The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-06-07
Forrest City Speaks.
Strong Resolutions Adopted ~ the
Silver Question.

at a maSs-meeting of citizens held
in the court house Saturday June /.
pursuant To call published i'm THE For
REST CITY TIMES. for the purpose of
expressing the sentiment of the peopra
on the money question, the following
proceedings were had:
The meeting was called to- order by
Brigadier- General George z. TAYLOR.
O, Ii. Rpllwage was elected chairman.
George Z. Taylor and E. T.. Vadakjn.
secretaries. The. object of the meeting
was stated by the chairman To be for
the purpose of expressing the sentiment
OF the people on the question of the free.
unlimited and Independent coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 To 4. the ap-
poliitmeRs of commhtee to dxaft suit
able resolutions, and the selection OF
dplegatesto, the silver convention in
Memphis June II and l3. On motiep,
the chairman appointed us committee
on resolutions the following: r. Il
Williams. chairmans w. E. Williams
and w. g. Fogg. On motion Bsigs.-
dier-Ganeral Taylor WAS added to the
committee.
After a recess of thirty minutes the
oommttee reported the following reso-
lutionS
VIZ. the orgaIi3ed DemOcracy of st.
Hr@AGIS county, Ark, in mass meeting
assembled. thereby neatfirm our faith
ia. and allegiance to the time honsred
principles OF the national Demoeratic
party, as, expressed in it's platforms :
and
Whereas, we consider the act of 1873
whereby silser WAS demonetized. AS
the greateat legislative criina of this. on
any otlsn period of the world 3 history.
We now demand the free and unlimi-
ted Coinage of both silver and gold AT
ratio ct h6 to /. AS. it existed pnor to.
lSEe3. We also believe the constitu-
tlonal power to borrow money should
be exercised ty congress onlg IL, che
event OF great emergencies, when the
power to levy and collect taxes COM
fsfDsnrate with the requirements of
abe occasion cannot be enforced with
out MANIFEST oppression of the people;
therefore, we axe unalteBably opposed
tn the issuing OF bonds, in time of peace
therefore. be i.
Resolved, That we select AS delegates
30 thn silver convention To be held in
the city of Memphis or the t2th & 18th
instant, only SUCH Eaan as we know
are fully in accord with lis, and that
VIC p''d'fs'ii9uN Ft0tfSSS Wa otfVto anu
our Influence To select only such men
for ON standard bearers in national
State and county affairs as are posihbge
sa, the fgee coinage of both silver and
gold. as laSpeinbsfoae Expressed. believ-
ing as we do thai the Democratic party
has been long enough handicapped by
negative men,: thai we beliexe in posi-
tive. aggressive men. in whom we can
fully COnade when, great emergencies
arise, and that our great party no long
er needs the services, OF the lazy, shift
less or Indifferent man. BAIT we here
by extend IA courteous invitation to all
Democrats, regardless of past differen-
ces, to join with us and aid in unifying
oar people in what we conceive to be-
best h0E ourselves, our party. our cOun-
/ try and for those who aIe- to come at
| ter us.
|. The resolutions, were unanimously
adopted. On motion the gentlemen
whose names were signed tn the call
Eand published in THE FORRSsST CITY
TINES of last week were elected as
delegates to the silver convention at
MHmUiifS Juue II as,d IA IA fOitOws..