The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-24
THk sllYaA VONFEaENCE.
The Usual Address 10 the PsOple-NothinI
New In II.

The Usual Address TO tue Peopio-Nothiug
New In It.
WASHINGTON. D. c., jon. 23.-The
silver conference to-day resulted In m
animated discussion of the financial sit
uation and the policy to be pursued by
the friends OF silver. During the dis
cussion considerable feeling was
aroused by some OF the remarks mndc
by General Hatch, OF Missouri. in
which he stated In efteIet that IL the
Popuilsts OF Kentucky had done their
whole duty the election OF Mr.. Black
burn to o seat In the United States SEN
ate would not be matter OF doubt.
General Field. OF VlrElnln. and Others.
made heated replies. Major Turner, OF
Virginia, and others, made heated re-
plies. Turner. OF Lansing. Michigan.
and Sen1tGr Stewart. OF Nevada, also
addressed the convention,
The committee on resolutions, OF
which, Senator Jones. OF Nevada, Is
chairman, submitted It's report. consist
ing OF an unusually long pre1mble and
ending with the declarations: Tint
'over and above all other questions OF
policy, we ore In favor OF restoring to
thc people OF the United States tillc
time-honorel money OF the constitution
gold and silver, not one but both
the money OF Washington and HaH'!l-
ton and Jefferson aud Monroe, and
Jackson ana Lincoln, to the end that
American people may receive honest
pay for ON honest product, the Ameri-
can debtor pay his just obligations In
mn honest standard and not In stan
lard that Is appreciated on the hum
drnd per cent above the Erelt staples OF
our own country. and further that SILL
Yrr standard countries may be deprlVr
al OF the unnatural advantage they
now enjoy In the difference In exchange
between gold and sllvcr-an advantage
which the tariff legislation alonO cam
not overcome.
I'VE therefore confidently appeal 10
the people OF the United States that,
lenVbng In abeynnce for the moment all
other questions. however Important.
even momentous they may appear, aud
sundering n need be, all the former
party affiliations, they unite in n Gn-
preme effort to free themselves and
their children from the domination OF
the money, ,powcr-a power more de-
HtructIVe than nny which has ever heon
fastened upon the civilized men Of any
race or In any age. And upon the con-
summation OF their desire and efforts
We invoke the gracious favor OF Divine
Providence"
The report was wildly and loudly ap-
plnuded as II wns read, and the confars
encc seemed to be filled to the fullest eX-
tent with enthusiasm. II was read by
Senator Jones, chairman. Al the con-
clusion there wns n big demonstration.
The delegates arose to their feet and
cheered loudly and called for Senator
Jones. He spoke for about ten minutes
and his remarks were vociferousiy up
plnuded.
THE following is the report of the COM
mittee on organization:
That convention OF the qualified
voters OF the United States who believe
In the principles as enuncinted by this
conference and who are willing to sub
ordinate party alliance and fcalty to
those principles, and 10 support the
nominees Of the national convention
provided for BY this conference shall be
held ut the city OF St Louis, Mo-. on the
22nd day OF July, AID. 1896, at the hour
of IL o'clock noon.
All delegates shnll be elected ut pub
lie conventions or ut public meetings. to
be held either In the several states Mt
large or In the several counties or dis
trlcts OF such states, rs the national
committee may prescribe.
No person shall be eligible MS n dele
gate In said national convention who Is
not In favor OF the declaration of prin-
ciples this day enuncl0tcd by this con-
ference, and who Is not willing to subor-
dlnutc party allegiance 10 the advance
mcnt OF such principles, md TO support
the nominees OF said convention.