The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-30
HAD AN ANIMATED DEBATE
God Advocates Received Only Fifty
Votes Out OF One Hundred
and Seventy Seven.


clared for the free and unlimited coin,
age Of silver, 16 to / basis, and adjourn.
ed at o'clock. The vote was so fol-
gold, 127 for silver. Hon. w. J. Bryan
led the friends Of the white metal and
Hon. J. l.. Webster of Omaha the op-
position. The debate was spirited and
participated in by most of the dele
gates. This resolution was finally
adopted:
whereas, An appropriating money
standard impairs all contracts, bank
rupts enterprises, makes idle money
profitable by increasing it's purchasing
power and suspends productive forces
of our people; and
Whereas, The spoilation consequent
upon the outlawry Of silver in the in
terest Of the creditor class by constant
ly increasing the value Of gold is un-
dermining all industrial society; there
fore,
Resolved, That we demand an i'm
mediate restoration Of the free and I'M
limited coinage Of gold and silver at
the present ratio of 16 to / without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, such gold and silver coin
to be alike full legal tender of all
debts, public or private
Mr. Webster, in behalf of the minority
OF the committee, presented the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That we are in favor Of
true bimetallism, which consists in the
largest possible use Of both gold and
silver as the standard money Of the
country compatible with the power of
the nation to maintain the equal pur-
chasing power and debt-paying power
of the two metals.
Resolved, That we are emphatically
opposed to the free and unlimited coin
age or silver at the ratio Of Is to /.
under present existing conditions That
such coinage would destroy the parity
between the two metals. That the sill
yer would drive the gold out of circu-
lation and thus destroy bimetallism
and produce silver monometallism.
Therefore, be it further
RESOLVED, That we believe this long
continued agitation of the silver cues
ton has had much to do with the pres
ent financial depression, producing
want of confidence, threatening the
stability and permanency of prices and
IS constant menace TO the national
credit, exciting apprehension abroad
and uncertainty at home"
EXPOSITION OF THE WEST.
President Bryan asked the unani-
nous consent to introduce the following
memorial in behalf Of the Nebraska
delegation:'
Whereas, We believe that an expos
ition Of all the products, industries and
civilization Of the states west of the
Mississippi river, made al some central
gateway where the world can behold
the wonderful capabilities of these
great wealth-producing states, would
be OF great value, not only to the trans
Mississippi states, but to all the home
seekers in the world; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the United States
congress be asked to take such steps as
may be necessary to hold trans Miss
issippi exposition in Omaha during the
months Of August, September and Oc-
tober, in 1898, and that the representa-
tives of such states and territories In
this congress be requested to favor such
an appropriation as is usual in such
cases to assist in carrying out this en-
terprise."
Resolutions were also adopted in fav-
or of congressional appropria ton for
defending the harbor of San Diego by
war vessels and Notifications; the i'm
provement of waterways and for
deep-water harbor at San Pedro.
A long resolution urging the various
state governments to take legislative
action relative to irrigation was SUBJ
mitted and passed
Salt Lake was selected as the next
place of meeting and adjournment
taken sine die.