The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-09-25
BIMETALLIC CLUB
a NON-PARTISAN FREE SILVER CLUB
ORGANIZED WITH 125 MEMBERS.

Flower City-The Sentiment OF This
County is All One Way-Colonel Sanders
Statement That Montana is for Gold
Does Not Apply Here.
Late last week there was little pre-
llminary ia k about organizing a bime-
tallic club in Deer Lodge in response to
the movement to organize a league of
such clubs now going on throughout the
state, but the matter did not take definite
shape until Monday when DR.. 4. II.
Mitchell, Judge Theodore Brantly, D. F.
Hallahan, DR.. ], II. Owings, w. w. Good
man, A. II. Heraey and others took steps
towards convening a mass meeting at the
court house with a view to organizing
such a club in this city.
At s O'Clock the Deer Lodre band
played few enlivening airs in the street
and afterwards took their position on the
balcony of the court house whence they
dlscoursed patriotic music until the crowd
had assembled, after which they took
seats near the speakers stand and played
at intervals during the evening. The
meeting was called to order at S:15 o'clock
by A. FL. Hersey, and W. w. Goodman
and ID. e. Hallahan were called to the
char as temporary presiding officer and
temporary secretary respectively. After
lew eloquent words Of acknowledge
ment the chair entertained nominations
Tor permanent president and Dr. A. Fl.
Mitchell was elected. DR.. Mitchell de-
livered a brief address and other officers
were then chosen as follows: DIR. J. Fl
o"lngs, vice president; A. II. Hersey,
secretary; NJ. Martin, assistant secretary;
d. +. Hallahan, treasurer.
The call, outlining the purposes Of the
proposed organization, was then read by
A. IL. Hersey rs follows:
"ltecognizing that the monetary ques-
ton IS the paramount issue in the cam
paign now opening before the American
people, and believing that only through
the re-establishment Of the bimetalic
system OF currency which was founded
by the fathers of the republic, without
asking the consent or advice of Great
Britain, can prosperity be restored, we,
the undersigned citizens of Deer Lodge,
hereby propose to organize ourselves into
an independent, nom partisan bimetallic
club, as part of a universal movement
to erect league Of such clubs now going
on throughout the nation, and we here
with pledge ourselves to cooperate with
such league in aiding in every way pos
slble to promote the success of silver in
the present great struggle between the
people on the one hand and a self-seek-
ing and relentless money combine upon
the other.
I'm order that every man shall share
the benefits Of organization in the strug-
gle now waging against our common
enemy, and through the moral force
gained by numbers and association there
by increase his individual capacity to
do efficient service in the cause, it has
been thought wise everywhere to enlist
all who give their faith to the cardinal
proposition that the unrestricted coinage
OF silver at Il ratio Of 16 to / with gold,
without the aid or consent of any other
government is proper policy for this
nation to adopt, leaving out all inconse-
quential differences upon minor party
questions.
"The invitation to unite with the club
hoo hor han
qualification for membership other than
the above has been or will be applied,
every member who signs the roll being
credited with honest motives and convic-
lions. In union is strength and it is be-
lieyed that these clubs will prove a
strong factor in the election where or
ganized work is wanted. Montana should
be foremost in the patriotic work of or
ganizing these effective auxiliaries to the
national campaign committees that are
now entering upon an unequal struggle
on behalf of silver against corrupt and
solid money power.
"While this state may not be regarded
as a missionary field, there is work to be
done everywhere and the moral support
Of we'll organized and enthusiastic force
here will not be without its good influ-
ence throughout the doubtful states. If
silver men will stand together every
where the battle is in their hands. Let
us do our part to contribute to such an
overwhelming victory in November that
hY M sort of daYiliah ingenuity can or