The morning call., 1894-03-23
CLAIMS OF MANY SECTIONS.
And There Is Community of
Interests.
DEMAND UNRESTRICTED COINAGE
The Resolutions Ask That Silver
and Gold Be Minted at the
Former Value.

National Silver Conven ion closed this
evening. At the morning session brief
speeches were made on the question,
''What is the proper remedy and how may
it best be applied" President johnson of
the Bimetallic League of Kansas was the
first speaker. Among other things he said:
THE silver age is upon US. The
repeal of the Sherman act was the death
of silver in this country, and a gold bullion
value depreciates values depending upon
free coinage. The end of the fight may be
the death of the ring Of gold.
1.-The international conspiracy seems to
have been at work to reduce silver far
below its true value. ANY change in the
relative values between silver and gold is
treason on the part of Congress. The con-
spiracy on the part of capital has given us
the mortgages to-day amounting to 81, 5OO,-
100000. payab BILE only in gold."..
Among the radical statements which
Mr.. johnson made and which was loudly
applauded was that Grover Cleveland is
greater traitor to our Government than
was jeff Davis.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota made
brie address. in which he said:
THE decentralization Of silver was
colossal conspiracy and crime, the greatest
ever perpetrated against the human fam
lily. Ii was demoniac."
Mr.. Donnelly said he wished the Lord
would interfere more frequently with the
schemes of men. With few well selected
thunderbolts he thought some good could
be done In Washington. Humanity stands
to-day with lot of Internal bankers on
its neck. Those bankers were the Iineal
descendants of those Christ had driven out
of the temple. They were using the means
which must eventually serve to destroy
liberty in this country. The founders OF
the Government would blush II they could
see the present state of affairs, and, II they
could appear, they would go at once for
their uniforms and muskets
lie urged all to proceed on constitutional
| lines. The two old parties were respon-
sible for the fearful condition of the
country. He warned the people not to
trust all who cry tor free silver" There
were traitors in the ranks.
1--WE should never trust man who has
put knife into u.s." continued Mr..
| Donnelly.
F. Bay, ex-Speaker of the Montana
Legislature, spoke for the West and
said the rights of populous West justi-
fed the prophecy that the capitol wonld
yet be in the West.
E. S. King of Kansas City was then in-
troduced He went into the small parts
of the matter OF demonetiZing, saying it
was well for the people of the North and
South and West. opposed to the East TO
get together to come here and study their
own interests.
At the afternoon session. P. G. Bowman
of Alabama spoke as follows:
"It occurs to me that there is a way in
which we can again establish free coinage
in this country. l am convinced by what
| / see that there is a community Of interest
between the people of Iowa and those of
Alabama. Legislation affects agricultur-
lists in the great Northwest IN the same
way 1t affects the cOtton-growers of the
Southwest. and we come here to-day to
make the people of the North a covenant
as strong on the question of free coinage
as that made by God with Abraham"
Attorney General Standish of North
Dakota made the last address, in which he
made strong plea for free silver.
The league before adjourning passed the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The terrible condition which now
exists In our country Is due TO the crime
of demonetizing silver, which has increased
the purchasing power OF gold. decreased the
value OF all commodities. closed our mines,
shops and factories and bankrupted our buSl-
ness men; and whereas, three-fOurlbs of the
people OF this country are in favor Of the full
reconciliation of silver and opposed to the
single gold standard; and whereas, silver was
stricken down by fraud through the gold con-
spirators In the old political parties, notwith-
standing the pledges OF both platforms TO the
contrary; therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That we recommend that the nomi
nations from the several districts should be
made by the friends OF free silver, who are un
equivOcally in favor of the unrestricted coinage
of silver and gold on the basis of 16 TO 1, anc
whose past acts are the best guaranty Of thei
good faith, and who will stand on the
resolutions adopted by this conven
tion; and that the said nomination:
be made either by political organization O
candidates who are known to be earnestly Ii
favor OF free coinage, or by independent as
semblages OF men OF all parties, the candidates
being pledged IL elected In case the election
of the President of the United Sta'es is thrown
into The house OF Represe ntatlves, that they
will vote for such candidates.
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