The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-18
WASHINGTON. D @,
January 90, 1895.

Ia NaIIOu6l OtlF6E COuNGuOlOu GldG
assembled in Washington this week
was an earnest, deliberate, intelligent
and determined representative body.
TIE delegates came from nearly all the
States and they were all Of the same
mind, inspired by the same common
patriotic purpose. The convention de
termined without a discordant note to
put principle above party, and in the
coming campaign make a common
fight against the gold gamblers. Once
she convention assembled the deter
mination was quickly reached that the
remonetiz alton of silver could be efec-
ted only by independent political &C
ton and the election of a silver man to
the Presidency.
With this question settled the con
vention mad only to deal with details.
The entire meeting was harmonious;
the delegates were jubilant, enthusi
astic and confident. There was no
boasting. but there was enough plain
talking to scare silver Democrats, and
silver Republicans out of the bushes.
It was a business m9eting, and both
old parties so understood it. It will
meet again in joint session at st. Louis.
July % I'D. That date and place was
named by the Peoples Party National
Executive Committee at ST. Louis last
week and adopted by the Silver Con.
vention. The Peoples Party Conven
ton and the Silver Convention will
meet as separate bodies, with a com
mon understanding to nominate the
same candidate for President and Vice
President. The money question will
be the paramount issue. All other
issues will be side-tracked and subor,
dinated to it. A ticket will be named
without regard to past party identif-
cation and one last heroic effort will be
made to emancipate the people from
the insatiate greed Of American mo
napolists and the grinding tyrany of
British gold domination.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT.
Among those present of national rep
ution were Gen. Warner, President of
the Bimetallic League; G8n. Weaver,
Judge Saeldon, of Connecticut; Mr..
Emerich, of Illinois; Mr.. Hill, of Mas
sachusetts; Mr. Turner, Mayor of Ian
sing and late Republican candidate for
Governor in Michigan, the largest wool
grower in the country; eX Congress
man and ex Governor Toole, of Mon
tana; President Woodland, Of the Cal
itornia State Grange; Wharton Baker,
banker and editor of Philadelphia; ex
Congressman Sibley, of Pennsylvania;
ex-Congressmen Hatch and jeff Chan
der of Missouri; Congressman McLau
rim OF South Carolina; North Carolina
was represented by Senator Butler, DR..
j. J. Mott, B. T. Keith, and J. II.
Pearson, Burke. Dr.. Mott was elected
Chairman of the National Committee.
In warmly recommending him to the
convention for the craftsmanship, Sen
Ator Butler paid a high tribute to his
ability as an organizer and to his in
flexible integrity as a man. Mr.. Keith,
of Wilmington, one of the most active
and pronounced silver Democrats in
she State, was selected as the State
member Of the National Committee.
the report of the Committee on Organ
Hation was the concluding act of what
must be a memorable convention in
che political annals of the country. 1t
was read by Senator Jones, of Nevada,
and every one of its ringing sentences
and sentiments were greeted with a r
nest and vigorous approval. 1t is a
stong, clear, comprehensive statement
aud reads as follows:
SILVER THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Tue paramount issue at this time in
the United States IS indispuJably the
money question. Il is between the
gold standard, gold bonds, and bank
currency on the one sd, and the bi-
metallic standard, no bonds, and gov
eminent currency on the other.
"Oa this i3sua we declare ourselves
TO be in favor of a distinctive Ameri
can financial system. Weare unalter
ably opposed to the single gold stand
ard, ana demand the immediate return
80 the constitutional standard Of gold
and silver, by the restoration by this
government Independently of any for
esgn power, Of the unrestricted coinage
of both gold and silver into standard
money, at the ratio of 16 20 l, and
upon terms of exact equality, as they
existed prior to 1878; the silver coin is
10 be a full legal tender, equal to gold,
for all debts and dues, public and pri