New-York tribune., 1895-06-14
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
prsotrTIONs IN FAVOR OF FREE COIN
AGE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
cu,p,crrRrsTIc SPEECHES BY SENATOR STEW
ART EX-GOVERNOR TILLMAN. L. BRADFORD
PRINCE. MARION BUTLER AND OTHERS
A NEW THEORY or THE 10 TO


RATIO PRoPouNDED.
Mennhis. Tenn. June Notwithstanding the
cloud that for a moment threatened to darken the
horizon Of the reesilver convention OF the South
ern and Western States in the shape OF the bolt
ing Of prominent Dem lcrats because OF the ad-
vocacy Of the abolition Of party lines by one ot
two Of the speakers. the end was harmony. an"
.here WAS no fight over the resolutions after they
were read TO the convention. FOR the reason th"'
they carefully avoided any reference calculated
:, nrod,,ce discord The resolutions advocate the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver At
the ratio Of l6 TO l. declare that international CO.
onoration is not necessary and attribute the re-
con, hard times entirely to the decentralization oi
silver Although nothing was said III the resolu-
tions about abolition Of party lines as proposed
bv Sibey Stewart and others. the speakers :"
the day. almost without exception TOOK care "
assert their Democracy and to repudiate any
aiflliation with either Republicans OF fopu'''''
The resolutions follow:
silver and gold coin have in all ages so cons, ~
tuted the money If the word, were IN. =. h,siory
the Fathers OF the Republic. the mo"e' - ~
The universal experience OF mankind has demoi ,
stratei that the Joint use ot pom siahe stand
coin as money Institutes the inos, H,np ~ hofn
ara Of value, and that the run ai'5u,s az eurhango
metals is necessary as mfsr'' asnr Of ,hcse historic
meials means an appreciation IN the value ol
money fall in The n ptna3e pTGgs q, bnsinesS continu
ing increase In the burden OF dtO.s, a WI ,naIs.
ry where it no longer yields safe and sHre & ,r
turn and its idle accumulation ,,Dirv IN ne 'i""'
There is no health soundness IN hnan. hn,,,i IA
system under which hoardrd aD,iia asii an invested
dollar yields constantly Diminishing re,cr ,crrri"ms "m
Of ide capital or destroyed by persstsn Ia' MN IN ,r
~ Ur,ce OF commodities and persistent, n,, nw.m
dli"g IN the md''i, ,laus,ry o Sucn system Is
nrsmtnnl on so;h and penalty u2on lnivs,t:; ~ ~
Of is;s las imposed upor this county ,,s h.
The bmea.lic saniari o. s'v, ",'a ~ pern tested
hind it the experience of ages am hs iherate
AMI approved by TIE enishienel a'u n a.. a L.
judgment Of mankind lhe 80 60 oT The rivlzed
world with nothing 20 conmenl u a. pS ,hc rr,nic ami
;svfr,orinIry accumulation Of wealth IN 'A' ""'''
OF a few ~ this o,.s..oa
retorn' 'z.i and admitted by all candid men ""s,no.
advocate q bnc'aIiisn OF oi .,t ~. Vcry yrlf
49, marked IN. change from ihc ninr J." ,''
slng.e gold standard - thc very s'a nr'ccs arg
pronts general contcntm"nt IN. tr,S nr"fs IN
cond,"on % o'n,asimsnr .s' unemsioycl t6Jr ana
heavy !cp.sss.on Ia all brahs h@' % mon
dastfy i matter Of aIaSS, T'' INT s"a
eral prosperity came 30 IN en-. WIN r, va h,,s lines
ton o. the bimcta!.r system ana ihS hid"sorcaI de-
"a linz prices idle werknSm'n ana ,na pre-
| preston came IN WIN nc go ,,,,t'rd has h.on
v,n today wherever the s''' s'''''''' ma
adopted. - ..,.-, conf.r.nr. tina.
Every nterraiiona ino",'ii', J, MS c.uniry aud
~ Emror, for Al .uicrnati'nil asre' MN. 80 .io.
o,,ahlish the bimoia!ic sianhaih - ,a, bun
that tn dcmoreuzai4on 81 me S's'',' ,', - hav,
Dr. Il aot crime thai i. .. Sc b.s wrought
are fuI Of menace and Of re,i. n,,ond intelligent
! The logo % acts esianii~i'' pc 'r ,s rrtn'.r,
Ig"r,V by a conspiracy o. -'..-t Interests J. 'n'
causc o.: 'hc widespread 'ri.', " rp',s H. ca' b.
no resor4on Of Prosperity. q" pri'"tl.',,t '
! from prevailing .oNl'4'"r -. ,r a.. a.
| d hoe
| Yer 10 ii- props" pace a. -
~ believe In money Of sirb' Va;.e, ~ oe,.'S
| least Of az ~ al "IiN''1H'!hL 49,, fil.,, mai
lhTo1gm s,anard ., Of vau can he Sound ,,ani
ard CONSTITUTED 81 none nor s,,p.c standard
| but A constantly changing sl"i.IA'"' M .,f.h
The effect OF go.t ""t2''', another f1r Inc
debtor and there can be DO i'oie ,, ,,.,.''re
tary system VA" ,'"' lomr m.ssur,. 20 ihe lender
nd y,se1, G 1sckS skaSfc Sr'f1ss se 'ase ,a Of h
two mrias i'i " ~ .' S.,,,,l ana 4 fail Ia value
ieracied by cr'"S'l ,.r ,h@ oter.iion -
tfis hen~;icert law stable r'"'l." ~, H.,'. nfg..
between them - sliir 81 ~, t ~, -. ar., pcrioI Of
IA relative productions IN, -, ,he debtor To-
history mp - ~. u, "a, ,Sn b,s .n,. In silver or
choose whether BE- siond pay ns Ths ,u.clGcnt
policy has ben :, i.ns.f ,.~r.,t~ n. vaIu. ~ the
5as ,e,S 40 and desiroy the part, between ,hen
fel'l'"f '''',',,,,,s ,,1 ruuous policy. there
! fore resolve. ,,.. ...,,,,,,.n n silver
That "" favor the ,,iI Ga ?. nier standard
10 lts former ilat' AZ " ''.' 49, md tliful, -.
money equal Win f1''' a'n ~ . ,h. ratio OF l5 q
coinage oi both s4'F'' an ~, .,tallft
That while W. should "'.o'n" h ,l' roi,.J si,,~-
Of ON @oin'r nn,," ~ lion IN. pl,asrc of foreign GOV.
c.ns1onif or me consent Of io,r'Rm ,s '@ri,i,rr
| should th'n'.Nta ,.,ro,,ng the prosperity 81 IT,
tcoplc. and should lead by their example '"e IL"
tons % the ,,.r,n %, the American people ne In
tciess Of American labor ana 'as ~ m. con
American 'hInS,htl w "maon,",s lnwnskcrs than th'
greed OF foreign creditors. or ne a'a,.,'o'' ~, %
fnand- made by ll- o' sysi.r, in IN.
right 10 r'su.a' -. ,,",io ~ - right which no fre.
'.r'rst" 'rS,v, ~ can h,ft.r sell or surrender TN;
sor,nh ,,yht l. a part o. every bond. OF every
/ c,nfrac, and Of every obligation. NO 'r'n''oi Va
eli iaiinant can up riSnt thht can on ~ ,h
dcnc. oyer nations obllGauohs - ''T1t T1t, ,s :
welfare - The masses oi ils own p'n IN oth.r d.ht.
deb: high"r ana Ilon ,'i, st.n"res, bu, treason
ana one "HI.n = = '''' '''''