The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-31
IN CCUNCIL
The white Metal Party's Convention
Sli.alp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SNEAK

Tho White Metal Party's Convention
sllmly Observation-Disclosures Speaks.
ST. Louis, Mo-. June 22.-The dele
gates Of the National Silver organiza-
ton were slow in assembling in the
music hall of the Exposition building,
and there were not neal enough visi-
tors to fill the galleries when J.. ].
Mott, chairman of the national COM
mittee, called the convention to order
at 1890 o'clock.
Prayer was offered, after which Miss
Lille B. Pierce of this city read the
Declaration of independence. This
caused another outburst of applause.
MR.. NEWLANDs' SPEECH
When the call had been read. Congressman
F. G. New ands of Nevada. was introduced
by DR.. Mott as temporary chairman and pro-
ceedsd to make his address. In opanin: he re-
ferred t, the Re ,ublican decl lration for vir-
tual gold monomctalism and to the Demo-
cratic expression in favor of fire., silver coin
ago Then he lauded Mr.. Bryan in st.ong
j words saying: THE Democracy has nominated
a candidat, of unimpeachablo character, OF
exalted ability. of inflexible integrity of high
purpose, who has never faltered for a
moment in his devotion to the
cause of bimeta,lism, Firm, bu; not head.
strong, confident but not se!f-sIt1icient. near
Co the people, DuU not ueIudSOSly, QeUeF1nln2Q
for reform, yet without a single incendiary
speech or passionate utterance to mar his
record, possessing a happy combination of
the oratori.al and Logical qualities, young,
courageous and enthusiastic. yet deliberate
and wise. he stands as tho ideal candidate OF
a movement Which, though termed a move
ment for reform, really means a return to the
wis, conse "vati m of our fathers
The SPEAKER then dwett on President Cleve.
lands financial policy, which the democratic
convention had repudiated. and expressed es-
pecial pleasure a. the Democratic declaration
against further tariff ayitation. He refer cd
briefly to the other issues in the Democratic
platform as non-essentials. He then denied
that it was intended to pay depts with nifty
ceut dollars or debase the currency, but de-
clared that it was the purpose to raise silver's
value and diminish the strain on gold and re-
store tho old biinetallic unit of value He de-
fenued the proposed ratio of 10 to l.
Mr. N2wlan15 spoke in favor OF blmetalllsn,
attacked Englan1's gold policy and went on:
I'VE hava at stake the int 70; is of the greatest
debt IT nation OF the world; of the great st
silver producing nation OF the world; of a ma
ton yislding the greatest amount OF farm pro-
ducts in the world-farm products on watch
we rely for the payment Of our foreign debts,
an the prices Of which have been driven down
in gold as silver has fallen. Our opponents,
gentlemen, exaggerate the difficulties of the
task before US. In ORDER to restore silver. it is
only necessary to absorb thu current product
of the mines The accumui atel stock is in
the shaps of coin, bearing tho stamp Of va
rious governments, and it is absurd to assume
that the owners OF such coin will
send it here simply to receive tn, American
stamp. Silver coin it is and silver coin it
would remain. There is no surplus anywhere
in the shape of bullion for the bullion in the
treasury vaults is constructively coined, and is
represented by silver certificates and treasury
notes now in circulation. The current product
Of the mines is now all absorbed in current
use5-in the arts. in coinage, and for other
purposes. Any demand that we cIea g would
be a new demand and would have a tendency
to increase the value ofthe current product"
Mr.. Newlands combatted the claim that free
coinage would unduly Increase silver produc.
ton and suggested royalties as a means OF
checking too great outputs. He declared that
the manufacturers Of the country now opposed
to free silver would soon sec that bimetallism
was to their interest, and closed: AMI with the
change will come beneticicnt results, not only to
the producer. but to the banking, mercantile and
railroad interests which are now SO steadily
opposing US. They will realize tl.at their pros.
perity is based upon the general prosperity
of the entire country and that the pros.
perity Of this country cannot continue
SO long as debtor and producing nations
T cognize gold as the only money metal ana by
their action build up its value and incr,as, It's
control ovhr tue products OF labor. This cam.
pa gn is to open up an era of education and in
this work the silver party enters. animate by
no sectional spirit, controlled by no feel.
ing of envy against the more prosper
Gus, but inspired by the desire to
maintain a broad American policy which
shall protect the interests of American produc.
tion. whether in the mining camps of the
mountains, tho wheat fields of the West the
cotton fields Of the South or til, factories of
New England. Bullet us remember always in
this contest that union is strength, and that
the motto of our opponents is now. as it has
always been, Divide and Conuuer.''