Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-03-28
An Enthusiastic Meeting at tine
Theatre, Monday Night,
strong Resolutions AdOpted-Deter-
mined to support NO Candidate
whose Position ON the Money cues
tiOn is Doubtful as TO silver.

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of bimetalism and the Importance of in
dependent action upon the part of silver
advocates at the ensuing election, were
forcibly and earnestly expounded by
General A. ]. Warner, president of the
National Bimetallic union; Hon. H. F.
Bartine, editor of the National Bimetal-
list, and Hon. S. L. Johnson of Virginia
in the Salt Lake theater last evening.
Owing to the fact that the speakers
did not reach the city until late and that
1t was impossible to advertise the meet
ing properly in the limited time at the
disposal of the committee on arrange
ments, the attendance was not as large
as 1t would have been under more favor
able conditions. Still, the lower part of
the house was crowded and the first
gallery comfortably filed, with leading
representatives of the business and
fin ancial circles of Salt Lake City,
many of whom we're accompanied by
ladies'. And what was lacking in attend
ance was made up in enthusiasm.
General Warner and Mr. Bartine, both
of whom are we'll known in Salt Lake,
were enthusiastically applauded as they
appeared upon the stage, accompanied
by Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins, Richard
Macintosh, Hon. Thomas G. Merrill,
Colonel M. M. Kaighn, John ]. DAILY,
Farley L. Williams, Allen G. Campbell,
Henry w. Lawrence, and a number of
the members of the legislature.
The meeting was called to order by
Richard Macintosh, and Hon. Joseph
L. Rawlins was selected as chairman of
the meeting.
In accepting the distinction thus con-
ferred upon him, Mr.. Rawlins said that
the meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of listening to the distinguished
gentlemen who had recently been de-
voting their time and attention to the
great cause in which the hope of the
people of this country we're conferred.
"They do not come" Mr.. Rawlins con-
tinued, ITO discuss the question, but
rather to report progress in the east"
Mr. Rawling then inquired as to
the further pleasure of the meeting, and
1t was moved and carried that com
m ttee OF FIVE on resolutions be appoint
ed
Thn committee appointed were as fol-
lows; John J. Daily, Henry w. Law
renee, IA. M. Kaiahm, Aliam O. GMmAnnu
bell and Richard Macfnsg
AL he aonefuas0h " Cen
address, M. IN. Kaign read NE r.
the committee on resolutions, which
} was received with loud applause anG
: adopted. The report was as follows:
The citizens of Salt Lake City, in
: Guiding members of all political parties,
placing the cause of silver restoration
, above party, in mass meeting assembled,
adopt the following preamble and reso
lutions:
+, Whereas, We note with alarm the
: constant falling in price OF all property
: measured by the gold standard; the mil
: lions of able and willing workingmen
in enforced idleness seeking work and
e not finding 1t; the government borrow
s ing money and issuing bonds in time OF
d profound peacei the failure OF both
tariff and free trade schemes to check
IS the decline of prices and to afford
= relief; the subseryieacy of the leaders
. of both the democratic and republican
parties as we'll as of the metropolitan
: press to the gold monometalists of Eng
a land and their Wall street allies; tbs
y persistent attempt to mislead the people
Z by ambiguous platform declarations
y thus preventing an honest expression o
y their political sentiments; the indiffer
ence of the moneyed east to the needs 9
y the pioneer producing west; the stead.
contraction of the volume of currene.
= while business and population are in
creasing, making the load of the strug
8 slipg debes5 pala pial
each Fae7~e 81 "a 49, E. A4saA.A
= eFs ~ re country ahsH 1sHils ~
81 faetloN bvi sSansssss y,sSdaSssssy - :
% silver basis and enjoying an advantag
in exchange of about 100 per cent b
- =. reason of the unjust appreciation {
Iar gold;
Resolved, that the one hope of relii
: and the all-important issue, over-towe
ing all other issues, before the Amer
- can people is the free coinage of silv'
at the ratio of 10 to on an exact equa
- ity with gold without reference to Il
-, action Of any other government, al
:, the increase Of the volume of money
circulation.
Resolved, That neither high tariff n
low tariff, protection nor free trade "
bring any substantial relief while :
,ro- attempt to maintain the gold standal
eht Resolved, That we are utterly oppos
lsu. 10 the attempted maintenance of the &c
ears standard, either by borrowing mon
UGH and issuing bonds, or by forcing do'
sere prices TO the Asiatic level, and that
the campaign of 1896 we will give {
support TO no party that does not sta
positively pledged TO the free coinage
). silver at the ratio of 10 to nor will
dard support any candidate whose past rec
does does not give assurance that he viii
ltion true to that principle.
ling Resolved, That we earnestly reql