The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-18

sress n the far West If they believed
that the complete restoration Of silver
would operate as zn injury u the country
As a whole. or an injustice 20 any class
REGARDLESS % its local sfact in this West
err region. they would al once and for
ever abandon the demand.
The greatest good 70 the greatest num-
hsr.H is their motto. and it is In this
spirit that they. irrespective OF party
affiliations. present themselves almost
As a unis. demanding The free coinage q.
silver ard gold. at the ratio of sixteen
ounces OF silver 70 one ounce of geld
with fall legal tender functions accorded
to each and no discrimination against
either.
Il, IS not as silver miners. but as citi-
zeas of the republic. mindful of SIS every
interest. that we take this position
The representatives from California.
Oregon. Washington and wyoning which
produce little or no silver. feel that their
people have been as deeply injured by
the denonetization Of that metal as those
living In any state or territory in which
silver mining is leading Industry.
I'm making this demand We ara asking
FOR nothing new. The monetary system
of this country was founded not upon
gold slone-aot upon silver aione-but
upon both silver and gold. at a certain
ratio N each other, with no limitation
upon the coinage of either. and each
standing upon an equal footing before
the law.
The system was founded hv Hamilton.
sanctioned by Washington and jefferson.
its wisdom and justice questioned by
none. until the year 1913, In that year.
without notice 20 the people. the standard
silver dollar was dropped from the coinage
of the country and every debt therein ex-
listing. public and private. asEregating
-, L. afffs0uz nf tnllgFS
made payable in geld alone. Men who
have intelligence enough 10 comprehend
its Significance and still oppose the un-
doing of that wrong should he exceed
ingly careful how they accuse other peo-
pie OF dishonesty.
.'lt was the great money power or the
world that thus stealthily destroyed the
time-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 II silver
could he destroyed ny stopping its coin
age and limiting It's legal tender, their
claims thus becoming payable exclusively
i'm gold or its equivalent, the gold itseW
would become more valuable. They up-
derstood perfectly that gold dollar with
a silver dollar by its side. sharing its
functions and meeting part Of the de-
rnand was an entirely different measure
from what the gold dollar would be stand
ing alone They knew that by the mex
orable law OF supply and demand the
value of gold must inevitably rise, while
the value OF every other species or prop-
erty must Just as certainly fall. This is
exactly what has taken place. The hu-
siness of the world Is done upon money
basis II is measured in terms OF money"
The address was read by Bartlne.of Ne
vada, and Il was frequently interrupted
by applause; the hand ciapplng and
cheers Of approval were long and loud at
the close. and without discussion the ad-
dress was unanimously adopted. A re-
cess of fifteen minutes was then taken TO
allow the delegations an opportunity TO
present names of committeeman. on re-
assembling. Shafroth moved that all del
egations not now filling their lists of COM
mitteemen shall within thirty days send
in the names OF their committees. This
was agreed 10 and the following were
reported:
Executive committee-Colorado. f. Il.
Light: Idaho. G. V. Bryan: California. ~.
W. Langenour: Montana. F. L. Merriman;
New Mexico. T. Bradford Prince: Ore
gon. Sidney Dell; Washington, W. C.
Jones; Wyoming. +. ". Mandel; Utah.
II. G. Chambers.
State committeeman: Idsho-J. w.
Plummer James @. Gwyn, Gov. w. ].
Mcconnell, ". NJ. Leisure, w II Bras!-
II
Bishop Willitan Bulge, L. A. York, WHll
Watt. James McNabb.
M0ntanar-.F. F.. Sargeant w M Bick-
ford. ]. T. Arrntngton, A. NJ Iiolfer,
John r. Toole. o. p. Chisholm. A III.
Mitchell. W. a. Clark, O. F. Cioi1aa1i
New Mexico-W. r. Thornton ". g
HadIey, T. 3. Mills. NidlIolas Gales. r.
A Manzanares. ID. p. Carr. jefferson
Reynolds.
Oregon-J. Bourne. fr.; Dr. Robinson.
Col. f. V. Drake, c. Al. Donaldson,
Charles Nichol, It. Patterson, w. d. Hare.
Washing ton-Ailles G. Moore, Ben
Kmgsbury. John Wiley. Thomas Car
roll. VIII ID. Jenkins. II. J. Snivesy, II.
T. Wilson. H. J. Chase, Capt. Seabury.
Utah-Fred J. kiessa. Moses Thatcher,
+. "A. Wall. r. aiacknsoefh. A. ". "
ans. Thomas Kearns. A Fl aiolden, J. Q.
Packard.
After invitation by Gov. Prince TO visit
the irrigation congress at Albuquerque in
September. the convention adjourned.
The delegates and citizens united In a
banquet at tine l<nutsfori tonight, at
which there were many silver toasts and
Tsronses.