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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
LHaAL norIcns.

IN the city OF Roanoke the followipg 6oscrIhed
real estate situated in the city of Roanoke Va
ana bounded ssfolowr, towii: -
begitnnning st point on the south Side of wise
, az. ~ icet west ot Barbour street, the nee west
SOM ~ between parallel lines 1913 feet
thhMs:-Cash as to so much of the proceeds
as M,oy DC necessary to ccfray the expenses of
executing this rust, including a commission Is
.n n trustee OF Per cent ana the sum OF S34 81:
monthly instruments OF Sai.eO caca with interes.
rom the 18Th day OF March 1891, and as to the
Da;iahCe: II any. payable in ono and two years
m n to be evidenced by The notes of the pnr-
cnaser and secured By deed of trust on The
premises conveyed. Wv
e,o. LUClEN IL COOKE, Trustee,
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You take something from the bur
den of sorrow when you give it some
thing to do.-Ram's Horn.
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!. s. S. Brooke. clerk of the Hastings Court for
The city of Rcanoke, certify that toe bond re.
y. BROOKE,
I'll ties Clerk
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Bond has hccn cxccu,ed by the commissioner
US required by the decree mentioned above.
> tus 5. 5. BROOKE, Clerk.
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would surely prevail if there were any OF
the spirit of '76 and '63 left in the land to-
day. He thought there was. The. Ameri-
can people had forgotten that the price OF
liberty was eternal vigilance, said he.
After the war he, too, forgot it for time.
In general way he realized that it was
good maxim, but he had slumbered on in
false security.
Men, too, had forgotten that they owed
an active individual duty to the Govern
ment. 1t was not enough to cast a ballot
once year or so. but man must give his
personal attention to public questions
must make sacrifices for the sake of the
Government. Such was the price of lib
erty. But right after the war men had a
feeling Of security and they ceased their
vigilance.
Then the first great crime against the
liberties of the people was perpetrated.
The wages that had been paid the soldiers
was burned-bonfires were made of paper
money. The money for which the soldiers
had given their lives was destroyed and
bonds were issued-interest-be bearing bonds.
Not only were the soldiers robbed of their
wages, but they must pay interest to those
that robbed them.
Mr. Holladay said next that the greatest
enemy to the liberties of the people was
the money power. We should fear that
more than all the fleets and armies of the
universe. He reverted then to the Samoan
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PREPARING THE PLANKS.
Timothy Guy Phelps Makes a
Stirring Address to the
BimetalliStS.
ALL FOR THE WHITE METAL.
Phoebe Cousins Welcomed With
Flowers and Enthusiasm-Fron
Eunice Waite To-Day.

Shortly before the convention was called
to order yesterday morning Secretary of
State Howell of Nevada hoisted the silver
banner presented to Eureka County four
years ago by the Nevada Silver State. the
silver organ of Winnemucca, edited by
George w. Nixon. Eureka, in proportion
to her population, polled the largest num-
Der of silver votes when the revolt began,
and won the prize.
1t was heavily adorned with a silver
fringe and sErmounted by solid bullion
eagle.
At 10 O'Clock the Continental drum and
fife band of our forefathers filed in and in
troduced the soul-stirring strains of
"Yankee Doodle"
President Baker called the meeting to
order, and the report OF the committee on
credentials was read and adopted. There
were SAT delegates present, and on motion
the roll was not called.
-. The following report of the committee
on permanent organization and order of
business was read by the secretary:
= Your committee on permanent organization
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Thomas V. Gator and Norris NJ. Estee on the
Same Platform.

lie League for the State of California. and in.
structed to proceed without delay to organize
blmetalllc leagues throughout the State of
CaIl1ornla, IN accordance with the instruc-
tons OF the National committee of the Amer
lean B1metallic League: George W. Baker, Re-
publican; Hon. Thomas J. Clunie, Democrat; !;
Alexander Majors, Populist.
j. H. TINGMAN, Chairman.
The report was adopted and in brief
speech George w. Baker thanked the con-
vention for the honor of being made its
chairman, saying:
Il have come into the fight to stay and
will remain until its party is one of the
successful parties of American politics"
Timothy Guy Phelps OF San Mateo
County was announced by Chairman
Baker and spoke of the issue of bimetal-
lism in the following strain:
Eve nave met to discover how the crime
of 1873 can best be overcome; how our
paralyZed industries can be revived; how
American labor can best be elevated to the
position it occupied years ago; how the
vast army of tramps can be made indus
trious workingmen with plenty of en-
ployment. There can be no doubt that a
majority of our people favor bimetallism.
