Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-15
The SHINY WHITE METAL.
Democratic Silver Conference in
Washington Largely Attended by
OutspOken Men.
Unequivocal Declaration in Favor o
Independent Free Coinage-An Ad
dress to Democrats-Resolu-
tions Adopted-Provision
for Organization.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The silver Dem
ocrats continue their conference at the
Metropolitan hotel. The committee on
resolutions and program being unable to
report when the meeting was first called
to order, G. F. Cochran, editor of the st.
Joseph Gazette, addressed the conven-
tion. He said it seemed anomalous that
such meeting should be called, for he
knew of no doctrine of the party not in
consonance with the purposes of this
conference. He said that congress was
the place to look tor declaration of the
party's belief, and he declared that gold
monometallism would be more disastrous
than war, pestilence and famine. 1t was
important to settle first what was Repub-
licanism and what was Democracy
whether such men as ex-senator Thurman
and Senator Harris, or Senator Sherman
we're to be the leaders of the Democratic
party. He declared that the silver agita-
tion would continue till the end for which
it originated was attained. Mr.. Cochran
also declared against the perpetuation of
the national banks, whose tyrrany, he
said, was greater than any people would
bear.
Representative Earl, of Arkansas, an
nounced his entire sympathy with the
objects of the conference. He wanted to
see free coinage of silver provided for at
the next session of congress, "regardless
of the position of the distinguished citi-
zen at the other end of the avenue"
which sentiment was loudly applauded.
Col. Casey Young, of Memphis, said
that he had written from 1000 to 5000
letters in connection with the movement
for the conference. He had correspond
ed with the representative Democrats of
of thirty. eight states.
NO ROOM FOR TWO REPUBLICAN PARTIES.
Representative Bryan send letter say
ing that there was no room in this coun-
try for two Republican parties.
Senator Morgan sent telegram say
ing: 81 will follow the old guard
wherever it leads"
| Col. Young asserted that four-ffths of
the Democrats we're friendly to free coin
age and he believed that properly or
ganized movement would be irresist-
lble.
Speeches were also made by Senator
Call, of Florida; A. A. Lipscomb, of
Washington; Judge Hill, of Missouri;
Representative Jones, of Virginia; Repre-
sentative Lockhart, of North Carolina,
and Mr.. Boden, of Missouri.
When Judge Hill arose some one asked
his name. He said: "It is Hill, of Mis-
souri,; thank God it is not Hill, of New
York"
Judge Hill criticised Cleveland's ad
ministration in severe terms, saying that
the president had betrayed the Demo-
cratic party by series of acts of per6dy
and treaohery without parallel, one of
the principal of which consisted in ignor-
ing the bimetallic declaration of the
Democratic platform. He declared that
there had been bargain and sale by
which the people of the United States
had been turned over to the Jews of Eu-
rope and gamblers of Wall street, the re-
suit of which would be that their children
and their grandchildren would become
hewers of wood and drawers of water.
BOND TRANSACTION DENOUNCED.
The bond transaction, he continued
had been enough to consign Cleveland
and John G. Carlisle to everlasting po-
litical oblivion and shame. They would,
he said, "go down to the ages hand in
hand, amid the excavations of mankind
as the two most stupendons frauds of the
era" He asked the reporters present to
make especial notice of his last sentence.
He denounced Senators Brice and Cor
man as disloyal to the Democratic party.
Representative Turner, of New
York, was introduced as "oonvert." He
declared that intelligent effort in New
York would do wonders and predicted
the nomination of free silver candidates
would not weaken the ticket in the least.
Mr.. Lockhart advocated campaign
of appeal to reason and deprecated re-
sort to abuse and denunciation.
At ~ o'clock the committee on resolu-
tions made its report. This was divided
into two sections, one consisting of an
address to the Democrats and the other
of plan of organization. He said that
the address in most respects was the same
as that adopted by the Democrats of Tex
as, Missouri and Mississippi.
An address was made by Gov. Stone, of
Missouri. He declared that the Demo-
cratic party had no show in the next cam
pagn If there were not declaration for
silver.
UNEQUIvocAL REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The address disclaims speaking with
party authority, the assemblage being a
voluntary one, but strongly presents the
opinion of the conference that the party
should declare for the free coinage of sill
yer, and says:
"Duty to the people requires the party
Of the people to continue the battle for
bimetsllism until its efforts are crowned
with success; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Democratic party,
in national convention assembled, should
demand the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver and gold into primary or redemp-
tion money at ratio of 16 to / without
waiting for the action or approval of any
other nation.
Resolved, That IL should declare its
irreyocable opposition to the substitution
for metallic currency of panic-breedine
corporation credit currency, based on the
single metal pan.
Provision is made for national com.
mittee, consisting Of one member foi
each state and territory, who shall organ.
ize therein bimetallic forces.
SENATOR VEST AT CARLSBAD.
Carlsbad.-"The silver question will
never be dropped in America until free
coinage is passed." said Senator George
v. Vest, of Missouri, here yesterday.
"The people in the east" he continued
"believe il will be dropped as business
revives, but the overwhelming sentiment
in all the west and south is in favor OF
free coinage. l believe it will surely be