The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-18

WAsmSeroS, August 1.-THE policy
10 be pursued in advancing tho princl.
pies Of bi.mstallisrn was outlined at to-
Days session Of the American bi.net.
allie league conferences, Speeches were
made by several congressman and by
delegates from various atates.
Representative Bland, Of Missouri,
characterized the silver question as
purely political one, and urged that
tho political battles OF tho future be
fought on the proposition that any
change Of ratio must be putin abeyanco
until the full restoration OF silver is nc.
complished.
Representative CofEeen, of Wyoming,
referred to the money question as the
oyorshadowing issue before tho country
and advocated more money o. the only
relief for general distress and discon-
tent
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The following declaration was
adopted:
A year has passed since Congress was
called together in extra session to re.
peal tho silver purchase law and COM
plste tho establishment Of the single
gold standard. After a memorable
struggle this deed was accomplished
on November / last. The results Of
this policy arc botoro tho country.
Every prediction and every promise
made by tho advocates Of tho gold
standard, that prosperity would i'm
mediataly follow the repeal Of the So
called Sherman law, have utterly failed.
Things have gone from bad to worse,
without ccssation, fromthe day the act
was repealed. Gold has steadily in
creased in value, increasing tho money
standard by.not less than 10 per cont In
o single year, and prices have fallen in
o corresponding degree. No such
change in the value OF tho money stand
ard over took place before In 80 short
period in the history Of the world.
FOOD FOR DEMOCRATIC REFLECTION.
Industries are now everywhere para.
lyzcd; the employment OF labor Is made
unsteady and precarious; business On.
terprise is imperiled and debtors made
bankrupt. Nor Is there any hopo Of
relief s6'longas this policy is pursued.
Wo must throw of the yoke Of tho
single gold standard and restore to the
conntry the constitutional standard OF
gold aud silver, or hopelessly suffer.
The money question, therefore, is the
supreme iss9e before the country: The
only way out ot the grave situation is
to restore tho bi-metallist standard OF
money, aud until this 10 done there can
be no return OF prosperity to the coun-
try. At bottom tho silver question
is one OF ethics, Of right against wrong,
Of insttce against injustice, and will not
down. Therefore, this conference, be-
lievine that the time has come for
action, recommends that the silver
question in all congressional elections,
and in all state elections whore mem-
bers OF state legislatures arc to DO
elected who will elect United stases
senators, DO made paramount and that
all other questions be subordlnated to
this.
This conference urges upon voters
everywhere without regard to party
atf'fationsto vote only for ireo coinage
candidates to represent them In Con.
press, who will subordinate everything
eIse TO this overshadowing issue. Trust
no candidate for the Fifty.tourth Con
press who has been unfaithtui IN the
Fifty.thlrd.
TIE su rRENE ISSUE
Tho conference further recommends
TINT tho mining and agricultural statoS
combine to mako tho silver question the
supreme issue in all elections, agree to
stand together and to send no repre-
sensatiyes to tho house or to tho senate
who cannot DO relied upon TO subor-
diuato every party confederation to tho
cause of bi.motalIism, to scnd mono but
FREQ coinage delegates to national con;
vcntions, and to vote for no presiaeht'al
candidate who would veto FREQ coinage
bill. TO this end tho conference COM
mends that o convention DC hcld ~
some central point In both the mining
and agricultural statcs to perfect sucn
organization as will secure this result
and prevent tho will Of tho people IRON
being thwarted, rs in 1892, by tho ma
uipulation OF party machinery.
be not misled by doubtful misropre'
sentn.ion or dolusive phrases In plat
forms. Accept nothing but the tmme'
diate restoration Of tho frco ana unro.
stric.ed coinage OF silver at q ratio OF IL
to |, without asking leave Of or waiting
on any other country.
Rssolrei, That 1t was decided to ap'
point committee Of flvo to arrange
for the conventions and provide ways
and means to carry out the plan rec
onmcnded.
At tho afternoon eossion, which closed
tho conference, speeches woro mudo by
Senator Jonos on bi-motalltsm in tho
United States alono. General Warner,
on tho TCouseuueuces OF tho LoglsIn'
ton OF IS03," and BY Representatives
Bell and Pence and General W. Il; FAR
sons, OF Toxas.
General Warner asserts that tho cost
Of tho years legislation was tho nearer
approach Of every debtor to bankruptcy
mud tim ruin oi q constantly increasing
number. He ostimatod tho losses on
production resulting from closing In
duetries and nou.cmployIncnt ot Iabor.
Tcarttiug from that legislation OF
$i,OCO,OO00OO with shrinkago oil over
S!,0OO,OO0, in crop valuations. g,
In closing President Warner discussed
tho necessity for making bi'meta1iism
the paramount issus bofoFc tho country
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Tho Captain Was Right.
W,urrvcrov d. c.. August l7.-RO.