Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-07-02
Free Coinage Leaders Invade
New York City.


, was under the auspices OF the Ameri
can silver organization, which has fol
its sponsors the ,'young democracy
better known as ex-Sheriif OBrien's
followers. Senator Ben Tillman, oil
South Carolina, the chief speaker, re.
ceived an ovation as he walked upon
the platform, and was again loudly
checred when he began his speech
with bitter attack on the press OF
New York. He then sarcastcally re.
viewed the political history and legis.
tion since Mr.. Cleveland was first elect.
ed president, making bitter attacks on
him. He then declared that the cur.
rency fight was sectional one, adding
that bimetallism is national, while
"goldbuggery" Is sectional He com.
pared the wealth Of the east with
that OF the west and south and added:
1.-THE south and west cultivate corn
and wheat. The eastern man chiefly
cultivates bonds The eastern wealth.
gatherer sits on velvet cushions wait
ing for dividends to ripen, which he
gathers from trusts and combine.
Why do you hear talk now OF 5O-cent
dollar? Because the ratio has been de.
stroyed by congress and tits now worth
but 50 or 60 cents. Why Is 1t to-day at
ratio Of 33 to 122 Because congress.
In 1878, through the rascality Of Sher.
man, made it so. They protected one
metal and threw the other out Of
DOORS Why did Sherman do 1t? Be-
cause at the close Of the war the
United States owed some 50, 700, 600, 600,
and the first thing they did was to
have congress make new law that
the greenbacks should be paid for in
coiE Of 37l grains fine OF silver or 20 0.1O
grains Of gold" At the conclusion Of
the speech FREQ silver resolutions were
adopted and William P. st. John was
delegated to 60 to the democratic and
populist conventions to press them !
upon the delegates A call for Q silver
convention In st. Louis July 20. to
nominate or indorse presidential can.
didate, was read, closing the meeting.
COLORADO SILVER CONVENTION.
DENVER Col., June 90 The state
silver convention was called to order
In the Broadway theater at ll:l5 O. M,
by l. N. Stevens, member Of the ma
tional silver party. He explained the
purpose Of the convention and ex-
pressed the hope that the Chic ago con.
vention would nominate man whose
position on silver was unequivocal, and
suggested Henry N. Teller as the ideal
candidate. The mention Of Senator
Teller's name set the convention wild.
The platform OF the convention de-
clares for a distinctly American sys-
TEN Of finances, unalterably opposed
to the single gold standard and for an
immediate return to the unrestricted
coinage Of both gold and silver at the
ratio Of sixteen to one. The platform
continues;
Recognizing In Senator Teller the most emf
nent qualities and fitness for any public sta
tion In the gift Of the people, we present him ,,
to the state and the nation as o candidate for
the presidency to lead the great bimetallic
host in the present emergency.
The convention further declared that
should some advocate and steadfast |
friend Of the free and unlimited coin !
age Of silver other than Senator Tel
Ter be nominated for president, we !
warmly pledge our hearty and unani.
nous support to that candidate '
TELLER AND THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. ,
DENVER, COL, June 26.--It is an. !
nounced that Senator Teller's name !
rule, II necessary to secure the nomi-
nation OF a candidate. =
PEFFER ON THE DUTY OF poPULIsrs
WASHINGTON, July 20 Senator PETER ,
left yesterday for home. Before start. {
ing he said, concerning the populist at
titude on the presidential question:
The recent pronunciamepto Of q few populis,
gentlemen at St Louis, urging the democratic
convention to nominate Mr. Teller, was, in my
.ruSen' ua aper.'nence, ana was .reaon-
populist nartv rs whoa so s1a 0pt thirs O sr'
listing conditions warrant populist indorse- I
ment Of the democratic presidential ticket :
even eve ,nousn 'ne nominee is ior tree silver and
dscaration reSara ,hs ip,ssr,v ,,es ana
tuity Of the populist party as essential to 9
carrying out the plan OF reforms we have es- '
poused' I% ,ss Tae money question is but one of
viii be ,s.a sva
be expressive Of those other rreat questions Of
land tenure and labor, which the populist party
regards as vital had hoped that there might !;
Of principles and. n nesd he n nav nama \
But the time for that has gone BY, and ali that 4.