Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-22
SILVER MEN At MEMPHIS
Two thousand Delegates Crowd
the Auditorium.
Overflow Meetings for This Aftcrnooa
aud Tonight - Turpie Made Per-
mnnrnt Cbairman-An En-
,husiastic ~Assenblage.

tbusiastic Assenibiages
Nenphis. Tenn, june 12.-When W.
NJ. Brown, chairman of the Central b.
metallic league of Shelby county. Ten
,,.ssee, let fall his gavel In the Audi
to,ium at 2 o'clock his afternoon no
facsd 1000 men every n OF whom had
sworn allegiance to the cause of silver.
Although Il WIS an army without PAN
nern II was not without insignia. On
the preast of every soldier was q red
badge bearing the words "16 TO l. the
I6 was printed In silver lettering ana
the 1 In gold. At the top was the pic
ture OF a silver dollar. Nothing m9vo
was needed TO tell why the bag assemb-
iage, the greater portion OF which was
made up OF the agricultural element,
had left home almost in the midst OF ms
harvest season and faced a June sun In
Tennessee. Twenty-six states n ter
ritorles were represented in the dele.
CATION, varying from a half dozen TO o
half thousand. In the main 1t was q
southern affair. every state In Dixie be-
ing represented. All the silver produce
Ing states also too part as did a NUM-
Der OF the western states and one middle
ttdlB-l fIliNN III oh ~
behind the chairman sat a distinguished
assemblage, including not less than o
round dozen senators and as many gov
ernors and ex-governors, with a sprink.
ling OF congressman and lesser political
lights. There was no room for state
representatives on the platform, and
they were Obliged to content themselves
with seats In their respective delega,
lions. Every state sent a majority Oh
fits law makers. The Auditorium hall
where the convention was held. was
quite Inadequate to hold the crowd and
overflow meetings were arranged for
this afternoon and tonight. AT the
former G.. s. Thompson OF Missouri was
slated TO speak and at the latter Sena
or WoIcott. The delegates themselves
were numerous enough to cover the en-.
tire lower floor and the spectators were
| Obliged 20 content themselves With the
galleries. The delegations, each OF
which is entitled TO select one vice presi-
dent OF the convention and one member
OF the committee on resolutions. did
this work this morning and were all
ready for business. Brown did not say
much I'm calling the convention to orderl
The salutatory was delivered by Colonel
Young, later on. l.. III. Estes OF Mem
phis offered up a free silver praye and
then Colonel Casey Young welcomed
the delegates. After Colonel Young had
finished his speech, which was received
with frequent bursts OF applause by the
convention. Senator David Turpie of
Indiana was nnoun as the perma-
nent chairman. senator Turpie began
by declaring that coined money he's ala
ways been and is yet in itself a thing of
value and this value IL OF two kinds
the metallic. or bullion value. and the
monetary worth, or legal value. The
latter is always a matter OF law-tho
bullion value is one OF estimation and
opinion. He declared that there always
had been n always would be a diff
ference between the commercial or
bullion value OF the two metals and the
legal or coinage value. According to
the assertion OF the enemies OF bimetalI
lism that the legal value OF coined
money must be the same as the CONNER,
cial or bullion value of the metal in IL
there Is not N cannot be an honest
dollar OF either silver or gold. Continu!
ing. he said; Ratio and parity ara
words much used In this discussion.
When it is proposed by US TO restore
silver to full coinage, parity is spoken
of as an lnvlncible objection. How has
parity been maintained from 1792 "a
1896? BY law. In the same manner wa
shall establish and maintain the same
parity. For this parity by law we have
a voucher Of more than a cen.aryl
maintenance. Parity and ratio ara
handsome names. Elegant synonyms
for that hostility to silver hic It'd
enemies would prefer TO disguise. In
! tAn - Il rt-.t. .~tl 49,
dard as II is spoken today. parity means
no more silve.. Ratio means nothing
but gold. They have put silver under
duress. We would make II free as be-
fore. The faith OF the advocate OF d
single gold standard Is compounded Of
n truth and one pernicious error.
That coined standard dollars should be
OF equal legal value is true, but that the
metal in them must be OF equal bullion
value is a fsiiacy contrary TO our COM
mon sense and experience. Let us as
bimetalllsts remember that we ars
Americans. citizens OF the great repub.
lie. dealing calmly and deliberately with
our W highest interests. lie US *
counsel OF faith and hope. Let US go
forth with manly hearts. without fear.
believing in all confidence thai the sill
yer and gold dollar OF our minis, the
money Of the past, sound. tried and
true. shall also be and remain the money
OF the future"
Tonight Congressman Joseph G. Sib-
hey Of Pennsylvania is slated to speak.
His speech is expected to be one OF the
best OF the convention from the silves
mems point of view.
Tomorrow Ex-Governor Bradford L.
Prince of New Mexico. Senator Stewart
OF Nevada. Marion Butler, Alexander
Delmar OF California, and others ara
expected to speak.
Ii Is feared that the convention can.
not be disposed OF In two lays even with
night sessions. owing to the large num-
Der OF speakers who have been invited
and the inclination of others who have
not been invited to unbosom themselves,
Those In charge wish to give everybody
a chance to speak.
The main event OF tomorrow will be
the report OF the committee on resolu.
tons, which Is ~anxlously awaited, not
because there Is any doubt as to thd
principal plank, but because there ard
a great many age to see In what shape
thea administration and the banking ele-
ment Of the country wall be spitted and
roasted.