The record-union., 1895-05-18

or no silver, feel that their people have
been as deeply injured by the demone-
tiZation of that metal as those living in
any State or Territory in which silver
mining is leading industry.
I'm making this demand we are asking
for nothing new. The monetary system
of this country was founded not upon
gold alone, not upon silver alone, but
upon both silver and gold, at certain
ratio to each other, with No Limitation
upon the coinage OF either, and each
standing upon an equal footing before the
law. The system was founded by Hamil-
ton, sanctioned by Washington and Jeffer-
son. its wisdom and justice questioned
by none until the year 1873. In that year,
without notice TO the people. the stand
ard silver dollar was dropped from the
coinage of the country, and every debt
therein existing, public and private,
aggregating thousands of millions of dol
lars, was made payable in gold alone.
Men that have intelligence enough to
comprehend its significance, and still
oppose the undoing of that wrong, should
be exceedingly careful how they accuse
other people of dishonesty.
"It was the great money power of the
world that thus stealthily destroyed the
tlme-honored monetary system of our
country. Those men who own and con-
troll vast sums of money, and debts pay
able in money, understood that if silver
could be destroyed by stopping its coin
age and limiting its legal tender, their
claims thus becoming payable exclu-
slvely in gold or its equivalent, the gold
itself would become more valuable. They
understood perfectly that gold dollar
with silver dollar by its side, sharing
It's functions and meeting part of the de-
mand, was an entirely different measure
OF values from what the gold dollar
would be standing alone. They knew
that by the inexorable law of supply and
demand the value of gold must inevita-
bly, rise, while the value of every other
species of property must just as certainly
fali This Is exactly what has taken
place. The business of the world is done
upon money basis. 1t is measured i'll
terms of money"
The address was read by Bartine of Ne
vada, and it was frequently interrupted
by applause. The hand -clapping and
cheers of approval were long and loud at
the close, and, without discussion, the ad-
dress was unanimously adopted.
A recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken to allow the delegations an oppor-
tunity to present the names of commits
teemen.
On reassembling, Shafroth of Colorado
moved that all delegations not now fill
Ing their lists of committeeman shall
within thirty days forward the names of
their committees. This was agreed to,
and the following were reported:
Executive ommittee-Colorado, e. B.
Light; Idaho, q. V. Bryan; California.
II. W. Laugenour; Montana, f. T. Mer-
riman: New Mexico, L. Bradford Prince;
Oregon, Sidney Dell; Washington, w. c.
James; Wyoming, +. w. Mendell; Utah.
r. c. Chambers.
State Committeeman : Idaho-J. w.
Plummer. James Gwin. Governor w. j.
Mcdonnell, W. Nj. Leisure, w. L. Brad
ley. Charles Brown, Frank Parker,
Bishop William Bulge, l.. A. York, Will
Watt, James McNabb. Montana-E. e.
Sergeant, w. NJ. Bickford, J. r. Arming-
ton, A. NJ. Hotter, John Il. Toole, 0. P.
Chisholm, A. Ii. Mitchell, w. A. Clark,
O.. +. Goddard. New Mexico-W. T.
Thornton, w. G. HadIey, f. B. Mills,
Nicholas Gales. f. A. Manzanares, ID. p.
Carr. Jefferson Reynolds. Oregon-J.
Bourne, Jr., DR.. Robinson, Colonel F.
V. Drake, G. NJ. Donaldson, Charles
Nichol, L. Patterson, w. d. Hare.
Washington-Miles G. Moore Ben Kings
bury, John Wiley, Thomas Carroll,
viii d. Jenkins, Captain Seabury. II. j.
Utah-tred j. Kiesel, Moses Thatcher,
L. A. Wall, K. Mackintoch, A. w. Ives,
Thomas kearns. A. f. Holden, j. @.
Packard.
After invitation by Governor Prince to
visit the Irrigation Congress at Albu-
querque in September, the convention
The delegates and citizens united in
banquent at the Knutsford tonight, at
at which there were many silver toasts
and responses.