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UNION, H. C.
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLEANINCS FROM MANY POINTS
Important Happenings, Hatli Home
unil Foreign, lirlelly Told.
Southern Dots.
Tlio Kno.xville, Tenu., Iron Company has
posted notice of an increase of 10 per cent,
of tho wages of all employes.
The State of Mississippi finds it necessary
to issue another lot of special warrants, .is
her treasury i? almost l>u-e.
The Knoxville, Tcnn.. Iron Company has
postc?l notices ol an increase <>f in per cent,
ol the wages of i.ll mployees.
The shops and rounil house of the Santa
Fe Kali road, at Arkau as City, with many
engines, were liiirne>| to the grotuul. Loss
$150,000 to $200,000.
Light liriek stores, live frame stores, the
I*'. I lis,*,, r,.*i 1 I'iitir.'l, .I,,, I tvv.h r .hli-iw ,<u tvnr,\
burned nt Washington. (?a., Wednesday
(light. The loss is
Al Chattanooga, Tenn. 'I*il?i??n McKinlev,
s(<*?*i<l<*nt:ill> dist barged a pistol, s>'it<i.nv' a
ball into tin* u? \ 01 Ibixto ivdiols. the nine
year old child of a tcvliboi. producing :nslant
death.
The Florida Fruit Exchang" mot at Jacksonville,
and I'resideut <> ??. It. Fairbanks
delivered his annual address. m which ho
estimated that the outage crop of 'HO would
ho about, ono million boxes.
Tho Baltimore II wuid Wednesday last
says "Tho ilrst oar of molons ol the season
was received at Baltimore, consigned to K. L.
Nixson, containing 1,000 melons. ami wro
sold to an Altoona, iVaa.. dealer for ^IIOO."
The employes of tic Howard Harrison
Iron Company, at 11 'sscnier. Ala., tho largest
iron pipe mutiul'n.-t mors 1:1 tho south, ha\o
been mtvaueed waves HI cent. A| ?r? than
1,000 men arenlh-otod. 'l'lc ra >e was volautary.
At a meeting of lie exeoutivo committee of
the Cotton bt?i( anil lutoruutioiiul L.x|w>mtion
Wednesday, n was decided. owiti;; to the
vary heavy demand lor spa.-o which th?>
management is wholly nnnnle to rill, notwithstanding
the lar^c proportions ol fo.irteou
hiiildiuys. to lolilo an annex to the
maiiufaeturers ami liheral arts biiildla;:.
Notice was received 1mm the secretary of
promotion of the Mexican (Jovi rninent that
plans were rc.-nlv for the Mexican exhibit,
ami asking tha' a very I a rye am >ant ol i
lie set aside for tha* (iiirjioti'.
Tito la.vjiosll ion.
The Boa:-.l <m Women Maiia-icra of the Cotton
Slate- aail Interim* onal Kxpos itiou will
creel a separate luiildiny for the Colonial < xllihit.
'J'lie l>iiililiiic \-.i_t Oe of a t\ | ieal colonial
design, and wdl tiotise the lltmst exhioition
of colonial :< i r'ever e.tlhored together
in America. rivaic .-d women h h-mrdof
the Woman s 11? | ar-ncni I mm Maine
Texas are n , .|i\ iama-.T-'d in eolleei,ntc unite,
rial for this o.'.hh . and it will iueanie many
rare and !us'. r; car ., waieli canuo; l-c
lioliytit.
v 1
t'rir.ir,
' 'At Itdlviilo! N. J.. (1'or.?a Andrews v.':.
^ li.iiignl Friday lor tie- murder Vji hiu'wia?'
5^ llcssie, on Ootohcr >*. tS'.lJ.
J. It. Holland, who emh: artlcd some
OOo from the Meivhantsand Farmers National
hank of Charlott c.. <d which hank h i
was cashier ple-r i guilty and was sentenced
to seven year; in the Albany penitentiary,
witli labor no loo liari on a voaat of his
poor health.
At SI. l.-Kii :.l li.. Mi-* I! -rm.Tj IJ-vkernyed
thirty-loo? years, killed her two ehildreu,
a hoy and i^irl. a-.* --1 lour aud live, and
then committed s<ticide. I: i-, < ianumt that
All's, li-ckit \i :is not ol lound mind. Siie
left .i letter ayne.. ih it .-'he was sick and
p-e Were the clli dl'CIl and liiev must die.