We will see that there is no chance for
equivocation and that the issue is squarely
met.
1--WE believe that the demonetization of
silver was class legislation and that it was
for the creditor class and oppressed the
debtor class.
1--WE have suffered all the loss and
England has reaped the harvest. The
American Nation knew nothing about the
demonstration measure that was pending
before Congress, and our ablest men,
Thurman, Morgan and others, did not
know of it. Even the President when he
signed the bill knew not what he was
doing. so surreptitiously was it engineered
through Congress.
Gas soon as the American people knew
what had been done they tried to right
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Think oft: the chief officer of Nation
of 65, ,000, 900 nego tiating with the bankers
of the United States to save the credit and
honor of the United States. That's what,
they are doing, and it makes my blood feel
uncomfortabiy hot.
ooh, that we had Jackson for Presi-
dent and Walker as Secretary of the
Treasury to rise up and say.
"'By the eternal, this shall not bep
"Three years ago per cent bonds sold
at premium and now 5 per cent bonds
are hard to dispose of. Does it not show
that goldss approaching? What has be-
come of the millions of gold that have been
produced IN California? They have been
disposed OF in paying interest and in meet
ing the demands of the arts. Up to 1892
we had produced $42s ,0O0, 600 in gold in
California, and of that but $192, ,000, 600 was
used in the arts but this goes on in every
country. Where is the rest?"
Mr.. Phelps went into statistical details
on the subject of double standard and
reverted to the purchasing power OF a sill
yer dollar and gold dollar.
"Whatl" exclaimed Mr.. Phelps. 'Do
the goldbugs want to reduce American
labor to the wages of England, Japan,
China Germany and all Europe2 I say
let God forbid it,
Mr. Phelps closed amid considerable ap-
plause and was followed by Robert NJ.
Beatty of Nevada.
"What we are here for" began Mr..
Beatty, ''is to see what can be done in the
matter of bringing about the free coinage
OF both silver and gold, at the ratio of Is to
l irrespective of any other Nation on earth.
In Nevada we passed through two success
sive campaigns with the question of free
| coinage as the watchword. We were COM
bined IN leagues and would not support
| man who was not with us on the cues
tion OF free coinage. Remember why we
supported James B. Weaver He was the
only candidate on the Presidential ticket
who was for free coinage, and we
carried the State for him. Remember, if
you will, that consistency is jewel, but
do not forget, also, that consistency has
pawned her jewels
There are great many forces and in
| tiuences combined against all of our silver
champions and whenever a man dares to
proclaim for the double standard he is
bounded by the goldbugs of the East. The
DSihooi"1o hdfS hau d CHdIlce TO remOne-
tie silver for the last four years. They
have not done it.
up in Nevada, / am surprised TO say,
the people are carrying Cleveland badges.
but they are upon the elbows of their coats
and the seat of their pants. Cheers.l
"There is no issue between the two great
parties now, and all the old fads of both
parties are gone. The bloody shirt has
followed in the wake of the carpetbagger.
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the wrong, and have been fighting to
subvert the influence of Wall and Lom-
bard streets ever since.
eve believe that the country that
adopts gold standard is destined to see
its power, its finance and its people wane.
Mr.. Glenfeld, one OF the governors of the
Bank of England, in letter two years
ago made the case clear. He knew his
arguments had weight. He said:
!" L feel that the attempt to make gold
perform what has heretofore been per-
formed by both gold and silver is one of
the most unreasonable projects ever pro-
posed.
America will rise and demand, with
other countries a bimetallic basis. It is
more profitable to hoard gold than to in
vest it in American enterprise. There is
no issue before the public of such impor-
tance as the bimetallic question, and the
land-holder and the money-lenders are
thriving on an artificial cheapness. be-
leve that the present depreciation is due
to changes that have taken place IN the
currency laws
Had Mr.. Glenfeld written to-day he
could not have better depicted the scene of
poverty and deprecated values that he
prophesied two years ago.
s'Do we want to maintain a single gold
basis until we reach the impoverished
state that Egypt is now in?
