The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-24
FOR S|LVER'S CAUSE.
NATIONAL SILVER CONVENTION
NOW IN FULL BLAST.
EX-GOVERNOR ST. JOHN HITS HARD.
Helen N. GonEer ON Deck aud After the
Rum Power-The Piutocratlc Press
Denounced d-How the Crowd
Formerly StOnd.


Special to the Leader.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo, July 22 The day
has been one Of the hottest of the
season, the air being oppressive as
early as G a m.
Delegates came in slow and it was
nearly eleven o'clock when Chairman
St. John called the silver convention
to order
Congressman Newlands moved that
committee on ways and means be APP
pointed TO raise funds with which to
defrsy the expenses Of the convention.
Charles A Towne, vice chairman,
was then introduced lie said that
the press Of the country had evidently
forgotten its sacred duty and had be
come the plant tool OF monopoly
Money was the god il worshipped.
But the day OF regeneration was at
hand. History was being made today
The people had been lax, but had de-
termined to manage their own affairs.
They had suffered previously at the
hands OF monopohes and trusts, but
hereafter they would look after their
own affairs.
st. John For Free silver
Ex-Governor St. John was then call
ed upon to speak He was greeted
with cheers He told how corn was
worth 10 cents a bushel and oats )
cents, aud potatoes cents a bushel in
Minnesota. This was one OF the rea-
sons 80 many farmers believed in tree
silver. A few months ago nearly every
one believed that nothing on earth
could defeat William Mckinley for
president. But the surrender OF
American interests TO Great Britain at
the Republican convention had fallen
upon Mckinley like a bolt Of light
ning. Ii changed the sentiment of
the whole country. Free silver. at 10
to /. would sweep the nation. The
people had arisen aud would defeat
the corrupt gold plwer Bat TO do
this vast deal of missionary work
must be done Taerc we're Thousands 5
and thousands Of voters who had been
misled by tbs goldbdg the c-y as
that II free silver were udopi.d il
woui5 make this cuun,ry the dumping
ground for the silver ~ the world.
The speaker hoped it would Ifall
the silver in the world were dumped
into this country and coined it would
only make 500 per capita And that
was not too much. Should this be
done it would make this the most
prosperous country Of the world,
Mrs Cougar 0ouges Them
The next one TO address the conven-
tion was Mrs Helen NJ Cougar, Of
Indiana She denounced the gold
bug monopolists," and "Wall street
plutocrats," and English bond sharks,
and said the only salvation OF the peo-
pie from serfdom was to declare for
the free coinage OF silver. She de.
nounced Mr.. Mckinley and the plat
form on which he stands She 6s-
nounced the Republican party, the
liquor traffic and the rum power OF
the world.
The convention adjourned until
p. m.
Afternoon session.
Convention reassembled at 3:15 and
Judge Chsffee, OF Minnesota, ad-
dressed the delegates.
After several other addresses poll
of the former political affiliations Of
delegates was taken with the follow
ing result: Republicans 500, Demo
Gratis is5, Populists AZ, Prohibitionists
9. Greenbackers !, Independent 49,
Convention adjourned at sea until
10 m. tomorrow.