The Meeker herald., 1898-09-03
CURRENCY CONVENTION.
Three Days Set Apart at Onaha for the
Discussion of Gold, Silver and Paper
Money.

Three Days Set Apart at Onaha for the
Discussion of Gold, Silver and Paper
Money.
Omaha, Aug. 27.-One of the most
notable of the gatherings which have
Deen arranged In connection with the
iransmississippi Exposition Is the Nh
uohal currency Convention, to he held
under the Ouspices Of the National
sound Money League, September 18th,
l4th and 18TH. This Will be the first
assemblage 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 eN-
ponents OF currency reform in the
country.
I 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 IL. M,
and will deliver the opening address.
Other addresses will follow by Horace
White, editor of the New York Evening
Post, on "rhe History of the Gold
Standard;" Governor Leslie NJ Shaw
or Iowa, on The Farmers Interest in
Sound Money" ii. p. 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. Townc of Duluth will
preside. and the speakers have been
chosen by Mr.. Towne from among the
ablest exponents of tile free silver doc
trlne in the land. Mr.. Towne's OPEN
ing address will be on 1.-The Coinage
and Use of Silver as Standard Money
Co-ordinately with Gold" Other
speakers will be Senator James
X. Jones of Arkansas, Congressman
c. s. Hartman of Montana; II. f. Bar
tine of Washington, ID. c., editor Of the
National Bimetallist and Hon. Horace
BOies of Iowa, who will advocate his
theory of variable ratio.
Hon. C. n. Fowler, NJ. c.. of New
Jersey, will speak in opposition to the
bimetallic double standard theory. The
arguments Of the silver speakers will
be 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; ]. Adam Bede. Duluth
II. L. 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. C. A. Towne will close the
discussions.
Hon, A. ]. Warner Of Ohio will open
the convention on the third day-paper
money day. He will advocate pa
per currency composed exclusively of
government notes. Hon. J. Fl. Walker
of Massachusetts, chairman of the
House Of Representatives committee on
banking and currency, will reply
In the afternoon addresses on "What
is the Best Form OF Paper Money p
will be delivered by Hon. C. 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
stitute of Money and Prices, and by
speakers invited by the Reform Press
Association Of Chicago.
Hon. ]. H. McCleary of Minnesota,
will explain the provisions Of the cur
rency bill, generally known az the Me
Cleary bill, reported to the House at
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. L. ingalls,
of Cincinnati, II. w. Peabody Of Bos-
ton. A general debate will follow on
government paper money versus bank
money.
The event is attracting great atten-
ton from all sections of the country
and advocates of the various currency
systems are equally eager for the op-
portunity to present their ideas and TO
meet their opponents arguments.