The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-23
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Speeches by . Kansas Populist and
Ignatius Donneily.

DEs MoIxEs, Ia, March - The National
Silver convention closed this evening At
the morning session President Johnson,
OF the Bi-metallic League Of Kansas, was
the first speaker. Among other things
ne said: THE silver age Is upon US.
England holds tho key to al values in
gold. The repeal Of the Sherman act was
the death of silver in this country and gold
bullion value depreciates values depending
upon free coinage. The end Of the fight
may be the death OF the ring Of gold. An
international conspiracy seems to have
been At work to reduce silver far below it's
true vslu,. Any change In the relative
values between silver aud gold IL treason
on the part Of congress. The conspiracy
on the part OF capital has given us mort
cages TO-DAY amounting TO "a, COG. 600, 600.
pay able only in gold"
Among the radical statements which
Mr.. Johnson made. and which was loudly
applsudsd. was that Grover Cleveland is
. greater traitor TO our government than
Was jeff Davis.
Ignatius Donnciiy made brief address,
In which he said: THE demonstration
of silver was a colossal conspiracy and
crime. tho greatest ever pcrpetrated
against the human family. IL is de-
maniac" Mr.. Donnelly said he wished
the Lord would interfere more frequently
with tho schemes of men With a
fss wsil-selected thunderbolts he
thought some good could be done in
Washington city. Humanity stands to-
day with n lot of Internal bankers on its
neck. Those bankers were the lineai de.
scendants of those Christ had driven out
OF the temple. They were using means
which NUT eventually serve 20 DESTROY
liberty in this country. The founders of
the government would blush ii they could
sec the present state of affairs. and If they
could appear they would so at once for
their uniforms and muskets He urged
oil To proceed on constitutional lines. TIE
two old parties we're responsible tor the
fearful condition of the country. lie
warned the people not 10 trust nil who cry
for free silver" There were traitors IN
the ranks. We should never trust a man
who has pu, the knife into u.s.
Tho league. before adiouruing, passed
the following resolutions:
WaKRNss. The terrible condition which
nov exists In orr eountry is due t. tho
crime of demonetising silver. which hss
u.
decreased the value of all eommosli flies
closed our mines. shops and factories ausi
hankrunted eur business men; and.
"WnxRsts, Ihree-fourths OF the peaple
Of this country are in favor OF iuu re
naouetiHation of silver and opposed 10 ,he
ssngle gold standard. aud.
"NBEsxss Silver was stricken down hs
fraud through the gold conspirstors IN the
old political parties. Notwithstanding Tho
pledges ef both platforms 90 the contrary
therefore,, be 10
&" ksselssa. That We recommend that
nominations troin the several districts
should Dc made by the friends Of free sill
Yer. who are uneauleocaliy in favor OF the
Unrestricted coinage Of silver snd gold on
the basis Of les to l. and whose psst acts
are the beat guaranty OF their coed faith.
and who Will stand on tho resolutions
adopted es this Convention and that the
said nominations be Ia ale either by ,olitt.
cal organisation ~ candidates sho are
known 81 be earnestly in favor of Tree
SILVER or by independents sSSen4hlm~eS al
men ot al parties. abe candidates bejnr
pledged. " elected. that tn case the ~lect,,,
OF tie president of the United stats. !.
thrown into the house at rsn-sseatx,sx..
they vii vote for sach candidates