The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-13
FOR FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
The Honest Money Convention
At Memphis.
over 800 Delegates From All Sections OF
the Country, But mostly From tho
South. Assemble to Consider tho Re-
Mobilization OF siiver-Ex- Congreuma
Young, Senator Harris and Others d.
liver Addresses.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 12.-The
largest meeting ever held in this ooun.
try for the discussion of single econo-
mic question, convened at the Audi
tofium in this city to-day. Certainly
no such outpouring Of Ne en- OF all classes
from the tiller OF the soil to the repre-
sentatives OF the bench and bar and tho
merchant reporting all political parties
unanimous upon at least one principle
OF the governmental policy, has ever been
seen in the South. While an over
wnelming majority:of the delegates to to.
days "honess money" convention, called
In the interest of free and unlimi tie
coinage OF silver at a ratio of IL to /,
comes from this section OF the country.
she representation includes every State
south OF the Ohio river and west of the
mississippi from Puget Sound to the
keys OF Florida, from the Mexican
boundary to the Potomac. Itmay more
properly be called monster mass
meefng than convention, for there is
no fixed basis OF repre- sentation and it
is MT held under the authority OF any
political organization.
Tho promoters of the conference claim
no credit for bringing about this impos.
Ing demonstration. This, they are gen
erous enough to accord to their oppo-
nents, the sound money" advoc ntes.
The delegates arrived on every train
yesterday and last night and are still
coming in There were 1,5O0 on hand
when the convention was called to order
this evening.
At 2:l5 o'clock President N. X. Brown
OF the Central Bimetallic League of
Memphis, raped for order and intro
duced Judge l.. H. Estes, of this city,
who led in prayer. President Brown
then introduced Hon Casey Young. ex-
Congressman, who saluted the delegates
as the advance OF mighty army to
overthrow power more ruthless and
rapacious and moro hurtful to human
happiness and prosperity than any
despot that ever strangled liberty.
Senator Isham G.. Harris, the ante
bellum governor of Tennessee, was
given an enthusiastic reception when
ne presented the name Of Senator David
Turpie, OF Indiana, for permanent CHI air
man. Mr.. Harris said he only wished
to state in word the purpose and OBJ
Jet OF the convention. 1t was called by
tho Central Blmetallic League, OF Shelby
county, strictly non partisan organi-
cation, composed OF Democrats, Repub-
licans and Populists.
lts doors were thrown open to eyery
American citizen who honestly believed
In tho propriesy, the advisabilty and
the necessity OF the rehabilitation of
silver. Their doctrine was bimetallism
and by bimetallism they meant the free
and unlimited coinage Of all tho gold
and of the silver produced In this
country. They held, as to this conven-
tion, Democrat could participate in Its
deliberations without impairing his al
legiance to his party organization and
the same was true of Republicans and
Populists.
Coined money has always had and
always will have a volume or two kinds;
a general value derived from the 10 ater-
ial out Of which 1t is minted and a spe.
citic or particular value determined by
law. The first is called the metallic or
bullion value; the second Is known as
the monetary worth legal value.
No denomination Of gold coinage OF
the United States has a bullion value
equal to the legal value thereof The
gold dollar Is not what IL purports 20 be.
The whole series of these gold coins Ia
made from bullion only nine tenths fine.
1t is the same with the silver coinage.
According to the tost OF the enemies
OF bimetallism that the legal vAlus OF
coined money must be the same as com.
mercial or bullion value Of the metal in
1t, there Is not and cannot be an honest
dollar of either silver or gold, nor any
honest part or fraction OF the same; az
for the nickel II is viler than the dime
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