The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-17

the enrolment of all in each state IN
favor OF the honest dollar. They should
say: i hereby enroll myself a mem
Der Of the financial army during the
| campaign for honest money, which
shall continue until silver Is restored
to the position IL occupied under JEFF
ferson. jackson and Lincoln also
agree to pay monthly into the cam
paign the sum of - He believed
million members could be enrolled,
and IL they paid only 25 cents Il would
| provide a fund of $250.000 per month
for the publication and distribution OF
literature, which would be more efxec-
tive II sold at a very low price. This
army should be at once organlzsd and
put to work. 1t would result in or
ganizing the mass OF voters In every
state in the union. The Western army
would raise money TO carry on the
Eastern campaign, and the Elstern
army would distribute that literature.
Mr.. Young of washington wanted to
create an executive COMMITTEES with
headquarters at Chicago or eocle
other large city, and q financs COM
mittee to report to the executive COM
mittee. He wanted to get literature
ing classes.
Colonel Winston OF Washington fav-
ored a national non-partisan orEani-
zation and a precinct sill yer ticket ssct
out within each party In the several
states.
General Jones of washinvton wanted
the proceedings of the Brussels con-
ference freely distributed. and raid
that IL was queer that the authorities
in washington said the supply wfs ex-
hausted. He was very sorry the gold
bugs had stole the synonym os "ho3est
money. and suggested the name hon
est dollar
During the foreaoon session the .oi-
lowing telegram was submitted and
read to the convention by Delegate
Sargeant:
Hot Springs. Ark. May 16-I regret exceed
ingly that III health prevents my bein with
you. / sincerely hope and believe that your
iabors vii result In giving additional impetus
to the campaign OF education now being
actively and successfully waged all over the
land In behalf OF silver's restoration. The
sentiment In favor OF the free coinage OF both
gold and silver Is unquestionably growing
rapidly and for the first time in % years the
gold standard men arc thoroughly alarmed,
while the friends of silver are confident.
Please count me In on any effort your conven-
ton may make to help along the gooi cause.
lSignedl. LEE MANTLE.
Mr.. Wharton Barker of Philadelphia
was invited to make an address and
said the battle ground was I'm the East
clare for free coinage. but the adjoin-
ing states stood sorely in need of the
gospel OF truth. Dobson brothers, the
largest copper manufacturers in the
world, were sincere advocates of BIZ
metallism at is to /. He stood ready
to battle for free coinage within the
ranks of the republican party, and in
case OF failure, would use his influence
IN favor OF the party that favored free
silver irrespective of other issues. In
April 500 members OF the Manufacture
ers club of Philadelphia declared for
silver and gold. II the people are once
aroused the battle will soon be over.
In the afternoon 1t was announced
that the committees on plan Of action
ana on address to the people would
not be ready to report until morning.
Langenour offered the following reso-
luton, which was laid on the table
until tomorrow:
Resolved. That after the business of
this conference has been finished. we
do and by this resolution, are consti-
tuted an executive committee for the
purpose of devising ways and means OF
electing to the presidency and congress
of the United States. men who are
known to be absolutely in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
and hereby pledge ourselves to work
and vote for no party or candidate
who is not pledged to the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio OF
is to /. irrespective of international
agreement.
After a brief session in the afternoon
the conference adjourned to accept an
invitation to Saltair, the great bathing
resort on Salt Lake.
An audience of 5000 assembled in the
Mormon tabernacle tonight to hear
speeches from members of the confer
ence on the silver question. Addresses
were made by Hons. Alva Adams of
Colorado, Borah of Idaho, Winston of
Bartine of Nevada, Hal
dorm of Montana, Shafroth of Colorado.
Clunie of California, and Governor Nc |
Connell of Idaho. The meeting was |
very enthusiastic.
A special sent to some newspapers |
from this city says: "It was agreed |
that IL both parties could be induced |
to adopt silver platform victory |
would be more certain, and that the |
best thing to do was to work to that |
end. and insist on the nomination by |
both parties of silver men who may be |
trusted to carry out the platform The |
character and record of the candidates |
as well as the convention declaration |
should be given due weight, and the |
whole silver strength be thrown to /
that party from which most can be ex-
pected. 1t was agreed that political /
division at this time was premature,