The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-08-08
SILvERiTES IN COUNCIL
The White Metal Party's Convention
SHINY Acknowledgement Speaks.

siimIy Attend,d-Sewizni speaks.
~. Loris. Mo. June % The dele
gates Of the National Silver organiza-
,ion were slow in assembling in the
music hail IT the Exposition building,
and there were not near enough visi-
tors TO fill the galleries when !. J.
Mott, chairman of the national COM
mittee, called the convention TO order
at 1880 o'clock
Prayer was offered after which Miss
Lille Il Pierce Of th's city read the
Declaration of Independence This
caused another outburst Of applause.
Mr.. NEwLASDs' SPEECH.
When The cal hal been road Congressman
r q. New ands Of evada was introiu ed
by DR. Mott rs 'enpor r chairman and pro-
rs.sisd to maze hi. add .css In op min he re-
ferrei l. ths } . ubl cin dcol ration fpr y.r-
.ual gold monpiaetalisn aud 70 ths Demo-
cratic ehpr sssJn n favor of frei silver Co n.
age Then lac ualei NJ Brya1 IN u ong
words saying: The Democracy has nomi1tte5
a c indiiati q urimpe ieL bi, character o.
exalted ability. Of iniie1iDle integrity of high
purpose, who has never ialt-rsd for
moment ia hi. devotion to the
cause - bime,a ism Firm. hut not head.
strong fo. nt but not ..f-s Efficient, near
Tor reform. yet without a singe incendiarJ
speech or passionate utteranee 20 mar bis
record, POSSESSING a happy combination of
the orator. al and logic al qua,itie, young,
courageous and enthusiastic. got delb'rate
and wise 10 stands as the idoal candidate OF
n ment which. though trrmei a move
ment for reform. really nsans a return to the
VS. conss vati M a our fathers
The spask,r then dveit on President Glove
lauds financial policy, which the Dem cratic
convention had rcpudiatei 1, aht expressed es-
pecisl pleasure the Democratic dec aration
again,t farther tar.d asitation. He referred
briefly TO the other Issues Ia tho Dem pcra,ic
platform non-csscntials. He tn,n denied
th It il was intended I, pay dopts with nifty
cent dollars or deba,e the currency, but de-
clarsd that IL was the purpose To raise slyer's
valns aud diminish the strain on gold and re-
store tn, old Dimetallic usit Of value lie do
fenled the proposed ratio Of - 70 l.
Mr Nawlands spo 20 ia favor o bimstallism,
att tcked Englnnfs goi1 poi.c5 and went on;
eve have at stake he intsrs 4 81 the greatest
debtor nation OF tho world; 81 tbs goat st
s YER producing natl n of the world; OF a na-
tion yislding the Rrentest amount OF farm pro-
ducts in tho world-tarm proiucts on W CT
we rely for this payment Of our foreign debts,
an ths prices Of which havs been drivea down
Ia gold as silver hts ftllen Our oppo1ents,
gentlemen, cxagrerats tho difiicu tiss Of tho
task bcf Irs Us. Ia Ter to res,ors silver u IS
on necessary to absorb TIA, current proiuct
OF the m mes The accumulate | sto;k 10 Ia
,,an' '.I'va,a,,.n,s anIi,i. ab.urj 10 as,ums
a., "a. owner. al ,uoh coin will
sand I, ha,. .,mnIy ,o r.ceiyo th, American
s,a,a, s,Ivo,c'i, /, /, and siIver coin IL
80, ~ ,amain Tbe,c 4. no surnlus any xbe,
Va the shape of bullion for tho bullion In tho
.a.'...a,,'d hy silyo, c.r,iGc.,.s and tre,,ury
80 na,. in cir.nI,,ion, Tno cu,,ont product
=, ,ho ,,ina. 4. now nil nLs,rb,1 in current
j., ,ha at. In coinag, ana for other
,',,,,,'a. A. d,,,nand that wa = ea a wonld
TO in,ieaso the value ofthc current p oduct :"
Mr.. Newinnds comba,tod tho claim tha. FREQ