The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-06-20
SILVER MEN MEET.
'RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ny THE
MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
They Asset That the Recent Deprcs-
sion Was Due to the Conspiracy
by which Silver Was DemOnetixed
Free Coinage Is Demanded.

| 800 delegates were present in the
| auditorium when President William
] Brown. of the Central Bimetalllc
| League of Memphis, called the silver
convention to order and introduced
| Judge l.. III. Estes of Memphis, who
| offered up prayer.
| President Brown then called for
nominations for permanent chairman,
and Senator ISham G.. Harris. the ante
| bellum governor of Tennessee. was
given an enthusiastic reception when
| he arose to present the name or Sen
ator David Turpie of Indiana. Mr..
| Harris said he had no idea OF making
| q speech, that he only wanted 10 state
| in word the purposes and objects or
| this convention. 1t was called by the
Central Bimetallic League of Shelby
county, strictly nOn-partiSan oigan-
ization composed of Democrats, Re-
publicans and PopUlists. Its doors
were thrown open to every American
citizen who honestly believed in the
propriety, the ACCESSIBILITY and the ne
ceSSity of the rehabilitation of silver.
Their doctrine is bimetalliSm. and by
bimetallism they mean the free and
unlimited coinage of all gold and all
silver produced in this country. They
hold as to this convention. that a
Democrat can he present and partici-
pate in it's deliberations without i'm
pairing in the slightest degree his al
legiance or fidelity to his party organ
ization, and the same is true OF Re
publicans and Populists whose party
fealty cannot be impeached because
of their open advocacy of free silver
coinage.
I'VE are here" concluded the SEN
atOr. "as band of free men. to con-
slider this all-absorbing question which
now confrOntS the American people.
We are here to consider the coinage
question and that question only. That
is the object of this convention as |
understand il. and as | believe it is
understood by the hundreds of dele
gates who are here to-day. | beg now
to present you the Hon. David Turpie
of Indiana, whom | place in nominal
ton as your presiding officer. than
whom there is no truer or ADLER BIZ
metallist in the United States of
America"
Senator Turpie Talks.
The distinguished senator from
Indiana was warmly received. While
he bears his SiXty-eight years lightly,
his voice was rather weak for the
large hall. and he showed that the
warm weather made the task of deliv-
ering an elaborate address before the
convention n difficult one. After Sen
ator Turpie had been elected by accla-
nation he assumed the chair and adj
dressed the convention. Senator
Turpie was accorded another round of
applause when he finished his address.
The convention then completed its
permanent organization by the election
by reclamation of A. Il. Wade of Ten
neSSee, reading clerk of the house of
representatives, to act as secretary.
Mr.. Wade was nominated by Gov.
Lowry of Mississippi. The roll was
then called for vice president and n
member of committee on resolutions
from each state. The resolutions COM
mittee included w. ]. Bryan of Ne
braSka Senator Jones of Arkansas,
Senator Harris of Fer LeSSee, Senator
'rIllman of South Carolina. Senator
Butler of North Carolina and Senator
Turpie of Indiana. On motion OF
Judge ]. II. Mcdowell of Tennessee
the Populist party was accorded a
representative on the committee on
resolutions. EX-GOv. Bradford Prince
fact that several Western and North
western states did not respond to the
roll call. which was due. he said. to
the fact that within few weeks the
people of these states had held n sill
yer convention at Salt Lake City at
which a committee was appointed to
represent them collectively at this
gathering. The fact that delegates
We're not present indicated no lack of
interest in the movement or Sympa-
thy with the silver convention. The
chairman then introduced Hon. Alex
Delmar of California, who spoke at
length. Adjourned until tomorrow.
Memphis. Tenn. June 1.-THE sill
YER convention adjourned to-day. after
adopting the following resolutions:
Silver and gold coin have in all ages
constituted the money of the world;
were the money of the fathers of the
republic, the money of history and of
the constitution.
The universal experience of mankind
has demonstrated that the joint use of
both silver and gold coin as money
constitutes the most stable standard
of value, and that the fun amount of
both metals is necessary as a medium
of exchange.
The Recommendation of either of
these historic money metals means an
appreciation from the value of money.
a fall in prices of commodities. a di.
minutiOn of the profits OF legitimate
business, continuing increase in the
burden of debts, the withdrawal of