The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-18

Protest Of silvorites Against sib-
loy's Candidacy.
Proposition 10 Hold SILVER League Com
venfion In 81. Louis Next March
A Conference Held In Salt
Lake City.

rI LOUIS, may iu-~ IL ~ ilktty thHt
a call for national silver league con-
vention viii be issued to meet In this
| city In March, 1896 The matter Is be-
ing agitated by the local silver men
and they claim they are backed up
! by the silver men Of the west, and par
ticularly SO by the white metal people
OF California, who claim TO be disap-
pointed at the methods adopted by
| Gen. A. j. Warner, of Ohio, on his re-
cent visit to California. The California
| State Silver league finds fault with
Gen. Warner for limiting his efforts in
an attempt TO secure unlimited coinage
OF silver at a ratio Of 10 10 /.
The league contains a large num-
Der of populists, and they do not
think any financial platform would be
| complete unless il included provision
for an issue OF greenbaclxs and an ex-
plicit declaration against the national
banking system and the issuance OF
any more government bonds
j. B. Eollett, OF ST. Louis, is in COM
munication with prominent silver men
throughout the country, and II he re-
ceives assurance that such couven-
ton is opportune he win issue call
for 1t TO be held here on March Is, 1890.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IL. Instead OF
the great results for free coinage aimed
at, the visit to California Of Gen. A. j.
Warner, of Ohio, head of the American
bimctallic party. and Congressman
Joseph c. Sibley. of Pennsylvania,
has apparently been productive of
the opposite effect. The result is the
nat secession OF tine state silver League
from Gen. Warmers national organiza-
tion. The executive committee was
called at Los Angeles Saturday after
noon. The entire matter was submit
ted 10 subcommittee of five TO report
upon it, The following Is an excerpt
OF the report.
They straddle the national bank question
by pretending 20 give the general govern
mont the exclusive control over tho issue
and volume OF paper money. when In
truth their platform can be fully COM
piled with by leaving the issue and vol
ume OF paper money wholly Ia tho hands OF
the national banks. They attempt TO lead the
people Into the belief that they. who are urging
MIR. Sibley for the presidency, are opposed to
government partnership with national banking
institutions that control the circulating medi-
ums at the pleasure OF their foreign stock
holders"
The COMMITTEES. therefore, recon-
mended the adoption of some plainly
worded resolutions condemning Cen.
Warner and Mr. Sibley. appealing TO
sister states TO organize like the
California league and TO protect
against the caucus method. and calling
for national convention Of state
leagues 70 meet at st. Louis, March 10,
1896. 10 nominate candidates for prcsi-
dent and vice president.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah May 16.--The
delegates TO the silver conference here
have arrived. California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada
and Utah have full delegations and
there are large numbers of silver men
from surrounding regions.
Fully 1000 people were present when
Gov. Richards, OF Montana, called the
convention TO order. Gov. Richards
made an impassioned address of
half an hours length, detail
ing the motive of the convention.
Gov Richards said among other
things:
Existing conditions, vs.SSssaE shc cv!. &c
suits OF recommendation and the mlsfortunes OF
tho business world Ia every phase OF our in-
dustrial and social life, have stimulated q de-
mand on part OF the masses for better
knowledge OF financial propositions that self
interests may be respected at the polls.
THE object OF this conference is not TO de-
wise froe coinage arguments. for such nrgu-
ments are lndelibly written upon the progress
and prosperity OF the human race. but to
place In the hands OF the voters these nrgu-
and apply.
III this mission be accomplished the victory
Is won Withathe treasures OF Europe Dohind
them. with the best talent money can employ,
with nsubsidized press manufacturing facts,
the gold bugs are still hampered by the tosti-
mony OF current events
1.-The movement 70 corner the gold output OF
the western region that another issue OF gov
ernmont bonds may be forced proves one Of
the dangerous possibilities Of monometallism
Differences OF opinion ns 10 the value OF this
policy or that are blended into common cause
OF self-defense whom tho treasury OF the
United states bccomessan object for specula-
ton and tae credit OF the nation Is marked
for PONDER
In taking the chair Gov. Thompson
made an emphatic speech, In which he
declared that the great struggle from
now on into the summer OF 1896 was to
see that no presidents was named by
either party who was not in favor of
the free coinage OF silver at Is 10 1.
The policy outlined by prominent
members Of the convention for its work
is 90 make the movement non-partisan.
The purpose is 10 encourage men 70
work in the silver cause without ask
ing them 10 break party lines. IL Is to
be unanimous movement for silver
-. A "A - 1.
an assault Of the west upon the east,
but an invitation for the masses of the
eastern people 20 come together on a
reasoning basis and TO give relief TO
the west by doing silver Justice.
DEs MoiEEs, In, May l6.--Gcn. j. j.
Weaver. through the Central BIZ
metallic league, has issued chal-
lopgc to Senator William Il. Allison
70 meet him In joint debate on
the financial question here In tho