President D-'iip ol tin- V. K. P.. has reported
to L nlteo Siuti p. Marshal Arnold at
Chicago for r> mo-.ai le jrnl to serve the re
maiinirr i>l in- ' ii'. ii > !'>r ?-out**ni|'l <>f
I'oiirt K.-.iti"! II ivv.'iii. Elliott,
iSuins H iiinl i ii.ii I Win. h'Ih'i- A. II. U.
oltli-iTi- ami 11 ii >. ! lis tin I-r si'iitrnr" wit Ii
lirlis, also ri'i >rl?*1 t.i ill.- imirsiml, uu>i
iv ri' |i|in-i'i! in j;'il in srrv tiii'.i Irrius.
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< 'nips.
(ii'.'i'sln i'l'it-' a| i i'.'irr.l hi i'l<ni<i>- tit Elfcliarl
I in I ainl 'i:ti" , I. . i upon lii'lils u!
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Al S|.iiiii<Ii 'il II' 'h" (!< . i.iioii of ilio
lower i'luirl Ki* I n ai-taiui'il l>y tIn*
Supreme < '(?'ir! wliii !i holds tlad the whiskey
trust ir illeya1
FRIENDS OF SILVER.
2,COO SILVKIt MONEY MEN IN
MEMPHIS.
i
A Great Gutherlng at the Di-Metallic
Convention. The l'iutfoim lu
Full.
, I
The Memphis Bl-Metallic convention was
called to order at 2 o'clock Wednesday after- i
noon. W. N. BrowD, ot Memphis, a? chair- 1
man of tbo central bt-mefu:lio league of
Bhelby county Tenc , which sent out the call
for the convention, rapped the assemblage to (
order.
On the platform were iiio following: |
Thomas SeoM.SccreM; v ot Slate of Louisiana; j
M. J. CuDDinKham, Attorney Qonernl of
Louisiann ; John Fuzpa.i.ek, mayor of New j
Orleans; A. J. Wftr.'tfi'. piesi-lent of the ,
American bi-iuctnr.iu league ; Gov. J. r.
Clarke, Arkansas ; \V. J. Liyuii, editor of
the Omaha Wi.u Uf-IIe.aM ; Sooe.fbr James i
Berry, Arkansas ; Senator S'.ewnri, Nevada ; J
Anson Wolcott, Indiana; Senator I. G. Har- !
lis, Tennessee; Alex. Dolioer, Ca'jtornia ;
Itepresontatative II lb Money, Mississippi ;
Senator J. K. Jones,,\i kansa. ;S mator Mariou 1
DUUer, JJortli Carolina tKouutor J. Z. (leor^,
Mississippi, K>: Gove "uor F.ajrle, Arkansas ; (
Gov. 1j. Bradford I'rincc, New Mexico ; exGov.
Bon;anii'i It. Tiihnati, South C'aro'iua ;
Gov. John <i:irv Evan -, jS*iutCarolina.
From start to I'tioti the otiwution was i
one of Brent ttit!f.i.-iio-*a. Every pronounced
free silver utterance v.*a.- the -i^u il i?.r pro- i
ionged Hp| l.i i-e, aid wheu the various I
person* well ku-wn :i> pel !:ft*, appeared
on tbe r.i?*r:ie. ea-h . i\e?i an ova'iou.
Conservative estnnu'cs phce the number ot !
delegate* at "J.MKi. and tbo visitors who at- i
tended fiout :n?' r>\.,t .n t!;e movement to
bear the spe?vli.'s .wcced-el 111,000.
Col. Carey Voiiur*. of Meotpt:'--, in weleom- i
iujj 'he aesetr. !?spoke in part a-follows : 1
"I sa'utw the represent,t?i v.> ?.f litis convention
as the ad\..*> oa :ird of that n:i^.*lity
'orce ia every Ibti I to do ludtie for tlm overthrow
uud de. tru 'tsosi < !' ; power more !
ruthless, aU'l r.-paeiotts end woe hmUulio 1
1:ittn.i>i hut?| in?'f>s and | isperPv tlmn any I
despot that e\er shackled liberty and oppressed
mankind. I preel you, rej ,vseiits?
lives, a- the forerunner d 'oiru'dess legions I
now go.".' i 111^ ir mi f.'o iw-nt ol MOor and
indnst-y 't'-o-v Hi" tt?r' l o demand
tbe re*1... r;.: feu o! that Mnae.o.d sy.'.em an- .
proved l>v .bo v.-'- bun a a 1 vpci'enetj of a:l
the !r:?a of ivilibftti m.
