St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-19
NUzzLE ON POPS.
SILVER DEMOCRATS OF GEORGIA
OBJECT TO GIVING THEM
ANY ROPE.
THE GRIFFIN CONVENTION.
SENATOR MORGAN breaches
WHAT HE CALLS DEMO-
CRATIC CREED.
Cleveland Attacked for Accept
ing n False Issue Invented
by Sherman.

GRIFFIN, Ca, July 1S.-The
streets of this little city were
thronged at an, early hour by crowds
from the country and surrounding
towns, while the hotels, boarding
houses and public places contained
an unwonted number of visitors
from a distance. All came to attend
the bimetallic state convention,
called by the Spalding County Silver
league, and to hear Senator John T.
Morgan, of Alabama, speak. A eau
Gus of the leaders of the free silver
forces was held last night, at which
plan of procedure was mapped
out. In accordance with this pro-
gramme the convention was called
to order at II o'clock by Judge John
Hunt, Of this city, president of the
local silver league. EX-United
States Senator Patrick Walsh, of
Augusta, was made chairman of the
convention and also president of the
State Bimetallic league. In assum-
ing the chair Senator Walsh made a
brief speech defining the purpose of
financial policy of the administra-
ton. The 'displeasure of some of the
Democratic delegates at the presence
of a large number of Populists
showed itself early when Delegate
Gardner of Pike, arose and pro-
tested against Populists being al
lowed a voice in the proceedings.
His remarks were greeted with APP
plause. Congressman Moses, of the
Fourth district, moved that all reso-
lutions be referred to the resolutions
committee without reading. This
was holly opposed by Delegate
James Barrett, of Augusta, Popu-
list, who was supported by the other
Populist delegates present. The mo-
ton was adopted, however, while
Barrett denounced the procedure as
gag law. Chairman Walsh then
read a list of vice presidents of the
State Silver league.
A DEATH BLOW TO SILVER.
The principal event of the conven-
ton was the speech Of Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama. He began by say
ing that he came to the meeting as a
Democrat, 'in Democratic harness
and by authority of Democratic
creed, to advocate Democratic prin-
cipleS as old and as sound as the
great national party. 1 am here"
he went on, ''as a disciple of Jeffer-
son, Madison and Jackson, and
many others Of our consecrated faith
erS, to speak in defense of an act of
congress that was approved by
George Washington, in 1892, for the
free coinage of silver; which was re-
enacted in 1887 and was approved by
Andrew Jackson, president of the
United States, and was stabbed be-
low the fifth rib by John Sherman,
in 1873, and was left for dead" Con-
tinuing, he said that Mr.. Sherman's
law of 1873 was such a death blow to
silver as money metal that it seems
marvellous that silver has in it
enough life left to take up it's bed
and walk. But he said. sit is
moving to the front with uplifted
head and vigorous step, again in
union, if not in full harmony with
that even Great Britain is keeping
step to the music of the union.''
The senator said that he, as a
Democrat, advocated the re-enact-
ment of the free coinage law of 1887.
He continued that the Democratic
party, aided by small band of in
trepid Republicans, had since 1873 re-
stored silver to all its former rights
except that of free coinage, and for
the purpose of showing the almost
unanimous action of that party in the
senate, he read copious extracts from
the Congressional Record. Referring
to the record of the vote of Senator
Hill, of New York, for free coinage
at the ratio of 16 to l, Senator Nor
gan said the vote was cast in a Pick
Wlcklan sense. Such way of vot-
ing, ne said, may be in vogue in a
state where the Democratic party is
divided into snapper and 'anti-snap-
per factions; where one leader snaps
and the other leader 'ar.i-snaps,' and
between the two the party is con-
signed to Jonah's quarters in the belly
of the Republican whale If Mr.. Hill
was forced into such a voyage by the
anti-snappers in 1892. it may be safely
calculated that he will kick himself
on shore again in due season."
CARLISLE'S CONVERSION.
Speaking of Secretary Carlisle, the
senator said he was not chosen as a
cabinet officer until he had changed
front on the silver question. His
conversion was not like that of Paul,
who eSpouSed error; was made blind,
and then saw the truth and embraced
it; but like that of Aaron, who saw
the truth and became blinded to it,
and eSpouSed the darkness of Egypt
typified in a golden calf Mr. Nor
gan criticised the bond issue and said
the necessity for such issue was found
in the tinkering with the Sherman law.
He said the contract for the sale of
these bonds was without precedent
or justification, and it has an o1ious
flavor of SubServiency when it pays
a foreign syndicate to prevent a run
upon our treasury for gold. Mr.. Nor
gan combatted what he termed the
false issue invented by Mr.. Sherman
and adopted by Mr.. Cleveland that
it is the duty of the government to
preserve the parity between the met
ais by adjusting their coinage to meet
the fluctuations in their commercial
value. England" he said, wanted
gold, because she was the largest GREG
itor nation, and killed silver to get
rid of this parity ISSUE
Speaking of the 500, zoo, 600 gold re-
serve, he said: ''It was a sort of Jack
| pot put up by Mr.. Sherman that has
kept up the gambling in our money.
It was never needed to give strength
| to the United States. A country that
has paid in debts and interest more
| than $3,000,0O0,000 in thirty years could
| not need the support of S100, 900, 900 de-
| posted in the treasury. to support its
| credit" Referring to the charge that
J the opening of the American minis to
| the coinage of silver would make this
country the dumping ground of the
world, Mr.. Morgan said: with
some it is an idle apprehension of dan
I, ger and with others the convenient
stalking horse of false prophecy
| Senator Morgan concluded as he had
hot