The record-union., 1893-08-25
ADVOCATES OF WHITE METAL.
MEETING OF FRIENDS OF FREE
COINAGE AT NEW YORK.
Addresses Made by General A. j. War
ner, Congressman Bryan of Ne
braska, and Others,
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Aug. 24.-Three thousand
people listened tonight. at Cooper Union,
to speeches In behalf of free coinage of
silver, and applauded and cheered vigor-
ously.
The proceeding were opened by Hon.
John G. Boyd. You are here" he said
10 proclaim your faith in a doctrine in
culcated by the founders of your Govern
ment, that the unit of value must stand
on both gold and silver. Tonight and for
the future let the watchword and cry of
every honest and independent American
citizen be free coinage for free people,"
Richard Lacey was made Chairman
and delivered brief address. 1.-THE
claim" he said, that under free coinage
of silver money would shrink in value is
absurd. The unconditional repeal of the
Sherman Act means the putting of a pre-
MUM on gold. The United States can
maintain silver dollars at par as long as
the Government endures."
General A. j. Warner was introduced.
and said the claim that the present
stringency was caused by the Sherman
Act was absurd. If the Sherman Act
was repealed it would mean the end of
bimetallism. The panic was not caused
by the fall of silver, but by the rise of
gold. 1t has risen at an unprecedented
rate since 1873. and its rise is sure to be
accelerated. In conclusion, he denounced
the gold conspirators" in warm language
and the audience applauded him roundly.
The Committee on Resolutions then
reported a preamble and resolutions
which were read and adopted unani-
mously. They declare that the attenpt
to reduce the worlds specie supply to
gold alone has fictitiously increased the
value of gold for the sole benefit of
wealthy creditors, while it is impoverish-
ing all debtors and other persons de-
pendent upon their own exertions for a
living. 1t is further stated that the real
and only cause of the present financial
distress which is compelling the closing
Of banks, factories, workshops and
stores and the failure of thousands of
business men everywhere, in Europe as
well as il America and other countries.
arises from greedily inspired attempt to
foist upon the commercial world single
gold standard, whereby the available
supply of metallic money will be re-
duced to half the present amount, result
ing in corresponding reduction in the
market price of all kinds of property and
products of labor.
Congressman Bartine traced the history
of the silver movement, and prophesied
the disaster which would follow the total
demonstration of the white metal.
Congressman Bryan of Nebraska said
the recent representations in New York
papers had undoubtedly given the people
erroneous ideas about the people of the
West. He wanted it understood that the
people of the West were better lovers of
law and order, and Though not hindered
by shadows of colossal fortunes, had less
criminals and less paupers. The people
of New York, through their representa-
tives in Congress, were striving to strike
down the greatest industry in the Rocky
Mountains. At the same time the peo-
pie of Denver were offering to send food
to New York to feed its unemployed,
The audience did not like this. and
there were cries of I'VE don't want it %
Bryan then devoted himself to the sill
yer question:, auu LIS REMARKS were
warmly received.
BIG MEETING AT OMAHA.
OMAHA (Neb.l, Aug. A.-Six thousand
people congregated at Jefferson Square
this evening 10 listen to silver addresses
made under the auspices of the Nebraska
Bimetallic League, and the enthusiasm
was unbounded. Talks were made by a
score of people, including Paul Wander
WORT, Mayor George F. Bemis and Judge
J. W. Edgerton, late candidate of the
Populists for Supreme Court of Ne
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