The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
B|ME TALL|STS ORGANIZE,
Several Leading Men Meet ir
the Interest of a Double
Standard.
Finance Committee Appointed tc
Assist the American Bimetal-
lie League.

A number of bimetallists met last even
ing in the Maple room of the Palace
Hotel for the purpose of effecting a
bimetallic organization.
]. c. Green, member of the executive
committee appointed by the Bimetallic
Conference which met at Washington
February %, 1895. called the meeting to
order and briefly outlined its objects.
''The time has now arrived" said he,
"when all the friends of bimetallism in the
United States are actively moving on the
enemys works. In order that California,
which of all States in the Union is the
most vitality interested, shall not appear
wanting in the enterprise or not in full
sympathy or accord with the efforts of her
sister States to restore to the public the
money of the constitution we have met
here to discuss a plan for an organization
which shall take an active and vigorous
part in the coming campaign"
Mr.. Green to ok occasion to severely crit
icize Secretary Carlisle and his attitude on
the money question. He quoted from one
of Mr.. Carlisle's addresses to the House of
Representatives on February 2, 1873, III
which he said that the worlds stock of
precious metals was none too large, and
would ever become SO. He thought that
mankind would be fortunate indeed if the
annual production of silver and gold could
be made to keep pace with the increase of
population. commerce and industry
I'm the face of this statement" con-
tinued Mr.. Green, "John G.. Carlisle stood
up at banquet of bankers last November
in New York City and inverted the utter
ances of his departed honesty as unblush-
ingly as the clown of circus turns
handspring At this time he said: Gold
is the only international money, and all
trade balances are settled in gold, or what
is the same thing, on a gold basis. 1t is
useless for the advocates OF different sys-
tenn to insist that this ought not to be So
1t is SO, and we cannot change the fact
The country has recently heard a great
deal about bimetallism and double stand
ard. For my part / have never been able
to understand what is meant by double
standard or double measure of value and
have never found any one who could tell
me-
Il will not discuss the attitude of Mr..
Carlisle continued Mr.. Green. at
speaks its own shame and infamy."
Nominations for permanent chairman
were then called for and George w. Baker
was unanimously chosen. In his opening
remarks he urged the feasibility of calling
State bimetallic convention. He read
the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The stability and perpetuity of
republican form of government must ever de-
pend upon the loyalty and patriotism of its
people, which can only be secured and main
tanned by a Just and intelligent exercise
OF the functions of government by
those entrusted with the law-maklng power;
and whereas, one of the most vi tai and impor-
tant delegations of power to the Congress of
the united States by the Federal constitution
was that to coin money and regulate the value
thereon, because upon the fair, unselfish and
intelligent exercise OF that power must depend
the welfare and protection of the masses
OF people from the crafty and ingenious meth
OBS OF the money-changer both OF home and
abroad; and whereas, the experience of nearly
a quarter of century has fully demon
strated that the assassination of one OF the
money metals OF the constitution by the act of
February, 1873, was an assault leveled at the
toiling masses and in the interest of the bond
holding class; that it laid an embargo upon
industry, reduced the wages of labor, conferred
increased the obligations of the debtor class