The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
Silver Party will Convene in st.
Louis on July %.
The Convention will be National
and a Delegate One.
THIS MEANS FUSION.
Senator Jones Made a Stirring
Ten Minutes Talk.
DIR. J. J. Mott of North Carolina,
National Chairman.

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conference yesterday resulted in the
adoption of the strongest kind of a de-
claratlon for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to
l, and the call for delegate national
convention to be held in st. Louis,
July %, 1895, the date of the Populist
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 to 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-
ton and the policy to be pursued by
the friends of silver During the dis
cusslon considerable feeling was
aroused by some of the remarks made
by General Hatch of Missouri. IN
which he stated in effect that if the
Populists of Kentucky had done their
whole duty the election of Mr.. Black
burn to a seat in the United States
senate would not be 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-
vention.
The committee on resolutions, of
which Senator Jones of Nevada, is
chairman, submitted a report, the pre-
amble of which is a complete state
ment of the position of the silver ad-
vocates. 1t declares the money ques-
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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.
''On this ISSUE" they say, ''we declare
ourselves to be in favor of a distinc-
tive American financial system. We
are unalterably opposed to the single
gold standard, and demand the iTnme-
diate return to the constitutional
standard of gold and silver, by the
restoration by this government, indie
pendently of any foreign power, of
the unrestricted coinage of both gold
and silver as standard money, at the
ratio of 10 to l, and upon terms of
exact equality as they existed prior to
1878; the silver coin to be a full legal
tender, equally with gold, for all debts
and dues, public and private.
The final declaration is as follows:
THAT over and above all other ques-
tons OF policy, we are in favor of re-
storing to the people of the United
States the time honored money of the
constitution-golda and silver-not one,
but both-the money of Washington
and Hamilton, and Jefferson and Mon
roe and Jackson and Lincoln, to the
end that American people may receive
honest pay for an honest product, the
American debtor pay his just obliga-
t1ons IN an honest standard, and not in
standard that is appreciated 100
per cent above the great staples
of our country, and to the end,
further, that silver standard countries
NAV be deprived of the unnatural ad-
vantage they now enjoy in the differ
ence in exchange between gold and
silver-an advantage which the tariff
Legislation alone cannot overcome.
We, therefore, confidently appeal to
the people of the United States, that
leaving IN obeyance for the moment
all other questions, however impor-
tant, even mOmentous they may ap-
pear, and sundering if need be all
former party affiliations, they unite
in a 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
civilized men of any race or in
any age. And, upon the consumma alton
of their desires and efforts. we invoke
the gracious favor OF the Divine Prov
idence."a
The report was wildly and loudly
applauded as it was read, and the con-
ference seemed to DE filled to the full
est extent with enthusiasm. It was
read by Senator Jones, chairman. At
the conclusion there was big demon
stratiOn. The delegates arose to their
feet and cheered loudly and called for
Senator Jones. He spoke for about
ten minutes, and his remarks were
vociferously applauded. The follow
ing is the report of the committee on
organization:
That a convention of qualified voters
OF the United States, who believe in
the prin ciples this day enunciated by
the conference, and who are willing
to subordinate party allegiance and
fealty to those principles and to sup
port the nominees of the national con-
ventiOn provided for by this confer
ence, shall be held in the city of st.
Louis, Mo-, on the 22d day of July,
1896, at the hour of L. o'clock noon.
On motion DIR. j. J. Mott of North
Carolina was unanimously elected
chairman of the national executive
committee.
A committee on finance, one from
each state, was selected.
After a number<fif speeches, the sill
yer conference adjourned, amid great
enthusiasm, without day.
Another Bannock Scare.