The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25
PLEASING TO THOSE WHO MET
AT ASSEMBLY HALL. LAST
NIGHT.
LEAGUE OF RAMSEY COUNTY
HAS BEEN FORMED BY THE So
CALLED BIMETALLISTS OF
ST. PAUL.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
silver Producing States Notified by
Resolution That This City Is
Their Friend.

The so-called Bimetallic League of
Ramsey county held an adjourned
meeting at assembly hall last night for
the purpose of perfecting it's organiza
ton. There were about rs members
present. The committee on perma-
nent organization reported a constitu-
ton and bylaws, list of officers and
a declaration of principles. The dec
laratiOn of principles and organization
were adopted without change. The
constitution was amended by the adj
dition of two sections, one providing
that the business of the league should
be conducted on a strictly non-parti-
san basis, and the other permitting
the formation of branch ward, pre-
cinct and town leagues. The following
officers were then declared elected:
President, John Dale; vice-presidents,
l.. j. Dobner, M. r. Prendergast and
F. A. Pike; secretary, John Gilman;
treasurer. Joseph Smith. 1t was de-
cided that the executive committee
should consist of Is instead of %, and
that the chair should appoint a COM
mittee Of six, two from each political
party, to select the committee of Is
M. r. Prendergast called the atten-
ton of the meeting to a matter which,
he considered, required prompt action
Mr.. PrendergaSt said that the people
of the silver-producing states had been
falsely led to believe that the people of
this city were their political and COM
mercial enemies. Such was far from
being the case, SO Mr.. Prendergast
said, and he would therefore offer
some appropriate resolutions calculat-
ed to set the people of ST. Paul right
before the eyes of the people of the
silver-producing states. The resolu-
tons, in substance, were to the effect
that the people of ST. Paul and the
people of the state of Minnesota were
not unfriendly to the interests of the
people OF the silver-producing states
On the contrary, there was a commu-
nifty of interest between them. The
people of the silver-producing states
were asked to withhold their denun-
citation of st. Paul until the citizens
of st. Paul shall have had a chance to
vote upon the free coinage issue. The
concluding resolution requested the
newspapers of st. Paul, as well as
those OF the silver-producing states.
to give publicity to the resolutions
The league adopted the resolutions.
The business of the evening com
pleted, a few speeches followed. o. A.
Turner took the lead Mr.. Turner in
a brief address, urged in behalf of the
free coinage of silver that, inasmuch as
the United States and Mexico produced
nearly four-fifths of the silver of the
world, they could put up the price of
mat commodity to such a figure as
they saw fit. And yet the Tinted
states allowed England, which pro-
duced8 only $4,000 worth of silver nor
year, to fix the price.
AT this juncture, Mr.. Prenderpa 81
moved that the league invite the sound
money league to engage in a series Of
JOINT debates on the money question
Judge Macdonald and Judge Card did
not approve of such a course until tbe
league had been thoroughly organized
AFTER spirited address by J. T, Town
ley, the league adjourned.
Ine committee of six annoin+ed -
select the committee of Is consists 20
john l.. Townley, T. D. O,Brien T1o,Td
peabody, William DunIon M p
Prendergast and Judge Macdonald
,.., -S 10 the declaration Of
Piincipies adopted by the so-called
ramsey county BimetalIic league.
we Deneve in bimetallism (gold and si,a,>
because 1T is Endorsed by the forenoos+ ttt,eIl'
els anu scholars of the world. because aH
perience everywhere demonstrates tbat da,eA,
bimetallism pioSper under
we are opposed to the gold standord ..
me ,ne loiioWlng among other reasons. II W.
md +h .ne constitution of the United States
Ii Tue eeacnlngs of Jefferson and -Jackson
AlhcoIn ana Blaine. 1t breeds anarnh1y -
amy and trusts. 1t brides and coerces W "
monopo1stie daily newspapers II NE b1e
uouoIeo the real burden of the debts navab1s
gu oau, since double the quantity of Ameri
can products are now required 70 disoba.ai
tne annual liabilities arising from fbosa det se
II MAKES money dear and property chean r.
makes the eDhah small and tba s5c1, -
sreat. 1t destroys the parity between money
ana property. 1t kills the hone of trodia ~
profit thereby destroying old and nrnI4s,, al
ing new enterprises. 1t curtaiIs emnIovmon+
ana reduces wages. 1t increases the burds
Vi oeDts, and decreases the means Of nav
ment. 1t produces disbursement did,
esty, reputation and ruin
10 save our beloved country from eontin
Jung In this downward path of contractior
anu al eonnscat1on, of dishonor and disgrace
OF starvation and suicide we have bond5
ourselves together as bimetallists to sao,,ra
the restoration of the peoples right tho frao
coinage OF both silver and gold into monav -
uniLIn!Ied regal tender quality, as such right
EXISTED prior to the preparation of the crime
OF 1873 England to the contrary not with
The funeral of John A. Wegmann of chin
pewa Falls, who died at the residence of hi,
.orother at 256 Rondo street, yesterday will
take place from Wilwerscheid's undertaking
a psoI Az st. Peter street, Sunday at 3
! Inc Inc fourth annual picnic given by the
'Norges Ekko Singing society takes place at
spring Park. Lake AIinnetonka, tomorrow, A
prizes for the successful contestants has bsen
prepared - mas Oeen