The record-union., 1895-05-18

First-We hereby organize temporary
league for independent bimettallism, tt
be called the Transmontana League, anC
TO include all the States and Territories
west of the Rocky Mountains, and all O
Colorado and Wyoming.
Second-We call upon all friends who
favor restoring the silver dollar to free
coinage and full legal tender power
equally with the gold dollar, at the rate
OF 10 to l, to organize silver leagues in
such precincts Immediately, with view
| to county, district and State organization
Third-The purpose of this organiza-
ton is to secure independent bimetal-
lism by systematic cooperation and edu-
cation of the voters of this Union upon
the silver question. Present party affilia.
tions are not severed by this league.
Fourth "A Provisional Central Execu-
tive Committee of five shall be appointed
by the President of this convention tc
permanently organize the Transinon-
tana League. That league shall at once
appoint an Executive Committee of three
from each State and Territory, with full
power to organize precinct, county, dis
trict and State leagues in their respective
Jurisdictions. The State and Territorial
Executive Committee shall consist of one
Republican. one Democrat and one Popu-
list. The county and precinct central
committees shall each consist of five. one
from each of the existing parties. The
representation in county conventions
shall be at the ratio of Is to l. The peo-
pie should not wait for formal notices be-
tore organizing their precint leagues.
Eifth-The Central Executive Commit
tee of the Transmontana League shall
have full power of supervision over the
State and Territorial organizations.
They shall have full control OF the selec-
ton and distri button of free silver litera-
ture other than such as is recon mended
by this convention. It shall be their
duty to accumulate fund to distribute
the authorized literature of this conven-
ton until a perma ent organization OF
the Transmontana League.
Sixth-The committee shall select q
Secretary of the league. who shall re-
ceive sufficient salary, aud who shall
attend to all the routine business of the
league, under the direction of the COM
mittee.
Seventh : The headquarters of this
league shall be in Salt Lake City. A FL
and Territory of this league shall be ap-
pointed by the President to secure funds
for the distribution of literature and for
current expenses
Eignth-It is hereby suggested and
urged that the friends of our cause be-
tween the Mississippi and the Rockies
shall organize Transmissippi League;
east of the Mississippi and south OF
Mason and DiXon'S line. the Southern
League; north Of the Ohio, the North
west League, and east of the Alleghenies,
the Northern League, with a constitution
like ours, so that national organization
of unmistakable power may be formed
speedily and effectually.
Ninth-We declare that the struggle is
between the property y-holders. laborers
and debtors of this Union against the
gold monometallIsts of London and Wall
street.
Tenth-Each labor lodge, precinct
league and other free silver Organizations
In the Y nion is req uested to invest So as a
permanent fund in our authorized litera-
ture, at wholesale, or half-price, and turn
the investment over and over again by
enlisting each member as canvasser.
Upon the rule OF arithmetical progress
sion, turning over five time in each lodge
will distribute l,500 copies Of each book
and leave 500 in the treasury for lodge
purposes. Turning over ten times will
distribute 10000 copies Of each book by
each lodge and leave $1,000 in the treas
ury. The unbought weekly and small
daily newspapers are also invited to pur-
sue the same course. Practically these
are the only free press" the Rothschilds
have left to the people east OF the Missis-
sippi, We ask them not to be bought by
free patent outsides" now offered by
Wall street as a bribe.
Dell claimed that the committee report
was not specific enough. The committees
need not do anything ii they did not
want to, and might be reached by the
silent but insidious influence of gold.
Many delegates resented this, and
Clark of Colorado said such talk was
wholly out of place. ''If we can't trust
our own fellow-silver men in this mat
ter" said he, then we had better quit"
Governor Mcconnell of Idaho said that
the committee plan did all that a general
plan could do: the general plans must be
left to different States.
Governor Prince said it was preposter-
GUS to talk about this committee being
susceptible to the influence of the golden
idol, and he thought the plan of the COM
mittee could not be improved upon.
DelPs substitute was voted down. and
then he proposed al additional section,
the committee to proceed every
where with precinct organizations.
Borah said this would be an arbitrary
thing to do, as that might not always be
the best way; beside, when you begin to
instruct the committee to do certain
things you forbid by that instruction that
they shall do other and perhaps necessary
things.
Jones of Washington proposed as
for Dell's proposed section
wording that in terms empowered the
committee to go on with the work and to
raise the necessary funds.
Clunie declared this to be wholly un-
necessary. The committees are so en-
in the plan as reported. 1t is
not necessary to repeat it or make it
more definite, because the committees
ought to De LETT wholly free to act as the
best interests of each locality might re-
quire.
Clarke of Colorado agreed with Clunie,
and besides, he said, that specification
must in its nature be restrictive. The
idea of the committee was to leave the
committees entire liberty OF action.
The substitute and amendment were
both voted down, and the report was
adopted. with the change of name made
at the forenoon session.
The Committee on Resolutions and Ad-
dress then submitted its report as fol-
lows:
40 the people of the United States.
The members of the Bimetallic Con-
Utah, on the 10Th day of May, 1895, rep
resenting the States of California, Colo
RADIO, Idaho. Montana, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington and Wyoming and the Ter
ritories of New Mexico and Utah, deeply
with the Importance of the
subject which we have been considering,
believe that the vital interests OF every
State and every section of this great
are involved in the speedy and
proper solution of what is known as the
silver question, and being painfully
conscious of the fact that the most
strenuous efforts of our opponents are
now and have been directed to a conceal
nent of the real issue, and a mis-.
of the position occupied
by the advocates of silver restoration. feel
It our duty to state, with such clearness
IS we may, the precise nature of the
issue, and what our position actually is.
In the first place. we desire to say
hat the people whom we represent are
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