Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-07-13
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS
Their National Convention at Kan
saS City.
ARE ALLIED WITH DEMOCRATS,
Proces dings of Their SessiOns-NO Con-
test Over the I6 to 1 Plank-COnfer
with Democrats and Nominate Both
Bryai and Stevenson.

The national convention of the silver
Republican party met in the auditorium
at Kansas city, July /.
Shortly before l o'clock the Minnesota
delegates. headed by brass band and
carrying Il huge banner bearing the PIC
lures OF Bryan and Towne. entered the
hail amid Il roar of cheers, and Il mo-
ment after Chairman Towne raped the
convention to order and introduced tho
Rev Dr. Bigeow of Cincinnati. who in
vOked blessing upon the convention.
After the playing of the Star Spangled
Banner by the Posten Military Banu oI
Minneapolis the secretary of The commit
tee read the call for the conN ention, and
Stanley r.. Parkhill of Minnesota read
the Declaration of Independence. Sew
eral of the sentiments of the paper were
applauded during the reading. After the
reading of the Declaration the delegates
and audience stood while the band rem
dered America.
Mr. Towne's declaration that tho Re
publican platform amounted to repeal
of the Declaration of independence was
enthusiastically applauded.
Il wish now to introduce
the temporary chairman" said Mr..
Towne. that grand old man OF
Colorado. Senator Henry NJ. Teller.
Every delegate jumped to his feet and
shouted his approval of Senator Teller
as the latter stepped to the speakers
table.
Mr.. Towne presented Senator Teller
the old Lincoln home at Springfield H..
which was presented to the convention
by Lincoln Dubois of Illinois.
Teller Temporary Chairman.
Senator Teller spoke in part as follows:
Gold and silver constitute the world 5
money, whether We have the gold stand
ard or the bimetallic standard or the
silver standard. These two metals have
always been and always will be sought
after and used mediums of exchange.
Neither can be wholly dispensed with
whatever be the financial system.
The claim was made that the stimulus
to business experienced in the last few
years due largely to the increase of
the gold output and the continued produc-
tion of silver. thus confirming the BIZ
pletallists Quantitative theory of money.
He said:
During the last four years the world
has produced over 81. 900 100000 of gold and
about $500. 600. 600 of silver. This great pro-
duction of gold and silver has stimulated
business throughout the world The gold
standard countries have appropriated the
gold and the silver standard countries
the silver, and the result has been as
We predicted. an Improvement of condi
lions with the increase of the money of
the world. Even our opponents now adj
nit that the increased production of gold
is a blessing to mankind and profess 10
hope that the production may grow larg-
er and not less. This is a vindication of
our contention of 1896, that the business
world was suffering because of "a lack of
metallic money.
What becomes of their claims that in
1895 we had a sufficient quantity of money
and did not need silver money when we
have added Is per cent to the stock of
gold and silver of 1896? With the great
production of gold and silver coined into
money there is no surplus of money, nor
will there be If the present rate of pro-
duction continues for a long time. or even
if 1t should greatly increase.
Touches Boer War.
Mr.. Teller referred TO the refusal of
Congress to adopt a resolution of SYM
pathy with the Beers. and closed fol-
lows:
In the nature of things ii is not to be
expected that party can be found that
all subjects will be in accord with