginia, Virginia, Washington and Wy
oming to meet at St. Louis on Tuesday Oct, s.
1885,
This association was organized at Ell Paso
Tex, at the southwest silver convention held
In that city on Dec. S, 6, Z and 8, 1892 and
at which many of the leading and wealthy
citizens Of the states of Old Mexico and the
countries of South and Central America were
in attendance. 1t was there ordered that q
convention representing all the states, terri
tories and countries belonging to the associa-
ton be held in Denver in October, 1893 The
extraordinary condition of the business and
which threatensthe money in Mexico and the
the countries Of South and Central America
as well as that of the United States, the ne.
cessity for broader reaches than the associa.
ton can supply under literal construction OF
its constitution, have induced the executive
committee to change the the place and sub
NIT the matter for consideration.
It Is evident that the center of the conspiracy
In this country to utterly demonetize silver and
thrust the United States upon a sudden metal
lie standard, that of gold, is in New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The press of
these cities has become thoroughly subservient
to the ends of the conspirators and has so i'm
bued the minds of the people of the states in
which these cities are and the surrounding
states that they have all become careless of the
welfare of the west.
In the name Of honest money!" these states
are parties to the spoliation of our sections and
the cities named are the prime instigators of
the crime.
1t has seemed to US that we should not fatten
and strengthen such cities with the vast trade
and commerce of our sections. Not only does
self respect and self preservation require that
we should deal with friends, but that geograph-
ical position of the states. the facilities for
ports on the gulf and its tributaries and upon
the Pacific coast, the proximity of Mexico and
Central and South America to the gulf and
California lines of the United States, the
pean and Asiatic ports, and the better railroad
and interwaterway facilities from them to
nearly every quarter of the west and south, all
combine to render practicable and readily
feasible the building up ports along the gulf
its river tributaries and the Pacific coast line
through which the great bulk of our grain,
ore, meats, raw materials and manufactured
goods may reach Mexico, South and Central
American, European and Asiatic ports, and
the wares and products of other chimes be re-
turned to us with reciprocal profits.
We therefore urge upon the governments OF
Mexico, South and Central America and upon
the American states interested in the work
and upon all the commercial and manufactur-
ing bodies within them, to send delegates to
the convention, and we further request all rail-
road and steamship lines of this and the South
American continent, of Europe and Asia, inter-
ested in establishing new ports and lines of
communication upon the lines suggested to
send representatives for consultation and sug-
gestion. Let us proceed in this work with de-
liberation, but firmness. It is great and pa
triotic task as we'll as one of mutual profit and
advantage.
BY order of the executive committee of the
Pan-American Bimetallic association.
A. G. FISK, President.