Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-25
The Declaration OF Independence
Read at the Convention.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAy'S ADDRESS.
Banker w. L. Sc. John, OF New York, Chosen
for Permanent Chairman Trend of
the Speeches Was for the In.
dorscmcnt OF Bryan.

the convention 70 order at 1880 o'clock
yesterday. Prayer was offered, after
which Miss Lille H. Pierce, OF this
city, read the declaration of indcpend.
cncc. This caused an outburst af ep-
plausc.
When the call had. been read, Con-
gresham +. u Ncwlands of Nevada,
was introduced by DIR. Mott Us tempo
rary chairman and proceeded to make
his address In opening he referred 10
the republican declaration for virtual
gold monomc tallism nnd 10 the dc,ho:
cratic expression In favor OF free silver
coinage. Then no laudcd MIR. bryan
in strong words, after which he dwclt
ON President Cleveland's financial pol
icy, which the democratic ecr'ehtiOn
had repudiatcd, and expressed especial
pleasure et tho democratic dcclara-
ticu against further tariff agitation.
He referred briefly to tho other issuss
in the democratic platform rs nom
essentials. lie then denied that II was
intended TO pay debts with 50-ccnt dol.
lars or to dcbnsc the currency, but de-
clared that II was the purpose to raise
silver's value and diminish the strain
on gold and restore tho cid biihetalic
unit Of value. he defended the pro.
posed ratio of sixteen to one and
spoke In favor of bimetallism and ut.
tackled highlands gold policy and
went on:
We have at stake the interests Of the grent-
| est debtor ra.lph OF the world OF the greatest
| silrcr-p cducing nation OF the world: of n ma
ton yielding the greatest amount OF farm
products In the world-iarm products on which
We rely for the payment OF our foreign debts,
and the prices OF which have been driven down
In gold rs silver has fallen. Our oppo-
ncnt>, gentlemen cxnpaerntn the diflichl-
ties OF the task before uB In order
10 restore silver, II Is only necessary
| to absorb the current product of the mines
The accumulated stock Is In TIC shape OF coin.
bearing the stamp ~ various governments.
| and II Il absurd TO sSsume that the owners OF
| such roln will send II here simply to receive
the American stamp Silver coin |, Is and sill
yer coin IL would remain. There Is no surplus
anywhere In tho shape Of bullion for the bullion
In the tre lSury vaults Il constructively coined,
and Is rcIrcScntrd By silver certificates AMI
| treasury notes now In circulation The cur
rent product Of the mines Is now all absorbed
| In current uscs-in the arts, In coinage. and
for other purposes, Any demand that VIC ere
| ate would he q new demand and w1ull have
| tendency 10 increase the value VI the current
| product.
Mr.. Ncwlnnds combattcd the claim
that free coinage would unduly in
crease silver production and suggested
royalties as means OF checking too
great outputs. lie declared that tho
manufacturers Of the country now op.
posed to free silver would soon SEQ
that inetallism was 10 their interest,
and closed;
| They will realize that their prosperity IL
based upon tho general prosperity Of the entire
| country and that the prosperity OF this country
cannot continue so long Us debtor and produce
Ing nations recognize gold rs the only money
metal and by their action build up It's value
aud incrca 90 It's control ovor the pro iucts
of labor. This campaign Il TO open up nm
era OF oducatloa and In this work the silver
| party enters. animated by no sectional spirit
| controlled by no feeling Of envy against the
more prosperous but inspired by tho desire 10
inaint lin Il bro I'd. American policy which shall
| protest the interests Of American production,
whether In the mining camps Of the mountains,
tho wheat icds OF the west. the cotton ficlds OF
the south or the factories OF New England.
| hut Let us remember always In this contest
| that union Is strength. aad that the motto Of
our OPP olcnti Ii now. rs 10 has always been:
divide m Conquer"
The following telegram from Scna-
tor Teller was then read:
| DENVER, Col. July :s.-L n. Stevens,
| Southern hotel, ST Louis: Ths money
question ovcrshadows all others On It's
| rightful determination depends the pros
pcrity Of the people and the pcrpetuiiy of
| republican Institutions. All other questions
| must be subordlnatcd TO 10 A vote for Bryan
aud Scwal IL u vote for industrial and lnan-
| cial independence of the American people
from foreign domination and control and they
should have the support OF all opponents "
| the gold standard. ii. NJ. TELLER
At the caucus OF the silver organiza-
ton delegates yesterday the following
committee was appointed 10 confer
with the populists with view TO SO.
lidifying tho forces: q. w. Baker, OF
California: Judge Scott, OF Nebraska;
w. 7. Foster, of Missouri; William T..
st. John, of New York, and u. i.
Keith, of North Carolina.
| A motion was then made that q re-
cess be taken until eight o'clock to-
day by Judge C r. Scott, OF 0ma-
ha, who said that there was no hurry.
lie was q member OF the committee on
platform, and II would take some time
10 get up good platform
An amendment changing the time TO
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon was ac-
cepted and the convention took u re-
cess until that hour.
1t was five o'clock when tho convcn.
ton was called to order after the re-
cess. There were about 500 people in
the hall, including the delegates A
Kansas delegate moved TINT tho door
keepers be instructed to admit all the
delegates to the populist convention.
The motion prevailed and committee
OF three was appointed to notify the
populists that they would DO admitted
without tickets.
Tho committee on credentials re-
ported that there were no contests
| Tire committee on permanent organi-
zaton recommended that w. p. st.
John. of New York, be selected for
permanent chairman; Charles A.
Towne, OF Minnesota, be chosen for
vice chairman, and r. E. Dufendorfer,
OF Pennsylvania, for secretary. The
report was received with cheers and
adopted.
Mr.. St. Johns. speech In accepting
the gavel was loudly applauded. A
motion was made that q special COM
mlttee consisting of one delegate from
cach delegation be appointed to confer
with like committee Of tho populists
for tho purpose of settling the differ
ences between the two factions.
The general trend Of all the speeches
In debating the question was that the
great object was TO secure an indorse-