Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-13
THE SILVER GOSPEL.
PREACHED ELoauENrLy AT MEM
FMS YESTERDAY.


MEMPHIS. TENN. June IL.
Friends OF silver representing twenty
states OF the South and West began n
two days convention In this city today.
Fifteen hundred delegates. comprising
Democrats Republicans end pcpulists.
with honest money" ms the slogan OF
I'll. filled the lower floor and large
portion OF the balconies ut the Audi.
toriln when the gathering was called
TO order this morning. on the stage,
besides the officers VI the Central 81
mctallls league of Memphis. under
whose auspices the gathering was held.
were, with "a very few exceptions, the
most Pre- minent advocates OF FREQ coin
age OF silver In the United states,
They included Senators Bate and HRr-
fis 81 Tennessee, Jones and Kerry OF
Arkansas, George and Walthall OF Mis-.
alsslppl, Marion Butler Of North Caro-
lima. Tlllmau OF South Carolina, Turpic
OF lnliann. Governor John q. Evans or
South Carolina, Ex-Governor Prince OF
New Mexico, Ex-Governor Eagle oi
Arkansas. eN-Congressman William J.
Bryan of Nebraska. General A, j. War
ner OF Ohio, e. S. Thomas and Alva
Adams OF Colorado. Alex DolmRr of
California and oongressmen and bank
urH from Tennessee and adjoining
states by the dozen,
The number OF people In the Audltori-
um today did not exceed that which
grea.ed Secretary Carlisle upon his ap.
pearance here on May 30 last. but the
denomination was equally M Imposing
ana us enthusiastic as the one witnessed
on that occasion,
| "A permanent organization was effect.
ed today with Senator Turple OF mdi'
ana as chairman. ana addresses were
delivered by that gentleman and Alex
| Dolmnr Of California In the afternoon
/ and by Congressman Slhley OF PENN
aylvnnla, G. s. Thomas OF Denver and
| Anson Walcott OF Indiana IN the even
| Ing,
Tomorrow will be devoted TO speeches
| by some OF the distinguished yisltora
ana the consideration OF the report OF
the committee on resolutions.
| Probably the most significant incl
| dent OF the dny'a proceedings was the
| emphatic statement by Senator Harris
OF Tennessee, who II has been already
| Clearly demonstrated In the controlling
| spirit In the management OF the con-
vcntion, a. 10 the object of the gnther-
| Ing and the single subject to which Il
II expected tu confine It's deliberations
| The strength OF the men who are for
Alvor flrst. last and NIL the time, and
whose purpose is 10 advocate the cnn-
! didncy OF Congressman Sibley of Penn
aylyonla for the presidency has been
! frequently unaffected. Is Formidable,
ana the result OF the encounter between
those two opposing forcea--thc con-
servatlva and the radically radical sill
declarations OF the conYention,-ls
| watched with great Interest
! Fully 1900 delegates We're present IN
the auditorium when at 2il5 o'olucle
| President W. N. Brown Of the Central
Timetable league Of Memphis. called
| the convention 10 order and introduced
Judge l.. II. Estes OF Memphis who of
fered up prayer
President Brown then called for
nominations for permanent chairman
| and Senator lahnm q. Harris. the ante
| bollum governor Of Tennessee, wan
given mn enthusiastic reception when
| he arose TO present the namo OF Aenn-
tor David Turpie OF Indiana.
Mr.. Harris said he Ind no idea OF
| making speech he only wished to
state In n word the purpose ana object
| OF this convention. Il was called by
| the Central Blmetallic League OF Shell
| by county strictly non-pnrtisan or
| ghnization composed OF Democrats.
Republicans and PopulistB. Its doors
were thrown open To every American
citizen who honestly believed In the
| proprlcty, the advlHability ana tho
necessity Of the rehabilitation OF silver.
| Their doctrine IN blmetalllam and by
bimotalliBm they mean the free and
unlimited coinage OF all the gold and
all the silver produced In this country.
| They hold an To this convention that q
Democrat can be present and p1rtici-
pate in It's deliberations without Inn
pairing In the slightest degree his al
icglancc and fidelity 10 his party or
ganlzatlon and the same IN true OF
Republicans and PopuliRts, whose
party fcalty cannot be impenchcd be-
cause OF their open advocacy OF free
silver coinage.
1--WE are here" concluded the sena-
tor, las band Of freemcn 10 consld-
cr this all.absorblng question which
now confronts the American people.
We are here to consider the coinage
question and that question only. That
iH the object OF this convention as
understand II and as believe II is un-
destood by the hundreds OF delegates
who are here today. now beg 10 pre-
sent to you the Hon. David Tprpie OF
Indiana, whom l place In nomination
as your presiding officer. than whom
there In no trucr or ADLER blmetalllst IN
the United States OF Amarica.' loud
applause) =
The distinguished senator from III
diana was warmly received. While he
bears his 6s years rather lightly. his
voice was rather weak for the large
hall. and he showed that the warm
weather made the task OF delivering
an elaborate address before the con-
ventlon a difficult one.
After senator Turpie had been cleo
ted by ncclumation no assumed the
chair and addressed the convention as
follows;
Senator Turpie said in substancoi
The coinage franchise Is an attribute
of gnty--sovereigDty with all
It's attributes IL here In the people.
Hence II Is provided In the first law
OF the land that Congress shall have
power TO coin money and regulate the
value thereof" and IN the same law
there IL special mention OF silver
and gold as money and as legal ten
der having the chief artificial functions
OF money. This law II ours; this great
franchise, the coinage franchise. 10
ours; the value OF this franchise.
whether II be considered with refcr-
ence 10 silver or gold, 10 almost In
caloulable Whatver II may be worth,
Il ia ours. Let us not surrender ono
half Of 1t 10 those who have forced Che
decline Of silver. and use this result Of
their own actions az reason for Its
further and future demonstration.
II IL said that n we restore silver TO
free colnnge, gold Will leave U.S. What
country. ia what CLINE, has ever been
Injured by an imitation OF coined