Iron County register., 1896-07-02
NEW SILVER PARTY.

First State Convention Held In Denver
A Strong Declaration for Free Coinage,
and Promise of Allegiance to Any
Other National Party and Candidate
for the Presidency Sound the Finan-
claI Question.
DENVER, Col, June 26.-Five huE-
dred delegates from all political par
ties from two-thirds of the counties in
the state organized yesterday the first
state convention of the national silver
party, adopted platform and elected
delegates to the national convention,
which meets in st. Louis on July %.
The convention was harmonious and
enthusiastic. The platform is strong
declaration for silver and declares al
legiance to any other national party
and candidate for the presidency that
accords with this view on the finan-
cial question. Senator Henry NJ Tel
Ter is indorsed for the presidency.
Hon. /. n. Stevens, acting state
chairman, called the convention to or
der. He reviewed the history of the
movement creating this new party,
and stated that it's purpose is solely to
unite the people of the country upon
one common candidate for the presi-
of silver to full legal tender money
power. III. A. w. Tabor was selected
as temporary chairman, and David
Day, of Durango, secretary.
After the committee on credentials
had reported a permanent organiza-
tion was effected by the selection of
Platt Wicks, of Pueblo. permanent
chairman, and Mrs. Sue NJ. Hall, sec
retary. While awaiting the report of
the committee on resolutions, Lafe
Pence, J. B. Belford and ID. V. Burns
delivered sensational addresses, the
burden of which were attacks upon
the money power and urging cam
paign to unite the people under one
candidate against the gold advocates
and their demands.
When the committee on resolutions
reported long address in the form of
an argument for free coinage, which
also severely attacked the opponents
of this idea, a storm of protests to the
language and style of the platform en-
sued, and after long discussion the
committee was ordered to prepare an
other platform.
A recess was then taken until even
ing. The delegates arraigned all prom
inent men in the state of all political
parties
Upon reassembling in the evening
the convention adopted short plat
form without discussion. The money
plank is as follows:
The paramount issue at this time in the
United States Is indisputably the money queS-
tiOn. 1t is between the gold standard, gold
bonds and bank currency one side, and the
bimetallic standard, no bonds and government
currency on the other. That on this issue we
declare ourselves to be in favor of distinctly
American financial system. Weare unalterably
opposed to the single gold standard, and de-
mand immediate return to the constitutional
standard OF gold and silver by the restoration,
independently of any foreign power, of the uu-
restricted coinage OF both gold and silver in
standard money at the ratio OF le to /, and
upon terms OF exact equality as they existed
prior TO 1873, the silver coin to lie full legal
tender equally with gold for all debts and
dues, private and public.
The resolutions indorse Senator
Teller and recommend him for the
presidency, but, failing to secure that,
agree to support any other silver
candidate.
The platform closes with the follow
ing appeal:
We therefore confidently appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States to leave in allegiance
for the moment all other questions, no oTever
important and even momentous they may be,
to sunder. il need be, all former party ties and
affiliations, and unite in one supreme effort to
free themselves and their children from the
domination Of the money power. and upon the
conSummation of our desires and efforts we in
woke the gracious favor of divine providence.
The convention adjourned immedi-
ately upon the adoption of the plat
form.