'The prices of products are steadily fall
ing, and no one can tell when the fall will
end. 1t is due to the legislation on the
currency enacted in 1873. The best think
ers and the best fnanciers who are not in
fiuenced by personal greed and do not wor-
ship the golden calf, agree that the adop-
tion of the gold standard is the cause of
the depression. Horace Greeley said the
way to resume was to resume, and l say
the way to get back to bimetallism is to
go back.
"There has never been and there never
will be an excess of production so long as
the world requires all that is produced.
The monometallists say that you will food
the money market with double standard,
but there is use and demand for every
ounce of silver and gold produced. 1t is
never too late to right a wrong, and we
should not refrain from disturbing the
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and order OF business beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
First-That the temporary officers, George
W. Baker chairman, and George P. Keeney
secretary, selected by this convention, be made
the permanent officers thereof.
Second-That the following-named gentle
men are recommended and requested TO act as
vice-presidents of this convention: Governor
W, J.: Mcconnell, Idaho; Hon. NJ. s. Bonni-
field, Nevada; Alexander Majors San Fran
cisco; Hon. njanin T. Leet, Nevada; NJ. w.
Belshaw, San Francisco; Hon ]. L. Davie, Ala
media; Colonel Lyman Bridges, Alameda; Hon.
Joseph H. Budd, San Joaquin; A. l.. Warner,
Sonoma; Colonel r. j. Berry, Los Angeles
William S. Edwards, San Bernardino; Major
Marion Bfggs Jr., San Francisco;s Eugene
Howell Nevada: Hon. William Westerfeld,
Nevada; Major John B. Moore Colusa; n. w.
Spaulding, Alameda; Mrs. Charles Merrill,
San Joaquin; Hon. R. N. Beatty, Nevada;
Amos Stevens, Placer; w. Z. Rogers, Kerns
:Timoshy Guy Phelps, San Mateo; R. Guy Nc
Clellan, Alameda; Thomas C. Welch, Orange:
Alden: Anderson, Solano: w R. Pond, Yolo;
:. :.Dr:.Rpbert Brown, Sacramento; w. C. Cressler,
bfodoc; DIR. w. /. Dickinson, San Francisco;
.J..E: Brown, Alameda; J. C. Bradley, Alameda;
Il: G: Blaisdell, Alameda; Robert McKillican,
Alameda; A. L. Hart, Sacramento; Hon.
Julius Kahn, San Francisco: Hon. NJ. N. Estee,
San franclsco; Hon. j. V. webster, san LUIS
Obispo; DR.. w. ]. Dobbins Vacaville; Julian
Sonntag. San Francisco; Z. II. Gould, Yolo;
Hon..J. F. Knapp, Los Angeles; P. Fitzpatrick.
Stsnislaus; NJ. V. Hooten, Healdsburg; R. T.
Powell; Colusa County; Colonel James Nc
Massey, Sacramento; NJ. F. Campbell, Siskiyou;
NJ. A: Hurley, Calaveras.
Third-That the secretary be authorized to
appoint two assistant secretaries and two
pages.
Fourth-That we recommend Albert Fl. Pile
as sergeant-at-arms of this convention.
Fifth-That the sergeant-at-arms be author
lzed TO appoint four assistants, two for the
moor and two for the gallery.
slxth-We recommend that inasmuch as this
Is not nominating convention the order of
business for each session be that submitted by
tne committee in charge OF the literary eyer
cises of this convention.
seventh-We recommend that Roberts ruIes
OF order be adopted as the rules governing the
deliberations of this convention.
( Eghth-That in view of the eminent services
rendered by the foliowing-named gentlemen to
the bimetallic cause in the State of California
we recommend that they be selected as Na-
Gonal committeeman of the American Bimetal.
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FIERCE BATTLES ON THE FRONTIER.

the afternoon session Delegate Cochran
announced the arrival of Delegate L. A.
Wright of San Diego and the latter's name
went to the credentials committee.
Chairman Baker said the platform COM
mittee would report Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock and that the intention was to
devote that afternoon session to the dis
cussion of its report. The programme of
the present was then announced to consist
of impromptu addresses by members from
the floor.
