Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-15
THE MEN FOR MEMPHIS Were Selected at the Court House
 Last Night. THEY ARE SIXTY IN NUMBER. And We're Chosen by a Representative Gather
 ing of Jeferson's Citizens.
SOLICITOR LITTLE MAKES A SPEECH,
As Docs Hon. H. II. Brown-Synopses of Both-The Delegates Are Empowered to Add Any Others Who May
 Desire to Attend.

meeting was held Tn the clty court room last night in the interest of sound money, at which delegates to the Mem phs convention were elected. large number of the representative business and professional men of Birmingham were present to participate in the pro- ceedings. the room being about full.
 MT. Little called the meeting to order and said:
 Fellow Citizens: 1 have called this meeting in obedience to motion passed at the opera house meeting directing me so to do. The object of the meeting is to send delegates to represent us at the Memphis convention, which has been called for the purpose of propagating and advancing what has come to be known as sound money doctrine, which, as l understand it, means opposition to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, unless certain other countries will enter into the undertaking with us; and fur ther, to advocate change and improve ment in the banking system Of the United States.
 These are business propositions, and 1t is commonly believed by those who are for or against that the prosperity of the country is dependent upon the action Of the president and congress in reference to these two subjects. l believe II is a question of vital importance to every man in this country, and 1t is the duty of every man to give expression to his opinion, provided he has given such study and investigation to the subject that he feels sufficiently satisfied with his own conclusions to act for the best interest, as he sees it, of himself, of his community and of his country. can not doubt that the vast majority of those favoring the independent free coinage of silver at 16 to by this government and those opposing it conscientiously be- lieve they are right and are serving the country'S best interest.
 This meeting is non-political. for there are those present (and l am one) who think that there are other issues which are paramount to the great financial question now under consideration which bind them to the old party which has commanded their fealty in the past, whatever may be it's declarations upon the important question now absorbing the interest of the country.
 This meeting has been called with the view and purpose of aiding in the propa- gation and maintenance of sound prin- ciples of finance and of checking the effect of the calamity bowling free sil- yer pessimists, who are doing more 10 retard the revival of business and the return of prosperity than all the octo- puses and willopus- wallopuses of Wall and Lombardy streets combined could do from this time until this country goes to silver monometalliSm.
 We will now proceed to organize.
 A motion to elect a chairman is in or-' der.
 MT. S. Steiner moved that MT. Little be made permanent chairman, and the motion prevailed.
 Messrs. R. F. Johnson of the News and w. J. Boles of the Age-Herald were elected secretaries.
 On motion a committee of four. with the chairman added, was appointed to select delegates to the Memphis conven- tion The motion prevailed, and the chair appointed on the committed Messrs. R. N. Rhodes, s. Steiner, Ben Carter and w. s. Brown.
 MT. Steiner suggested the appointment of a committee to confer with the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad with reference to rates. A mo tion to that effect prevailed.
 At the suggestion of General Rhodes the committee was instructed to select as many delegates as they saw proper.
 The chairman stated that a large num- Der of gentlemen had informed him of their willingness to go to Memphis
 On motion a recess was taken to allow the committee to retire and select the delegation.
 In response to several calls Col H. H. Brown came forward and said:
 ''I was asked by young man while
 
 metallist. That seemed to please him. He then asked me what standard I fa-. vored I told him that under existing conditions I preferred gold. There seems to be some misunderstanding about the meaning of a standard. A standard is the basis of our currency. As I under stand the law of the United States 1t is a double standard law that is the money of redemption is coin. both gold and silver.
 What is bimetallism? It is the use of two metals in a country as money The country may coin both free and unlim- ited, and yet be a single standard, or only one may be coined and yet the country have bimetallism That is as I understand it. We have in the United States nearly as much silver money as gold and yet you see it constantly in the silver papers that silver has been demon- etized It's coinage has been stopped, and I think wisely It is still money. I believe in sound money. There seem to be some people in this country who do not know what sound money is. Go to the democratic platform if you want to know what sound money is We stand on that. Read that and no resolutions defining sound money are needed. But you say we haven't money enough. Ten years ago business was going along all right. At least I heard nobody com- plaining. There is no less money in the