The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-28
CHAMPIONS OF SILVER
Members Of All Parties Join In the Com.
mon Cause Against MOnOmetalliSm.
A STRONG BlMETALLIC LEAGUE FORMED
The Governors Veto Power Exer-
cised ON the Deficiency Judgment
and Other Biiis-DeIinquent Tax
Payers Secure Relief.

Pursuant to the call distributed during
the past two weeks, an enthusiastic
crowd Of over 100 democrats, republi-
cans and populists assembled at Mason's
opera house on Saturday afternoon last
and Bimetallc League was organized.
The meeting was called to order by d..
+. Mackinnon, and o. A. Fechter was
elected chairmen and William Ker, Sec
rotary. An opening and explanatory adj
dress of some length was made by T. M.
Vance, who was followed by Mr.. Mac
kinnon. J. A. Rockford and others.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
as follows:
First-0n this issue we declare our
selves to be uualterably opposed TO the
single gold standard, and demand the
immediate return to the constitutional
standard of gold and silver, by the resto-
ration by this government independently
OF any. foreign power, OF the unrestrict-
ed coinage of both gold and silver into
standard money, at the ratio of l6 to j,
and upon terms of exact equality; the
silver coin to be full legal tender,
equally with gold, for all debts and dues,
public and private.
Second-We hold that the power to
control and regulate a paper currency is
inseparable from the power to coin
money; and hence that all currency in
tended to circulate as money should be
issued, and its volume controlled by the
general government only, and should be
legal tender.
Third-We are unalterably opposed to
the issue by the United States of interest
bearing bonds in time of peace, and de-
mand the payment of all coin oblig ions
of the United States, as provided by ex-
listing laws, in either gold or silver coin,
at the option OF the government, and not
at the option of the creditor.
| Fourth-That we pledge ourselves to
the repeal of all legislation permitting
discrimination in contracts between
moneys of the United States government.
Fifth-Without forsaking our political
convictions on subjects other than the
money question, we pledge ourselves to
subordinate these for the time being, to
fight the battle for the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver; and to vote for no candidate for
the federal legislature who is not clearly
pledged to such reconciliation and
should the National Bimetallic party be
formed, nominate its candidates and
enter on campaign, we pledge our
selves to support such candidates.
A large majority OF those present signed
their names to the resolutions.
The utmost OF good feeling prevailed
during the meeting-memb ers OF all par
ties appearing to be in harmony. The
populsts, however, did not seem to be
so willing to unite in one common union
to advance the cause OF silver as did the
democrats and republicans present
judging by their action in leaving the
hall before the convention had adjourned.
The matter of future meeting was left
to the discretion of the secretary, who
will publish call for the same in the
various papers of the city within short
time. 1t is probable that an auxiliary
association of the nature of a silver de-
batting club will be organized Immediate
ly, and both bodies will work together for
the ultimate restoration OF the white
metal to its proper place at an equality
with gold as purchasing and redemptiye
factor