The Lamar register., 1898-08-31
CURRENCY CONVENTION.
Three Days Set Ap.r. At omNhs for th
Diseusslon OF Gold. Silver and Paper
Money.

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Omaha, Aag. 27.-one OF the most
notable Of the gatherings which have
been arranged In connecSson with the
Trnnsnississippl Exposition l. the Ma
tional Currency Convention, 10 be held
under the oaspices of the National
Sound Money League. September 18th,
14th and 18th. This win b. the first
nssemblage Of Its kind In American
history. snd the arguments in favor OF
the various forms OF currency viii be
presented by many Of the ablest ex-
ponents OF currency reform IN the
country.
Tuesday. September 18th will be
Gold" Day. ]. Sterling Morton of Ne
hraska City. Nebraska. president Of the
National Sound Money League. VIII
call the convention TO order at IL a m,
and will deliver the opening address
Other addresses VIII follow by Horace
White. editor Of the New York Evening
Post, on The History OF the Gold
Standard" Governor Leslie NJ Shaw
OF Iowa, on The Farmers Interest In
Sound Money" II. T. Robinson OF Chi
cago. editor OF the Railway Age, on
The Gold standard and Railroad In
terests-" and Louis Il Enrich Of Colo
rsldo Springs. Colorado.
The second day win b. silver Day
Hon. Charles n. TOwne Of Duluth win
preside. and the speakers have been
chosen by Mr., Towne from among the
ahlcst exponents af the free silver doc
trine in the land. Mr.. rowne's open
ing address will h. au The Coinage
and Use of Silver - Standard Money
Co-oriinately with Gold" Other
speakers VIII be Senator James
X Jones OF Arkansas. Congressman
G. $ Hartman Of Montana; II. +. Bar
tine OF Washington. u. g. editor OF the
National Blmetaliisi, aud Hon. Horace
Boies Of Iowa. who viii advocate his
theory Of variable ratio.
Hon. c. y. Fowler. NJ. @. OF New
Jersey, Will speak, In opposition 10 the
bimeialic double standard theory. The
arguments Of the silver speakers viii
De met also in siseSsches from the SIN
gle gold standard point Of Wow by able
orators ineiudiss the following. Hon.
Fiati Rogers of Denver. Hon. Edwin
Burritt Smith of Chicago. W. G. Corn
wall Buffalo: ]. Adam Betle. Oulnth:
IL. l. Framing, Ohio. The debate viii
be thrown open TO aI speakers who
desire 20 tak FOR Eve or ten minutes
each. and will be prolonged into an
evening seSSian Il the audience de-
slreS, Hon. c. A. Towne viii closss the
discussions
Hon- \. J. Warner Of Ohio viii open
the convention on The third day-pa;er
money day He VIII advocate 4 IA.
per currency composed exclusively OF
government notes Hon- J. II. Walker
OF Massachusetts. chairman Of the
House Of Representatives eoTnmittee on
bdnking and currency. viii reply.
In the afternoon addresses on what
Il the Best Form OF Paper Money!
VIII De delivered by Hon. q. y. Fow.
Ter OF New Jersey. L. u. Reynolds II
Chicago. William Dodsyxar;h. editor q
the New York Journal uf Commerce
George II Shibiey OF the American In
stiiuie OF Money and Prices. aud by
speakers invited by the Reform Press
Association OF Chicago.
Hon. J, II. McCleary OF Minnesota
win explain the prOvisions u the cur
rency bill. generally known a the Mo
Cleary bill. reported 20 the House at
the last session Of Congress by the
committee on banking and rurrency.
Arguments In favor OF government
paper money win BE- met aiso by other
able opponents % that system and ND
holders of the single gold standard.
These VIII Include George Francs Pea.
body Of New York City. NJ. +. Ingalls,
Of Cincinnati. II. W. Peabody OF Bos.
ton A general debate VIII follow on
government paper money versus bank
mocey
The event is attracting great aftrn-
tion from all sections OF the country
and advocates OF the various currency
systems are e-IuaIly eager for the of-
portunity TO present their ideas and tc
meet their opponents arguments.