"Win"i only a few Jaj". ago .be object and !
aim-> f this convent ion wort deaonstood from |
this stago by a di-dluiMtiubo I pub'* - irtin, as
an I rc-vohi'.bin i-v, no proc'almed i
th?? truth ?:il.ifi?ie n.i ever fell <rotn the I
lips < f is: in. "J'lie -tu Iv, hoic -t yoontau of i
the land. M:o lon-y t.o'.i r i ! the Melds ainl '
ehu|i>:. the pnt'eot arM-.w., wiio .are building j
up the na*'en's v/eii' h or I e.-..;i:ut- >t are la
open re!>? !do!i age in.- ;. a despotism. cruel
and ri"no b">s ! - any that ever brought
sorrow to i'.nv member of .! , mmim family.
Tli*'-forces <?.' vbo gr i d vt ? :v lotion that )
ever lie- I a despot from power ave gatheiung
for au ?ut-ei that vv.U sweep every
enemy ia'.o the dar't sen defeat, 'i'lie in- !
viiicfb'e bvioes which !>-.i t it wi'l iiovit halt !
or waver ut.ni! : . ii clniul.trdsare planted on I
j tbosho'Ubcl every .sen and iheir banners
float in triumph over .>1 I England herself.
The/ will never i??\ver their Mags nor sheath
. tin ir.swords .tuti' iho o >ulh? I ? ended atul a
1 glorious victory won , .not until nil ?.bo ;
temples of Mammon a. o turned into sepul<
lie:- lor the burial of greed and av.v lee and
let us hop" f, v ini.-.. f .snoring humanity |
lli.i'ju- ang.d of re utacvil' n will ever unseal
this tomb.
' (fan Ir.rse '.Mug.- 'no hi ought about? Iu
trie beginning oi the struggle which gavo
si'lia'.ne La'.'-jKiiii; y to I tie Amorieau colore,
<> ir auee.-tors gave lo the; woj lit a declaration
of in ndmieo ".i:nt rang like a bugle call
thro ugh I'vciy land an I awoke the slumbering
*.p>rit.s of liberty among people. The
<1 mts nl these heroes ami patriots are
a- out to read forth another do. -larntlou of
m-l'-pei) bui-'o to all ih>* nations of the world
in fixing their own lleawtai system atul tn
leg..da'nig for .he .-food .tel f tpp'.uess oi
tlioli people."
Senator llama teen inV-odiicod Senator
Tu'pie ts permanent hatsnivj :n'.he following
words "There fs no mote able and
ire? r himetnliist j.n the United States of
Ameriea than David Turpi" o! Indium:."
| Mr. Tutpioaddressed it <_ ecu. vcutlou in bubSiailoe,
a- follows :
"('i I iitoi ey I is n'ways been and yet is
in i.-i" a thing of \ ibi < nu I,'his value is of
two Uiro-?too m'.illio or o.o.lloii value
and tin- monetary v.vutb or legal value ; the
latter is aitvuy.s a ro titer of law - tlio bullion
vain- ir ;:!w. >s i>ae of estiuiif.'on trad opiujoj
Tin: bi:i::oe ? duo id silver aud (told
hi'ivand e'-'w .? has always re.-ted and
re today up- a '.ho co.fC'p n, upon the
one .i| ini"n, 'it on one ungle.ind : hnplelt' in
!n*t. that ;ii' t!:eio \v>i' lo In years to
come n</ depart i|-o of ebh* r rl si'ch metals,
v.li'ili is lo ti e ipi.iiifpv eba:! lu.'iVo tliern
eon!pai! value ,v: i any other materia!
uO.ii.'e : /. n;.e I unniKM.d is imnoy.
'i'i: ii.e l'wvs i . a a d'rte. i.-.re celweeu
1 lie ee to. . > I uitio i value of the two
i in-'als or I le* let's! oi coinage value.
A**?*?.ding ,,, Use teste of lot; <?f i.j.
lia't.OliMil, th 'l 111" .'oglil Value 1 I col red
iiloU' >' T 1-i 'lie -air.e as eomnierC'a!
? r l.ui'.'oti value ? t the inetr.l in It. nothing
could eoif I sb'Ue.vt. a. ordtng to thai
t?'st there i-> net Hint hi not be an honest
do'l.ir en her si! ;oi ?>. g-ij;1. Tea u:.0 of
si *. >r goi i ii r., ey i as ad b d very greatly
toii'i'i: mil, "roiii! oi o niton value.
