The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
FIGHTING THE COLD BUGS
The Silver-Tongued Orators Continue
Their Memphis Campaign.
SENATOR STEWART'S SPEECH
Isham C. Harris Advocates Simon Pure
Democracy and Objects to the prOpO.
sition to Abolish Party Lines.
The Resolutions.

Memphis. Tenn. June 13-Notwith-
standing the cloud that for n moment
threatened to darken TIP horizon of the
free silver convention of southern and
western states in the shape of the bolt
ing of prominent Democrats because
of the advocacy of the abolition of
party lines by One or two of the speak
ers, the end was harmony and there
was no fight over the resolutions after
they were read to the convention, for
the reason that they carefully avoided
any reference calculated to produce
discord.
At 10.15 the Rev. DR.. Brooks, of
Memphis, opened the silver convention
with prayer, after which the arrival of
delegate from Arizona, and one from
Arkansas, was announced. Chairman
Turpie then announced that the COM
mittee on resolutions was not ready to
report, and introduced Senator Will
lam NJ. Stewart, of Nevada, who ad-
dressed the convention.
Senator Stewards address included
the following:
The object lessons OF the last three years
show that the people are face to face with
stroyed all previous civilizations. The
modem Colossus, the Rothschlds combi-
nation, the greatest brokerage establish
ment the world has ever seen, furnishes
money for its customers by selling their
bonds to the public for vastly more than
the cost of the combination. The vast
bonded debt of the United States and Eu-
rope has passed through their hands for
nearly a century, and the increment re-
tained by the Rothschilds alone, indepen-
dent of their numerous associates, is es-
timated at two thousand millions.
In 1893 the vaults of the United States
treasury were opened and more than $780,
100000 of gold was shipped to Austria with
the aid of the administration, which re-
fused to exercise the option provided by
congress to pay in either gold or silver.
By this means the great combination
wrecked the finances of this country and
created the panic OF 1893. The success of
the gold combination in repeating the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act, and
thereby ratifying and confirming the in
famous act of 1873, demonetizng silver,
placed the fortunes of 70,0OO,0O0 people at
the mercy of the gold kings. The tempo
rary lull in the financial storm, which the
country now enjoys, was bought. Presi-
dent Cleveland contracted with the Roths-
ch!lds combination to cease their raids on
the United States for eight months. He
gave them Sl2 200, 900 in the difference be-
tween the market price and what he re-
ceived for s62, 900, 900 of United States bonds,
and agreed to allow the combination to
purchase whatever bonds might be issued
before the meeting Of another congress.
Gold of the World Corncrcd.
What further proof is required than this
contract to demonstrate that the gold of
the world Is cornered? Four-ffths of the
American people, yea, nine-tenths, have
been at heart in favor of restoring silver
ever since the crime of 1873 was discovered
but the gold combination has seized every
avenue of communication. The press and
the telegraph belong to it. Four thousand
national banks are its agents, and 5000
other banks and trust companies do its
bidding. Merchants and boards of trade
are dependent upon the banks for accom-
modations, and are clamorous in their
praise of gold monopoly. The president
of the United States places 100000 Offices
at the service of the money powers for
the political or other favors he receives.
Before such force any other people would
be powerless, but the American people for
more than a hundred years have met and
conquered every foe.
The alarm and distress caused by the
raid of the gold combination on the treas
ury In 1893 created furor which amounted
to political cyclone, which was directed
by the firm hand of the executive against
the two houses of congress. Many Dem
ocrats fell before the blast, but the Re-
publcans sailed with the wind, and the
Democrats who were stranded by the vio-
lence of the storm were swept back into
the arms of the Republicans of the two
houses. Together they made a majority
to do the bidding of the money powers
and to wipe from the statute books every
law which recognized silver as money
| metal.
The People Ready to Act.