Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-05-24

and every section Of this great countr,
are involved in the speedy and prope
! solution Of what is known as the 'silve
question: and being painfully consciou,
OF the fact that the most strenuous eff
forts Of our opponents are now and have
ever been directed to a concealment OF
the real issue, and a misrepresentation
OF the position occupied by the advo.
Gates of silver restoration feel 1t our du.
ty to state, with such clearness as we
may, the precise nature of the issue, and
what our position actually is.
I'm the first place, we desire to say
that the people whom we represent are
not an aggregation of thieves, Seeking
to swindle honest creditors with 5O-cent
dollars. There are no more patriotic
citizens OF the American republic than
those active, earnest, energetic men and
| women who have left the comforts of
their eastern homes to build the high
ways of natural progress in the far
west If they believed that the COM
plete restoration of silver would operate
| as an injury to the country as a whole.
| or an Injustice to any class, regardless
| OF local effect in this western region,
| they would at once and forever aban-
don the demand. The greatest good to
the greatest number Is their motto, and
1t Is In this spirit that they, irrespective
or party affiliations, present them
selves, almost as unit, demanding the
free coinage of silver and gold at the ra-
ito of 16 ounces of silver to one ounce
or gold, with full legal tender functions
accorded to each, and no discrimina-
ton against either. 1t is not as silver
miners but as citizens of the republic.
that we take this position
The address was read by Mr.. Bartine
of Nevada and it was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. The hand clapping
and cheers of approval were long and
loud at the close. and without discus
sion, the address was unanimously
adopted
THE Committeeman.
A recess of Is minutes was then taken
to allow the delegations an opportuni-
ty to present the names of committee
men. On reassembling Shafroth of Col
orado moved that all delegations not
now filling their lists Of committeeman
shall within 30 days send In the names
of their committees. This was agreed
to and the following were reported:
Executive committee-Colorado. E. b.
Light; Idaho, G. v. Bryan; California.
H. w. Langenour; Montana, F. 1. Mer-
rill; New Mexico, T. Bradford Prince:
Oregon, Sydney Dell; Washington, w.
c. Jones; Utah, r. c. Chambers; WV
oming, w. c. Mondell
State ommitteemen-Idaho. James
w. Plummer. James Gwyn, Governor
w. J. Mcconnell, William Leisure. r
w. Bradley, Charles Brown, Frank Par
ker. Bishop William Bulge, L. A. York,
Will Watt, James McNab; Montana. F.
E. Sargent, w. Bickford, J. T. Aiming
ton, A. M. Hotter. ]. Toole, o. CHS |
holm. A. H. Mitchell. w. A. Clark. O. F
Goddard; New Mexico, w. T. Thornton,
w. G. Hadley, II. b. Mills, Nicholas
Gales, r. A. ManZanares, d. p. Carr.
Jefferson Reynolds; Oregon, ]. Bourne.
Jr., DIR. Robinson, F. v. Drake, G. Dom |
aldson, Charles Nichols, T. Patterson.
w. d. Hare; Washington, Miles C. |
Moore, Ben Kingsbury, John Wiley. |
Thomas Carroll, Will d. Jenkins, Cap |
tain Seabury, Fl. J. Snively, e. T. VIII |
son. II. J. Chase; Utah, Fred ]. Kie-
sci, Moses Thatcher, E. A. Wall, r.
Macintosh. 1. w. Evans, Thomas
Kearns, A. F. Holden ]. @. Packard.
After an invitation by Governor
Prince to visit the irrigation congress at
Albuquerque, in September, the con-
ference adjourned.
The delegates and citizens unite in
a banquet at the Knutsford tonight.
at which there will be many silver toasts
and responses.