The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-20

hundred millions OF Silver oohdIS thN
issued three hundred millions OF silver
certificates against silver purchased
There can be no disagreement as to the
enlarged use of silver. There are few OF
none who are not in favor of this. The
question Is how can 1t best be brought
about? 1t is a question of economics and
ont of politics, and aus such should nave
careful consideration. We must keep In
mind that none Of the great commercial
nations of the world, the nations OF
intelligence and civilization, are users or
silver alone, and the time Is past when
any one nation can found its financial
existence on a basis not in accord with
the other great powers. The intercourse
OF nations is becoming so interviewer
by means Of the telegraph and cable, and
so changed are the conditions of trade,
that It would be impossible for any one
| nation to adopt a system of currency
not in accord with the other commercial
nations of the world without threatened
ruin and disaster to its commerce and
| plunging Its trade into chaos. The people
of this country want more money but
only on one condition, and that is that It
be sound and current the world over.
There Is no question as to which party
will be entrusted with the solving OF
the problem. The record of the republi-
can party proves that lit has always been
In favor of increasing the currency In
| keeping with the demands of the coun-
| try; but only on the basis that the pur-
chasing and debt paying power Of a
dollar whether of silver or of gold, shall
at all times be kept equal. The people
| will be satisfied Ito leave the solving OF
the currency question in the hands of the
republican party. They know that in the
| future as in the past the interests of
| silver in all its relations to the people
can safely be entrusted to the protecting
care of that party. This entire question
| as to the future use of silver will prob
| ably be settled by the great commercial
nations of the world within a year. Ger
| many and France are seeking bimetallism
and England is fast turning in that d.
| rection What the people should do Is
| to bring pressure to bear upon their rep-
| resentatives for the appointment Of dele
| gates to an international conference with
| power to act, and insist upon an agree
ment and obligation from the nations
| participating TO maintain the ratio as
there adopted.
| Finally the great work of the republt-
can panty is promotion and enlargement
| Of our industries through protection and
| the extension Of our foreign trade through
| TeclpTOCUlyt Vne eSUiDllSnIneHL Oh u Dl-
metallic standard of money through in.
! ternational agreement in which silver
| shall be fully recognized The revival of
our merchant marine, and the creation OF
a system of irrigation for the reclamation
Of arid lands. Having given our atten-
| ton to the questions of the day, let the
| voice of this convention be of no uncer-
| tain tone; let 1t go with vim and vigof,
| full of Americanism in a dauntless spirit
| of Americanism as taught by James q.
! Blaine Let your platform be wide
enough, broad enough, and strong enough,
to cover the whole country and meet tn.
approval of the whole people.
The republican party knows no east,
no west, NO north, or south, but one vast
empire; and the party of all parties which
| best represents the intelligence and pa,
| triotiSm of the American people Is the
party of Lincoln, Grant and Garfield, or
Blame and Logan. Let all of us who love
our country and party and who bellev,
that pride in party is pride in country,
| go forth under the banner inscribed with
the grand achievements of the Grand Old
| Party, and then, inspired by the glory
| Of the past and the hope of the future,
the representatives of the Republic
National League will continue to lead the
| invincible hosts of patriotism.
| There were no developments in the con-
| vention indicating contest between those
wearing the yellow and white badges and
representing respectively the gold and Sill
yer standards. But in the comm. ttee
| rooms ait the Arcade Hotel Is where the
| fight continues.
The committee on time and place Sc.
| lected Milwaukee as the place for the
nornva MI
| the selection of the date for the next
convention to the executive board with
| Instructions to select any date after that
| of the national Republican convent on.
The poStponement of time to a date
subsequent to that of the national con,
ventlon of next year is for the purpose
Of avoiding any contest on resolutions
as THAT which now confToIAts the dee-
| gates of the clubs
There was q movemenk to conclude tn
work with banquet tomorrow mghn,
but the agitation before the committee
on resolutions during the afternoon devel-
oped such differences THAT 1t is not likely
the convention will close before Friday
AS 1t is known that Governor Mckinley
cannot get here until Friday morning
there is a general desire to wait FOR him
until THAT time, and some charge thaa
his friends are seeking to prolong tn,
session so as TO have a big Mckinley
day on Friday. Others charge that the
efforts to expedite the business SO as to
conclude tomorrow night were intended
to give the delegates an opportunity to
leave before McKinley's arrival Presi-
dential boorns have been looked after as
carefully today as every. The Iown del.
egates keep open house for Allison and
the Hoos-er's are quietly keeping Harri-
son in mind while the New England dsl,
egates use Blaine tactics for Reed. Mark
A. Hanna, who is as close as any one to
Mckinley, and H. H. Kohlsaat, have been
keeping open house ait mis- amanSion all
the week.
1t was conceded early today that the
two leading league offices would be dl,
v.ded between the gold and silver men
by making General McAlp.n, of New
York, president, and John Byrnes, OF
Denver, secretary, but tonight it is pro-
posed to refer the selection of secretary
to the executive board. The silver men
think that the New York delegation, af-
ter feeling confident of McAlpin's election
are seeking Ito avoid having an ultra sD.
vsr man for secretary.
The feature of the day has been the
silver fight before the committee on reso>
ludons. The commibtee organized with
Congressman Robinson, of Pennsylvania
as chairman, and H. G. Knowles, Of Del
aware, as secretary. The organization
was against the silver1tes, but the Latter
were not discouraged, and opened up the
fight from the start. The commihtee was
in open session until after p. M, when.
on motion Of Congressman Tawney. ot
Minnesota, 1t adjourned till p. m. for
executive session, at which time a sub
committee of nine was to be announced