The silver lance., 1897-07-23
SALT LAKE CONGRESS
srRoNc RESOLUTIONS ADOPT
Overwhelming Sentiment In Favor OF An
,e.,nx Hawaii and Helping the Gu

attendance of delegates ana Vlsiuors ~
tox1ax.s session of the Trans-Mississip-
nj Congress was much larger than Oh
yostardov and much interest was taken
in the proceedings.
The delegates got to work in earnest
TODAY and disposed of some OF the mo0'
important business before the congress-
The following resolutions were ADOPT
ed: ,,ar,ss,r
"Resolyed, That the Mississlp-
nj Congress- fayors the prompt anexa-
tion of rhe Hawaiian republic to the
limited States on the grounds OF natlon-
al pOlicy. prestige and commercial ne
cessity. thereby removing the POSSIBLE
ity of this great stronghold in mld-fa-
cific being controlled by any foreign
power as a constant menace 10 our
country"
"Resolved, That we heartily sympa-
thize with the people of Cuba IN their
heroic struggle for civil liberty and we
reouest Congress and the President to
recognize Cuba as a nation. and II ne
cessary to render it substantial assist
ance in securing and maintaining IN
dependence"
"Resolved, That the pending gigantic
labor struggle between coal mine op-
orators and working miners, extending
as it does throughout the mining re-
gions of many states. threatening coal
| famine and paralyzing some OF the
most important Industries OF the ma
| ton. proves the necessity for the adop-
ton by Congress of some adequate and
effectual system of arbitration in seri-
GUS controversies between labor and
| capital-arbitratio that will do justice
to both sides in all such troubles, and
so ordained that it will tend to secure
justice without the drastic measures or
strikes and lockouts.
"Resolved, That this congress urges
most earnestly upon the Congress Of
| the United States the Importance of fos-
tering all measures that will tend to de-
velop the beet sugar industry of this
country.
"Resolved. That we are in favor OF
such legislation by Congress as will
insure the prompt construction oe the
| Nicaraguan canal as an American ELI
| terprise, TO remain under American
control, and that we memorialize Con
| gress to this effect"
The silver resolution, to be debated
to-day, follows:
"Whereas, The Trans Mississippi Con-
gress has at its last six sessions declar-
ed in favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at the ratio
of 16 to /; and.
whereas. Such action by this con-
gress has proved most potential fac
tor in arousing the nation TO the neces-
sity of a return to its former wise and
beneficent coinage system, the success
of which efforts calls for redoubled en-
ergy in that behalf On our part; there
| fore, be ii
"Resolved. That we heartily COM
mend the action of President Mckinley
In appointing a committee to try to Sc
cure an international agreement and
most earnestly hope that success may
crown their efforts. We further affirm
that such efforts are proof of the fail
ure of the gold standard to advance the
interests and prosperity of the Ameri-
can people and of the fact that the
restoration of bimetallism is almost
universally demanded by them.
Resolved, That while we favor the
free coinage Of gold and silver through
international agreement at the ratio of
| 151a or 16 to l, If ii can be secured vet
efforts in behalf of such an agreement
afford no reason for the American peo-
| pie to cease their endoavOrs in behalf
Of Independent bimetallism on the part
Of the United States; and this congress
places itself on record as demanding
! the immediate restoration of the free
/ and unlimited coinage Of gold and sill
I yer at the present ratio of 16 to 1, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation. such gold and silver
/ coin to be alike full legal tender for all
debts, public and private"
When William j. Bryan entered the
} hall early in the session he was greet
/ ed with the widest enthusiasm. Black
! of California moved that three cheers
. be given for Mr.. Bryan, which the lat
1 ter said was out of order. but the
/ cheers were given nevertheless.
Mr.. Bryan. in taking the chair. said
1t was matter of great regret that he
was not able to be here earlier, but he
knew that the congress had been ably
presided over by Messrs. whitmort
and Craig. He said he was fully in ac
cord with the movements of this con
gress which represented a great EN-
pire in the West. There were numer
GUS matters in which this section was
peculiarly interested and that was
one Of the reasons why the congress
had met here, for an Interchange OF
views on these matters, and another
reason was that the Transmississipp
states were a part of this great nation
and interested in everything of nation
al Importance. They had a right to Sc
cure everything which would tend tc
their advancement. but did not desire
to do so at the expense of any otheI
part of the country. The more he tray
eled over this vast region the greater
1t seemed. Touching upon irrigation
he indulged in a little pleasantly by
saying that Democrats had found on,
that water was very important, espe
cially in this part of the country.
He felt more and more hopeful OF
the future of this western country, and
1t was not beyond the range of possi
bilities to see millions of people liyinp
in the fertile valleys of the West. Mr.
Bryan concluded by saying: 1--WE will
rear a people in the great West thai
will stand for American liberty and
American progress"