The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-31
FREE SILVER ADVOCATES.
Cali for a National Convention to meet ut
IT. Ipuis,

~. Louis.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2h-The silvc,
conference yesterday resulted in tn,
adoption OF the strongest kind of a de
claratlon for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of 10 tc
], and the call for a delegate n%at,ona.
convention to be held In 81. Louis
July 90. 1880, the date OF the Populis,
national convention. Tha call for the
convention expressly stipulates that
delegates to the convention shall be
willing to subordinate party allegiance
and fealty TO the principles enunciated
in the declaration and TO support the
nominees.of the convention.
A provisional national committee
was organized with headquarters at
Washington, and with authority To
proceed at once 10 the organization of
States and territories for the success
OF the movement.
There was an animated discussion,
early in the day, of the financial situa-
ito and the policy TO be pursued by
the friends of silver. During the dis
cusslon considerable feeling Cas
aroused by some of the remarks made
10y General Hatch of Missouri. IN
which he stated in effect that If the
Populists of Kentucky had lone their
whole duty the election of Mr.. Black.
burn to "a seat in the United States
senate would not he a matter of doubt.
General Field Of Virginia and Others
made heated replies. Mayor Turner
Of Lansing, Mich, and Senator Stew.
art of Nevada also addressed the con
ycntiOn.
The committee on resolutions, OF
which Senator Jones of Nevada. is
chairman, submitted a report. the pre-
anblc of which Is a complete state
mcnt Of the position of the silver adj
vocates. II declares the money uues-
tion to be the paramount issue OF the
day, and that the conflict is between
the gold standard, gold bonds and
bank currency, on the one side, and
the bimetallic~ standard, no bonds and
government currency on the other.
The final declaration is as follows:
THAT over and above all other cues
lions OF policy, we are in favor of re-
storing to the people of the United
states the time honored money of the
constitu.ion-gold and silver-not one, |
but both-the money of Washington
h''u iiu'hIiton, unu JEFFERSON ard
roe and Jackson and Lincoln. TO the
n that American people NAV receive
honest pay for an honest product. the
American debtor pay his just obliga-
tions in an honest standard, and not in
n standard that is appreciated 100
per cent above the great staples
OF our country, and TO the end,
further, that silver standard countries
may he deprived of the unnatural al.
vantage they now enjoy in the differ
cnce in exchange between gold and
advantage which the tariff
legislation alone cannot overcome.
We, therefore. con tidcntly appeal to
the people of the United States, that
ieaving IN obeyancc for the moment
all other questions. however impor-
tant, even momcntous they may ap-
pear, and sundcring If need be all
party affiliations. they unite
in n supreme effort TO free themselves
and their children from the domino
ton OF the money power-a power
more destructive than any which
has ever been fastened upon the
men of any race or in
any age. And. upon the contamination
their desires and efforts. we invoke
The gracious favor of tbs Divine Prov.