"AI".bo g> eve. y frierul of humanity reJO
i - ill t ie n-'Tljet'OU of e\elui?!V?! (TOVerntiii*iil
'.w.nei.-'.ip of Urn | o.oious ores, and
I other metals, y? t there was one consorjucnco
| which followed the pmu'e ownership of the
Ii.... . ? > ... j iwu-'i. ror ii IUUK UIIlO
th?'was nuiuiwihted by law between
the two |>ame. .but at !a-t ha holiie.\'?
of rto'.d, bcim; ho h;hmi< ,i-< tho holders of
debt, in ln:;:e if. t:i:iti-v|.<vif.Hy national
tli .1. mi i- ii ;ti iiavi'^r tin* government
I ii I ?-fi-r?' by 'aw ia this strife. Thoy si: I wo
w!l tiot <1 i-j !??? m.v i.i'oit niio'it ri'la*ivo
valuer. S'l .i i >t ho bar.out. When
wo have kill oil silver for the u >o iu oo.iu, it :
will ho worth less oi l loss.
"Woran iiy and .sell it at our own price
and (ho ratio will ho an i?llo flothin of tho
('tis.. Tho syndicate of gold Is of no country,
in.'" or orood. Jfi.iii'iiiMis'.1; a-o not against
gold. Wo are for silver and justice. Much
r.as boon wii ( ii on : lio Mubi -ty i.f tho value
of silver nnd geld, on -eraing which it may t
ho said both ,lir-? tneiols a ?< variable in
mi'iio. Kftoh hiiii-i's in value'torn time '.o
tu ,!i! ' oth t coiimiio lr io ,but tlioy vary in
\ a I lit* iclluiiely I -ss ill.i' any oilier eomtnodjt
it said thai if v.o restore silver to
:i i" ei nil;: -toi-1 will loavo iis. This is as
r e I a |.1111 ijdo i i.der what is called
" ti" (ire-hani In ,v or nilo" wis err. two or
III" I e k ..Ills of iiriliev t : O ? : IV'.llated together,
the :n ?ior wdl li-ive out tin- bettor eiirren<\.
Ties i ute. suv" in vo(y rare instance?,
In.s no a;.|>lient!o:i (o coin." But what jiarty '
ii .:i oiititrv is . oiiiiu^ io defoMO 1(3 col?/
Th? loes of our gold, the departure of our
gold will, as some opponents say, bring
about depression. Yet gold staid with xiv
from tho beginn'ug in usual quantity ami
proportion until 1873, when we ceased coining
silver.
From 1873 to 1878, whilo silver was not
coined, gold touched a iow ebb. When, tu
1878, we began to coin silver again gold returned
in larger sums than ever uu.l stayed
and increased with us. Since we ceased tho
coinage of silver iu 1893..luring 1894 95, gold
has left us ngatu. The faith of the advocate
of a single gold standard Is compounded of
one truth and oue pornioious euor. That
coined standard dollars should be of equal
legal value is true, but that the metal in them
must be of equal bullion value is a fallacy so
contrary to our comuion sense and experience
that it cannot be much aided by prophecy.
Let us. U3 bbuetahibts, remember that
we a* e American citiucns of tbe great republic
dealing oalmly and deliberately with our
own highest interests. Let us take counsel
of faith and hope. Let us go forth with tho
manly hearts without fear, believing in all
confidence thut tho silver and gold dollar
of our minis, tho money of tho past, sound,
tried and true, shall also be and remain tho
money of tho future."
The nomination of E. B. Wade,of Tennessee,
for secretary, followed, and at tho suggestion
of Senator Harris all the newspaper men
present were rnndo assistant secretnt!es_
Resolutions wore pnssou ibat each State
should name a vice precedent end a member of
the committee on resolutions. A roll call of
States followed. Amid enthusiastic applause
Senator ITurri: was then named delegate at
large from the United States.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, presided at the
night session. Congressman Joeeph C. Sinley.
of Pennsylvania, addressed the eon >0.1t'ou
in substance as follows: "I believe that
there ore going to be two partiee ft the
coming eleotlou. One oT tbcm will be the
nionoTuctaUi.-tj and the oilier .'he American
people in iheir maje.,ty. The gold .standard
lias been elected many times be'"ore. Once
Aaron ejected a golden image, Uu it was
not a success and once Nebuohndnezzar set
him tip one and said whosoever refused to
bow down and wort hip it should straightway
he < nst into Ilety fnvnnee and burned
nil. Without munrii i. I.oniln n,\u in?lil
Jous comparisons. T respectfully refer you to
Grover Cleveland's letter to Governor Stone
of Mississippi.
T:;< ro were three men who refused *o worFbip
this imago and Xebucli.id.uezzar ordered
the furnace to he male straightway seven
tunes hotter, and tta.l iL'o.sc; men east in. hat
th?" wr.itceil upright amid the flames and
< atno out hrighter ami happier than over.
