The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-12
FOR HONEST MONEY.
Thousands Attend the Silver
Convention at Memphis.
The Whole South and All
Parties Represented.
COL. YOUNG'S SPEECH.
Says Forces Are Gathering for-a a
Mighty Revolution.
It is to Overthrow q Ruthless
and Rapacious Power.

MEMPHIS, June 12.-The largest meet
ing ever neld in the country for the dls-
cussion of a single economic question
gathered at the auditorium IN this city
TODAY. Certainly no such Outpourlng OF
mon of all classes from the tiller of the
soil to the representatives of the bench
and bar the partisan and the merchant
representing all political parties, but
unanimous upon at least one principle OF
government policy, has ever been seen
in the south.
While an overwhelming majority OF
the j elegates at the tOday's "Honest
money convention" called in the interest
of free and unlimited coinage of silver
at ratio of 16 to are from this section OF
the country the representation includes
almost every state south of the ONO rlv-
er and west of the Mississippi, from
Puget Sound to the Keys of Florida,
from the Mexican boundary to the Poto-
mac
Itmay more properly be called mon
ster mass meeting than convention, for
there is &c fixed basis of presentation,
and it is not held under the authority of
any political organization. The prOmOt-
ers of the conference claim no credit for
bringing about this imposing demOnstra-
tion. This they are generous enough to
accord to their opponents, the sound
money advocates Thew say this is
spontaneous manifestation of strong
and growing public sentiment; may be
traced directly to the convention of May
%, at which Secretary Carlisle was the
guest of honor.
Taking their cue from that gathering
an invitation was extended to the friends
of free silver to participate in a counter
demonstration with a result that far ex-
ceeds the expectations of any of the
leaders of the movement
While the gathering comprises Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Populists and is
supposedly nonpartisan, there is much
of interest to the political observer. The
gates representing the two old
parties and the third party
is not likely to result in
anything more than an enormous amount
of speech making and the adoption of
strong free silver resolutions.
The delegates arrived on every train
yesterday and all last night and are still
coming in this morning. There will
probably be 1900 on hand when the
convention is called to order. 1t was
given out yesterday that the convention
WOulQ Op6u dt IL . CIOCK lulS z,
but certain arrangements were not com
pleted in time and it was decided to put
off the opening until the afternoon.
The convention was called to order
promptly at 2 o'clock by w. N. Brown,
president of the Bimetallic league of
Memphis.
Col Casey Young extended the usual
greetings to the convention and saluted
the delegates as the advance guards of q
mighty army to overthrow power more
ruthless and rapacious, and more hurtful
to human happiness and prosperity, han
any despot that shackled liberty and op-
pressed mankind. Concluding he said:
"The forces of the grandest revolution
that ever hurled a despot from power
are gathering for an onset that will sweep
every enemy into the dark sea of defeat
The invincible legions that lead it will
never halt or waver until their standards
are planted upon the shores of every sea
and their banners float in triumph over
the people of England.
They will never lower their flags, ner
sheaths their swords until the mighty
conflict is ended and a glorious victory
won. Not until the temples of mammon
are turned into sepulchers for the burial
of greed and avarice. and let US hope,
for the sake of suffering humanity, that
the angel of the resurrection will never
unseal these tombs."