The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-15
FARMERS ON FINANCEE.
RAPTD GROWTH or THE hING's
DfUGHTEKS IN THE sOUTH.
A,ianta's Military 0uarreilirg & over Which
Shall Act as Mr.. Cicvciand's Escort.
May Get ia the Courts.

ATLANTA. GA. oct. 1.-THE Farmers
Nd.Onal Congress devoted much OF lis
time to-day 60 national finances. AZ pre-
a.ctcd ~ thc Souihera Associated Press,
the farmers declared Tor tho free .oilase
Of SILVER al the ratio of l6 TO !. Inc
Committee on Resolutions had Dozen
pruG0sitions, differing very Nttlc except
ln mere wording.
There was long debate. without read
efship or either side
The committees report favored fse
coinage ol both 90 nstais az tue prrstNt IA
TO, guarded hy an import duty upon ioi-
t.-u coin.
An eIort was made to table the com
miuec's report. but this was oycrWheii"-
insN voted down.
Finally tho following rcsoluuons were
ted on as separate propositions, anu
both were adopted by large maJSi-les.
Resolved 1nai we favor the tree ana
unlimited coinage OF both eold ana slit
at tho present ratio OF To- 10 j, kuHi4'1
hy al import duty upon iQreif pulilon
and foreign coin equal 90 the d-ltiehcta
between the bullion value ana the coilaAe
value of the metal al the date or I'M
porthtlon. whenever the bdil.oh N"i"o ''
the metal is less than iis com Ea.ue. ..,
Resolved. That this Farmers Natlohai
CONGRESS te I'm favor of the equai use
OF both gold and silver com as hV"st
equally as standards OF Ndi"'' ""u 80
secure this object we ia'oi'
rNsrn>ArioNAi AGHhrMrNf.
81 A conference to Doe called by tne
United states Of those nations ready 10
s|rcuf him.tailism. with the unlimited
coinage OF h0th gold ana silver al d Iato
20 be agreed upon. -,t
'l a law requiring outiea 'il CO'.lilioi,'
ties. the product of or imported from told
nations. iO be- paid in foreign sold coin.
a A law imposing dulles on siiNtf Hh-
Iorfei from golt nations. ma denying II
coinage privilege at our mints
Nashville was selected as INC heNi
pltr. Of meeting. indianapolis and
Denver made great fight. but lost.
mo KINGS Daughters held "a conven-
tion in the N Noman's Building at tne In
Nrs. James Thomas. OF Macon, state
Secretary madc her annual report, snow
ing the strength OF the ORGANIZATION li
tho State The order mas now IN hand
the work OF establishing mono LOT ILL
AGfresscs hy Nra. Mary Lowe Dicken-
son General Secretary OF the hlhs s
D4urhters. Airs. William DicklnsQn' 81
Atlanta. and Mrs hbella Charles DAVIS,
oao of tne original founders OF the Order
Ns. UNis and Mrs. Dickinson We're
among the urst co-workers or MIS- Mar
lrs Davis. who IS the Corresponding
Secretary and General Manager OF thc
International order Of the KING
Ganrhfers and Sons, has taken very
a.frn part iu the Woman congress
here since the Exposition opened She
received last year thirty ihOu7ail l'ttci -.
Sho states THAI the order lu tine oohth
is strong and is doing great work.
wHI0H .LL Ig hU;
There is a big fight on here among the
militia as 10 what organization shail
ACT as am escort TO President Cleveland
during his stay here next week Governor
Atkinson mas been appealed 10. ana me
matter may get 90 the courts. me
trouble exists between the Firm heti-
mont Of Georgia on on hand and i-e
Gate city Guards on the other TWO
years ago the latter organization refused
fo re-ennst IN the State volunteer militia.
The Gate city Guard ia an ola ana
wealthy organization 10 has plenty OF
money 10 spend and prefers entertaining
military visitors 10 going into the stat"
eucampment. Still IL wants 10 carry
arms ON holidays. The volunteer troops
of the state insist that tho Guard ought
NOT 20 be allowed guns unless u Is sub
iect to the discipline of the AdJutant-
General Now the state volunteers re-
fuse So parade with the Guard II the LAT.
fDr bear arms. Attorney Rosser fled
ana argument with Governor Atkinson TO-
day against allowing the Guard TO carry
Whichever the Governor decides there
win probably boz am application TO the
courts f1r am injunction.
r0th organizations are anxious 70 act
as escort TO the President and MS cabinet
hut 10 may tuu out that hO'h VIII ne
prevented by restraining orders.