Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-02
DECIDE ON A PLAN.
THE WORK WILL DE HON-PARTIs-
AN, But ENTIRELY ON Epu-
cATIoNAL LINES.
Promoter. believe That Remoneu-
nation OF silver VIII Take Place
Not Later Than 1s0T.

Chicago, Jan. l.-Deleghtes OF lhe
three sllvor organizations In the east,
south and west have met in Chicago
and completed details for complete
consolidation.
The eastern wing OF the silver forces,
known as the American bimetalllc
league, with headquarters In Washing
ton, was represented BY Its president,
General A. J. Warner. Secretary Ed
ward Il. Light and II. F. Bartine OF the
National Bime talllc Union spoke for the
western branch, and Judge Henry G.
Miller for the national silver commit
tee which was appointed at the con-
yention In Memphis and had operated
mainly In the south.
For some time pest negotiations have
been pending fog general union Of the
three principal silver organizations In
the United States representing all Sec
tons OF the country After this last
conference nothing now remains to be
done but a ratification OF the plan by
the executive committees Of these or
CARNATIONS, each acting separately.
which Will speedily follow.
The name OF the new organization
will be the American Bimetallic Union
The headquarters Of the union viii be
IN Chicago, at No. l24 Monroe street.
In the offices now occupied by the Ma
tional Bimetulllc Union. Branch offices
viii Ue opened In Washington, San
Francisco, and In some city In the
south.
General A. ]. Warner has been cleo
ted president OF the union, and Edward
u HarN. n..N.W -
In charge of the office In Chicago, and
Will have general dictatorship OF the
work. Assistant secretaries win be APP
pointed for each OF the three branch
offices.
Edward b Light. the secretary of the
new union, said:
"lt Is the purpose OF the united or
gunization to press the campaign Of
education on behalf of bimetRlhsm
with the utmost vlgor in all parts OF
the country. The silver leaders are
very much elated over the course OF
recent events and believe that COM
binatlona may be made. as result
Of which blmetalllsm, which means the
complete restoration OF silver to free
mlntage aud full legal tender will be
accomplished not later than 1891 The
union OF the different organizations
which have heretofore acted independ-
emily Il regarded as n most important
step to that end.
I'VE shall virtually take up the work
the silver forces were carrying on, only
extending It and unifying It under one
head The three organizations work
ing together can ACCOMPLISH twice the
work they were doing separately. We
purpose TO carry forward the work oil
education In q strictly non-pnrtlsar
manner. We intend to work through
all the parties. This IN done by tn,
formation OF local unions In every stat,
except In the far western states
where the sentiment Is overwhelming,
In favor OF silver.
Manufacturers have Just beer
aroused to the fact that the manufac
turers in silver nations are underseli
l Ing them In their own markets. Thi
| In going on TO surprising extent
] Japan Is introducing buttons into tn
Pacific coast states. They can lmpor
them for one-fourth the cost OF thel
| manufacture In the United States Rl
cycles made In japan can be importe
for s12 each. The result is we ar
constantly exporting less and import
ing more. For $1,000 in this countr
$1,000 worth OF goods can be bought Il
the silver country. ] have In mind
manufacturer Of oarrlages who export
ed them to Mexico. With the apprecia
tion OF gold he had to charge $50
| lNI IL NtulNlf lOTUlfTlN kQll tnT YIN
and then could not make n profit. Con
seduently he built factories and ware
houses In Mexico and has extende
them mnrvelously In the last two year,
machinery exported from Englan
TO japan has been puadrupled in duan
tity during the last two years. Thes
machines will be operated at one-elght
the cost Of what we nav for labo,
They will drive our manufacturers OH
OF foreign markets and compete on nd
vantageous terms with them here 1
this country Here are few figure
that VIII Illustrate the growth Of manu-
featuring IN ;he silver states and II
consequent decline In the gold state,
In 1889 lapan hnd sixteen cotton mill
and i2.7OO snirdles. In 1893 she ha
forty-rix mills and 500 600 spindle,
earning an average dividend OF rs ne
cent. On the other hand, America
cotton mills were heinz closed hecaus
hs'-''fess wee Hn~~N".1hI~ In 1e7
india. on a silver basis exported /
Japan and China 6,59G,l29 pounds {
cotton yarn. In 1879 the expnrts ha
Increased to the marvellous ar,nnnt 4
l7s.2sioA pounds, In 1889 England
on gold haeis. exported to China an
japan % $685. pounds NJ cotton war;
In 1902 the amount had decreased /
Bliss 0no hounds, These are facts TIM
ore striking home to gold-loving Eng
land" .S--.-'
III is said by the advocates OF roi
standard that the silver sentiment
dying out What Is your 1udgrner
as 10 that3'
''Never has dav ended. since m
people discovered the demonetizs,io
OF silver, that there hive rot hoe
more advocates OF the white meta, thu
when II BEGAN. During tho panic I
1883 our people were scared into m
i fOnn11 Of the Qi1yar IN No
time then we were unable TO max
much Roadway. That "a the only .,
cepfion.
"A conference OF pronounced silvs
men OF a hlrhlv Representative chara,
ter will be held at washington Ian,
arv 20. when a plan ~ action win i
outlined which will doubtless have
worry Imnor'ant bearing upon the ~
litical events OF next year what wi
| be nnsidAred M fhn cnnfcrnnca L AZ "a.