The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24
SUNDER TIES.
The Only Way to Secure an Honest
Money Standard.
A PLEA FOB COLO AND SILVER
Put Fortni byeAd9oEAtes of the
~ AaAWhIte MetaE.Hf

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The silver con.
ference yesterday resulted in AN animated
discussion Of tbs financial situation and
the policy to be pursued by the friends OF
silver.
During the discussion considerable feel
ing was aroused by some of the emar~s
made by General Hatch OF Missouri, In
which he stated In effect that II the Popu-
lists of Kentucky had lone their whole
duty the election Of Mr.. Blackburn to 10
seat I'm the United States senate would
not now be q matter OF doubt. General
Fields OF Virginia and others made re-
plies. Mayor Turner of Lansing, Mich,
and senator Stewart OF Nevada also adj
dressed the convention.
The committee on resolutions, OF which
Senator Jones of Nevada is chairman,
submitted their report, consisting OF an
unusually long preamble and ending with
the following declaration:
Therefore. DO ID Resolved, That over and
above all other questions of policy, WE are In
favor OF restoring 10 the people OF the United
States the time-honorcd money OF the consti-
tution-gold and silver. not one, but both-the
money of Washington and Hamilton. and JEFF
forson and Monroe, and Jackson and Lincoln,
10 the end that the American people may re-
ceivc honest pay for an honest product: tho
American debtor may pay his just obligations
in an honest standard, and not In a standard
that Is appreciated 100 per cent above all tho
great staples or our country, and TO the end.
further, that silver standard countries may DO
deprived OF the unnatural advantage they now
enjoy in the difference In exchange between
gold and silver-an advantage which tariff leg
islation alone cannot overcome.
We therefore confidently appeal to the poo
al. - ~. TT,st.I L..t.. tl.t A..s. L. al.
ance for the moment all other questions how
ever important. even momentous, they may
appear, and sundering N need be all former
party ties and affiliations, that they unite in
one supreme effort TO free themselves and
their children from the domination OF tho
money powcr-a power more destructive than
any which has ever been fastened upon the
civilized mon Of any race or in any age, and
upon the contamination of their desires and
efforts we invoke the gracious favor Of divine
providence.
The committee on organization reported
In favor Of holding q national convention
I'm 81. Louis on July % next, and presented
a basis of representation arranged in part
OH the silver strength rs ascertained from
the BIZ metallic union, and provided for
the appointment OF a provisional national
committee To serve until the holding of
the convention.
The mode Of selecting delegates. Is to DO
prescribed by the national committee, sub.
ject 10 certain regulations, one of which
is that no person shall be eligible rs n
delegate To the conventions or meetings
that choose the representatives TO the
natio nal convention, or sit as n represen-
tatiye in the national convention, who Ia
not In favor of the declaration OF principles
enumerated by the conference and who
Is not willing 90 subordinate party allie
glance to the advancement Of such prin.
ciples. The convention adopted the report
and adjourned sine die.
What Silver Senators Want.
The Republican silver senator's yesterday
signed "A declaration which is intended to
be used in tho coming campaign rs the de-
mand which the silver men will make for
IA plank in tho national convention.
In the preamble it Is recitcd that the
present financial system cndangcrs the
industrial prosperity of the United States,
which is threatened by China n Japan
ms n result of HIc decrease in the value OF
silver and the difference of exchange be.
tween the gold and silver using countries.
1t is therefore resolved that the signers
favor the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 10 to l for the pur-
pose of celebrating this difference of ex-
change, which Is declared to operate as u
bounty on the export of products from
silver using countries To gold using coun.
tries. 1t is also resolved that they favor
n tariff which shall eaualize the difference
I'm the cost OF labor between this country
and the countries OF Europe and Asia.
Beating Around the Bush.