The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-25
A CONFERENCE OF MIR. sMALLEY,s
NEW LEAGUE OF CLUBS
HELD.
ST. PAUL MAN WAS THERE.
ELECTED SECRETARY WHEN THE
NATTER OF AN ORGANIZATION
WAS REACHED.
Ex-COngressman StOweII. OF DuIutb
Also Called Upon to Make
Few Remarks.

NEW YORK, Feb 24.-The com
m1ttee on organization Of the National
Sound Money league, about thirty
business men from various sections Of
the country, attended a conference in
the rooms of the chamber of commerce
today. Henry Hentz, vice president Of
the chamber of commerce, and chair
man Of the committee called the meet
Ing to order. and welcomed the dele
gates to the city. George A. Layton,
OF st. Louis, was eltcted chairman.
and e. V. Smalley, OF ST. Paul, sec
rotary. Considerable discussion arose
over the adoption Of the proposed con-
stitutiOn and bylaws. The preamble
contained several references to the
Democracy as 1.-The defeated party"
and the gold Democrats objected. An
other section reading 'the new national
administration having received the
mandate Of the nation to maintain the
geld standard by every means in his
power, the league will consider it it's
further duty to support the efforts OF
the legislative in the fullfilment Of the
task" was also eliminated
Henry Hentz presided at the lunch
con, and, after cigars had been lighted,
introduced Hon. Carl Schurz as the
first speaker, whom he referred to as
an ''accomplice in the crime Of 1873"
Mr.. Schurz said, in part: when I
hesitated to get up, 1t was not because
l was ashamed Of my part in the pass
age Of that act or because I feared I
could not justify it. If there was ever
villainous, monumental lying told of
anything, it consists of the stories tina.
are told of the crime Of 49,.
II may say that I have been a vet
eran in this fight and the work ought
now to be delegated to younger men
We are here, Republicans, Democrats
and Mugwumps, and when I say Mug
Wumps l don't want any one to laugh.
A Judge in Pennsylvania has decided
that it is not libelous to call a man
a Mugwump; but, on the contrary.
that MugWump was a very excellent
man, and, If anything, little better
than either a Democrat or a RepubIi-
can. 1, therefore, accept the term with
a great deal of satisfaction and pride.
I'VE united in the last campaign to
give the country an honest dollar and
to restore that confidence necessary
for the country's prosperity. We elect
ed a president, with whose views on
some things many Of US disagree. but
we are one in the main Above al,
things, we do not want the office-seek-
er to kill him right away If l am
not mistaken, every silver man is a
spokesman. He Is at the same time an
enemy of the arbitration treaty. for
he thinks that, If we get into difficulty
with foreign nations. we may get on a
silver basis or something worse"
Mr.. Schurz was followed by ex-Con.
gresham Stowell, of Duluth. who was
member of congress from 1871 to 1871
and was referred to by the chairman as
fellow conspirator" Mr.. Stowell de-
MED that the alleged Crime of '73" had
been passed in secret or without the
knowledge Of the American people. He
declared that 1t was one Of the best
acts that ever had been passed by an
American congress-
Edward Atkinson, Of Boston. said.
among other things: Until we come
to the conviction that good money
needs no act Of legal tender, we shall
not surmount all our difficulties" He
believed in aggressiveness in fighting
free silver. Mr.. Atkinson hoped con-
gress would delay action on the tariff
for a year and first take up the cur
rency question. Other speakers were
II. A. Garfield, son of ex-President
GARFIELD; Congressman Fowler and H.
A. Robinson.