Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-17
A HUMOROUS F|NANC|ER Judge George N. AIdredge of the
 Lone Star State ENTERTAINED THE BANKERS He Spoke S Sound Money" and Denounced
 W the Silyerites. THE STATE BANK TAX DISCUSSED " z fy Every Member Spoke on the Sub- ,Sc5ect, Which Was Finally Referred 'S Pack to the Executive Council
 10 Be Amended.
ENTERTAINED THE BANKERS
THE STATE BANK TAX DISCUSSED

Atlanta, Oct. 16.-The American Bank ersi association discussed the proposed amendment to it's constitution today and listened to single gold standard speech by Judge George N Aldredge of Texas. Judge Aldredge is the humorist financier of the Lone Star State. He entertained the bankers for two hours with an ad- dress on Sound Money" and denuncia- tion of silvertes.
 The session was opened by prayer by Rev. pr. Heidt.
 report of the executive council was submitted by the chairman, Mir Pullen.
 The report contained important amend ments to the bylaws and constitution of the association.
 The most important amendment was concerning the taxation of the state banks, and nearly every delegate made a speech on the question. Finally the amendment was referred back to the executive council, with tn- structions to formulate an amendment that would be acceptable to the con- Vention.
 Then Judge Aldredge was introduced. He said in part:
 The proposition that this government should coin silver for the world in unlim- tied amount at double its market value is so repugnant to the common sense of mankind that it ought to be unneces- sary to discuss 1t, and would be but for the fact that a portion of our people have been misled by appeals to their prejudice and by spacious reasoning of sophists. The ignorant have always had a superstt- tion about silver and he likened this ig- norance to the belief of the negroes of the south, who believed that nothing could kill a witch but silver bullet The speaker traversed all the arguments of the sixteen to oners" and held them up to ridicule. After Illustrating points with numberless pointed and telling anecdotes he declared with more seriousness: Our country Is in no danger of repu- diation. This 16 to 1 coinage clamor is but one of the manifestations of hard times, brought on by the late panic. In spite of all the isms that have afflicted us, in spite of the demagogism on the stump and in legislative halls this coun- try is rapidly advancing. Our factories are taxed to their utmost with orders and the wages of their employees have been everywhere voluntarily raised, prices that have been depressed by the panic are improving. Sinister discontent with all her improvements is fleeing be- fore the benign presence of prosperity, and in after years the heresieS of today will only be remembered as troubled dream"
 At the conclusion of Judge Aldredge's speech the PnlnuSIdSHl WHICH IL OCcd- stoned was given in three hearty cheers.
 The speech was ordered printed and sent to every national state and private bank in the United States. The conven- tion adjourned until tomorrow at 9:30 a. m
 The speech of MT. William H. Rhawn and that of MT James T. Howenstein,l l the founder of the association, will be the first order of business in the morning.
 Exposition Notes.
 Atlanta Oct. 16-Congresses on hos pitals, nursery and charities were held at the woman's building today. They were presided over by Mrs. Nellie Pe- ters Black Miss Mary s. Garrett of Philadelphia followed up her speech of yesterday by another on the same line the education of the deaf mutes. Papers were read by Miss Grace Dodge of New York on cooperative work among wo- men; Mrs. Samuel Watson of Tennessee on philanthropy of American women;' Mrs Alvira Davis on woman's work in the hospital and by Mrs Emily Hunting ton Miller of Chicago on hospitals.
 The attendance at the exposition is growing steadily. Chief Fielder of the admission department states that the increase this week over last week so far for the corresponding days is 28 per cent. Everything points to an enormous att tendance on Cleveland day next Wednes- day. PRECURSORS are coming rom points 400 miles away.
 The national road parliament meets to- morrow.
 The judge of awards met this morning and organized. Dr. D. c. Gilman of John Hopkins university is present judge and Dr. I. s. Hopkins of Georgia is secretary. Only five members failed to show up and they are expected tomorrow. The jurors. who are men of national reputation in their various lines, took a general survey of the grounds and then were formed into groups. They begin work syste- matically tomorrow and will try to get through in two weeks. They promise to have the awards. ready by the time the exposition closes or before. pr. Gilman says that there will be no such delay here as there was in Chicago.
 Recorder Golf of New York came in last night.
 Mrs. Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. John w. Foster arrived tonight to attend the congress of the Society of the American Revolution.
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