The state herald., 1898-09-02
CURRENCY CONVENTION.
Three Days Set Apart at Omaha for the
Discussion of Gold, 8 liver and Paper
Money,

Money.
Omaha, Aug. 27.-One of the most
notable of the gatherings which have
been arranged In connection with the
Transmississippi Exposition Is the Ma
tiOnal Currency Convention, to be held
under the Ouspices Of the National
Sound Money League, September 18th,
14th and 18th. This will be the first
asscmblage of its kind in American
history, and the arguments In favor OF
the various forms of currency will be
presented by many Of the ablest eX'
ponents of currency reform in the
country.
Tuesday, September 18th will be
Gold" Day. j. Sterling Morton of Ne
braska City, Nebraska, president Of the
National Sound Money League, will
call the convention to order at II n. m,
and will deliver the opening address.
Other addresses will follow by Horace
White, editor of the New York Evening
Post, on 1.-The History of the Gold
Standard" Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw
of Iowa, on 1.-The Farmers Interest In
Sound Money" ii. =. Robinson of Chi.
cago, editor of the Railway Age, on
"The Gold Standard and Railroad In.
terests," and Louis II. Enrich of Colo
rado Springs, Colorado.
The second day will be "Silver Day"
Hon. Charles A. Towne of Duluth will
preside, and the speakers have been
chosen by Mr.. Towne from among the
ablest exponents of the free silver doc.
trine In the land. Mr.. Towne's open.
Ing address will be on 1.-THE Coinage
and Use of Silver as Standard Money
Co-ordinntely with Gold" Other
speakers will be Senator James
IL. Jones of Arkansas, Congressman
Q. 5. Hartman of Montana; ii. Il. Bar.
tine of Washington, ID. c., editor of the
National Bimetalllst and Hon. Horace
Boles OF Iowa, who will advocate his
theory of variable ratio.
Hon. G. \. Fowler, NJ. c., of New
Jersey, will speak In opposition TO the
bimetallic double standard theory, The
arguments of the silver speakers will
DE met also in speeches from the sin.
gle gold standard point of view by able
orators, including the following: Hon
Platt Rogers of Denver. Hon. Edwin
Burritt Smith of Chicago. w. c. Corn.
wall, Buffalo; j. Adam Bede. Duluth
II. Il. Framing. Ohio. The debate will
be thrown open TO all speakers who
desire to talk for five or ten minutes
each, and will be prolonged into an
evening session If the audience de.
sires. Hon. @. A. Towne will close the
discussions.
Hon, A. j. Warner of Ohio will open
the convention on the third day-papeI
money day. He will advocate a pa.
per currency composed exclusively of
m mi 4 L
OF Massachusetts, chairman of the
House OF Representatives committee Oh
uanking and currency, will reply.
In the afternoon addresses on "Whai
Is the Best Form Of Paper Money!
will be delivered by Hon. G. n. Fow.
Ter OF New Jersey. l.. ID. Reynolds OF
Chicago, William Dodsworth. editor OF
the New York journal OF Commerce;
George ii. Shibley of the American In.
stitu,e OF Money and Prices. and by
speakers invited by the Reform Press
Association of Chicago.
Hon. ]. II. McCleary of Minnesota
will explain the provisions Of the cur.
rcncy bill, generally known as the Nc.
Cleary bill, reported 10 the House al
the last session Of Congress by the
committee on banking and currency.
Arguments in favor Of government
paper money will be met also by Other
able opponents of that system and up
holders OF the single gold standard
These will include George Francis Pea.
body OF New York City. NJ. Il. ingalls,
Of Cincinnati, ii. W. Peabody OF Bos
ton. A general debate VIII follow on
government paper money versus bank
money.
The event Is attracting great atten'
tion from all sections of the country
and advocates OF the various currency
systems are equally eager for the op,
portunlty to present their ideas and tc
meet their opponents arguments.