Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-23
THE SILVERITES.
The Declaration Of Independence
Read at the Convention.
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the national silver organization were
slow in assembling in the music hall
of the Exposition building and there
were not nearly enough visitors to fill
the galleries when j. j. Mott, chair
man Of the national committee, called
the convention to order at 1890 o'clock
yesterday. Prayer was offered, after
which Miss Lille B. Pierce, Of this
city, read the declaration of independ-
ence. This caused an outburst of up"
plause
When the call had been read, Con-
gresham f. G. Newlands, of Nevada,
was introduced by DIR. Mott as tempo
rary chairman and proceeded to make
his address In opening he referred to
the republican declaration for virtual
gold recommendation and to the demo-
cratic expression in favor of free silver
coinage. Then he Landed Mr.. Bryan
in strong words, after which he dwelt
on President Cleveland's financial poll
icy, which the democratic convention
had repudiated, and expressed especial
pleasure at the democratic declara-
ton against further tariff agitation.
He referred briefly to the other issues
in the democratic platform as nom
essentials. He then denied that 1t was
intended to pay debts with 50-cent dol
lars or to debase the currency, but de-
clared that it was the purpose to raise
silver's value and diminish the strain
on gold and restore the old bimetallic
unit of value. He defended the pro-
posed ratio of sixteen to one and
spoke in favor of bimetallism and at
tackled England's gold policy and
went on:
We have OF stake the interests Of the great
est debtor nation Of the world; Of the greatest
silver producing nation Of the world; OF ma
tim yielding the greatest amount Of farm
products in the world-farm products on which
we rely for the payment Of our foreign debts,
and the prices Of which have been driven down
in gold as silver has fallen. Our oppo-
nents, gehtleIAen, eXaggerate the dimcul-
ties Of the task before u.s. In order
to restore silver, it is only necessary
to absorb the current product Of the mines.
The accumulated stock is in the shape Of coin,
bearing the stamp Of various governments,
and it is absurd to assume that the owners OF
SuCl coin WIN S6nu III mere SlHlPly w TGCGlNo
the American stamp. Silver coin 1t is and sill
yer coin 1t would remain. There Is no surplus
anywhere In the shape of bullion for the bullion
in the treasury vaults is constructively coined,
and is represented by silver certificates and
treasury notes now in circulation. The cur
rent product of the mines is now all absorbed
in current uses-in the arts, in coinage, and
for other purposes Any demand that we cre-
ate would be new demand and would have
tendency to increase the value of the current
product,
Mr.. Newlands combatted the claim
that free coinage would unduly in
crease silver production and suggested
royalties as means of checking too
great outputs. He declared that the
manufacturers of the country now OPP
posed to free silver would soon see
that bimetalIism was to their interest,
and closed:
They will realize that their prosperity Is
based upon the general prosperity Of the entire
country and that the prosperity of this country
cannot continue so long Us debtor and produce
ing nations recognize gold as the only money
metal and by their action build up its value
and increase its control over the products
of labor This campaign is to open up an
era of education and in this work the silver
party enters animated by no sectional spirit
controlled by no feeling Of envy against the
more prosperous but inspired by the desire to
maintain broad, American policy which shall
protect the interests of American production,
whether in the mining camps Of the mountains
the wheat fields OF the west, the cotton fields OF
the south or the factories Of New England
But let us remember always in this contest
that union is strength, and that the motto of
&c, 10 10 40 al
.Divide and Conquer"
The following telegram from Sena-
tor Teller was then read:
DENVER, Col, July 22.-L N Stevens,
Southern hotel, ST. Louis; The money
question overshadows all others. On its
Tightful determination depends the pros
perity of the people and the perpetuity Of
republican institutions. All other questions
must be subordinated to it A vote for Bryan
and Sewall Is o vote for industrial and finan-
ciaI independence of the American people
from foreign domination and control and they
should have the support Of oil opponents 0t
the gold standard. H. NJ TELLER
At the caucus of the silver organiza-
ton delegates yesterday the following
committee was appointed to confer
with the populists with view to So
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California: Judge Scott, of Nebraska;
w. T. Foster, of Missouri; William P.
St. John, of New York, and B. f.
Keith, of North Carolina.
A motion was then made that re-
cess be taken until eight o'clock to-
day by Judge C R. Scott, of Oma-
ha, who said that there was no hurry.
He was a member of the committee on
platform, and it would take some time
to get up good platform
An amendment changing the time to
4:3O o'clock in the afternoon was ac-
cepted and the convention took re-
cess until that hour.
1t was five o'clock when the conven-
ton was called to order after the re-
cess. There were about 500 people In
the hall, including the delegates. A
Kansas delegate moved that the door
keepers be instructed to admit all the
delegates to the populist convention.
The motion prevailed and committee
of three was appointed TO notify the