The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-10
Sound MONEY LEAGUE.
Semi Annual Meeting Of the Exec
utive Committee.
REPORTS FROM MANY STATES.

brNun hhEhBeu IN n or
Money Fanacios"- Proposal TO
Urge the President to Declare q
Gold Standard Not Acted Upon.
New York, Nov. 1O.-The semi-annual
meeting Of the executive committee
of the National Sound Money
league was begun here yesterday.
There were present President George
E.. Leighton, st. Louis; General Secre-
tary E. V. Smalley, Henry Willard, Gus
tav II. Schwab, j.. Kennedy Tod, II. p.
Robinson, Edwin Burnt Smith, ]. X.
Cowan, M. r.. Ingalls,, j. w. Norwood,
w. G. Cornwell n Treasurer A. b.
Hepburn.
A donation of $500 to the indianapolis
Monetary league was granted without
dissent. General Secretary Smalley
read a communication received from
M. G.. George, Vice president for oregon,
who wrote that he was with the league
in all the great questions relating to the
currency, and realized the necessity for
aggressive work. As to the state, in
many places the league would find it
honeycombed with financial ignorance
and error. The light, he said, should
be made to shine in all the lark places.
1t was voted to appropriate $1,000 to
aid Mr.. George in spreading the light
in Oregon.
]. X. Cowan, of Baltimore, reported
that things were satisfactory in his
territory, and added that Maryland
did not need any financial aid from the
national league.
J.. Sterling Morton, vice president of
the league for Nebraska, wrote;
mr.. Bryan and his disciples are ac-
lively engaged in a propaganda of
money fallacies. They ave united in
one conglomerate all the fanatics, big
OTIS and idiots In this state for the pur-
pose of upholding the free coinage Of
silver at a ratio of is to /. 1t Is very
painful to observe that this aggrega-
ton may quite possibly make a ma
jority of 10000 at the coming election
for candidates who represent all that Is
inimical to agriculture and In fact to
sound government everywhere"
Judge w. M. REESE, 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-
gressional district"
Charles F. Libbey, president Of the
AEdE uG wi nIaAAAGt hADkN III % -
$50 far as Maine is concerned I do
not think that the silver question Will
be an issue In the congressional cam
paign next year"
James L. Blair, of st. Louis, wrote:
ION the whole I cannot say that 1
feel encouraged over the situation in
Missouri. l fully recognize hat the
strength of the silver Democracy in this
ak,ka Na vuho1lvy a4va 20 1onIy 81 aA.Vno-
ton on tina subject, and / seq no
means at hand whereby they can be
sufficiently Informed before the next
election to materially reduce their num-
bers.''
william G. Cornwell, of Buffalo, re-
ported that as far as he could ascer=
ain both In the eastern and western
parts of the state the free silver senti-
ment was actually dying out,
Louis r, Enrich, of Colorado Springs,
reported that nothing but better times
can bring about a change in the free
silver sentiment in Colorado. He sug-
gested 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. 81
President Leighton thought 1t highly
lllCA BIdlNAA " hC ANd5uO " AAAAA
Itself on this point at the present time.
NJ. e. Ingalls,, of Cincinnati, said:
1.-THE result of the recent campaign
shows conclusively that the south will
again drift back to the Democracy and
free silver"
A committee was appointed to re-
ceiVe and consider the report of the
monetary commission when 1t Is made,
and to call 3 meeting Of the executive
committee II 1t Is considered necessary
that action be taken thereon,
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare a declaration on International BIZ
metallism to the effect hat bimetal-
ism Is dead and that gold should be
the standard Of the country. Ihe re-
port conciud9a;
I'VE invite the friends of sound money
and all who would contribute to the
well being and safety Of our commeTz
cial life to join In bringing about the
unmistakabie declaration that now and
hencef6rth the monetary system Of the
Uuited States shall rest on the single
gold standard"
The next meeting OF the league will
be held in Washington during January,
1898.
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