The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-16

WASHINGTON, August 15.-The silver
Democrats continued their conference
at the Metropolitan Hotel at 10 O'Clock
to- day. The committee on resolu lions
and program being unable to report
when the meeting was hrst called to
order, it was suggested that the confer
ence listen to speeches by those present.
G. L. Cochran, editor Of the st. Joseph
Mo. Gszette, addressed the conference,
He said it seemed anon alous that q
meeting such as tho present should be
called. for he knew of no doctrine of
the party that was not in consonance
with the purposes of this conference.
He said that Congress was the place to
look for the declaration of the party's
belief, and he declared that gold mono
metallism would be mora disastrous
than war, pestilence and famine.
Representative Neill, of Arkansas,
announced his entire sympathy with the
objects OF the present conference, he
wanted to see the free coinage OF silver
provided for at the next session ire
CARELESS Of the position of the dis.in-
guished citizen at the other end Of the
avenue" which sentiment was loudly
applauded. He declared the Dem ocratic
party had no show in the next campaign
If there was not declaration for silver.
Ex Representative Fithian, of Illinois,
denied that the free silver sentiment
was dying out in that State. He said
that 90 per cent. of the men in business
In that State were for silver.
Representative Livingston, Of Geor-
gis. shid the time had come for another
declaration OF independence. ut is the
purpose OF the country from which
come" he said, ITO prosecute the fight
with their coats off and their sleeves
rolled up and not to desiss until the
end. The cry for sound money was
subterfuge, as all our people were for
sound money" The prospect of an In
ternational conference he ridiculed.
Col. Casey Young, OF Memphis. who
conducted the correspondence incidental
to the preparations for tne conference,
said he had corresponded with repre-
sentative Democrats from thirty-eipht
States, among them many Senators and
members of the House, who had sent
regrets at not being able to be preeent
Representative Bryan sent letter say
ing there was no room in this country
for two Republican parties" Colonel
Young asserted that four-fifths of the
Democrats were friendly to free COIN
age, and he believed o properly organ
lied movement would be irresistible.
Speeches were also made by Senator
Call, A. a. Lipscomb, of ashington; j.
M Hill, OF Missouri; Representative
Jones, OF Virginia, and Lockhart, of
North Carolina, and Mr.. Bodine, of
| Missouri. When Mr.. Hill arose and
come one asked his name he said: ut
is Hill, of Missouri thank God 1t ia
not Hill. OF New York" Mr.. Hill crit
ic!sed Mr.. Clevelsnd's administration In
severe terms saying the bond transaction
had been enough to consign Grover
Cleveland and John G. Carlisle to eyer-
lasting political oblivion and shame
They would "go down to the ages hand
in hand amid the exercrations of man
kind, as two of the most stupendous
frauds Of the century" He asked re-
porters present to take special note of
| these last words.
MIR. Lockhart advocated q campaign
OF appeal to reason and deprecia.ed a
resort to abuse and denuncistfon. He
age was controlling tenet in the Popu-
| list party.
1t was almost ~ o'clock when the
| com mittee on resolutions lied into the
| conference room, and Senator Daniel
| WAS recognized to make the report of
the committees proceedings. This was
| divided into two sections, one consisting
| OF an address to the Democrats and the
other of plan Of organization. He
said the address, in most respects, was
the same So adopted by the Democrats
OF Missouri and Mississippi. The ad-
dress was read by Governor Stone, of
Missouri.
II disclaims speaking with party au-
thority, the Assem- blage being o volun-
tary one, but strongly represents the
opinion OF the conference that the party
should declare for free coinage of silver.
The address concludes as follows: DUTY
to the people requires thas the party
OF tho people continue the battle for bi.
matallism until its efforts are crowned
with success; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Democratic party
In national convention assem- bled should
demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold into primary or re-
demption money at the ratio of 16 to 1,
@itno.t waiting for the action or APP
provsl OF any other nation.
Resolved, second, that it should de-
clare its irrevocabIe opposition to the
substitution for metallic money of a
panic breeding, corporation credit cur.
rency, based on single metal, the sup.
ply OF which is so limited that it can be
cornered at any time by few banking
institutions in America and Europe
Resolved, thirdly, that it should de-
clare It's opposition to the policy and
practice of surrendering to the holders
of the obligations of tho United States
the option reserved by the law to the
government OF redeeming such obliga-
tions in either silver coin or gold coin.
The fourth resolution declares it's
opposition to the issuing OF interest