This was done as an invitation for all
who desired to speak. Delegate Thompson
of Sacramento, who represented the col
ored men of his city, was the first to re-
spond He said the colored man had
reached that stage of enlightenment now
when he began to examine the political
principles of this or that party which bid
for his support before the support was ac-
corded. AS for himself, he should vote the
ticket of that party which stood nearest
the one great desideratum-bimetal
Whatever party should adopt the princi-
pies of free silver, that party would COM
mand his vote and his voice. He would
vote only for the candidates that were
for the privilege of voting for such men he
would willingly go barefoot this winter. A
great many OF his colored brethren felt the
same wav about the matter. AS for him
self, Mr.. Thompson declared thathe would
go out now and labor in the vineyard OF
financial ruin, striving his might and main
to convert what sinners he could to the
salvation of free silver.
When the long, silvered locks of s. w.
Holiday of this City were reared above
the seats and their owner made his way to
the platform there was hearty applause.
'You can tell from my color that am
for free silver" he said. And he had
favored free silver ever since he discovered
1.-The great fraud that had been perpetrated
on the people by the repeal of silver in
1871 He expressed himself as delighted
with the numerical strength, the intelli-
gence and the enthusiasm of the conven-
ton. 1t gave him great hope for the ulti-
mate triumph of right and justice. He
was not delegate, but friend who knew
his sympathies for the, movement had
pinned a badge on his coat---and he was
proud of that badge.
He said he considered the, present con-
yention as a great educational institution,
and itslessons of patriotism and wisdom
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yer in it? Why you can't buy them IN
the market for 10 per cent less than their
face value. We'd all like to have good
many of them. The farmer would like to
get one of them for his bushel OF wheat.
He used to get one and quarter OF them
for his bushel. Now he must raise two
bushels for the same dollar"
In concluding his speech Mr.. Hoiladay
said the silver men must strike at the root
of the evil and insist upon the abolition of
the National banks as issuers of money.
The money must come direct from the
Government to the people. He was round
iy applauded throughout.
Several resolutions were then read to the
house and referred to the committee on
resolutions. after which the chair an
nounced Thomas V. Gator as the next
speaker. Mr.. Gator was greeted with ap-
plause, and during his speech was fre-
quently interrupted by the prolonged
hand-clapping.
'sThe greatest crime of this age" began
Mr.. Gator, after his Introductory remarks,
''is that of framing political platforms with
should be visited with condign punishment
1t is surely that of juggling with words and
phrases 7in framing the platform of q pO-
litical party with the view of deceiving the
unwary voter"
Men who do that are the greatest GRIM
lnalS OF tnlS OF any Otner age, ne thought.
He hoped the silver men of the United
States would not be hoodwinked by any
such performance in the coming election.
They must indorse only an open, plain
spoken declaration for free silver, with no
double Interpretation. We were always
sure of the people, he thought, if they were
not misied. Nothing short of a declara-
ton for the coinage of silver in the ratio of
l6 to should be accepted.
Now what was to be the dogma of prop
aganda for the campaign? There must be
one faith among all silver men. They
must stand united on one or two simple
fundamentals if they expected to win.
Two things should, then. be laid at the
foundation: First, what is wanted. Sec
ond, the ways and means of obtaining it.
1t was needless for him to discuss the first.
Every delegate knew what was wanted,
knew all about the silver question, or he
was not fit to be a delegate.
AS to how to obtain it? That was an
other matter. We must understand the
needs of the people, consider their necessi-
ties and their temper. What was the mat
ter with the body polite? he asked. The
canker of usury was eating its heart out.
The simple truth was that the nation could
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end now they are bowling about the tariff.
'Mark you, l can go on naming such
men as Hoke Smith and Ben Harrison and
Cleveland and Sherman and Carlisle and
Reed and q score of others who are COM
bined to down free silver.
'The great mass of people are generally
right in National matters, but they are
not able to effect their reforms. They are
never heard in National convention, and
when they do raise their voice it is imme-
diately drowned by the moneyed interests
and they are downed.
Delegates of this convention, the entire
United States from the East and North
and South has its eyes turned upon you
waiting for your action, and may do as
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they did when that God-inspired Declara-
ton of independence was created. will
they do it2 Dare they do It r.
