The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-19
New Series-VOI. XIV. No. II.

WarhalI, of Mississippi. The letters
we're voluminous and were not read to
h convention.
There was uproar and applause when
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, arose 10
read the report OF the committee on
resolutions. 1t was received with wild
est enthusiasm and adopted without
dissenting voice. A resolution pro-
vidiog for the appointment of a dele
gate from each State TO Natloral
Monetary Convention was then intro
duced by Senator Jones and unanimous
ly adopted.
Ex-Governor Tillman Of South Caro-
lima then spoke as follows: Il shall
open my remarks by coogratulating you
upo7 the representative character of
this gathering. Some three or four
weeks ago there assembled 10 this city
body called to teach sound money
After putting in motion all the secrets
of the use of illimitabe money and
drumming up delegates from this
chamber of commerce and that bank,
they assembled to tell US what was the
meaning of sound money and after
having the people of this city. whose
loans from the banks make them sub
servieut to the banking interests, they
succeeded 10 drumming up a large
gathering and they had the Secretary Of
the Treasury to tell US the difference
between sound money uow and sound
money in '78. And, God save them, by
request of the President they had three
cuckoos who sold their brtnrighs for
the mess of po'age, three Congressman
only; and saw 10 the paper that there
was not solitary farmer in that party
in this Southland where the proportion
between the agricultural interests and
rest is sevepty.6ve farmers to twenty
Eve Of all other occupations.
"What is sound more:? 1t is
money which requires two pounds of
cotton. two bushels of wheat, to get the
same quantity that it did few gears
back. I claim that such dollar as
that is robber dollar of two hundred
cents They tell you about the fifty
cents dollar. Let US fling it into their
/ teeth, the Two hundred cent dollar.
There was some talk in Congress
last winter by Mr.. Carlisle. who pre-
sented bill of a fnaocial scheme
looking to the giving Of some measures
of relief Chat poor Congress, that pitt
full Democratic Congress did have the
saving grace to rejec; it, but the
scheme is still on foo) as promulgated
by the bankers convention in Baltl-
more that they shall have the green
backs retired that the silver certi6-
Gates shall be retired ,ba: the govern
Dent shall retire from barking and
that they shall have the issuing CT ali
the paper money in this country on
gold standard, at that.
The following nationa! committeeman
we're chosen by the State delegations IN
accordance with the resolution passed
at the afternoon session of the conver-
ton:
Alabama, J. W. Tomliusoo Arkau-
sas. Charles Cofin California. Alex
Delmar; Colorado, A. W. Rucker;
Georgia, Judge N. W LoogIey;
Kentucky, j. A. Parker; Louisiana,
Senator Blanchard ; Missouri, j. c.
Gage; Nevada, c. S. Nixon Nebras-
ka, G. J. Smytbe North Carolina.
NJ. B. Elliott; Ohio, F. j. Scott;
Pennsylvania, A. c Hopkins; South
Carolina, j. A. Stokes Tennessee,
Jobo R. Goodwin of Memphis, tempor-
ary chairman aud J. H Acklen Of
Nashville, temporary secretary
The committee will meet in Chicago
10 July. the exact time not being fixed,
and there choose permanent officers
and delegates at large