There a*o a good many Nobuehaduezznrs in
this work yet, hut 'hey do not eut much of a
figure. Jfyou will just lead along a little
fuitiier you w'dl find that Nehuehr.dnezzar
found his level al'.right. For s.e.vn years bo
had to-eat grass. We silver people have all
all the logic and all the law on
oi!rsSde. The Secretary o: the Treasury
spoke to you in this hall the other day. I do
not know what to quote Mr. Carlisle when
he said that the demounti: ation of the wliito
money would moan misery and unhappiness
for haif the people ,>f the world ; then
John (1. Carlisle was .he tribune of people,
now he is the high priest of the teiup'.e of
Mammon. Mr. Curli.de the pleban and Mr.
Carlisle the aristociat ire two very different
kinds of i>oople. lint 1 do not want to
plnin of M'. Carlisle. Every word, ho iias
said abort the demor.e'.'/ation of s ilver bus
come true.
"The President says he is afraid the silver
dodar will depreciate, l et tho only way tho
dollar east depreciate i< f. r prices to rise.
This is equivalent to an admission by tho
Pri-s'dent that he i-' a'rai 1 pri s will rise. If
the President would divide his anxieties :noro
equally he! wtjen the jWitcm* win? produce the
wealth of the coniili yeml helimiteii few who
ah.sorh them, lie would make a better chief
executive. The magtiilleent patriotism of
Mr. Hothsehihl, who. although an alien, was
willing to eomo to this country and savo it
for ih?! pnltrv r.niSi.ieru'.iou of $0,000,000
whl'di tht! per.pie of the United States lost
and which he gained, is worthy of note ns is
also the magnifWnt patriotism of Mr. Clew
land in thus helping to save the country. Eat
if these two men could save tLc coor.fry ;li"y
could also wreck
"With the nun's open to tbe.unlimited
coinage of stive: ate) gold there will ho no
more talk of a flby-cent 1'dlar. Tneysay
on r shore-* wou'd be iloodeil *.vit!i ti.'ver if the
mints were open to free coinage. Now that
is not true, and it it were true wo would
f-unply gi\e them bo until i uk to have rather
than for something we would '?sthcr have.
"Jkitiker C< rnwaU of lieiTftlo, ramie a
ppeeeh iii Chicago then.her night to a lot ot
bunkers niul iho nevt <lnv a icpo.ior showed
ni?-'.lie article and asked what 1 thought ol
it. 1 to1 1 him if lie woiim have a mimhor cf
copies printed and deOibiPed to all the
vol ?s in the Uni'ed States I would never
make nnothe* pee- h on the silver .piestlon,
but would m 1 mv <a-e on his ..rgurnont. He
fel's '.he banker" they must keep their
he.ntbs ou their i . *tomer \ We have felt
the '.hum 1*3 i i tin* i .lakers heavily in the hot
few years.
Vie must w' i J s fight jo ISOrt. If we do
n<>! -.vie ,i *h'.n jt will he too late. There
will he two .em*" ij.en to the people after
I S'.Ml One will 1 e : ep ; led ion and t h" other
revolution - i I hoth 1 I. ".id. If the Engp.|i
we'* t<> I i.: I ' i N .. V..rl; yo'i wonM
help toil !.e:n w Uldli't ViolV 'i lie
J'ugli-h . e in N*'\% York they iii.ve been
II f i*- > e ?. \Y>i| y,,.| drive them :;,
? '* ii" p.'-fy !'i 's i i ve ' ? be d : < a ped.'"
I, li M l)o\v dl f Toi'itottsut*,a well known
S'.i'e Populist leader, in an impassioned
-|.e< oi ,( . a.'ui. I that Ttie Third party ineij
" ui'.en . -ItCf r* i O'taMuli oil the ootil'liitlee
I M r* suhll i,.i| .. utlly OI'C l'opl.list. iit
le '..?od tt ir, . I* :' . r, nf North Carolina,
v.-e: "i* an oi it tee. The Populists
1:. I I ee,; i*.-tit. t nv l ie e 'ii charge <,f the
< < liven; i -i i <j ; ;f * in* i Landed a !i-t ' f name*
1 *li?* s *. e'ai'v limy wo.dd he placed ou tin
eu:i.mit11 !i t was now in tlio imn;1?*
of '.lie s,- i, ii, t ei had not beea read.
