St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-24
CONVENTION OF THEIR
F0P JULY %, AT ST. LOUIS.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Is
ADOPTED AND COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED.
sIxTEEN-To-oNE THEIR WAR CRY.
Abolition of National Bank Notes
and No More Bond Is
sues.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The silver
conference today resulted in an animat-
ed discussion of the financial situation
and the policy to be pursued by friends
of silver.
The committee on resolutions, of
which Senator Jones, of Nevada, is
chairman, submitted it's report, con-
sisting of an unusually long preamble,
of which the following summary states
only the salient points:
'"The paramount issue at this lime
in the United States is indisputably
the money question. 1t is between the
gold standard, gold bonds aud bank
currency on the one side and the hi
metallic standard, no bonds and gov
ernment currency on the other.
On this issue we declare ourselves to
be in favor of a distinctive American
financial system. We are unalterably
opposed to the single gold standard and
demand the immediate return to the
constitutional standard of gold and sill
Yer by the restoration by this govern
ment Independently of any foreign
power, of the unrestricted coinage of
both gold and silver into standard
money at the ratio of Is to 1. The silver
coin to be full legal tender, equally
with gold, for all debts and dues, public
and private.
1--WE hold that the power to control
and regulate a paper currency is III
separable from the power to coin money
and hence that all currency intended
to circulate as money should be issued,
and it's volume controlled by the gem
eral government only and should be le-
gal tender.
I'VE are unalterably opposed TO the
issue by the United States of interest
bearing bonds in time of peace
THE RESOLUTIONS
end with this declaration: ''That over
and above all other questions of policy
we are in favor of restoring to the peo-
pie of the United States the time hon
ored money of the constitution, gold
and silver, not one, but both; the mon
ey' Of Washington and Hamilton and
Jefferson and Monroe and Jackson and
Lincoln, to the end that the American
people may receive honest money for
an honest product, and the American
debtor may pay his just obligations
In an honest standard, and not in a
standard that is appreciated 100 per
cent above the great staples of our
country; and to the end, further, that
silver standard coin may be deprived
of the natural advantages they now
enjoy In difference in exchange be-
tween gold and silver, an advantage
which tariff legislation alone can over
come. We therefore confidently ap-
peal to the people of the United States
that, leaving In allegiance for the mo-
ment all other questions, however i'm
portant, even mOmentuous, they may
appear, and, sundering, If need be,
former party affiliations, they unite in
a supreme effort to free themselves
and their children from the domina-
ton of the money power, power more
destructive than any which has ever
before been fastened upon civilized
men in any race in any age
CALL A CONVENTION.
ganization calls for a convention to be
held at ST. Louis on July % to nomi-
nate national candidates. Representa-
tion is fixed for the various states as
follows:
Alabama, 40; Arizona, g. Arkansas,
30; California, 45; Colorado, 70; Con-
necticut, Is; Delaware, 8; Florida. 8;
Georgia, so; Idaho, 10; Illinois, so; In
diana, 40; Iowa, 35; Kansas, co. Ken
land, 8; Massachusetts, 21; Michigan,
81; Minnesota, 80; Mississippi, %; Mis-
souri,, 45; Montana, IS; Nebraska, 81 :;
Nevada, Is; New Hampshire, 6; New
Jersey, II; New York, a. North Carroll
ma, 20; North Dakota II; Ohio, 40; Ore
gon, II; Pennsylvania, 45; Rhode ISL
and, s; South Carolina, 50; Tennessee
"a; Texas, 20; Vermont, s. Virginia, 40
Washington, II; West Virginia, 70; Wis
consin, 10; Wyoming, Is; New Mexico
8; Utah, 20; District of Columbia, A.
South Dakota, Is; Oklahoma, 10; In
dian territory, 8; Alaska, 2.
A provisional committee, to hold Of
flee until the holding of the national
convention, with headquarters at Wash
ington, d. c., is provided for.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
so far selected is as follows: Arkansas,
M. w. Brennan; Colorado, l. n. Ste
vens; Connecticut, Joseph Sheldon; Cal
ifornia, George w. Baker; Idaho, J. P.
Clough; Iowa, Amos Steckle; Illinois,
George M. limerick; Kansas, A c.
Shinn; Maryland, Gilbert T. Smith;
Massachusetts, George c. Fill; Michi-
gan, J. G. Ramsdell; Montana, w. H.
SWEET; Nebraska, G. L. Laws; Nevada
George S. Nixon; New Jersey, Morti-
mer Whitehead; North Carolina, B. F.
Keith; Ohio, Henry T. Niles; Pennsyl-
vania, r. E. Diffenderfer; Tennessee,
J. H. Acklin; Virginia, a
G. Wedderburn; Vermont, Joseph Rat
tel; District of Columbia, C. J. Hiliyer
DR.. J. ]. Mott of North Carolina, was
unanimously elected chairman of the
executive committee. A committee on
finance, one from each state, was also
selected. After a number of speeches,
the silver conference adjourned amid
great enthusiasm, without delay.