St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-25
THEY EXPECT TO KEEP 1T NON
PARTISAN IN ITS WORK
INGS.
LETTER FROM I.co1Nu HARVEY.
He Claims His Ideas Are Turning
New England Upside
Down.

tiers of the Young Mems Republican
club. 1t resulted in the establish
ment and permanent organization of
a club, which is to bear the name
of the Gold and Silver Club of Min
neapolis. In the name gold is given
the first place, but the purpose of the
club will be to work a reversal of the
order as it exists in the practical
life of today.
About 100 persons were present at
the meeting of yesterday. All par
ties were represented, and all of them
were taken into consideration when
it came to the election of officers.
The generally smooth surface of the
debate was once in a while rippled
by the incessant objecting done by
Judge Welsh. The most heated de-
bate of the evening was occasioned
by the question of non-partisansl1ip,
as advocated in the then proposed
and later adopted constitution of the
club. The non-partisan men won the
day.
AS soon as the meeting had been
called to order by Judge Wander
burgh, the committee on declaration
OF principles and on constitution re-
ported. The former document was
adopted after a very short debate
Which presented no special features
OF interest, except, perhaps, a some
what heated word battle between tho
intrepid Judge Welsh and e. S. Cor
ser. The declaration reads as fol-
lows:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
we, the following subscribers. do
hereby form ourselves into an oreant
nGs:tlon, to be known as the Gold and
S SILVER CLUB, of Minneapolis, for the.
purpose OF discussing and dissen1inai-
ing the doctrines of birneta lIism as.
involved IN the following propositions
to which we declare our adherence.
f1rstEIhat the single gold standard
is, and mas been since its adoption nv
the principal commercial nations. az.
dppfeclatlng standard whose unit has
rapidly increased in general purchas.
ms powers, and must, While it pre-.
t taiis' continue so to increase; thar
continuing fall of prices throuehour
Ine gold standard world, not accoIIntes
for by the diminished cost of Drod1IcI
tlon; that its inevitable result is to
courage investment and enterprise, ane
to undermine the productive forces or
the country.
Second-That the great decline II,
ld15 market price OF silver bullion since
1873 has been caused by legislation lin
metal. 'a'
Tird-That notwithstanding other
Rboss1ole ana needed reforms in the
nscal and currency systems of the
United states, no enduring social han.
p1ness and national prosperity can per
Ilahently exist, until both gold and
silver are treated alike in our none
tary system, all discrinna ton in CON
tracts prohibited and the two metals
are each made standard money of III
innate redemption.
TO BE NON-PARTISAN
The reading of the constitution and
bylaws gave rise to quite discus
sion. The part of the constitution
most holly opposed and as hotly
defended was the one that nailed to
the club the character Of non-parti-
sanship, and prescribed for the Off
GERS pledge not to use their power
Tor the -furthering of the interests
OF any political party. Judge Welsh
was, as previously, the chief "kick-
er. He wanted the club to come
out as a political and partisan or
ganizat1on. And he proposed the
elimination from the draughted con-
stitution of everything that referred
TO non-partisanship. He won little
or no support from the audience.
His arguments were refuted by e. s.
Corser and Judge Rea, and the SIM
port given him by John w. Arc
lander and W. H. Baxter was onlv
partial
When through with the reading of
the constitution and trying to ex-
plain some points in that document.
Judge Rea was interrupted by Judge
Welsh, who asked if the silver uues-
ton was a party question.
mo, it is not" answered judge Rea
HAS it ever been a partisan cues
tion?"
NO
''Will it ever be sop
Il hope so of all my heart" was the
instantaneously given reply of Judge
Rea. 1t was greeted with a storm of
applause, which was still further in
| creased when he added that the party
which first put the free silver plank
on its platform was the party he would
vote for in the future.
Arctander wanted to amend the
amendment so as to. only prevent the
club from supporting a now existing
party. II. w. Baxter wanted the club
to be non-partisan in such a sense that
every member should vote with his
party as soon as it put forward a silver
man. A vote was finally taken. It
resulted in the rejection of all pro-
posed amendments and in the eventual
adoption of the constitution and by
laws as read by the committee.
The next matter before the meeting
was the election of officers. The com
mittee ON constitution had also been
entrusted with the task of nominating
officers. The committee presented the
following list: President, Judge c. E.
Vanderburgh; vice presidents, o. c.
Merriman, Henry HILL Daniel Bassett
R. Sunde and Gen. L. A. Grant secre-
| tary, H. D. Stocker Jr.; treasurer. Egg
bert Cowles.
John w. Arctander moved the cleo
| ton of the list of officers as read by
| the committee. This was carried and
| the officers declared elected.
The following letter from w. H
| Harvey, alias Coin" had been re-
| ceived and was read to the meeting.
| 1t was received with the greatest en-
| thusiasm:
HARVEY HEARD FROM.
! CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 14-Messrs.
| Henry D. Stocker Jr., Nicholas Gales
| and II. H Whitmore, MINNEAPOLIS
Minn.-My Dear Sirs: Your announce
| ment of the formation OF a club, and
a possible membership of thousands,
at such great center of the Northwest
as Minneapolis, gives US renewed en-