The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
SILVER ADVOCATES.
Tho Memphis Conference Favors
the White Metal.
Notable spcakers Present Who Give Their
Views on the Currency Question
The Hesoiutia Looking toa
National Convention.



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NEIPliis, lchh.' June lS'-r richus
of silver representing twenty states OF
the south AMI vcs, l,rpan "a two dayS'
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,he Stigc' "csh"'9 ''c "'hrsIr Va '''
Central Bimeta,lic league OF memphis,
undrr whose nuspices the gathering
l,I, - ,.;,h ra,.,, f,v ey.
ceptiohs, All the ieau'lS hu'oca'eS Va
the free coinage OF SILVER IN the
United States permanent or
r,ni,,+;o, y,,e otfoctel with Som
ator Inrpie' OF ih'iaha, as cnair-
man, and addresses were delivered by
that gentleman and Alexander Dclmar,
of California. in the afternoon, and by
Co,rras.,,,n S;h,av Of p.npsvlvop;a
:, :. nv, - I 80,
=. - lhoihaS' OF befVer' anu hhSoh
Walcott, of lntiana. in the evening.
Resolutions Adopted.
Mrvp,rs T.nn lime Ia-At the
l -, - ,,,'. IL. a,r,,,;o,,
Secohu "aF oi t"e siNe. ''''n
here Senator stewart, OF Nevaua. ana
other speakers a a,dresSed the delegates
in the n,orpinr. Following are the
1.l
resoiu'''u' ""'P.'".
siiver anu goui col haVe IN az "ses eoisti- ~
.u,e'i tle h'on's y. 'u7 '.,',; 'ne '
oi Tue i"the's "a IN Icpuo'o' ~ ~, ni.4eS ", -
"iH'o's ""N o' ~ ,'' ~ % - -, 49, -,
c"Periehee VI iusnhtui n'N ,'''u s-as
inc J"int USE VI po'h s.iFe' ""u koi' 'o." u
one money consumes 'he mos s'apIc 81, u, !,
ara oil Vhiuos; tnat 'hc iu-i a"ouls =. @ o'
po'h hi.'li' ~ 's - ~, ~ N''- :, :,
vi cAen.'"se ue"'""S''- .'.'" '
eishcr .. 'nese ot,., ~. ~.
uis ine,"S au "pp' s,, 10 ,.a
Naiue VI iuohes' ia.t 'i- .ne Po. P''..s
os Soui, a.. ., . u m .,s 80. y, ~ I, I's' ,
ci .ssi',ui IN '.e 'u,'S ~, .ae >, g
Al 'ne VI ,r ,'."', W., T.,
,.s -, ,', i,s -.
M uus''s, "nei' nv -, ..,.,.,,,,a,,s ~
.,' % ,.s''.'',,' asa,..,
.ne D"uns an" -, n,@ @ ne ,,. > S,,'.a
vi VI, souh.iS. oo :. nv ~ "eA.', i., VI
ness IN lnanc,ai system unoer wnicn
hoarded doiiar yiei1s constantly uiminisniue
return ana uhoer whicn fortunes are inaue oy
tue accretiohs oi iue capi.ai OF uestroyeu py
pers's.eh' isi III .ne @ priee =, vouui.''s i'Is :,
anu ps. ~ W.. ,s,' 49,,
pron's III ai''oa' o'e's o'""'" VI u'e'". ''N'
Wy,
Inc oihe.aiis's s'anuaru VI siiNer anu so'o
mas oehihu II tue eAPerience y, ases' anu h''s
peeh testeu anu apPro'eu oS 'he eniisn m
anu oehperate Judgment o' nia"Kino. inc
goiu stahuaro N u departure from tne es'ao-
ing 10 commend IL pu. twen'y-tWo years VI
depression ana disaster 10 the people ana ex'
.raoruIhary REORGANIZATION o' wealth. III Tue
hhnas Oh the rev.
ihere are soue ias's oea..ns upon ,ais ques,
ZION recosh'zeo anu aonii'tea oy al canoie
men, wnether advocates OF pimetaiiism OF o.
