The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-01
TIE SILVER .
CONFERENCE.
REPUBLICANS, POPUIISTS AND
DEMOCRATS COME TO- .
GETHER.
Buffers Amendment Adopted. G. NJ
Cooke introduced an Amendment
Which was Lost.

Wednesday last, at Raleigh the sill
yer conference was held: It was com,
posed of Repuh, leans, Populist and
Republicans, with many free silver
men.
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith called the
convention to order, and named Mac
Rae as temporary chairman.
On taking the chair Judge Mackae
thanked Smith for the compliment in
making him temporary chairman OF SO
large and representative body. he
said it was not the first time the people
of North Carolina had met regardless
Of party in the face of some great
emergency, to consult for the common
good. He declared there is only one
issue now, the management Of the
financial affairs OF the government.
Senator Butler, made a motion tha"
MacRae be made the permanent chair
man. This was unanimously adopted.
Hal. W. Aver, Greek O. Andrews and
John A. Hendrick were made score
taries. DR.. J. J. Mott and Harry
Skinner were elected vice presidents.
They were nominated by spier
Whitaker. ". J. Peele nominated as
the committee on platform B. T.
Keith, B. T. Gay. Spier Whitaker,
Marion Butler, ". A. Guthrie, John
r. Smith, J. J. Mott and " S. Lusk,
Senator Butler said the causes com
mittee of nine had agreed on certain
resolutions, which the causes had ap-
proved. He said the caucus had de-
cided that tnese be presented direct to
the convention, as the caucus held It
self to be higher than the committee on
resolutions. they were as follows
"Resolved, That this convention,
composed of members Of all political
parties in North Carolina, send greet
ing anil words OF encouragement to the
adherents of the great cause OF Tree
coinage of silver throughout the Uni
ted States aud urges them to renewel
efforts to secure the full and perfect
reconciliation Of silver.
rResolved, That the plain and only
way to put an en,l to the evils Of Go"l
mono-metallism is to open the mints Of
this country to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, as they arc now orca
to GOLD, and VIC demand that this shall
be done ct the long established ratio CT
16 to ard that this country shall act
at orcc Independently Of all other
countries.
::Resolyed, That we hail with salts
faction the iadisputable evidence OF re-
turning reason among business men
and applaud the demands which cn'
licltened and patriotic men are max.
ipg that the selfish policy inauguTated
bv cupidity and averice 20 years ago
shall now be reversed in the interest
of honesty and ir-dealing, and IN Or
der that commerce and agriculture
may be restored to normal and pros
porous conditions. ,
"ResolYed. That ardcntly attached
20 the great cause Of free coinage. We
proposc % advance it by all means IL
our power and We call on all bl-metal-
lists to st:enuously oppose gold mono
! metallism and exert all their influence
t. restore silver to its former uses as q
perfect money metal, as it was before
1873. To this end We; earnestly re-
comment to the voters Of this State
that they elect hereafter only nuch
Senators and Representatives IN the
! United States Congress as are sincere
Il in favor Of the principles hereinbe-
! lore expressed and only such preslden
! 4ial electors as will publicly declare on
! the stump that they will vote tor no
man for President Or Vice President
who is not in favor Of such principles
and whose record and platform are a
guarantee that they will he faithfully
j executed