W'lo the 'I ii i party tnei> to bti ignored V
Toe eon vent i i. "id *ro.l ilia: the populist*
be plaei <1 on ' bo ce*n:iiittec. The eonventl
. > til.... ..Ii.. r.v.. il... .1....
A lars.*" anion,; .if < ( inak i:. i: ncei:: red
on the ' ckikI <ii y" v-iiou, a ft <*r wbi:h tht
following pl,ufn. ;n wie adopted.
Although nothing whs said in the
resolutions about abolition of party
lines us proposed by Mble.y. Stewart and
others, the speakers of the day almost
without exception took care to assert
their Democracy and to repudiate any
affiliation with either Republicans ot
Populists. The resolutions follow:
"Silver and gold coin have in all ages
constituted the money of the world,
were the money of the fathers of the
republic, the money of history and o!
the constitut ion
"The universal experience of mankind
has demons!rated that the joint
use ?if both silver and gold coin as
money constitute the most stable standard
of value and to have a full amount
of both metals is necessary as ? medium
of "xchange.
"The demonetization of either of
these historic rneial; means an appreciation
in the value of money, a fall in
the prices of commodities, a diminution
of profits of legitimate business, a
continuing increase in the burden of
debts, a withdrawal of money from the
channels of trade and industry where it
no longer yields a safe and sure return
and its like accumulation in the banks
and the great money centers of the
country.
"There is no health or soundness in a
financial system under which a hoarded
dollar is productive of increase to its
possessor while an invested dollar yields
a constantly diminishing return, and
under which fortunes are made by the
accretions of idle capital or destroyed
by a persistent fall in the price of commodities
and a persistent dwindling in
the margin of profits in almost every
branch of useful industry. Such a system
is a premium on sloth and a penalty
upon industry, and such a system is
that which the criminal legislation of
1873 has imposed upon this country.
"The bi metallic standard of silver
and gold has behind it the experience
of ages and has been tested and proved
by the enlightened and deliberate iudc
mont of mankind. The gold standard
is a departure from the established
policy of the civilized world, with
nothing to commend it but 22 years of
depression and disaster to the people
under extraordinary accumulation of
wealth in the hands of a few. There
are some facts bearing upon thio question,
recognized and admitted by all
candid men, whether advocates of bimetallism
or of a single gold standard.
Among these is the fact that the very
year that marked the change from
bi-metallisrn to the single gold standard
is the very year that marked the chan?re
from a condition of rising prices, large
profits, general contentment and great
prosperity, to a condition of falling
prices, diminishing profits, insecurity
of investment, unemployed labor and a
heavy depression in all branches oi trade
and industry. It is not a matter of dispute.
even among the honest advocates
of the gold standard, that general prosperity
came to an end with the destruction
of the bi metallic system and that
hard times, tallinirprices, idle workingmen
and widespread depression came
in with the gold standard and prevails
to-day wherever the gold standard has
been adopted.
"Every international monetary conference
that has been called, every demand
in this country and in Europe
for an international agreement to ieestal/iish
the bi-metallic standard, is a
confession that the demouetix.ition of
the system was a blunder if not a
crime; that its consequences have been
I disastrous and that the conditions that
it has wrought are full of menace and
of peril. The logic of facts establishes
beyond intelligent question that the
destruction of silver as primary money
by a conspiracy of selfish interests is
the cause of the widespread depression
and suffering that began with ihe gold
standard. There can be no restoration
of prosperity, no permanent re!icI from
prevailing conditions, until the great
I cause has been removed by a complete
| restoration of silver to its proper place
as a money metal, equal with go'd.
"We believe in a money of stable
value: we believe, least of all. in an up]
predating standard; it is only through- <
; the practical operation of bi metallism
j that a stable standard of value can be
I secured A standard constituted of
I money constantly increasing :n value ;s
not a sound, a single, nor a stable standard,
but a constantly changing standard.
The effect of gold mono metallism
is to establish one standard for the
creditor and another for I he debtor and
there can be no more dishonest monetary
system than that which gives short
measure to the borrower and long measure
to the lender.
