The Delta independent., 1894-12-05
SILVER MANIFESTO.
An Address Adopted to the St Louis
Cnuference,

Conference.
s.. Lonis, Nsy. 2S-The silver con-
ference, which is being held here under
the auspices of the American Bimetal-
lie League, continued its session be-
hind closed doors today. The COM
mittes appointed yesterday to pre-
pare . declaration of principles and
outline plan of action could not first
agree. All We're united on free silver
at 4 ratio of 16 to l, but the difference
Of opinion between the members Of the
committee, it was said, was with re
gard to other matters.
General Warner, chairman of the
committee presented the majority
committee report, but Judges Cole and
Miller had separate resolutions, which
they wanted incorporated in the finan-
cal report All papers were referred
to the conference, and the discussion
lasted for several hours.
Later General Weaver gave out the
resolutions adopted by the conference.
He refused to talk of what had been
done in the meeting, declaring that the
resolutions contained everything.
These resolutions, after reciting that
the fall In prices was due to the con-
spiracy Of the money power to demon
etiZe silver, denouncing the issuance of
bonds to maintain the governments
credit, the proposed delegating to bank
ing institutions of the right to issue
paper currency, calls upon the support
ers Of free silver to subordinate every
thing TO the election of men pledged to
the coinage of silver at the ratio Of 1G
to 1.
therefore, without attempting to
take other steps now, or until expert
| G,hn 1,nr -n1 nth IivnnK nI
action to be necessary, this conference
calls upon the advocate Of monetary
reform everywhere to make this the
paramount issue in every state and
territory Of this Union, and to subordi-
nate to it every other issue, and to
highly resolve that they will not vote
for any candidate for any legislative or
executive office, state or national, who
is not in favor of the free coinage of
both gold and silver at the old ratio of
16 to l and they will not support any
party not pledged unequivocally in
conventions and in platforms, state
and national, and by their candidates.
in favor of restoring the constitutional
standard of money in the United
States by the free and unrestricted
coinage of both gold and silver as it
existed in this country from the foun-
definite ages throughout the civilized
world until 1873.
."Americans must act for America
Independently of what other nations
may do or may not do, and to this end
we urge the organization Of silver
leagues in every. state and territory in
the Union, and in every district, coun-
| ty, city and town in the entire country
the members of which shall pledge
themselves to do all in their power to
carry out these principles, and we fur
| ther urge as Il necessary step. If 1t Is
expected to win this fight in 1896, that
the mining states and the agricultural
states, as states, unite close, compact,
and subordinating all other issues and
all party considerations to this one
purpose, to work together to secure
this all-important reform
"Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed to take this movement
In charge with power to call conven-
ton when, in their judgment, the time
has come for further action or to
change the line Of action from that
herein proposed"