The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
FREE SILVER NEWSPAPER MEN:
Democratic Editors Addressed by MIR.
Bland and Senator CockreIl.

The Democratic Free Silver Editors State
Convention met at Sedalia, No., last week.
The principal address Of the day was that Of
Senator Hockreii: tie said
"The pending financial issue was whether
the single standard Of gold should be con-
tinued, or the true ti-metalic system re-
stored.
"Evers possible effort will be made to con-
!,eeal co1nplicatc and ,tystify this vital issue.
let US not be mistaken qr deceived, nor mis-
led. The Forts-seednd Congress with two
thirds majority Of Republicans in each house.
passed the coinage law OF Feb: II. 1873,
which was approved by a Repsklican Presi-
gold made the gold dollar the INIT of value,
deiiied Ang coinage; to the Standard oliver
dollar: limited the legal tender value OF all
silver coins to five dollars; and thus de-
stroyed, the bi-rpetaliic system: g.,
Hfo-aay our laws authorize the tree anG
unlimited coinage Of gold at our mints into
full legal tender money and thus endow and
hlothe. the gold petal. with the functions OF
HONEY and mtake ,o Iio iiett! tGt1 r. ealre to-
the coin, but they did not authorize or per-.
nit the coinage of any standard silver dol
lars except the bullion IN the Treasury; pur-,
ahtsed ftilder the Sherman law; thus denying
70 the SILVER metal any luncnons q ttaoncS!
In the Brussels conference of 1852. Mr..
Alfred dc Rothschild, a delegate from Eng
land said:
"Gentlcn,en. I need hardly remind you
that the stock ei silver In the world is est-
mated at some thousands et millions el del:
lara. and ii this couiergtic9 Wers to EreSS itF
without arriving at any definite result: there
would be a depreciation in the value OF that
sSnte sSm@ed!ty 6t; yA{2 @ 2 t j o2S ef + fh5a! t$
panic would ensue the far-spreading effects
of which it would be hard to foretell.
This conference did adjourn without
definite results. and on June %. 1893. India
closed iiGf Mints to tie fTGC 2cifSSSe CT silver
and the commercial value Of silver measured
with gold at once fell about Is ger cent. Oar
law Of Nov II, 1898, repealed the purchasing
clause OF the. Sherman law aud silver fell
still lower: ny the rudisntttnd testimony Of
tic historic record Of events, Mr.. Carlisle
was right in 1878 in his denunciotion Of the
act of 1875, ss-..the most gigantic crime Of
this or any other aga"
Hon. r. p. Bland spoke for nearly two
hours. in hjs address, which ias frequently
applaudcl, Mr.: Bland said:
There can bo no greater GuestioIi~ affect
ing the wclffre If the pcdple than tile DIES;
ton OF currency; and we are aAked to become
the advocates OF System OF currency sup:
piled by national banks; The power to con-
troll the volume OF the money Of the country
Will necessarily res}i1t in the ensiafcment Of
The people and tie breaking do%n Of the
power OF the States. Ii all the facts stated
in Mr. Carlisle's speeches in Memphis and
other places be true, and if the doctrines he
advocated are correct, then Democracy as
taught in history and practiced By our
fathers was fraud. Ratio is aD exceptional
question; belonging to Congress: bdt justice
must be done to Silver b5 putting it back
right where it was in 1873: The duty of thei
present generation and the present time is tGi
undo the wrong and wipe out the crime Of;
1873"
In conclusion: Mr.. B:and said: I'm my
opinion the conspiracy which seems to have,
been formed here and in Europe to destroy
HCs,,lrom thre-T
the world. is the most gigantic ..a,:.a ne
age or any other age the consumnation Of
such scheme would ultimately entail more
misery upon the human race than all the,
wars. pcst!lcnces and famines that eveS
occurred in the history OF the world. We
still believe that silvar's .storation Is abso-
lutely necessary to the pros :erlty al, this
people, and We will follow Carlisle and c:S
record as a member Of Congress and not
Carlisle and his record as Secretary OF the
Treasury"