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coin at the option and according to con-
venience of the United States

powered to issue such coin certificates,
conditionally against deposits of inter-
eSt-bearing bonds of the United States,
the interest accruing on the bonds to
inure to the United States pending their
re-exchange for the coin certificates,
which coin certificates when returned
shall be Cancelled; provided, that such
additional issues Of coin certificates
shall not reduce the percentage of coin
and bullion reserved for coin fcertifi-
Gates and silver certificates below 60
per cent of the aggregate sum of coin
certificates and silver certificates out
standing. The now outstanding silver
certificates, gold certificates and treas
ury notes of 1890 to be retired as they
come into the treasury.
This (a) is free coinage at Ito to /:
the convenient gold certificate (b) to
take the place of gold certificates, sill
yer certificates and treasury notes OF
1890; the safeguard (c) would provide
for a temporary increase of S3327 ,OUO,-
600 of paper money against the silver
reported in the treasury June lst.
"Second-We demand provision for
direct legislation by means of the op-
tional initiative and referendum
It was resolved that a committee at
tend the Populist Convention in 81
Louis to urge the adoption of the ABOVE
demands as a means to harmonlze all
elements of reform, TO unite all reform
forces in the pending campaign.
COLORADO SILVER CONVENTION.
DENVER, June 25-Ffve hundred
delegates from two-thirds OF the
counties in the State organized to-day
the first State Convention of the Ma
tional Silver party, adopted platform
and elected delegates to the Natlonal
Convention which meets in ST. Louis
July 22d. The convention was harmo-
NOUS and enthusiastic. The platform
is a strong one, declaring for silver, ana
declares allegiance to any other ma
tional party and candidate for the Pres
idency that accords with their view on
the financial question Teller is In
dorsed for the Presidency.
Hon 1. N. Stevens called the conven-
ton to order. 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 coun-
try upon one common candidate for the
Presidency who will favor the restora-
ton of silver to full legal tender money
power.
Senator H A. w. Tabor was selected
as Temporary Chairman and David
Day of Durango Secretary.
After the Committee on Credentials
had reported a permanent organization
was effected by the selection of Hon.
Platt Wicks of Pueblo as Chairman.
,1ff f17rC CCY,1-
mittee on Resolutions Lafe Pence, j.
B. Belford and Judge D. V. Burns de-
livered sensational addresses, the bur
den of which were attacks on the
money power, and urging a campaign
to unite the people under one candidate
against the goldites and their demands.
When the Committee on Resolutions
reported a long address in the form of
an argument for free coinage, which
also severely attacked opponents to this
idea, a storm of protests to the Ian
guage and style of the platform ensued,
and after a long discussion the COM
mittee was ordered to prepare another
platform A recess was then taken
until evening.
The delegates named include many
prominent men of the State of all po-
litical parties.
Upon reassembling in the evening the
convention adopted a platform with
out discussion. The money plank is as
follows:
1.-THE paramount issue at this time in
the United States is indisputably the
money question. 1T is between the gold
standard, gold bonds and bank cur
rency on one SIDE and the bimetallic
standard, no bonds and Government
currency on the other. We declare
ourselves to be in favor of distinctly
American financial system. We are
unalterably opposed to the single gold
standard. and demand immediate re-
turn to the constitutional standard of
gold and silver, by the restoration by
the Government, Independently of any
foreign Power, of the unrestricted coin
age of both gold and silver in standard
money at the ratio of 16 to l, and upon
terms of exact equality as they ex
listed prior to 1873, the silver coin to
be a full legal tender equally with gold
for all debts and dues, public and pri-
vate."
The resolutions indorse Senator Teller,
and recommend him for the Presidency,
but failing to secure that, to agree upon
any other silver candidate.
The platform closes with the following
appeal:
1--WE therefore confidently appeal to
the people of the United States to leave
in abeyance for the moment all other
questions, however important and even
momentous they may seem, to sunder if
need be all former party ties and affilia-
tions, 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 de-
sires and efforts we invoke the gracious
favor of divine providence"
The convention adjourned immedi-
ately upon the adoption of the platform.
RECEPTION TO HARTMAN.
BUTTE (Mont), June 25.-Congress-
man Charles S. Hartman visited Butte
to-day, and was given the greatest re-
ception ever accorded a public man in
the State. Several hundred silver men
including some of the most prominent
citizens in Butte pulled the Congress
mans carriage a distance of over a mile.
The city had the appearance of a holiday
celebration. Bands paraded the
streets. and buildings were decorated in
honor of the visitor
Tonight he addressed between 1000
and o,OO0 people, and declared that the
silver Republicans had deserted the Ma
tional organization for good, or until tlhe
party returned to the people. He pre-
dicted sweeping victory for the Demo-
cratic party in case it nominates a free
ctr aio-1,t
form. he favored Henry NJ. Teller as