Evening star., 1898-01-27

Sound Money Men Will Begin an
Aggressive Campaign.
DECLARATION OF GOLD DEMOCRATS
Republicans Must Act Promptly to
Keep Their Support.
HANNA PREPARES PROGRAM
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 27.-The
| executive committee of the Indianapolis
convention will at once begin compre-
| hensive educational campaign.
| 1t is proposed to distribute several mil
lion copies OF the monetary commissions
report and an equal number of articles to
be written by men of national business
prominence, showing the advantage of
banking on assets; Of the necessity for the
| retirement Of the greenbacks and In SUD-
port of other Of the recommendations en-
| braced in the commissions report.
These articles will be written in as
] bright and attractive style as the serious
| character of the subject will permit and
| they Will be distributed so intelligentlv as
| 10 reach the great body of the voters. The
| speech delivered by Governor Shaw of
| iowa will also be distributed. Governor
Sha" speech is regarded as an admirable
eampaign document, and in the west, par
| tlcuiarly, where he is so well and fayorabIv
known, 1t will be very effective
Favor Aggressive Action.
| Inc consensus Of the convention was
| aggressive action Mr.. ]. Harnen Rhodes
oi new York voiced the sentiment of the
foo oeiegates when he maintained that the
cause OF currency reform should not be
allowed to slumber, but that the executive
committee should have full power to effect
thorough organization and to enter at
| once upon an active propaganda This to-
| gether with the intimation NV Iobn ~
| Bullitt of Philadelphia that the repubIicans
| must expect no assistance from the cold
democrats In the elections of this year or
| OF lbO0 II they do not bend their enarg;os
| 10 the promotion of currency reform. were
| tne striking features of the convention.
| chairman hanna of the executive COM
mlttee ~ Is today arranging a program of
| work which will extend into a score or
| more OF states and result he believes in
the creation of such sentiment in favor of
| reforming our monetary system as to make
| certain the passage of a bill through the
| House and preparing the way for similar
| action In the Senate.
| The Trnnsactions Yesterday.
The features Of the session yesterday were
the resolutions indorsing the report, the
| speech of ex-Secretary Fairchild upon the
| principles Of sound currency and brief five
| minute speeches by delegates from differ
| ent states, reporting the state of feeling
| at home and the general demand from the
| business community that Congress shall
| take energetic action upon the currency
| problem. A separate resolution, which had
| been carefully prepared by the authority
OF the executive committee, was adopted,
! thanking each member Of the monetary
eonissioh py name Tor the splendid use
| 1uiness to our country and to mankind of
| their report upor the conditions, faults and
dangers of our present laws, regulations
and customs governing the currency bank
ing, and standard of vafue Of the United
States of America. and their plan for the
changes recommended" a cbpy of these
| resolutions will be engrossedo and sent to
| each member of the commission.
| Mr.. RhOades' Motion.
significant hint of the temper of the
convention was afforded by the resolution
offered by Mr.. ]. Harsen Rhoades of New
York yesterday, which was withdrawn for
the moment, but will be adopted before
| the close of the session tonight. The prop
| osition of Mr. Rhoades was that the con-
| vention should not adjourn without day,
| but should adjourn subject to the call of
| chair. The idea of Mr.. Rhoades is to serve
notice upon the country that the business
| community are prepared to fight the cam
pa1gn for sound money to the end.
The refusal of Congress to take proper
| action the development of any serious
| crisis in the fight for sound money may re-
| suit In new call by Chairman Hanna of
| the executive committee for the assembling
| or the delegates, the adoption of new meth
odS OF conducting the campaign and the
| raising of additional funds. Those who be-
| lieve that the currency question can be ig-
nored are not likely to find much comfort
IN the spirit displayed in this resolution Of
ment Mr. Khoades; ,hnt & who echoes Grants senti-
|
line II it takes all summer"
Another Significant Incident.
Another incident indicating the enthusi-
asm and unanimity prevailing among west
| ern delegations was the action of the Iowa
! delegates when they read in a silver paper
| that they were against the retiremnt of
| the greenbacks
| They promptly called an indignation
| meeting, at which each of the fifteen dele
| nf ifS rhorS To,
visit the local newspaper offices and deny
the truthfulness of this representation of
their position. They informed each paper
| that they were in favor of retiring the
| gree nbacks, and were in favor of the plan
| of the commission in it's entire scope, and
! purpose. Some Of the delegates were not
| satisfied with this action, but called an
| other meeting late last night and adopted
| formal resolutions, requesting the Iowa
| representatives in Congress to use their
| pest eHorts to secure currency reform
| ed on the gold standard.
| They further expressed their views in
| favor OF The general plan of the report
! OF the monetary commission, including the
maintenance of the gold standard. the
| gradual retirement of demand notes of the
| government, and the establishment Of
| sensible system of banking not limited to
| government bonds as a basis Of ISSUE"
These resolutions were adopted unani-
| Allison and Gear, and the Iowa members
| Of the House.
Message to Mr.. Prince.
Another incident showing the apprecia-
ton felt for these members of Congress
| who are declaring themselves for a brave
fight for currency reform was the dis
patch sent to Representative Prince of the
committee on banking, signed by Franklin
McVeagh, John M. Clark H..H. Kohlsaat,
| Marshall Field and then thirty or forty
| other members making up the delegation
from Illinois. Mr.. Prince was assured
| that the Illinois Delegation: s'Sends greet
| Ing, congratulations and hearty indorse-
| ment of the firm stand you have taken for
| currency REFORM ~ siu
Suit Against KnSx Company.
Trial before Judge McComas, in Circuit
Court No 2. of the suit INSTITUTED by Daniel
W. Classic against the. Knox Express