The record-union., 1896-07-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONVENTION.
The Meeting of the Silver rlen Har-
mOniOuS One.

ST. LOUIS. July 22.-The conditions
governing entrance to the Silver con-
yention were almost as rigorous as at
Chicago on the opening day of the DEM
ocratic convention. although the de-
mands for admittance We're so few that
at / - O'Clock there was no one in the
galleries but the band, and on the floor
scarcely more than 200 persons, includ-
ing visitors.
Temporary Chairman Newlands and
Representative TOwne of Minnesota,
one of the bolting Republicans, ap-
Deared and took seats on the platform,
accompanied by slight applause They
were soon followed by w. p. st. John,
the ex-New York banker. slated for
Permanent Chairman. who was not rec
ognized by the people present, and so
received no recognition.
Among the delegates who began to
enter the hall in squads at noon were
number of ladies, the Colorado delega-
ton alone containing six, whose gowns
were of the latest patterns and hats
were of the smartest variety. They took
front seats. Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota, another of the Republican
boilers. arrived at 12:05 O'Clock and
joined Messrs. Newlands and ST. John
on the platform.
At 12:15 o clock Chairman DR.. Mott of
North Carolina and Secretary Keeny of
California came on the platform, and
at 1890 O'Clock DR.. Mott called the con-
vention TO order. announcing that the
proceedings would be opened with the
reading of the call for the convention,
which was accordingly done.
At this time there were probably 400
delegates in their seats and two score
spectators.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN NEW
LANDS
AT 1875 o'clock DR.. Mott introduced
Hon. Francis G. Newlands, Represen-
tative in Congress from Nevada, as the
Temporary Chairman, who addressed
the convention in substance as follows:
The National Silver party meets to-
day to determine what course viii best
advance the cause which we have at
heart. The Republican party has de-
clared for the gold standard, and silver
is denied its -honored use as re-
demption money. and has become sim
ply the material upon which is
stamped a gold promise. And so our
greenbacks. our treasury notes and sill
yer certificates, instead of being money
have been turned into gold debt. and the
primary money of the country is con-
fined to the limited amount of gold, ap-
proximately $500 000 900, which an ad-
verse balance of trade is constantly de-
pleting with all the attendant ills of
continued bond issues
The Democratic party has declared
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at a ratio of Is TO |, without wait
ing for international action. and 1t has
nominated a candidate of unimpeacha-
hle charact of exalted ability, of in
flexible integrity of high purpose, who
has never faltered for moment in his
devotion to the cause of bimetallism.
The party proposes, also. TO guarantee
the country against further industrial
disturbance and any agitation for fur
ther changes in the tariff law, except
such as are necessary TO make UP the
deficit Of revenue. The latter announce
rnent is particularly gratifying to many
of US w!o believe that the silver ques-
4ion and moderate protection are twin
Issues.
"A simple question is now presented
TO sincere DiHltl8kliSIS iii Jus iipHt biit
country. and that is whether they will
permit differences as TO non essential
issues TO divide them-thus insurine
the defeat of the common cause-or
whether. preserving their independence
of conviction and action as to non-es-
sentials they shall accept the brilliant
leader whom the Democracy has named
and. uniting all the silver forces wher-
ever organized. into one invinciblt
army, march to victory in November
next.
1T is not intended to pay debts with
50-cent dollars, or to drive away gold
or to debase our currency. Our pur-
pose simply is by increasing the coin
age and use of silver and by giving il
equal privileges with gold to raise it:
value. and. by diminishing the strair
on gold, which gold monometallism ha:
caused. to take away its unjust appre-
citation, and thus, by pulling up the
value of silver and pulling down tn,
value of gold, TO restore the old ratio
so that sixteen ounces of silver viii bt
worth in bullion as well as in coin on,
ounce in gold.
"The total stock of silver coin in th'
world is 81. GOO. 600 coo. The total stock
of gold coin IS approximately the same