The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

been verified in the colossal misfortunes that
nave visited our land. The logic of the situa-
uon demands reversal OF the public judg-
ment, and it will come. The masses of the
people In the East are as much interested in
the revival OF prosperity as are the citizens of
the West. To secure their intelligent co-opera-
ton 1t is only necessary to educate them as to
the causes OF the hard times, and they Will
seek with avidity the only cure within the
reach CT mankind and help eliminate from the
financial system of our Government the disas-
trous policy of monometallism. The field for
an educational campaign, conducted on broad
and patriotic grounds is a most inviting one.
To make this campaign successful one is
merely to avail ourselves of the opportunities
presented and dedicate to the mission of honest
money our earnest and unremitting efforts.
1t is unnecessary, in this connection, for me 10
suggest ways and means for laying before the
Eastern voter the gospel of sound finance. An
interchange of views in the various committees,
TO which much of the practical work of this
conference will be delegated, will evolve
methods and plans most consistent with good
results.
Yet with the treasures of Europe behind
them, with the best talent that money en-
ploy, with a subsidized press retailing opinions
and manufacturing facts for pay, the goldbugs
are hampered by the testimony of current
events The movement TO corner the gold
output of our intermountain region, that
another issue of Government bonds may be
forced to replenish the outflow of money from
the treasury of the United States, has raised
the danger signal in every community in the
land It proves the dangerous possibilities OF
monometallism and verifes the suspicious
that cling TO the skirts of its chief advocates
and champions. The aggressiveness of greed
that charaeteriZes the campaign of the mono
metallists, as contrasted with the plans and
purposes of bimetallism, carries within its
activities the seeds of its own defeat.
Differences of opinion to the value of this
policy or that are blended into O common
cause of self-defense when the treasury of the
United States becomes an object for speculation
and the credit of the nation is marked for
plumber. In the coming crisis in the great
struggle for honest money-in carrying the flag
of bimetallism TO the victory that awaits it
we must be disciplined by the exigencies of
The hour and proceed to outline our work in q
spirit of perfect harmony.
Governor West then delivered happy
address of welcome. saying that all con-
dltions were favorable to the silver senti-
ment in this Territory.
Mayor Baskin followed in an address of
welcome on the part of the city Governor
Prince responded enthusiastically on the
part of the delegates.
Hon. Thomas G. Merrill of Montana,
| father of the conference, was unanimously
chosen as temporary chairman, and Hon.
Henry W. Laugenour of California was
made secretary.
Committees on credentials and perma-
nent organization and order of business
were named. and the conference took re-
cess until $50 P. NJ. to meet in the city and
county building.
This afternoons session of the silver con-
ference was held in the City Council cham
Der. The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegations:
COLONIZATION. Thomas ]. Clunie, Hon.
Henry Laugenour, Hon. w. L. Holt.
Colorado-Hon. Alva Adams, Hon. John F.
H. Shaforth, E. B. Light
Idaho-G. V. Bryan, J. W. Plummer, W. E.
Borah, with Joseph Hutchinson, who was
afterwards made assistant secretary without a
| vote.
NOMINATION. Thomas G. Merrill, Hon. F.
E. Sergeant, Hon. Walter F. Bickford.
Nevada-H F. Bartine, Sol Hip, B. F. Leete.
New Mexico-Governor L. B. Prince, Hon. J.
! C. Young, Sydney Dell.
Washington-Hon. Patrick Henry Winston,
B. c. Kingsbury Nelson Bennett.
Wyoming-Hon. c. D. Clark, Hon. f. E. War
rem (by F. NJ. Foote, proxy, Hon. F. W. Man.
dell.
Alternates-Idaho, W. Watt, John Meyers ;
Washington, ]. J. Brown, w. H. Plummer, C.
W. Bushnell, W. NJ. WEIGH; Montana, F. P.
Sterling, Robert Smith, George Haldorn.
proposition to change the name
conference was made by Mr.. Dell of
Oregon, but was voted down.
The Washington delegation wanted to
enlarge the membership by admitting
delegates named by Chambers of Com
merce, Boards of Trade or mass-meetings,
| but the conference decided to hold the
membership to three from each State or
| Territory, as originally appointed.
The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton named Ex-Governor Thompson of
Oregon for permanent president and
Hon. Henry Laugenour of California for
permanent secretary, which was agreed to.
Vice presidents were elected as follows:
Hon. J. T. Clunie of California, Hon. Alva
Adams of Colorado. Assistant Secretary
Hon. Joseph l.. Hutchinson of Idaho.
On taking the chair Hon. David Thomp-
son spoke as follows:
Gentlemen ofthe Conference: I thank you
| for this very great honor which you have con-
ferred upon me in electing me to preside over
your deliberations. This, in my opinion, is a
very important conference. would have you
| to know that l represent a State which is not q
silver-producing State. We produce gold, we
produce iron ore, we produce coal, but our
| great agricultural interests, our lumber inter
ests and our fishing interests suffer from the
great depression that has taken place by the
decentralization of silver through legislation OF
our Congress, commencing with 1873. Our
State is depressed and we are looking for some
means of revival of our interests.
This, we believe, can only be obtained
! through the RECOMMENDATION OF the white metal.
| Our people are not unit on this. Our bank
men, our men who hoard the gold in their cot
| fers, many of them to-day tell me that they can
make more money by boarding their gold in
the bank vaults than they can by putting it in
| circulation. because of the continual appre-
citation of gold and the consequent deprecia-
ton of everything else.
| know from a little experience that had
| last week that this is true. Some weeks ago
| had occasion to buy some 200 900 grain bags.
| / went to one of our largest grain-dealers and
! inquired the price of these, and he informed
me that they were AS cents apiece. He a
| mono-metallist, or an international bimetal-
| list, which is the same thing. ! went 70 the
same man few weeks ago and asked him the
| price again, and he said 1.-TWO weeks ago