The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-10

nual meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the National Sound Money
League was begun here to-day. There
were present President George E.
Leighton. st, Louis; General Secretary
i. V. Smalley. Henry Willard, Gustav
Il. schwab, ]. Kennedy Tod,H. P. Rob-
iason, Edwin Burrit Smith. ]. K
Cowen, NJ, e. ingalls,, j. W. Norwood,
". c. Cornwall and Treasurer A. B.
Hepburn.
General Secretary smaIIeV, in his re-
port of the work of the league, said that
there was lodged to Its credit in n bank
Of Chicago, a balance of $1,000 over and
sbove all expenditures.
Treasurer Hepburn reported that the
total amount in bank up to the present
to the credit OF the league was sl0,363.
A donation of $500 to the Indianapolis
monetary league was granted without
dissent.
General Secretary smalley read
communication received from NJ. C.
George, vice president for Oregon, who
wrote that he was with the league In all
the great questions relating to the cur
rency and realizes the necessity for ag-
gresslve work.
On motion OF Mr.. ingalls,, of clncin-
natl, It was voted to appropriate $1,000
to aid Mr.. George In Oregon,
J. X. Cowen, of Baltimore, reported
that things were satisfactory In his ter
ritory.
]. Sterling Morton, vice president OF
the league for Nebraska, wrote: "Mr.
Bryan and his disciples are actively en-
gagged in propagation of money falla-
cies. They have united In one con-
glomerate all the fanatics, bigots and
idiots In this state for the purpose OF
upholding the free coinage OF silver at a
ratio of 10 TO l. It is very painful to
observe that this aggregation may quite
possibly make n majority of 10000 at
the coming election for candidates who
represent all that is inimical and disas-
trous to agriculture and In fact to
sound government everywhere"
Judge W. N. 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 Bryanism in every congressional
district"
Charles E. Libby, president of the
league for Maine. wrote: 80 far as
Maine is concerned, don't think that
the silver question will be an issue in
the congressional campaign next
year"
NJ. e. ingalls,. OF Cincinnati, said: "The
result OF the recent campaign shows
conciusiveiy that the south will again
drift bnck to the Democracy and free
silver" Continuing, he said that "the
Grent danger now is in n tendency to
drift into a new banking business law,
which to the country will be fraught
with danger"
on motion of II. p. Robinson. OF Chi
cAGo, It was resolved that a committee
be appointed to receive and consider
the report Of the monetary commission
when II Is made and TO call q meeunu
Of the executive committee II 1t Is con-
stdered necessary that action be taken
thereon.
A committee, comprising Louis r.
Enrich. Mr.. Leighton. Secretary Small
ey, Gustav II. Schwab and William c.
Cornwell, was appointed to prepare n
declaration on international bimetni-
istu to the effect that bimetaiiism is
dead and that gold should be the stand
ard OF the country A recess was then
taken.
Before re-nsscmbllng, the members OF
the committee stated that President
Mckinley had stated his intention OF
recommending In HIS next message to
Congress the advisablllty Of separating
the issue department OF the treasury
from the regular government expense
accounts. In other words, It will be
proposed to hold the gold reserve as
redemption fund for grecnbackB. to
make the gold and Greenbacks inter
chanrcnblc. II was said that President
Mckinley had spoken freely on Mon
day with prominent official OF the
national sound money league on this
question
When the committee resumed IT'S
session Louis H. Enrich, Of Colorado
Springs. as chairman OF one OF the
fub.committeos, read the following ad-
dress' The executive committee Of
the national sound money league, in
hohnlf Of It's members throughout the
United sthtcs issues the following ad-
drcsa.
International blmotnllsm as n world
possibility IN dead. Let us recognize
ms Tho international bimotnlllo COM
mission. appointed under the st. Louis
plodRc OF the Republican party. have
made RtrcnudHs efforts on behalf of
this policy. Those efforts have proved
futile The commercial necessities OF
the world have demonstrated that u
dual standard In commercially unnc.
staten must proclaim their acceptance
Coptnblr nud IN the present stage Of
civilization, Impossible
"Thc hour has come. II seems to ua,
whom q national recognition of this
fact IN necessary, The Hltuntlon de.
mnn1q definite, clear, uncdufyocnl
declaration thnt international blmcinl.
liam is q dream of the past. The United
of he world fncr nnd plant Themselves
finally on the single gold standard
"'rho proclamation Of this monetary
position Will quicken our commerce. In
Cfnao foreign Investment, mud mrkc
pOtmunuut aud prosperous conditions
which have bogun to manifest them
HolUcs In our country,
I'VE invite the friends NJ sound mo.
uDy nnd NIL who would contribute 10 thr
wen being tn1 flfuiy N onr commUf.
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