The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-10
SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.
Ssmi-Annual Meeting Of tile Exec
- utive Committee.
REPORTS FROM MANY STATES.

bryan "Engaged In Propaganun of
II Money Fallacies'' "A Proposal to
!. Urge tho President to Declare IL
Il Gold Standard Not Acted Upon.
u New York. Nov. 1o.-The semi annual
meeting Of the executive committee
of the National Sound Money
lleague was begun here yesterday.
There were present President George
-. Leighton. st. Louis; General Secre-
ltary Il. V. Smalley, Henry Willard, Gus
tav Fl. Schwab, J. Kennedy Tod, II. p.
Robinson, Edwin Burnt Smith, j. X.
CoWan, M. Il. Ingalls,. J. w. Norwood.
INV. G. Cornwell and Treasurer A. B.
jHepbdfn.
I A donation of $500 to the Indianapolis
Monetary league was granted without
dissent. General Secretary Smalley
lead communication received from
I'M. C. George, vice president for oregon,
who wrote that he was with the league
Ia all the great questions relating to the
currency, and realized the necessity for
EAsgressive work. AS to the state, In
many places the league would find it
koneycombed with financial ignorance
and error. The light he said, should
jbe made to shine In all the dark places.
1T was voted to appropriate $1,000 to
aid Mr.. George in spreading the light"
In Oregon.
J. X. Cowan, of Baltimore, reported
fhat things were satisfactory in his
territory, and added that Maryland
Hid not need any financial aid from the
national league.
Z. ]. Sterling Morton, vice president Of
the league for Nebraska, wrote:
!, "Mr. Bryan and his disciples are ac-
itiveiy engaged in propaganda of
knoney fallaeies. They have united in
Une conglomerate all the fanatics, big
OTIS and idiots in this state for the pur-
pose of upholding the free coinage Of
silver at ratio Of 16 to |. 1t is very
painful to observe that this aggrega-
ftion may quite possibly make u ma
Hority of 10000 at the coming election
for candidates who represent all that IS
Animical to agriculture and in fact to
sound government everywhere"
+ Judge W. M. Rese, vice president Of
the league for Arkansas, wrote:
+. "There Is no change in this state.
There is an overwhelming majority for
free silver and Organism in every con-
Eressional district"
f, Charles +. Libbey. president OF tine
neague for Maine. wrote in part:
$50 far as Maine Is concerned I DO
mot think that the silver question will
DE an issue in the congressional CAM
lpaign next year"
James l.. Blair of st. Louis, wrote:
,1I .,y,t
1eel encouraged over the situation in
Missouri | fully recognize that the
strength of the silver Democracy in this
state Is wholly due to lack of eduCa-
|tion on that subject, and l see no
Smeans at hand whereby they can he
sufficiently informed before the next
ELECTION 10 materially reduce their num-
'bers."
william c. Cornwell, of Buffalo, re-
ported that as far as he could ascer-
tain both in the eastern and western
parts of the state the free silver senti-
ment was actually dying out.
p Louis r. Enrich, of Colorado Springs.
reported that nothing but better times
'CRn bring about q change In the free
silver sentiment in Colorado. He sug-
lgested that the league come out boldly
and ask the president Of the United
States to proclaim the gold standard as
The money basis of the country.
Il President Leighton thought it highly
1nexpedient for the league to commit
Itself on this point at the present time.
n. Z. ingalls,, Of Cincinnati said:
PsHThe result of the recent campaign
shows conclusively that the south will
Rgain drift back to the Democracy and
frec silvcr"
:. A committee was appointed to re-
ceivc and conciGer the report Of the
monetary comnlission when it is made,
and to call a meeting of the executive
committee II it Is considered necessary
1hat action be taken thereon.
A committee was appointed to pre-
metailism to the effect that bimctal-
aism is dead and that gold should be
the standard of the country. The re-
port concludes:
"Wc invite the friends Of sound money
and all who would contribute to the
well being and safety of our CONNER
cial life to join in bringing about tho
declaration that now and
henccforth the monetary system Of the
Quilted States shall rest on the single
gold standard"
h The next mcotinS o: the league will
1888.