The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-21

Committee of Sixteen Appointed to
Look After the Permanent Organiza-
neutrality-suspicious. of all Parties
Make Speeches Colonel Hailoweli,
Judge Wall and Judge sankey Make
Rousing Talks for the White Metal
Eight hundred people were at the
auditorium last night to organize a
non partisan free silver league.
1t was S:15 when ID. A. Garst mount
ed the platform, called the meeting to or
der and introduced Judge Wall as chair
man.
rotary.
Judge Wall was received with cheers.
He said that it gave him great pleasure
10 preside over meeting Of his fellow
citizens, especially when the meeting
was non partisan. I'VE have met here
he said ''as members of all parties
and not as Republicans, Democrats or
PopuliSts but as citizens actuated by a
common desire to serve the best inter-
ests of our country. All here agree
with me that the decentralization of sill
yer in 1873 if not crime was a political
blunder." He said that he apprehended
that all present agreed with him that
the money sanctioned by the constitu-
ton ought 10 be recognized as stand
ard money Of the country He said
that each dollar should have purchas-
ing and debt paying power equal to
every other dollar. He said that the
United States is powerful enough to
have money system OF its own with
out reference TO the policy of any other
country. He said that in this fight
the people are the leaders and that when
the politicians see where the people
are they Will follow them or stand in
danger. He said this was an oppOrtune
time for the people TO express them
selves and TO give the incoming con-
greSS an idea of the desires of the peo-
pie. He said that he was not pessimiSt
but had confidence in the wisdom and
patriotism of the American people to
solve the financial problem to the best
interests of the country. He said there
is no country on earth where people
were so well posted in the politics of
their nation as in America and he could
foresee nothing but good results from
the agitation of the silver question and
the Organiza ton of leagues.
Judge Wall then introduced Judge
Sankey, who made short, cleear and
conservative speech. He said the sill
Yer question was one of interest to every
citizen and then followed with a history
of finances from the early days up 20
the characterization act of 1873 and from
that down to the present day In the
early days he said there We're two
standard monies and the people got
along very we'll Everything was pros
porous and the country developed in its
resources He said that it was very
ratifying to see that the people of all
parties were coming closer together on
all questions that effected their common
interests. He hoped they would dis
cusS the silver question and all other /
issues in spirit of forbearence and
with intelligence. He said that when /,
the facilities for transporting products
are not adequate a part Of the country
will have too much and a part too lit /
tie; that some will have surplus and T
some a shortage. He said it was the !
same way with the money question,
that when the volume Of currency was
not adequate to carry on the business
Of the country commerce, trade and
labor would be hampered and unequal
In all parts. We have the silver in this
rountry said he and the interests of the |
nation required its free coinage and cir 1
culadion.
Colonel Hallowell was the next man 4
introduced. He said was a pleasure /
10 him TO meet his fellow-citizens with 1
out distinction of party and that he |
was national bimetailic Republican. |
He said he was raised TO believe in the |
constitution and everything therein .
contained and hence believed in silver |
money. He said he believed in the |
statement that I'VE are free people" /
and. therefore, was in favor of the free 4
coinage OF silver. He denied that the /
silver dollar is dishonest one. 'If |
the silver dollar was honest in the ear /
ly days of this country when honesty
and patriotism ruled he could not see |
why 1t was not honest now" He then
spoke about money from a historical /
and constitutional standpoint in A !
most interesting manner. Free silver
is no new thing to me- he said. Il |
ran for congress on free silver plat
form written by and insited on by /
George L. Douglass. He said that the /
International business was a fraud and /
that If England had the American
silver mines she would be a silver
money country without consulting
America or any other country. He |
said that it was not question OF poll
ties with him but a question of bust
ness. Vie Thought congress should
pass law declaring for TO to l and
then say TO the foreign countries you
refuse our money and you cannot come |
into our markets. He wondered why
Americans could not be Americans
and quit toadying TO foreign countries
and consulting them about her poll
cies. Republicans" said he. "clear
your decks and make the fight in Kan
sas for free silver" He said that more
nations were subjected bp false and
trait0rous monetery systems than at |
the mouth of the cannon. THE plat
form Of the convention that assembled
IN this hall recently" said het. ''was
sent here and required TO be adopted
This remark caused quite a little rip
pie in the audience and the speaker
continued: I'VE must also give our
to understand that the !
people of this state are in earnest in
their demand for free coinage of sill
YER"
Sam Amidon and Judge I. =. Camp
bell also spoke Judge Campbell spoke
In favor Of greenbackS and the other
two gentlemen advocated breaking
away from party ties when questions
Of such great moment are up for con-
was born. bred and did his drinking as
q Democrat. but that if his party didn't
declare for the free coinage Of silver he
would quit them.
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee on the per
manent organiza ton of the League TO
meet on the call Of the chairman:
Colonel VI. II. Murdoch. Judge Sankey.
Judge Wall. 4. V. Alexander. George
Charlton. W. r. Tucker. John Exton.
n :. Parks. D. s. Garst and II. X.
fuller
A resolution was introduced by A. f.
Helm and passed with d whoop sub
stantially as follows:
Resolved. That II is the sense Of this
meeting Of citizens that
We in'iorSe the manly and gallant |
fight Colonel NJ NJ. Murdoch. editor of
the Eagle. IS making for 16 10 ! silver |
and that as a further recognition of