"Under the policy prevailing prior to
1873 there can be na violent change :n
the re'ative value of the two metals, for
a rise in value of one metal is counteracted
by a decreased demand and a fall
' in value by an increased demand. Under
the operation of this benelicient
! law a stable relation was maintained between
them in spite of the most extreme
changes in relative productions. From
the first period of our history up to 1873
the right of the debtor to choose whet er
he should pay his debts in silver or
i gold coin was always recognized. The
subsequent policy has been to transfer
this right to the creditor, thus tending
to constantly increase the value of the
i dearer metal and destroy the parity between
them. Uelieving that :t is absolutely
necessary to reverse this iniquitous
and ruinous policy, we therefore
i resolve.
i "That we favor the immediate rosto|
rat ion of silver to its former p'aee as a
! full legal tender, standard money. equal
I with gold, and the (tee and unlimited
. coinage of bo'h stiver ami g. id at tne
' j ratio of 10 to 1 and upon terms of exact
i equality.
| "That while we should welcome the
j co-operation of other nations we believe
! that the United State* should not wait
t upon the pleasure of foreign governi
ments or the consent of foreign credi1
tors but should themselves proceed to
reverse the 'grinding process' that is
destroying the prosperity of the people
and should lead by their example the
nations of the eart h.
I "That the rights of the American
i | people, the interests of American labor
and the prosperity of American irulus
try have a higher claim to the consid'
eration of the people's law-makers than
the greed of foreign creditors, or the
1 nvancious demands made by idle
holders of idle capital'. The right to
rcituiHio ivs own monetary system in
the interests of its own people is a
right which no free government can
i barter, sell or surrender. This reserved
right is a part of every bond, of every
' contract and of every obligation. No
creditor or claimant can set up a right
that can take precedence over a nation's
obligations to promote the welfare of
- the masses of its own people. This is a
i debt, higher end more binding than
all other debts and one which it is not
only dishonest but in. .om.ble to ignore.
"l'mler the financial policy that now
prevails we sr.- toe .ini tilled with idle
u?'d discontent d W'.rK'i.gnieri and an
evergrowing army ?l trumps, men
whom lack of w.rk ,.nd opportunity
have made outcasts ano beggars AtI
he other en J find that a lew tii ou
I sand families own one-half the wealth
of the country.
"The centralization of wealth has
gone hand-in-hand with the spread of
poverty. The pauper and the plutocrat
are twin children of the same vicious
and unholy sjstem. The situation is
fuli of menancc to the liberties of the
people and the life of the republic. The
issue is enfranchisement or hopeless
servitude. Whatever the power of
money can do by debauchery and corruption
to maintain its grasp on the
law-making power will be done.
"We therefore appeal to the plain
people of the land, with perfect confidence
in their patriotism and in
telligence, to arouse themselves to a
full sense of the peril that confronts
them and defend the citadel of their
iberties with a vigilance that shall
neither slumber nor sleep."
The convention adjourned to-night,
after speeches by W. J. Bryan, A J.
Warner and Senator Wolcott.
The committee on resolutions also introduced
the following resolutions,
which, like the platform,' wus unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That a committee composed
of one member from each State
be appointed by the delegates thereof
in this convention whose duty it shall
be to correspond with the representative
advocates of bi metallism and bimetallic
societies in the different sections
of the Union and devise measures
to advance the cause of bi metallism
throughout the United States. That
this committee shall have power to
cause a national conference of hi metallists
whenever, in the opinion of the
committee, the c.uise of bi-met all ism
can be advanced thereby. Sain committee
shall have power to fill all vacancies."
NATIONAL ' I MMi n I F.MKN.
The follow.to: national or. nutter men
wr?'' hosoi. I.y th?'Stat" ?t<*U'^ati >ii- m. jmjeonlaiii'o
with, tlio ri -'?!iiti(?ii pa-- -.I ui imiift<*rtioo;i
-it's.--.iui <>t i li?' !?!:vi'iite a
Alr.liatnn John W. Font dr. -on.
At kansn>-- < "barb's C?-tlin.
Cnlib r11i:i Ab'Mi'i b r
Colorado A. VV. Ii>i k> r.
tieoriria- Jmli;" N. V . I,'ins;l<*y.
Keiitu-'ky A. J. i'araor.
Louisiana Si'iiatm l'.'.mrh.inl.
Missouri J. Cujje.
Nevada- ('. S. Nixon
Nebraska ( ' Sn>vth?\
North Carolina >i i: Llliio't.
Ohio? F. (5. S it.
l'erir.sylvanin A J Hopkins.
South Ciirclihit J. V Stokes.
Te;.n?Y-see .John K. G .-ciwic
Texas?I" II. K?'Ai?iiii.
Virginia M. II. Brandon.
N- w Mexico- I Bradford P. .rp.
lit ih? E. ,1. Ivimbuli.
The ofjitnH?"'* Joint It. Godwin
ol Memphis, temporary .'iMirm.in. net J H.
AoUWmj. of Nashville. temporary secret nry.
The onrirrilttee wilt meet in Chicago it. .July
tlio exact time has not lieen fixed a lit) then
cLveMi permanent officer* and delcgnti s.
