The San Francisco call., 1896-06-26
Several Sensational Addresses
Attacking the Money
Power.
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
The Government Urged TO Return to
Constitutional Gold and Sill.
yer Standard.

DENVER, CoLo., June 25.-Five hun
dred delegates from two-thirds of the
counties of this State organized to-day the
first State Convention of the National
Silver party, adopted a platform and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton which meets in st. Louis July %.
The convention was harmonious and en-
thusiastic. The platform is a strong
declaration for silver, and declares ale
glance TO any other National party and
candidate for the Presidency that accords
with this view on the financial question.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller is Endorsed for
the Presidency.
Hon. 1. n. Stevens, acting State chair
man, called the convention to order. He
reviewed the history of the movement
which created this new party, and stated
that its purpose is solely to unite the
people of the country upon one common
candidate for the Presidency who will
favor the restoration of silver to full legal
tender money power. Senator H. A w.
Tabor was selected as temporary chair
man and David Day of Durango secre-
tary.
After the committee on credentials had
reported a permanent organization was
effected by selection of Hon. Platt Wicks
of Pueblo permanent chairman and Mrs.
Sue M. Hall secretary. While awaiting
the report of the committee or resolu-
tIons Hon. Lafe Pence, Hon. J. B. Belford
and Judge D. Y. Burns delivered sensa-
tional addresses, the burden of which
were attacks upon the money power. They
urge a campaign to unite the people un-
der one candidate against the goldites and
their demands.
When the comm ittee on resolutions re-
ported long address in the form of an ar
gument for free coinage, which also Sc
verely attacked opponents to this idea, a
storm of protests to the language and style
of the platform ensued. After long dis
cussion the committee was ordered to pre-
pare another platform. A recess was then
taken until evening. The delegates named
include many prominent men OF the State
of all political parties.
Upon reassem bling in the evening the
convention adopted short platform with
out discussion. The money plank is as
follows:
The paramount issue at this time in the
United States is indisputably the money ques-
ton. It is between the gold standard, gold
bonds and bank currency on one side and the
bimetalIic standard, no bonds and Govern
ment currency on the other. On this issue we
declare ourselves to be in favor of a distinctly
American financial system. We are unalter-
ably opposed to the single gold standard and
demand the immediate return to the constitu-
tional 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 Is 70 1 and upon terms of exact
equality as they existed prior to 1878, the sill
yer coin to be full legal tender equally with
gold for all debts and duties, private and pub
lie.
The resolutions indorse Senator Teller
and recommend him for the Presidency,
but failing to secure him they agree to
support any other silver candidate.
The platform closes with the following
appeal:
We therefore confidently appeal to the peo-
pie 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 affiliations and unite in one supreme
effort to free themselves and their. children
from the domination of the money power.
Upon the consummation of our desires and