The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
THREE CONVENTIONS.

cott's was shown to be Z humiliatinx
| failure. The senior senator had been
in the fight too long 10 give mp because
there had been failure OF the Euro
pean crops. He showed that the pres
ent administration was hopelessly
against silver and no aid could be ex-
pected from it. I'VE will call no man
to our assistance who IL opposed to
us. Az well had Grant called JET Da-
Wis to aid him." he shouted. IF we
do not go down and trail our banners
in the dust at this time. we will yet
,, win. Let the men who do not believe
with us go to the Mckinley Republi-
cans and stay with them"
| He was given an ovation.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported. Its report favored the seating
OF the France-Sprngue antI-fusion dele
CATION from FL Paso. There was only
one contest. The report was snani-
mously adopted.
Senator Teller was made delegate
| at-large.
The committee on permanent Organi-
zation. rules and order OF business rec
commended that the temporary organiza.
| ton be made permanent. and this pre-
vailed by unanimous vote.
| While waiting for tine committee on
| resolutions. Congressman John F..
| Shafroth was called on for n speech.
| He said an alliance with the Mckinley
| Republicans would mean an absolute
| Reputation OF the grand old man who
had just addressed them. They could
not afford to aid in building up 8 Me-
Kinley Republican machine. 1t vonld
be an unnatural alliance and couli not
| exist.
| The committee on resolutions. after
n three hours session. where conpro-
mise was endeavored TO be .carried
| through. but which. through the influ-
ence OF Senator Teller, was debated.
| reported AS follows. and which were
adopted by II practically unanimous
| vote:
"The Silver Republicans of Colo
RADIO. in convention assembled, de-
clare that the adoption of the ,ingle
gold standard by the nations q the
| land means the restriction of com
mcrce to the narrowest possible limit,
| and will If continued, entail upon the
waee-earning classes lasting servi-
tude which will seriously retarl. if
not destroy. the development of civili-
zation. We owe it. therefore. not nly to
ourselves. but to the people Il our
common country. to steadfastly and
| courageously continue the battle for
| the restoration of the money of the
| constitution.
I'VE declare that the Silver Rpubli-
can party of Colorado will mainain its
| organization intact. without yielding,
abandoning or compromising any Of
| the principles which called II Into ex-
| istence. and we oppose affiliatim with
| any organization which does nG stand
| with us upon the questions Of hfnetal-
lism which we regard ns of cOnrOlling
and paramount political importance.
We especially oppose affiliatiU with
the present Republican administration
party because ii declared In its plat
form of 1896 that it is opposed to the
free coinage Of silver and that the pres
| ent gold standard must be maintained
until the principal commercial nations
Of the world consent that we may have
IA financial rystem Of onr own. s.,->-.a 4
We recognize that a judicial conI
ventlon should be as far as practically
divorced from politics. yet we desira
to place ourselves ON record as being
unqualifiedly In favor OF the free coin1
age OF silver mt the ratio of III to !
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any nation and country on earth.
We separated from me party I'd
which we had given the allegiance o1
our lives, because it had abandoned
the cause of bimetallism, and we will
continue in opposition until the grea
question Is settled. and silver regain
It's place among the money metals o
the world. II
We earnestly endorse and approx
the course taken by Hon. Henry y
Teller, whose stateslnanlike pOsitIO
and advocacy OF the cause Of the pee
pie has endeared him to all Coit
radoans who care for the highest AMI