The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-13
White Money Enthusiasts at The HEM
phiS Convention.
TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES PRESENT.
"Shout for Silver, Vote for Silver, Nothing
Else But silver"-Troublesome Plank
sibley for President-Cieyelsnd and
Carlisle Roasied - Programme,

/ 3 o'clock. and 1t is thought VIII be ready
/ TO read tbs. platform at an early hour
tomorrow.
The plank that may make all the trou-
| BILE is one which. endorses Joseph g. SID
| ley for President.
IN his speech tonight in the Auditori-
um. Sibley did not sJare either CleVe-
| land or Carlisle. 1t Is somewhat doubt
/ ful as to whether the plank will ever
get through the committee. If H. does,
/ IL II almost certain II Will never get
/ through the convention. The more con-
| servative members OF the delegates 10
not believe it would be good policy TO
introduce a presidential boom for even
so popular a friend Of the free-siIFei
movement as Mr. Sibley into platform
which was originally intended 10 show
! nothing but the feeling OF the convention
J on the money question.
From the standpoint Of the white-money
enthusiast nothing was left TO be desired
| bv to-days convention. Two thousand
0elegates braved the torrd skies 10 be
q,rcsent. and every state, with few eN-
| ceutfons sent it's most prominent ana
representative men. with instructions TO
shout for silver. vote for silver, ard MOTH
| ing else but silver.
Delegations varied greatly In size the
| largest coming from Mississippi and Ten
/
the FAR western, or so-called SILVER
States.
/ The small representation from the silver
| States was explained to the convention
bv Governor Bradford Prince. Of New
| Mexico on the ground that all these
States had recently attended the conVen-
ton at Salt Lake city. Nevertheless
said Governor Prince. not one OF these
! States was unrepresented.
/ l.Ia.I ar.TnImfUI
Salt Lake City convention 90 represent
all the States, and this committee would
| arrive tomorrow. The convention was
called to order AT o'clock
W. y. Brown, OF Memphis as chair
man of the Central Bimetallic League
Of Shelby county. Tenn, which sent out
the call for the convention, raped the
| assemblage TO order
From start to finish the convention was
one of great enthusiasm. Every pronQunc-
| cd free-silver utterance was the signal ior
| prolonged applause and when various
| persons well known I'm public life appear
| ed on the r0strum, each received an oNa-
tion.
when Chairman Brown had called the
! convention to order, :. l.. -. Estes oiief-
! cd a prayer lie impiored Divine guidance
for the delegates, and hoped that they
might be led into adopting honest
bit of a sensation. until it was learned
! that he meant free silver
| Colonel Casey Young. Of Memphis de-
| livcred the following address OF welcome:
COLONEL YoUNa's SPEECH.
'I salute the representatives OF this
convention as the advance guard Of that
mighty army now marshalling its
| forces I'm every land, 10 DO battle for the
| overthrow and destruction OF a power
| more ruthless and rapacious, and more
| hurtful to human happiness and pros
| perty than any despot that ever shackled
! liberty and oppressed mankind.
IL greet YOU, representatives, as the
forerunner of couftless logiOna. now gath
ering from-the field Of labor and industry
| throughout the world. TO demand the re-
storation Of that financial system APPROX
cd by the wisdom and experience Of an
the centuries OF civilization.
"ReBKLtIoS AND REVOLUTIONS"
"Whon only a few days ago the aims
and objects of this convention were de-
nounced from this stage by a distinguish
] ed public man as rebelliOus and revOlu-
| tOnary, ne proclaimed the truth as SUBJ
! lime as ever fell from the lips of man.
! The sturdy. honest yeonian OF the land,
the busy tOilcr I'm the fields and shops.
! the patient artisans who are building up
! the nations wealth and greatness are In
| open rebellion against a despOtism. cruel
| and rcmOrseless as any that ever brought
sorrow and suffering TO any member Of
the human family. The forces Of .the
| grandest revolution that ever hurled
despot from power are gathering for an
onset that VIII sweep every enemy into
| the dark sea OF defeat
LEADERS WILL NEVER HALT.
frt.
viii never halt or wayer until their stand
ards are planted on the shores of every
sea, and their banners finally triumph
over old England herself. They will never
lower their flags nor shcathc their swords
until the mighty conflict Is ended and
| glorious victory Won Not until an the
temples # Nammon are turned into Sc
pulchres for the burial Of greed ana
avarice; and let us hope for the sake OF
suffering humanity that no angel OF resur-
rectiOn Will ever unseal the tomb. Can
these things DE brought about?
I'm the beginning OF the struggle which
save separate nationality 10 the Amer
lean colonies our ancestors gave TO the
world a Declaration OF Independence
that rang like a bugle-call through every
land. and aWoke the slumberng spirit OF
liberty among every people
''lhc descendants OF these heroes anI
patriots are about 10 send forth another
declaration of independence 10 all the
nations Of The world. in fixing their own
financial system and in legislating for
The good and happiness OF their own
people.
Champions Of a worthy cause leaders
of righteous revolution. l welcome you
TO the Queen City OF our inland state,
and Ia the name OF your countless breth-
rem Wish you GOdspeed in your work.
CHAIRMAN DAVID TURPIE-
senator Harris then introduced Senator
Turpie as permanent chairman in the fol-
lowing words.
There IS no more abler or truer hi
metallist in the United States of America
than David Turpie, of Indiana
Senator Turpie then addressed the con
vcnti0n as follows:
Coined money has always been and
yet is in itself a thing of value, and
this value is OF two kinds-the metallic
or bullion value and the monetary worth
or legal value. The latter is always
matter OF law. The bullion value Is al
ways one of estimation and opinion.
The bullion value of silver and gold,
here and elsewhere, has always rested
and rests to-day upon the conception.
upon one opinion, upon one single and
simple item of belief that as there has
been in the ages SO there will be in the
years TO come, no discovery or either OF
such metals which as 10 the quantity
shall make them comparable In value
with any other materials suitable for the
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