Later on the black man was made free
from his wealthy master by the effective
bullet, and now we 5,0O0.O0 white slaves
will free ourselves from the moneyed ty-
rants by the 20 less effective ballot"
II want to be excused" said Mr.. Hurley.
''while get my breath. l am a new con-
vert to the gospel of free coinage.
II was goldbug. not because was dis
honest, but because ! did not understand
the silver question. There are a great
many men who have convictions, and they
do not care to admit that they are stupidity
and bullheadedly ignorant
"We are like the picked fishermen who
were sent out from the shores of GaIilee to
get converts and haul them into the church.
IL feel that I can do more effective work
IN the Republican ranks than l can as
derelict side issue. l can tell them that if
they don't get into line and vote for free
coinage they will be eternally damned.
[Applause.
81 am picking up all the information
can on this question, and I want to see
why it is that America shall not begin to
establish its own financial policy.
Let us not wait for the wrongdoers to
right themselves, but let US set the exam
pie. Suppose Bishop should wait for the
devil to get respectable and then follow
suit? Let all. the prayer-meetings over
free coinage be absolute revivaIs of right.
and let them fight until the victory is ours.
Now take a case in point. Suppose
have $4,000 in gold and another man has
$4,000 in silver. We can, to be sure. nav
our small bills with that money, but sup
pose it is in vault and fire comes and
melts both silver and gold? What is the
result? The man with the silver has got
metal left ON his hands which is worth but
50 cents on the dollar, but can go to the
United States mint and get my gold coined
back into money for mere trifie Why is
this? Simply because that silver is with
out the stamp of the Government and
through having been melted it has lost
that stamp of approval, and is, as the gold.
bugs have made it, mere commodity"
Mr.. Hurley sprinkled interesting stories
through his speech, and closed by leaving
a very satisfied and pleased audience to
applaud him.
Chairman Baker announced that all
delegates who had resolutions to offer
could do SO at that juncture.
Resolutions were offered by Easton OF
Stockton and Majors of Alameda. The
morning session then adjourned until 2
o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Stirring Speeches Are Delivered by
Thompson, Holladay and Gator.
When Chairman Baker called to order
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Salvador Indians Defeated the Regular Troops
of Guatemala.

incident. 1t was thought that Germany
had insulted our flag. he said, and how
quick was the patriotic spirit kindled.
Men were willing again to put aside the
pursuits of peace and march to the front.
1t was grand sight, he thought to see
and feel the wonderful patriotism OF the
people at such a time. But here was q Zoe
nearer home. and the American patriots
must needs be educated into realizing its
very existence. Comes the insidious
meney-lender with his yelvety words and
robs the producer of the result OF his
labor, destroys the homes of thousands,
sends thousands on the streets as tramps
and outcasts, and the American patriot
bows to him. He talks about sound
money-and the patriots, where are they?
,dr. Holladay thought America had for
gotten the financial lessons of the war.
What was sound money! Was that not
sound money which saved the Nation at
its period of greatest danger? And yet it
was not the gold standard. What made 1T
sound? The faith of the people in their
National government; the faith Of the
world in the stability of tie United States
of America.
A great mystery had been thrown about
this question of money and the common
people had been taught by the money
lenders that they could not understand
the great question. "It's all we can do to
understand the nnaHclal question:, SdIu
the money-lenders to the people. "You
must take our word for it that what we
need is the gold standard, sound money"
But the people were no longer taking the
word of the bankers, they were beginning
to think for themselves, said Mr.. Holla-
day.
Zone of the powers granted to Congress
by the constitution is to coin money he
continued. 'And under the provisions of
the constitution Congress, and Congress
alone, has the right to make money, and
nothing else but the coins or the paper is
sued directly by Congress ought to rank as
money, It is a false doctrine that money
must have intrinsic value. A country
that is not capable of making fiat money
ought to be wiped out of existence. Look
at the dollar piece that weighs less than
90 cents worth of silver. Is it any less a
dollar if it had only % cents worth OF sill
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AT THE GREAT SILVER CONVENTION.

present conditions simply because the
goldbugs wish to remain in the same place
where they now find enjoyment and high
rates. If the Latin Union and Germany
will not remonetize silver let America do
so, and they will be forced into it. Let
the greatest Nation on. earth, America, re-
monetize silver and set the pace. Let US
have the metallic money of the world and
we can then dispose of our surplus prod
ucts.