The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-16
The SILVER DEMOCRATS


Issue an Address TO the PArty-Thsy De.
mAnd That Free Coinage bs Adopted IN
the National Platform,
WASHINGTON, D. O., August l5,-Ths
silver Democrats continued their con.
ference at the Metropolitan hotel to-day,
A number OF addresses were made while
they waited for the COMMITTEES on reSo'
lutions, who reported At ~ o'clock.
The address issued disclalms speak
Ing with party authority, the Assem-.
blAgs being voluntary one, utatrong.
ly represents the opinion OF the confer
eaGs lhet the party should declare for
free coiuags Of silver. Tho address con-
Gl1dss as follows:
"Duty to tho people requires that the
party oil the people e0RtiRHs the battle
for bi.metallism until its efforts are
crowned with SUCCESS; therefore bS 1t
"RCsOlptd, That tho Democratic party
tn rationale lconydutton assembled should
demand tho free aud unlimited coinage
OF silver and gold into primary or re-
dsmption money at the ratio OF ~ to !,
without waiting for the action or APP
prnval Of any other nation.
"Resolred, Second; That 1t should de.
clare its irrevocRble opposition to the
substitution for metallic mouey OF 4
panic.spreAdiug, corporAtloncrsdit cur.
roncy, bR'ed OIL single metal, the sup
ply OF which is so limited that 1t can he
cornered at any time by tGw banking
Institutions in Europa aud America.
"Reso'tei, Third, That It should do.
clare its opposition TO tho policy and
practice OF OF snrrendeEing TO the hold
ers Of tho obligations OF the United
States, tho option reserved By tho lot OI
the government redeeming such obliga.
tiona in either silver coin or gold coin.
"Resolrsd, Fourth, That it should do.
clare its oppoSition to tho Issuing OF in.
tereSt bearing bonds oil the United
States in timo OF peace, aud especially
to placing the treasury Of the govern
ment under the contral OF any syndicate
OF bankers and the issuance Of bonds TO
be sold by them at an enormous profit
for the purpose OF supplying tho federal
Treasury with gold to maintain the
policy Of gold mono.metalllsm."
The part OF tho report dealing with
The plan OF organization above referred
to, was read by ex-senator Jarvis, Of
North Carolina, and 10 as follows;
"Beiieying that o large majority ot
the Democratic voters oil the United
States are in harmony with the senIi.
msn,s expressed In tho foregoing nd-
dress, and knowing that q full aud FREQ
expression Of their views can only be
ascerlained and made elective through
proper organized efforts. We recommend
the following as plan for such organi'
Zation:
"First-ThOre shall be national
committee OF Democrats who arc In
favor OF both silver aud gold as the
money OF the constitution, which shall
be composed Of one Democrat from each
state aud territory aud the District Of
Columbia, and the executive committee
hereinafter provided for.
"Sacond-ThRt until otherwise or.
dsred by the national committee, SaRa'
tors Isham G. Harris, Of Tennessee; (;
james Il. Jones, of Arkansas, and David
Turpie, OF Indiana, and Hons. w. j.
Stone, Of Missouri; ". IT. HtnretchseH,
OF Illinois, aud Casey Young, OF lennes.
see, be and they arc hereby constituted
the executive committee and shall have
| full power and authority, uud tt shah
be their duty at az early date as posi-.
bio to appoint members Of the national
committee"