The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-02
MEETING OF SILVER MEN.
Articles Framed for the Guidance of the
New Silver League.

New silver League.
The silver league committee met last
night at the Office of Mr.. Garst and
framed the following for the guidance
of the league, the same TO be adopted
at the meeting Wednesday night:
1--WE, the undersigned citizens of
Sedgwick county, Kansas. hereby form
ourselves into an association to be des-
ignated and known as the Wichita
Silver league. The officers OF the lea
que shall consist of president, vice
president, Secretary-treaSurer and an
executive committee of five. All Of
ficers shall hold their office for six
months and until their successors are
elected. The duty Of the president
shall be to preside at the meetings of
the league or to secure some suitable
person TO act as chairman a. each pub
lie meeting and to act in conjunction
with the executive committee for the
welfare and promotion of the interests
of the league.
"The duties Of vice president shall be
to act in the capacity OF the president
in his absence.
1.-The duties Of the secretary shall be
to keep a record of the proceedings of
the league and give proper and suf-
ficient notice of all meetings and per-
form such other duties as the president
and executive committee may specify
and request.
1.-The duties Of the treasurer shall be
to receive all funds paid to the league.
keep an accurate account thereof;
make report of the funds on hand to
the executive committee as requested.
and pay out the funds on the order OF
the executive committee.
THE duties Of the executive commit
tee shall be TO provide suitable places
for the league meetings, provide speak
ers for the public meetings, TO provide
ways and means for the expenses of
the league, and in connection with the
president do such other work as they
shall consider proper and expedient TO
promote the principles of the league
and extend its welfare and influence
ANY person who is citizen of the
United States, over the age Of Is years
may become a member of this league
by subscribing TO its declaration OF
principles.
The object and purpose of this as
ISOLATION is to encourage, promote. adj
vOcate and extend by all legitimate
and honorable means the principles of
bimetallism, and the equal use of gold
and silver as primary money in the
United States, without reference to the
monetary system of any other country
or government, and to discourage and
prevent the issuing of interest bearing
bonds in times of peace. We therefore
adopt the following as our declaration
of principles, which each member Of
this league pledges himself to use his
best efforts to promote, advocate and
have enacted as the law of the land.
Resolved, That we declare ourselves
to be unalterably opposed TO the single
gold standard, and demand the imme-
date return to the constitutional stan
dard of gold and silver by the restora-
ton by this government, Independently
of any foreign power, OF the unrestrict-
ed coinage Of both gold and silver into
standard money at the ratio of 16 10 /,
and upon terms Of exact equality; the
silver coin to be a full legal tender
equally with gold for all debt and dues
public or private.
Resolved, That we hold that the pow
er to control and regulate a paper cur
rency is inseparable from the power to
coin money, and hence that all cur
rency intended to circulate as money
should be issued, and its volume con-
troled by the general government only
and should be legal tender.
Resolved, That we are unalterably
opposed TO the issue by the United
States of interest-bearing bonds in the
time of peace. and demand the pay
ment of all coin obligations of the
United States, as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver. at the
option of the government. and not at
the option of the creditor.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
selves TO support no candidate for pres
ident of the United States who is not
for the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio of IS 10 I without
reference to any other government.
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