tne single goio stanuaru. Anous .hsse .s .hs
TACT that the very year that marked tne cnangt
from the pimetainc 10 Tue single goid stanoare
| Is tne very year tnai harkeu the cnange irou
condition OF rising prices large pronts' gen
eral ccntentment and great prosperity 10
condition OF an Increased demand faliini
prices, diminishing pronts, insecurity OF IN
vestments, unemployed labor and q heavy de-
preston In all branches OF trade ana industry
IL Is not matter OF dispute. even among th'
| honest advocates OF the gold standard, ina
general prosperity came 10 an emo Win tn'
destruction of the bimetaliic system. and tina
| hard times. falling prices, idle workingmeI
and widespread depression came IN with I'M
| gold standardand prevails to-day wherever tn
| gold standard has been adopted Every inter
national monetary conference called ever!
| demand In this country and In Europe 10
an international agreement to re-estabiish TN
bimetaIlic standird is confession that tn
demonstration OF silver was blunder. II no
crime that It's consequences have been disas
trous ana that the conditions tnat IL ma
| wrought are iuii Oh menace anu OF peri. IN
logic OF Iacts cstaoushes oeyono IN
,eniech. ques'iou 'na' 'ne ues't uo.io
SILVER as primary money ny con
sP'racy oi seiusn ih'eresss II .ne eaus
| OF tue "iuesprcad uePressioh uuu suncfh
that began with the gold standard. There cal
oe no restora',on Q, proSper'sy. no perna"en s en-
| ieie' o p,S's ~, " ,. ~
| s'ea' eau'e mas p,en Gu oy ,op.eS e
RESTORATION oi shVes 10 i.s proper piaee IN
inoney n,e'a' ,,' sIu'a. s' ~I.a sv'u uy
We pe,ieNe 'u ,,oney Vi seaois sai'e.
u ~ - v,S ,ous IN, Pc. .. 80
~ o'', ,.s ',,n, s.".ss., a.,.,,,,,,as
,sn,,a,, .aas,a,i,, inoraas,n1, ~. ,a,,,a 10 NO,
is, - 80. ,saS, -,
aoaa,aa,i. a,,anrin,, s,anaar, Toa a,ac,
Ia ,-sl,,,S,.,aIs,s, q, -, as,ar,,sh 90 800
49, - -. =, - 49,. - - - - o., ~, 49,
ara ,or .,e ereu'Us ~ nu S,sna, o 'me e,",
,,s,s.. -. ,te, uhiot ,,i,.as -, ,,aas,,,
| q. ~ nan,ar 81 - ,.,sura 20 81
. ie,aan "
Tnaax .,o ,,o,,ou xr.,,o,,,,,, ,,r,or o., 10
~, oa :, ~, NJ ,is,a,, ohanaa IN ,ha raIott,
20 - a. -
eai'e y, 'ne wv -. se., ,,e Al .a.se
o'ie .'o'ai % souIo' 20 80, - " - 80 SAu "
r .nu"o a"u q 'i ~ '"". .o, ,ie ~.
D. .'' y, .' ., 80 - " ~ i 20 - =,
was n'''n.a.neu oe,meen 'Ao,i IA sp,.e " :,
siost eN''eine o"ahse' ~ eA1 ps'
uuc'iohs rro"i tue earhes' Periou
our history up 10 800 'ne r,sht
the debtor 10 choose whether ne shouid pay u
debts In silver or gold coin was always reco
! nized Tne subsequent policy has been
transfer this right 10 tue creuitor' thus Ten.
ing 10 constantly increase the Vaiue OF u
dearer metal ana destroy the parity betwe'
them Believing that II Is absolutely nece
sary To- reverse this iniauitous and ruino
nolicy wa ,herafore rasolya.
fT,s, - ,a.,,. 49,. i,n,no,ta,o os,o,o,to,
inat VIC iaNo' INC ,i'noui".o ,1sto,a a.'oii
silver 10 its FORMER place as u iuii legai tehut
standard money, equal with gold, and the fr
and unlimited coinage of both silver and go
at the ratio OF 10 TO l. and upon terms oil exa
equality; that whiic we should weeome I
cooperation OF other nations we believe th
the uhltea states shouiu hot walt upon
az % %resm I,ru nn, s,,a ., t", ,na go
cess that Is destroying the prosperity OF |