Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-21
CHAMPIONS OF SILVER.
Chairman Thurman Surprised That
Carlisle Should Repeat One of
John Sherman's Back Num-
ber Screeds.
Salt Lake Convention-Ca Campaign Of
Education Urged-Address to the
People = Silver Convention
Called in Louisiana.

Columbus, Ohio, May a. Allen W
Thurman, chairman of the Democratic
state committee, on being asked to-day
what he thought of Secretary Carlisle:
speech on the silver question said: etc
all those conversant with the history o1
the subje it is simply laughable that
the great secretary of tine treasury, in de.
fense of the administration and sound
money, has been compelled simply to
make the same speech that John Sher-
man made and has been making each
year for the last twenty years. 1t is
almost dead copy and has been an
swered over and over again until the peo
pie are weary of it. The same dishonesty
pervndes it, but, in the case of Carlisle, it
is worse, because he pretends to be a
Democrat, and then states that Demo
cratic senators and among them my
father voted for the act of 1873. He ia
trying to create the impression all the
while by his statements that they did this
with full knowledge of what the bill
contained, when he knew that everyone
of these senators and representatives, in
Guiding grand old Beck from his own
state, denied in the United States senate
that they had any such knowledge.
SILVER CONVENTION IN LOUISIANA.
New Orleans.-State Treasurer John
Hickett is in New Orleans to arrange for
a convention of free silver men next
month, in order to place Louisiana in
line with the other southern and western
states. Mr.. Hickett declares that north
Louisiana is practically unanimous for
free coinage. Gov. Foster and sup
porters of the state administration favor
the gold standard.
Lnter-It was decided to-day to hold a
silver convention next month.
SILVER IN GERMANY.
Berlin.-The lower house of the Prus-
sian diet to-day by vote 157 to 81
adopted motion urging the government
to take steps in favor OF an International
settlement of the currency question with a
view to securing international bimetallism.
The house also adopted an amendment to
the effect that Germany Is to act in con-
junction with Great Britain.
THE CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
Salt Lake, Utah.-Thomas G. Merrill,
Edward B. Light and l.. Bradford Prince,
the committee appointed by the executive
committee of the national bimetallic
union to prepare instructions for the or
ganization of state, district, city and town
unions throughout the country, have is
sued the following address upon the sub
ject, and earnestly request the newspapers
Of the country to publish the same:
To the People of the United States:
1t is matter of vital Importance il
carrying out the plan of action adopted
by the meeting of the national bimetallit
union, that in districts, towns, cities ant
states the organization of bimetallit
unions be entered upon at once. The OBJ
ject of these unions is for thorough or
ganization in the interest of the education
of the voters of the land upon the fnan
cial question, which is the burning ques
tion before the American people to-day
The only hope for the success of this
struggle for the full restoration of silver
to its place as money at the ratio of 16 to
l by the United States is in such educa
tion of the people as will cause a ma jority
of the voters of our country in November
1896, to vote for independent bimetallsm
regardless of party lines.
The formation of these unions may be
entered upon at once, and we suggest
that each union adopt the name of the
district, town or state in which it is or
ganized, and that the secretary of each
union address letter to E. B. Light,
secretary national bimetallic union, Den.
yer Colo, who will forward form OF
constitution and bylaws recommended
by the national organization.
As soon as the local organizations are
completed they shall appoint commit
tee. of their most earnest workers for the
purpose of circulating subscription
paper throughout their entire communi-
ties. We would further recommend that
the subscription be made in monthly pay
ments, which shall continue until Nov
ember, 1896.
Further recommendations will be
made by the secretary at the time the
constitution and bylaws are forwarded.
The money so raised is required for the
purchase and circulation of bimetallic
literature furnishing honest and unan-
swerable arguments for full and inde-
pendent bimetallism, believing that this
is the only way to restore permanent
prosperity to our beloved land. This is
struggle between the money power and
patriotism, and in order to win our cause,
as we have the money interests to oppose
us, which are all powerful, it is absolutely
necessary that every patriotic citizen
shall at once enlist in the fight and render
us as great assistance as it is in his
power until this battle is won.
EDWARD B. LIGHT,
Secretary National Bimetallio Union