The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-16
DEATH TO GOLDBUCS
Silver Democrats in WASH ngton Ad-
dress the People Of the World.
PLAIN AND CLEAR WORDS
They Urge Blmetailic Organization
In Every State In the Union
Cleveland Roasted Who
Are at the Head.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE silver
democrats continued the conference at
the Metropolitan hotel to-day. The
committee on resolutions and pro-
gramme being unable TO report when
the meeting was first called to order,
c. Il. Cochran. editor OF the ST. Joseph
Gazette. addressed the conference. He
said II seemed anomalous that such a
meeting as the present should be called,
for he knew of no doctrine of the party
not in consonance with the purposes of
the conference. He said congress was
the place to look for declaration OF
the party's belief. and he declared gold
monometallism would be more disas-
trous than war. pestilence and famine.
1t was important to settle first, what
was republlcanism and what democra-
cy, and whether such men as ex-Sena-
tor Thurman and Senator Harris or
Senator Sherman were to be the leaders
of democracy. He declared the silver
agitation would continue until the end
for which 1t originated should be at
tained. Cochran also declared
against the perpetuation Of national
greatest any people would bear.
Representative Neal of Arkansas an
nounced that the entire party was with
the objects Of the conference. He
wanted to see the free coinage of sill
yer provided for at the next session.
regardless of the position of the dis
tinguished citizen at the other end of
the avenue" which sentiment was
loudly applauded. He declared the
democratic party had no show in the
next campaign If there was not a dec.
laration for silver.
Ex-Representative Fithian of Illinois
denied the free silver sentiment was
dying out In that state. He said all
the democratic farmers and 30 per cent
| OF the democrats In business in that
state were silver men. He declared he
| had been defeated at the last ele.tion
not because Of his position on silver
but because he had to bear the odium
of an administration which was no,
democratic. (Applause)
| Representative Livingstone Of Geor.
gia said the time had come for another
declaration of independence. 1T is the
purpose Of the country from which
come he said. 'to prosecute the fight
with coats off and sleeves rolled up
and not desist until the end" Georgia
was determined the issuance of bond:
should not continue. He declared the
last bond Issue whereby the Roths
chllds had been engaged to protect oui
credit, was the most disgraceful thinl
that had ever taken place In the histor,
Of the country The cry for "sound
money" was a subterfuge. as all the
people were for sound money. The
prospect Of an international conferenc,
he ridiculed.
Col. Casey Young Of Memphis said HI
had written 1000 or 5000 letters in con
nection with the movement for the con
ference. He corresponded with repre-
sentative democrats In 3S states. Rep
resentative Brown sent letter saying
there was mo room In this country fo
two republican parties" Senator Nor
gan sent a telegram saying: II will
follow the old guard wherever II leads
Colonel Young said four-hfths OF tn,
democrats were friendly to free coin
age, and he believed a properly or
ganized movement would be irresisti
Bile.
Speeches were also made by Senate
Call, A. A. Tipcomb OF Washington. ]
NJ Hill of Missouri. Representativ,
Jones Of Virginia and Representative
Lockhart Of North Carolina. and Mr.
Boden of Missouri. Hill criticised Cleve
lands administration in severe terms
saying the president had betrayed tn
democratic party by a series of act
of perfdy and treachery which wer
without parallel. one Of the principal o
which consisted in his ignoring the bl
metallic declaration In the last demo
cratic platform. He declared there hat
been a bargain and sale by which tn
people of the United States had beei
turned over to the Jews OF Europe ant
the gamblers Of Wall street. the resul
of which would be their children an,
grandchildren would become hswers o
wood and drawers of water. The bont
transaction had been enough to con
sign Grover Cleveland and John G. Car
Isle to everlasting political Oblivion
and shame. They would go down {
the ages hand in hand amid the execra
tions of mankind as two Of the mos
stupendous frauds of the century" II
asked the reporters present TO take Is
pecial notice of the last sentence. II
denounced Senators Brlce and Gormol
as disloyal to the democratic party.
Ex-Representative Turner OF New
York was introduced as the new con
vert" He predicted the nomination o
free-silver candidates would be {
weaken the ticket in the east
Mr. Lockhart advocated a campaign
OF appeal TO reason and deprecated IN,
resort 10 abuse and denunciation. II,
controverted the idea that silver coin
age was the controlling tenet of tn,
populist party.
At IL o'clock Senator Daniel mad,
the report OF the committee on resolu
tons. 1t was divided into two sec
tons, one consisting Of an address L
democrats and the other a plan Of or
ganizatlon. lie said the address II
most respects was the same as tina
adopted by the democrats Of Texas
Missouri and Mississippi. The addrss
was read 10y Governor Stone OF AIis
souri,
The address. in full. is as follows
! "Af thA conference betwaeu n nur11ba