Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-27
TO UNITE THE FORCES
MANUFACTURERS AND SILVER M
PuBLICANs OF ONE OPINION
Bimetaliism Must Accompany 1, T.,
Give Adequate Relief to
the Country.

Washington. March IA conferenc,
was held in this city today between the
republican silver senator's who voted
against the consideration Of the hopsa
bill In the senate and number of man
ufacturers. principally of Pennsylvania
for the purpose of arriving at an IN
derstanding on which silver advocates
and protectionists can unite. While
the conference resulted in no DECLARE
ton, those present expressed themselves
as satisfied that the result would he
to promote both interests and that an
important step had been taken in bring
ing them nearer together.
The meeting resulted from a CORE
spondence between Mr.. Wilhelm of
Pennsylvania and Senators Teller of
Colorado and Dubois of Idaho, Carter
and Mantle of Montana, Cannon of
Utah and Jones of Nevada. These SEN
ators were all present at today's meet
ing, as were Representatives Hartman
of Montana, Allen of Utah and Wilson
of Idaho and also some 80 representa-
tives of manufacturing interests. The
conference was organized by choosing
Senator Dubois as chairman and Mr..
Wilhelm secretary.
Brief speeches were made by all the
senator's present. They defined their
position in such a manner as to make
it plain to the manufacturers that there
could be no protective tariff legislation
without the rehabilitation OF silver and
that bimetallism and protection, as re-
garded from their standpoint. consti-
tuted an issue before the country. Some
Of the manufacturers themselves in
dorsed this position as being the logic
Of the country's necessities and political
condition.
President Dornan, of the Manufac-
turers Club of Philadelphia, expressed
the opinion that tariff duties could not
be made high enough to protect the
manufacturers of our country under the
gold basis.
James Dobson came out unqualifiedly
for free silver coinage, by international
agreement If possible, otherwise by in
dependent action. He believed that in
dependent action would induce interna-
| tional action.
Free coinage might create tenn
porary disturbances, but it was the
quickest way to permanent relief.
Henry A. Frye of Philadelphia said
The sooner we took ind, pendent action
for bimetallism the better it would be
| He declared for protection and bimetal-
| ism.
Charles Heber Clark editor of The
Manufacturer of Philadelphia, said he
| had labored to convince the maufactur-
ers that protection would only prove
efficacious in conjunction with the re-
storation of silver.
Richard Campion declared himself in
favor of the restoration of silver, but
thought the cause of bimetallism was
not advanced by the defeat of the rev
enue measure.
Senators who were interviewed with
regard to the meeting expressed the OBJ
infon that this was the first note Of
warning to the republican party against
the adoption of a single gold standard
in the st. Louis platform or the nomin-
alton of a gold standard man on a
straddle plank.
Senator Cameron's name was men
toned In connection with the presidency
and met with evident approval by many
present.