Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-03-27
An Enthusiastic Meeting at the
Theatre, Monday Night.
strong Resolutions Adopted-Deter-
mined TO support No Candidate
whose Position on the Money CUES
tion is Doubtful as TO silver.


of bimetalism and the importance of in
dependent action upon the part of silver
advocates at the ensuing election, were
forcibly and earnestly expounded by
General A. 7. Warner, president of the
National Bimetallic union Hon. II. F.
Bartine, editor of the National Bimetal-
list, and Hon. S. L. Johnson of Virginia
in the Salt Lake theater last evening.
/ Owing to the fact that the speakers
ldid not reach the city until late and that
1t was impossible to advertise the meet
ing properly in the limited time at the
disposal of the committee on arrange
ments, the attendance was not as large
as it would have been under more favor
able conditions. Still, the lower part OF
the house was crowded and the first
gallery comfortably filed, with leading
representatives of the business and
financial circles of Salt Lake City,
many of whom were accompanied by
ladies. And what was lacking in attend
ance was made up in enthusiasm.
General Warner and Mr.. Bartine, both
of whom are well known in Salt Lake,
were enthusiastically applauded as they
appeared upon the stage, accompanied
by Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins, Richard
Macintosh, Hon. Thomas G. Merrill,
Colonel M. M. Kaighn, John J. DAILY,
Farley L. Williams, Allen 6. Campbell,
Henry w. Lawrence, and number of
the members of the Legislature.
The meeting was called to order by
Richard Macintosh, and Hon. Joseph
T, Rawlins was selected as chairman OF
the meeting
In accepting the distinction thus con-
ferred upon him, Mr. Rawlins said that
the meeting had been called for the Pur-
nose of listening to the distinguished
gentlemen who had recently been de-
voting their time and attention to the
: great cause in which the hope of the
bple of this country were centered.
hev do not come" Mr.. Rawlins con-
ned, no DISCUSS lllC duOSSAO', 49,
Ter to report progress in the east"
Rawling then inquired as to
rther pleasure of the meeting, and
moved and carried that COM
e of five on resolutions be appoint
committee appointed were as fol-
John ]. Daily, Henry w. Law
NJ. NJ. Kaighn, Allen G. Camp
nd Richard Macintosh.
the conclusion of Gen. Warmers
Is. NJ. M. Kaign read the report of
ommittee on resolutions, which
received with loud applause and
ID. The report was as follows:
citizens of Salt Lake City, in
members of all political parties,
the cause of silver restoration
arty, in mass meeting assembled,
e following preamble and reso
reas. We note with alarm the
Il falling in price of all property
red by the gold standard; the mil
of, abe and willing workingmen
IN enforced idleness seeking work and
not finding it; the government borrow
inc money and issuing bonds in time OF
profound peace; the failure of both
tariff and free trade schemes to check
the decline of prices and TO afford
relief; the subserviency of the leaders
of both the democratic and republican
narties as we'll as of the metropolitan
nress 70 the gold monometalists of Eng
land and their Wall street allies; the
persistent attempt to mislead the people
bv ambiguous platform declarations,
thus preventing an honest expression of
their political sentiments; the inditter-
ence of the moneyed east to the needs OF
the pioneer producing west; the steady
contraction of the volume of currency
while business and population are in
creasing, making the load of the strug-
cling debtor heavier and heavier with
each succeeding year; the manutactur-
ers of the country threatened with des-
truction by countries producing on
silver basis and enjoying an advantage
in exchange of about 100 per cent by
reason of the unjust appreciation of
gold;
Resolved, that the one hope of relief
and the all-important issue, over-tower-
ing all other issues, before the Ameri- |
can people is the free coinage of silver
Of the ratio of I6 to on an exact equal |