The Irish standard., 1897-07-03

legal ratio Of sixteen to one without Waits
Ing for the aid or cohseut OF any other %,
tioh. We demand that the standard SILVER
dollar shall be q full legal tender. equally
with gold. for all debts, public and private.
and We favor such legislation as WIZ pre-,
vent for the future the demonstration OF
any kind Of legal tender money by private
contract.
I'VE are opposed to the policy and prac.
tice Of surrender,ng Il the holders OF the
obligations of the United States the option
reserved by law to the government OF re-
deeming such obligations in either silver
coin or gold coin
Bond Sales Condemned.
I'VE are opposed to the Issuing Of inter-
est-beuring bonds OF the United States IN
times OF peace, and condemn the trattlck-
Ing with banking syndcates which, in eS-
change for bonds at an enormous profit to
themselves. supply the federal treasury
with gold TO maintain the policy of gold
monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money. and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be
delegated to corporations or individuals.
We therefore denouncc the issuance OF
notes intended to circulate as money by
national banks as in derogation Of the con-
stituton. and We demand that all paper
which is made a legal tender for public
and private debts. or which is receivable
for duties to the United States. shall be is
sued by tho government OF the United
I'm support of these principles we In
yite the cooperation of all men who love
liberty and hate corruption. oppression and
tyranny.
Against Trusts.
The antitrust resolution, presented
to the committee Tuesday night, was
offered by Casper Lowenstein and
adopted as follows:
We hereby declare all trusts and mo.
1,,S RI Il,
pies interest. and standing menace TO
the perpetuity of our free institutions:
and we demand the vigorous enforcement
of all antitrust laws and such additional
legislation as may be necessary for their
immediate and linai suppression"
Demand Recognition OF Cuba.
l.. &. Cole presented the Cuban resolu-
ton that had been offered to the com.
mittcc Tuesday night ind 1t was adopt
ed us follows:
I'VE demand the immediate recognition
OF belligerent rights of the republic OF
Cuba as an act OF justice to an American
nation struggling for liberty against for
eisn oppression, ana We denounce and pro-
test against the motion Of Senator Hanna
IN voting to nulify the memorial presented
to congress unanimously by the legislature
oil Ohio in favor OF the Cuban patriots"
Didnt Want IL Place.
zen. l.. Is. Elnley moved to take from
the lublc the reports on giving the sill
YER republicans md the populists each
Il representative on the state ticket.
Gen. A. j. Warner addressed the con-
vcntion at length in favor of such rep
resentation on the state ticket for Il
more perfect fusion. ~ general dis
cussion was precipitnted on this ques-
A n
Myers made a sensational speech on the
suicidal policy of recognizing the sill
YER republicans without recognizing
the popuists. Daniel Bnbst, Il member
of the state committee Of the State
League Of Silver Republicans, after the
discussion had continued some time,
stated that the silver republicans did
not ask for place on The ticket. The
motion to take the reports from the
table was then lost.
The ticket us named above was then
nominated. A motion was made to en-.
dorsc w. j. Bryan for the presidential
nomination in 1900, but under the rul-
ing of the chair there was substitute
for three cheers for Bryan, which were
given with much vigor, after which the
c'''ciI'ioii, III nine p. H., hNJOurncu
after being in session continuously for
II hours.
Will Name Separate Tickets.
The silver republicans held n con-
ference at night and expressed great In
diguntion. They said it was true they
had announced thnt they did not want
place on the state ticket, but the nu-
nonnrcncnt was not made till after
they were told they could not have 1t.
They appointed II stute committee to
call Il convention to nominate n sep
arntc ticket. The popuists also an
nonnccd that they would hold state
convention and have a separate ticket.
The prohil,itionists will have two sep
nrate tickets, so that there will be Mt
least six state tickets In the field,
WON ny CORNEi