Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-15
A PLAN ADOPTED
The Silver Conference Finishes Its
Labor and Adjourns.
MANY DELEGATES MADE SPEECHES
Some Scored the Administration
Quite Severely.
THE ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE

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The democratic free silver conference was
| called to order for it's second days session
this morning at 10 o'clock by Senator Har-
ris. who stated that the committee on res
olutions was not quite ready to report. A
demand for speeches followed this an
| nouncement, and Mr.. C. f. Cochran OF
| Missouri was called.
Mr.. Cochran said the history of the dem
! ocratic party would seem to make the call
| ing of such a conference as this anon-
| alous. The policy of the party, as ex-
pressed in the utterances of its leaders, has
| been in favor of bimetallism. If doctrines
sanctioned by all the sages in Congress
| through fifteen years Of conflict do not
point out the path for the wayfarer, where
can we look? Gold monometallfsm has
brought upon the world greater misfor-
| tunes than war or pestilence. One of the
high missions and purposes of the demo-
| cratic party is to set bounds and limits to
| the cabal which desires to perpetuate the
| crime of '73 and make It worldwide. DEM
ccrats should now determine whether the
| Iolicy of the party is to be laid down along
| the lines of John Sherman or those set by
| such men Thurman Of Ohio, the Old
| Roman, and Harris of Tennessee.
| The provincial cities of the Atlantic sea-
| board, with closer relations with London
| than with ST. Louis and the west, must not
! think that all of the patriotism Is centered
| in the east, or that the east can alone de-
termine what is best for the whole country.
What democratic leader prior to 1893 or
1894 ever questioned the position Of the
democratic party on the silver question
! There is no tyranny like the tyranny of
money. and it should never be exercised
| over free people. Where did the pro-
| moters of the national banking bill pro-
! Congress-
warrant for the same? We do not want
| banking currency. 1t is makeshift We
! want the money of the Constitution, gold
| and silver. Nothing should deter the demo-
| Gratis from going forward, when they know
] they are correct. The party has filed the
| breach upon more occasions than one when
| a crisis threatened this government We
have been good fighters out of office, and
| our contest does not depend upon office. We
| are right, and we ought to go ahead undis-
| mayed.
Col. Casey YOuns's Work.
| Col. Casey Young was called upon to make
q statement lf the progress of events at
tending the calling of the conference. He
| said he wrote and received some 1000 let
| ters upon the subject of the conference.
| Prominent people in thirty-eight states had
! expressed the heartiest and warmest SYM
| pathy with the objects of the conference.
| Among those who voiced their sympathy
were Senators Morgan, Berry. Walthall.
| George, Chiffon. Blackburn. blanchard, Till
| man, Cockerell, Martin and Voorhees,.
Col. Young said he believed four-fifths
of the democrats of the country believe in
| free silver, but they belong to that class
| of political sheep that want some other
| fellow to jump the fence first. AS soon as
it is given out that free silver advocates
| will make a thorough effort to control the
! democratic party these people will flock to
| the standard and will make reSistless
| host.
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Representative Neil of Arkansas was
called upon for a speech. He said he be-
| longs to that wing of the democratic party
| that was educated in the school Of Jack
| son and Jefferson. The democrats of Ar
kansas belong to the same wing. They
| have been taught from their infancy to
| believe in the money Of the Constitution
| gold and silver. They are in line on the
silver question. He said the two leading
| newspapers of Arkansas are gold bugs, but
ment of the state.
Mr.. Ffthfun on His Defeat.
| Ex-Representative Fi,hian of Illinois said
that the report circulated by admins
| traticn democrats that free silver sentiment
| in Illinois is dying out is very much of a
mistake. Illinois will not send goId-stand-
| ard democrats to the national convention.
| On the contrary, the delegation will be
| pledged to the independent free coinage
| of silver at 16 to l.
Il was defeated at the last election"
said Mr.. Fithian, because l. with other
| &c ntlt men, had to bear the odium of an
| administration that did not voice demo-
| cratic principles"
Mr.. Fithian sat down in a storm of ap-
plarse.
| Mr.. Livingston Wants IA New Dcclnra-
tiOn.
Representative Livingston Of Georgia said
| the time has come for a new declaration
| of independence. England has taken steps
| to conquer this country in manner far
| more effective than if she had landed 2,
! 100000 armed men on our shores.
'The most disgraceful thing this govern
| ment has ever done was the contract with
the Rcthschilds to take care of this country
| from last February until next October"
| said Mr.. Livingston. Il care nothing for
the bagatelle of $1O,0oo,0OO We paid them to
| do 1t. We can pay it without grin. 1t is
| the disgrace of the thing that hurts.
"a distinguished cabinet officer in my
state the other day Secretary Smith) said
| he was for sound money and state banks
Whoever heard of such a combination? ?
Sound money and state banks! Oil and
water mixing. That same cabinet officer
| said in my presence few days ago he was
| he added: But, boys, we can't get it,
Why can't we get t?' asked Mr.. Liv-
ingston. Lets go after it. That's the only
way to do it."
Senator Call of Florida was asked to
! make a speech. and responded. He ac-
| knowledged his sympathy with the confer
| ence and made strong silver speech.
Lawyer LipscOmb Talks.
Mr.. Andrew A. Lpscomb of this city. who
was in the room, was called upon for a
| speech, much to his surprise, as he subse-
| quently stated. He announced his advocacy
| of the democracy of Jefferson and Jackson
He was not quite ready to join the new
| democracy, whose most distinguished ad-
vocate is now in the White House, and who
| believes that $70,0O0,00O of American bonds
are worthless unless indorsed by money
| broker in London. Mr.. Lipscomb said he
| could not join the new democracy that
| would require him to dance a jig on the
grave of Jackson and spit on the tomb Of
| Jefferson.
Mr. Harry Hill of Missouri made a short
] but eloquent speech. ringing with free
silver sentiment. Mr.. Hill is a we'll known
attorney Of ST. Louis, and one of the chief
| exponents of free silver in that city.
| An Assault ON the Administrations.
Mr. Hill made vigorous assault upou