The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-09
SILVER IN THE SADDLE
White Metal Republicans in Ses.
sion at Chicago.
THIRTY STATES ARE REPRESENTED

Chairman Towne Outlines Plan and De-
elares That the Union of the Bimetallic
Forces in 1900 Means Certain success
Other Issues Must BE Set Aside-Three
Hundred Delegates Listen TO the Re-
marks Of the Chairman.
Chicago June 9.-Upon a new mount,
silver is in the saddle again. Clothed
in the rhetoric of congressman A.
Towne of Minnesota, and with Fred ].
Dubois, Richard +. Pettigrew and 9TH
ers as sponsors, the Silver Republican
party of the United States was brought |
into life Tuesday afternoon at the Le-
land hotel. The infant political power |
received hearty reception.
Mr.. Towne, the provisional chairman, |
in his remarks, practically laid down |
the principles of the new organization. |
Affiliation with all existing white metal
parties was laid down as a cardinal
principle, provided that the identity of
the Silver Republicans should not be
lost Plans were Immediately formu-
lated for perfecting the organization
throughout the country. Thirty states,
one territory, and England were repre-
sented at this national conference.
Convention Called to Order.
Just previous to the national meet
ing, the district delegates from Illinois
met at the call of Chairman &C Strawn
of Pontiac and perfected the state or
gaization. The state assembly was
through it's session before Chairman
| Towne called the national body to or
| der. Over 300 delegates and advocates
| of the white metal greeted the provis-
| ional chairman. Without any ceremony
| he introduced the business of the hour.
Chairman Towne, in calling the con
| mittee to order, after congratulating
| the members upon the good showing
made, and upon the support of the wo-
mans organization of which delegate
was present, referred briefly to the cir
| cumstances attending the motives in
stigating the inception of the movement,
| and spoke OF the organization of the
| provisional national committee at the
| suggestion of the Republican senator's
and congressman. Continuing, he said:
Remarks of the Chairman.
"Our motives are these: We desire
above all things else of immediate po-
| litical concern the speedy re-establsh-
ment in the United States of true BIZ
! metallism; the same privilege of free
coinage at the mint for both gold and
! silver and absolute equality between
} them In all money power, when coined,
! with the option to every payer, wheth-
! er the government or an individual, to
choose what coin shall be the basis of
payment in every instance We wish
to do all our power to advance this
happy consummaton. and we realize
that if this great cause Is TO succeed
lA ~
do so only through the addition to the
allied armies of 6,50O,OO0 that followed
the banner of the joint standard in 1896.
! Of at least some hundreds of thousands
of the Republicans of that contest
"The restoration of silver as basic
or primary money along with gold is
the first and engrossing object of our
activities. With us the cause is every
| thing. Men and parties sink into rela-
tive inconsequence. All armies march
ing to invest the citadel of the gold
standard are our allies, all their sol
diers our comrades. Harmony is of vi
! tai concern to the success of the cause
: and nothing but consideration of its
welfare shall limit the burdens we will
gladly bear or the sacrifices we Will
eagerly make to advance it.
Useless to Deny.
1T would be useless to deny that So
cial and industrial evolution is shaking
for political treatment other questions
that will successfully ripen for settle
, ment, after the monetary reformation
, shall have been accomplished, and thai
, the underlying principles on which theii
I wise settlement depends are such a.
naturally to place their achievement
i'm the same hands. Many Of these have
been long advocated by that great ad
= vance guard the Populist party, anC
e some of the most urgent ones are mor
= ! and more commencing themselves t
n the reason and sympathies of men. Il
: IL too much to expect, or is II inJudi
o cious in me to express the hope, that sill
d yer Democrats Populists and silver Re
e publicans may by 1900 be welded int
A one strong and serviceable instru
d ment?"
= In conclusion he said the immediat
a business in hand was the determinatio
= Of the time and place for holding ma
20 tional convention, the membership O
d which could make an authoritative dec
d laration of principles. The discussio
n and adoption of a plan of general OF
d | ganization i'm the states and territorie
would follow.
british Consul at New Orleans Dead
is New Orleans, June 9.-Charles l.. ;
n. John. consul of Great Britain at Ne
, |.,aa.. 1iad Tuesday mOrniuC of mel