Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-24
ALL SUBSTITUTES KNOCKED OUT
Honest Money Principles Set FOrth-Ad-
dress and Committees.

HOueSt money principles Set FOrth-A,
dress and Committees.
On reassembling in the afternoon De
of Oregon, who had vainly tried at tn
. morning session to get in a substitut
for the committee report, offered it a
follows:
"First-We hereby organize a tempo
rary league for Independent bimetallisr
to be called the transMontana League
and to include all the states and terri
tories west Of the Rocky mountains an
all of Colorado and Wyoming.
"Second-We call upon all friends VIII
favor restoring the silver dollar to fire.
coinage and full legal tender powe
equally with the gold dollar at the rati,
Of 16 to l. to organize silver leagues il
such precincts Immediately with a view
to county district and state organiza
lions.
"Third-The purpose of this organiza
| ton Is to secure Independent bimetal
lism by systematic cooperation and
education of voters Of this union upor
the silver question. The present party
| affiliations are not severed by this
| league.
"Fourth--A provisional central exc
| cutive committee of five shall at once
be appointed by the president OF this
| convention to permanently organize the
ans-Montana League. That commit
tee shall at once appoint an executive
committee of three from each state and
territory, with full power to organize
precinct, county, district and state
leagues In their respective jurisdic-
lions. The state and territorial execu-
tive committee shall consist of one re-
publican, one democrat and one popu-
list. The county and precinct central
committees shall consist of five, one
from each of the existing parties. The
representation in county conventions
shall be at the ratio Of 16 to l. The peo-
pie shall not wait for formal notices be-
fore organizing their precinct leagues.
'F'ifth--The central executive COM
mittee OF the trans Montana League
shall have full power of supervision over
the state and territorial organizations.
They shall have full control of each sec
ton, and the distribution OF free silver
literature other than such as is recon-
mended by this committee. 1t shall be
their duty to accumulate a fund to dis
tribute the authorized literature of this
league in the states further east. and to
otherwise exercise all the powers of
this convention until a permanent or
of the trans-Montana
League.
"Sixth-The committee shall select a
secretary of the league, who shall re-
ceive sufficient salary. and who shall
attend to all the executive and routine
business of the league under the direc-
ton Of the committee
"Seventh-The headquarters of this
league shall be In Salt Lake City, A
finance committee of one from each
state and territory of this league shall
be appointed by the president to Sc
cure funds for distribution of literature
and for current expenses
"Efghth-It is hereby suggested and
urged that the friends of our cause be-
tween the Mississippi and the Rockies
snail organize trans Mississippi
league. east of the Mississippi and south
Of Mason and Dixon line, the southern
league, north of Ohio, the northwest
league, and east of the Alleghanies, the
northern league, with a constitution like
ours, so that national organization
of unmistakable power may be formed
speedily and effectually
"Ninth-We declare the struggle is
between the property holders, laborers
and debtors of this Union against the
gold monometallists of London and
Wall street.
"Tenth-Each labor lodge, precinct,
league and other free silver organiza-
lions In the union Is requested to invest
rs as a permanent fund In our author
Zed literature. at wholesale or half
price, and turn the investment over and
over again by enlisting each member
as canvasser. Upon the rule of arith-
metlcal progression, turning over five
times In each lodge will distribute 1900
copies OF each book and leave 500 in the |
treasury for lodge purposes. Turning
over 10 times will distribute 4O, 900 copies
IF each book by each lodge and leave
$1,000 in the treasury The unbought |
weekly and small daily newspapers are |
ilso invited to pursue the same course.
these are the only free
press that the Rothschilds have left to |
he people east of the Mississippi. We
lsk them not to be bought by free |
patent outsides,' now offered by Wall
street men as a BRIDE"
VOTED DOWN.
Dell claimed that the committees re.
bort was not specific enough. The COM
nittees did not need to do anything if |
hey did not want to and might be |
cached by the silent but insidious in
iuence of gold.
Many delegates resisted this. and Mr.
Clark of Colorado said such talk was
wholly out of place. IF we can not |
rust our own fellow-silver men in this
natter then we had better quit"
Governor Mcconnell of Idaho said the
committee plan did all that a general
'lan could do; the details must be left
o the different states.
Governor Prince said 1t was prenos-
erous to talk about this committee be-
ng susceptible to the influence of n
,olden idol. and he thought the plan of
he committee could not be improved
lpon.
DelPs substitute was voted down and
hen he proposed an additional sec
ion, directing the committee to pro-
eed everywhere with precinct organ
cations.
Borah said this would be an arbitrary
hing to do. as that might not always
re the best way. Besides, when you
'egin to instruct the committee to do
ertain things you forbid by that in
truction that they shall do other and
erhaps necessary things"
MI. Jones OF Washington proposed
8 substitute for DelTs proposed sec
ion wording that in terms empowered
he committees to go on with the work
nd to raise the necessary funds.
Mr.. Clunie declared this to be wholly
necessary: the committees are SO en-
owered in the plan as reported 1t is
OF necessary to repeat 1t or make 1t
lore definite. because the committees
llPhf 70 ha laft I