The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-20

<aS11lINGION, MdrCn ia con-
ference was held in this city today be-
tween the Republican silver senators
who voted against the consideration of
THE house tariff bill in the senate and
a number of manufacturers, princi-
pally of Pennsylvania, for the purpose,
If possible, of arriving at an under
standing on which silver advocates and
protectionists can unite. The meeting
was brought about largely through the
efforts of Messrs. Wilhelm of Pottsville
Pa, and Mr.. r. E. Defendorfer, the
latter a Philadelphia manufactures.
and secretary of the national bimetal-
lie committee. The conference was pre-
hmfrary to others which will probably
be he'd, and while it resulted in no
joint declaration, those present eX
pressed themselves as satisfied that the
result would be to promote both inter
ests and that an important step had
been taken in bringing them nearer to-
gether.
The meeting resulted from a corre-
spondence between Mr.. Wilhelm and
Senators Teller of Colorado, Dubois of
Idaho, Garter and Mantle of Montana,
Cannon of Utah and Jones of Nevada.
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days meeting, as were Representatives
Hartman of Montana, Allen of Utah
and Wilson of Idaho and also some
thirty representatives of manufacture
ing interests. The conference was or
ganized by choosing Senator Dubois as
chairman and Mr.. Wilhelm secretary.
BRIEF SPEECHES
were made by ah the senators present.
i ~, to =,
manner as to make it plain to the man
ufacturers that there could be no pro-
ltective tariff legislation, either ait this
session of congress or the next without
the rehabiltatio of silver, and 'lhat
bimetallism and protection, as regarded
from their standpoirii constituted an
issue before the country. Some of the
manufacturers themselves endorsed
this position as being the logic of the
country's necessities and political con-
dition.
President Roman of the Manufac-
turer's club of Philadelphia, expressed
the opinion that tariff driies could not
be made high enough to protect man
ufacturers of our country under the
gold basis
Mr.. James Dobson came out unqual-
ifiedly for free silver coinage, by in
ternational agreement if possible;
otherwise by
INDEPENDENT ACTION.
He believed that independent action
would induce international action.
Free coinage might create temporary
disturbances, but 1T was the quickest
way to permanent relief.
Henry A Frye of Philadelphia said
the sooner we took independent ac-
ton for bimetallism the better it would
be. He declared for protection and
bimetallism.
Charles Heber Clark, editor of the
Manufacturer of Philadelphia, said he
had labored in season and cut of sea-
son to convince the manufacturers that
protection would only prove efticacious
in conjunction with the restoration of
silver.
Richard Campion declared himself in
favor of the restoration of silver, but
Thought that the cause of bimetallism
was not advanced by the deredt oLHune
revenue measure.
Senators who were interviewed With
regard to the meeting expressed the
opin;on that this was the
FIRST NOTE OF WARNING
to the Republican party against the
adoption of q single gold standard
plank in the st. Louis platform or the
nomination of a. gold standard man on
a straddle plank.
MANY letters in harmony with the
nurnose of the meeting were received
from manufacturers throughout the
country who were unable to be pres
elt at the meeting.
Senator Camerons name was men
toned incidentally in connection with
the presidency during the meeting, and
met with evident approval by many
present.