The record-union., 1895-09-19
ADVOCATES OF TIE WHITE METAL
silver Leaders Meet and Form an
American Blmetallic League.

silver Leaders Meet and Form an
American BimetalIic League.
| CHICAGO, Sept. IS.-The American BIZ
metallic Union. formed OF the three
/ bimetallic leagues, is the outcome of the
conference OF silver leaders which con-
cluded here this afternoon. The head
quarters OF the union Will be in Chicago.
General y. J. Warner of Ohio will be
President and l.. B. Light OF Denver
Secretary. An Executive Committee OF
nine was appoInteu TO arrange Ior con-
ference of bimetallists from all States,
preliminary TO holding a national con-
Vention to nominate candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President Of the United
States upon a platform OF independent
bimet2llism. The committee VIII arrange
;or the holding OF the conference as early
as possible.
Following are the resolutions calling
for joiut action on the national conveu-
ton:
Re5olUed, By the Executive Committee
OF the National Silver Committee, that
the American Bimetaiiic League and the
National Bimetallic L niou be requested
I TO join with this organization IN calling <
a conference in December. 1873, at Chi
cago, ILL.,, TO take action in formulating a
plan for holding q national convention
10 nominate candidates Tor President and
Vice President OF the United States
upon platform with the sole plank pro-
vIdIug Tor the restoration OF silver 10 its
constitutional place Ia the currency OF
Our country, Without awaiting the action
OF any other nation OIL earth.
ResJtUed, That all persons who attend
said conference shall have previously de-
clared their intention in writing OF plac-
g,r.G
dependently by the nited States, above
ali party allegiance.
ReS0tCed, That the object of such con-
ference shall be to inaugurate distinc-
tive silver movement for the campeign OF
1880, before 1t Ia too late Tor enective ac-
ton, to the end that all believers in Tree
silver coinage may unite for that cam
paign for the silver union OF lAis great
question, ana be free to adjust their po-
! litical relations after this question is set
tied.
| Res0Iccd, That if said american BIZ
! metallic League and Nat. t.onal Binetallic
| Union shall fail 10 join 1T said call 10y
November /, 1893. then the President OF
this organization shall issue q call on
/ behalf OF this organization.
General Henry q. Miller, Chairman
of the National Silver Committee ap-
pointed at the Memphis convention, pre-
sented an address which will be the
/ keynote OF the campaign. and which fur
nishes the plan OF education. rhe ad-
/ dress starts out by declaring that The
! ''great ejectment case of tiolu vs. Silver
/ is now upon trial on lis ulorits Tor the
! first time before the people OF the
/ United States, aud their vordict will be
rendered in the autumn OF 1861
a yoiuminous history follows of none
tary legislation, beginning with tho de-
monetization Act of 1873. Reference is
made 10 the proceedings OF the Interna-
tional Monetary Conference In Paris in
1873, especially regarung the declaration
OF the European delegates ut its last ses-
sion, that il is necessary to maiDtain in
the world the monetary functions OF sill
yer as well as those OF gold, and that the
selection OF either or both should be gov
erned by the special requirement. OF each
state. The English recognized the posi-
ton of the nited States as Il money
using country, and themselves as
uaoney-lending nation. The further di-
verTence of these metals would have been
arrested by free and unlimited coinage of
both. ine people OF the United States
can adopt 4 monetary system for their
domestic commerce, which constitutes at
least % per cent. OF ali their exchanges.
without regard TO the monetary system OF
other countries.
The address concludes: ''in view of
the great importance OF this subject, we
urge all our fellow-citizens 10 avail them