Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-27
DISCUSSING SILVER.
The Subject Considered by Tho Trans.
mississippi Congress,
COMMoTloS AMONG DELEGATES.
Causes by Topographic Message From
Governor W. L. Mcdonnell,
VI Idaho.

OMAHA, Nov. 27.-rho Commercial
congress is consuming a part Of todny'a
session in tbs diicossion Of the free
silver resolution. Some hositAnoy wnh
exhibited about provoking discussion
on tnla topic, but since the ice has been
broken, the delegates are becoming
quite enthusiastic.
The following telegram from Gov.
sfnor W. !. Mcdonnell, Of Idaho, has
created considerable oommolion among
this delegates.
ITO PRECEDENT aud members OF the
rransmi-sissipi congress: notice ~
press dispatches that LIT. wbltmofe, ia
bis remarks yo,torday, said the silver
question hal recently lost grOund, ana
tnAt It IL no longer subject Of flfst
Interest wiki the convention. 1 bog
leave TO record difference OF opinion
on tnnt subject. Tue delegates who
constitute your congress are sent there
not by the votes Of the people, but 10y
a., ointment, snd suggest to you,
gsntleren, that you make n mistake n
you indoue nnv resolutions Annout C.
ing 10 the unolyillzsd world that the
opinions Of tho thoughtful men In tho
West have changed on the question.
"Gfoat reforms have not been rapid
ly accomplished, civilization i,tef
was Of slow growth. Although the
people OF the West have been iuiorinsd
from day to day that the times arc in-
proving and that the country 10 be-
coming more prosperous, tao shipments
OF gold 10 foreign nations aud tho re-
turns from commission houses 10 which
consignmunls u the pfoiuuts VI the
farm aud range have been made, hd-
monish us that tho crisis has been
reached,
"a few days since II was horalded all
over the United States that the peace.
iul opening OF the Noz Perces resetva-
ton In this state had been accom-
plishod. Today government buildingH
arc being erected thereon Aud the Ia.
bofefs employed arc paid the munih-
cent tum u 81 per day uut OF which
they pay ~ week iof board.
"l imploTe you, gentlemen Of tho
convention, not 10 be deceived. Some.
thing IL wrong. II those who favor
gold standard will make II clear TO ~
lhAt We have been benefited b. the
decentralization Of silver; n IL eau be
NAk - ~ ~ haaN - = Ahy AsA AehAAaFk
msn on public works 10 better than 50
aud that cents for wo,l 10 better than
Is cents, the people Of the state Of
Idaho will quietly submit, but 10 long
as the present conditions confront Us,
We will not allow such assertions ~
those credited to my very good friond
10 pass unchallongsd."
Mr. Whitmore said that he had not
intended TO cay much during the
present session Of Congress, but being
chairman Of the txecutivel committee,
he felt called upon to reply TO the tsle-
gram. He SAID;
al appeal 10 every man In this con.
gtess to prove that never made suoh
remarks about the silver platform,
either here ia congress or anywhere
else. make those remarks, because
consider II my duty 10 do 20 A. an OH
oial Of this body. Asa member I Nm
entitled 10 Whatever individual opin-
Ions may have, but NJ an oflicial
must be- unprsludiced in what | say
The following was unanimously
adoptse;
RESOLVED, that we urge the speedy
c5nSlTuotion Oi tho propose d
rsilfosd from Butte, Montana,
via Boise CITY, Idaho, to tho Pacific
c0Alt.