ALL ALOXO TIIF: LTMi.
Orders From Washington toVlgllnntly
Watch For Violators of Neutrality
Laws.
Attorney General Harmon ha* nddtrvsiil ^
rto all Unite.) States district attorneys between
New Yorlc and Brownsville. T< \ . ti e
(ollwoing letter of instructions :
Department of .1 ostiee,
Washington. I>. ('.
To the Unit".l States District Attorn-\ :
I send yon a copy of a letter of th< jotli inst.
from the Secretary of State in regard to the
rumors and reports of illegal mcasuris hemp,
on foot in this eountry toaid the insutt'on
now going on the island ol (John. Take all
step- that are ncees-Miry and proper t< | levent
any violation of t he neutrality law- it
the diroetioti indicated, acting protiiplly and
vigorously anil in conjunction with tin- marshall
to whom J have written upon tin subject.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) Judson Harmon,
A"ting Attorney (it u.
To the United Slates marshals m sl:< statin
along the Atlanti seaboard this ii lb i has
been sent
Department of .Inst ie: .
Washington. I' ('
1 have today sent to the attorney - o! th?
United Stat"* (or y ?ur district lie a i
panying letter from the N'eivtary >! Slide
in relation to allege! nttcmpis to organize tti
tins country expeditions !o aid (ho insurrection
going oil in ('aha. (' insult with the
United S?ates attorney who will show \.u
tm>' . or'espoinloiiee relating (>> the mail r
and take ail such : t. | - as are ne> .--sai v and
proper to prevent any violation ..I ih irality
laws in the direction : <! i*-:i I *. I lug
promptly and vi'.xr. usly. Very re>-| iloh>,
(Signed) .liidsoa Harmon
A"ti11g Ulorn \ 11 -hi nil
S < ' ! ir\ Oil)' V * letter to t'e- All" riii'V
(ii'll Til in ikili'g til" suggest loll |i. : ...I tl
then ui-1r.as are based ... n- .. >. w .
I 'par! iiu id '( S; an
\Va -imegl : . 11 I'
Thf Houorah'e the Alton \ <1 l.i:a'
Sii It : a matter of current i.nn air!
iicw-i a per r-'p ?. t 1 hut at varioii- point- in
the Uiiiied Slates alt.-inpi are n ukiuc
enlist III.'Ill of ill a, I lie riiliipni. ::l niel .urn
ing ol v.h. a:ui I>\ ..tier .l!|,i:'d ii a-.ues.
to aid lie ins.hi In.n now ui pr>.; I.--- m
iIn* island of i ijl-a. Whii flu !> parian at
has not h'en furnisi.e.l with tangii h e\i
<|r>(|f'i < 1iI'11 :11 i v i>; ii f. rumor'- am! m ports,
i! il oi r??nl importum < thai im
possible opp 'iti:till\ lie ciMMi ( > i'i?:iij i.iiii
thai tli" I'ov'Tiinn'iit of Hi" t'i;itI Stat' - ' as
in any respect fnll"ii sho-t ??i its tali ! -v in
a friendly nation, il is p'sicet fully 'in:
jjested. therefore. Hint tin- I'liiti'il Slat*
attorneys ti!nl inarslials for 11??- a.-'l :
trlets t inhrii in! in tin* coast inn t.? i v, i?n
N"W Yor:; ami Brownsville. T"\. hav thru
att 'lil'on called to tin- funjeet. an.I In1 rs
peeiahy i'njo|iii*'l to to it that tin- in utrii!
itv laws of th" I aited Statn^ .tr? tailli'.ni'v
observed and all violations there ' jo uiiji1)
and vigorously prosecuted.
in'SpCi l tll'.ly yollls.
Itii'hanl Oliirv
A >111.1. 1 H AT I'A Y S.
It Has Made 7 Per Cent, in Throe
Mont lis.
At Huntsvillo, Ala., the directors i ! Ilia
Italian cotton mill have ilcolari I vi'nuannual
ilivitlonil of :t per cent on 'In omnmii
stock, payable July 1st. Tie- Dailfts nulls
were built in lM'ij and ii?ido from iii\nl< mis
have a surplus of nioro llinu lf?0.0(K? I 'm
earnings for the pa-t six months were a..nut
7 per cent, out of win 'h the :> pi , cent iIim
Icnil is pa ill ami Urn remain pnssi d to
the surplus fuml. The directors hav almost
decided to huihl a $ti!H),tiil(i addition.
Huntsville is the largest eotlon mnuuljtiirui2
city in A'ahanui.