The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25
MUCH DISCUSSION.
Agitation Of the Currency Question
Still Holds General Interest
Conferences nc salt Lake City -Addrcss TO
the American feopie-Harvey and
LauEhlin Meet in Dcbate--Cnr-
Isle Gives Ills Views.


second day of the silver convention was
devoted TO active business both in
session and committee room. The morn
ing meeting was held behind closed
doors, the account OF the proceed
ings being given out by the secretary.
The entire session was given over 10
the expression of individual views as
10 the best plan Of procedure. 1T is
noticeable that all the talk was
in moderate strain and that
the proposition TO form a new party,
with silver as the only battle cry does
not find much favor. The delegates
nre almost unanimous that the fight
should be made within the ranks Of
the old parties and that all parties
should bind themselves 10 send no del
egntes TO congress or TO national con-
ventions who arc not pledged 70 the
free coinage OF silver at the ratio of 10
20
DrBUQUE, Ia, May Ex-senator Alli-
son received challenge from the CEN
trial bimetallic league 20 debate the
silver question. senator Allison has
made reply In which he declines 20
accept the challenge ON the ground that
plans already formulated for his work
during the coming campaign will not
permit Of his doing SO.
BERLIN, May 1s.-In spite OF the fact
that the chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe,
deprecated the move, the upper house
of the Prussian diet, by a vote of ~ to
IS, adopted the resolution OF Count Won
Mirbach in favor of steps being taken
for the prompt settlement of the cur
rency question by an agreement To
international bimetallism.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2o.--The fol-
lowing call for national conference
OF the friends of silver was promul-
gated by the Central Timetable league
of Tennessee Friday:
sTo TIM FRIENDS or SILVER THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES: The single gold stand
ard advocates have called a convention 70 meet
here on the card OF this month In an attempt
20 lead the south TO support their policy
The Central Bimetallic league OF Memphis,
realizing the high Importance OF meeting their
arguments exposing their fnllacios and coun-
teraetlng their baneful influences. do hereby
request the friends OF the silver and gold
money OF tho constitution TO organize
IA every state and county. and 10 send dole
gates 10 q bimctallic convention to be held at
Memphis on the l2th and 18th days OF June
next The ablcst champions OF blmctallism
will be prose- Mt and address the convention Z"
SALT LAKE Cry, u. r., May 20.--The
silver conference Friday engaged in
an animated debate over the name
for the permanent organization.
Many delegates favored Honest
yer union,n but Gov Prince
objected to combining the movement TO
one Of the metals, stating that the
west was as favorable TO gold as TO sill
yer, and his motion TO call
the organization the "Bimetal-
lie union" was unanimously adopt
ed. Resolutions were adopted
which declare the objects of the organ
ization TO be TO 'inculcate the princi-
pies of bi-metallism and the restora-
tion of the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio of 10 10 l by the circulation of
documents, the holding of meetings
and other appropriate means"
At the afternoon session r. c. Cham
bers was elected president, and f. b.
Light secretary.
AFroN, Ia, May 20--In letter to
the Alton Democrat ex-Gov Boies, of
Iowa. comes out for free coinage of
silver at 10 20 ratio without waiting
SALT LAKE CITY, y. r., May 2O.--F'ol-
lowing are the main points OF the adj
dress adopted by the silver conference:
TO THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED STATES:
The members OF the bimotallic conference as
ecmblcd az Salt Lake City Utah, on the 18TH
OF May. 1895. representing the states OF Cali
fornfn, Colorado. Idaho Montana. Nevada
Oregon. Washington and Wyoming. and the
territories Of New Mexico and Utah, deeply
Impressed With the Importance OF the
subject which We have been considering. be-
leying that the vital interests Of every state
ana every section OF this great coun-
try arc 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 ever been
directed 20 tho concealment OF the real IS
sue and misrepresentation OF the position oc-
cupied by the advocates OF silver restoration.
feel that IL Is our duty 70 state With such clear
ness as we may the precise nature OF the issue
and what our position actually Is.
In the first plnce desire 20 say that the
people whom We represent are not an aggregn-
tion OF thieves seeking 70 swndlc honest
creditors with nfty-cent dolars There
are no more patriotic citizens OF the
American republic than those active. earnest.
energetic men and women. who have left
the comforts OF their eastern homes TO build
the highways Of national progress In the
ltl Wtat III tNfN uCAtNtu tnht the COM
pleto restoration OF silver would operate as an
injury 20 the country as whole OF an injustice
40 any class. regardless OF It's local effect "a
1hie western region. they would NJ once and
forever abandon the demand
The greatest good 20 the greatest num-
her Is their motto. and II Is In this spirit that
they. irrespective Of party Affections, present
themselves almost as a unite demanding the
free coinage OF silver and gold In the ratio OF
sixteen ounces OF silver 70 one ounce Of gold
with full legal tender functions accorded 10
each and no discrimination against either.
In making this demand We are asking for
nothing new. The monetary system OF the coun.
try vas founded not upon gold alone not upon
silver alone, but upon both silver and gold. at
a certain ratio TO each other. with no limita-
tlon upon the coinage OF either and each
standing upon an equal footing before the law
We are for America against the world. and
FOR the interests OF tho common people above
every other consideration. We believe that
the complete restoration OF silver will