Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1896 — BELFORD FOR REVOLUTION. [ARTICLE]

BELFORD FOR REVOLUTION.

Secession of Western Silver States Demanded by Him. Cheered by Colorado Men—Advocates of the White Metal Loudly Applaud ihe Appeal for a New Republic. Denver, Col., May 20. —The doc trine of secession was advocated in Denver laßt night as boldly and defiantly as it was uplu Id in the South during the dark days of 18G1. No one in the South ever cheered revolutionary sen 4 iments more,loudly than those who attended the meeting of tue Young Men’s Silver Club and applauded the speech of former Representative Belford w hen he advocated the secession of the states west of the Mississippi river if silver were not placed on «.n equality with gold. “If silvf-r is not placed on an equality with goiu," he declared, “the time may come when the West will secede from tho United States and the states west of the Mississippi river will set up a republic of their own. “The time has come when the West proposes to have something to say about the affairs of the government. There is danger now hat a division may come in tbiß government, and the Mississippi river may become the eastern boundary line of the western republic.’

Then he gave a glowing description of the new silver republic* whirh would reaoh from British Columbia on the north to the deep water harbor at Galveston on the south, and from the Mississippi river on the east to the Golden Gate on the west. He said that 1)5 per cent, of the money that had been held out of the treasury rs the Uuited States had been used I o build up eastern it tercets, Tho meeting was the firßt of a series whioh is to be held for the purpose of securing the nomina* tion of Senator Henry M. Teller for president as the representative of the Bilver interest. It was at* tended by George G. Merriok,'president of the Colorado silver league, and other free silver men, all of whom indorsed the sentiments ex« pressed by M s , Belford. Some of the silver men want to prevent Mr Teller from attending the 8b Louis convention, to whioh he Has been chosen as a delegate-at-large. To that portion of the situation Mr. Belford devoted a considerable part of his speeoh. “Henry M. Teller is a dishonest man,” said Mr. Belford, “if he goes to the St. Louis with the delega*. tion to bolt if a free silver plank is not adopted. If he remains true to his oft-repeated declarations he ought to stay away from that convention, and join an independent free silver party.” The speaker said be had no love for Edward O. Wolcott, end the audience cheered lustily. But, he said, he admired Mr. Wolcott’s bravery in saying that any man who would go to the St. Louis convention with the idea of bolting— seeing now that it would surely pass gold resolutions—wo’d be dishonorable. Outside of Henry M. Teller, he declared, not a member of the Colorado delega* Ton would bolt tLe St. Louis convention. It was because be desired to see Heriry M. Teller made president of the LLited States at ;he head of a silver party that he did not want to see him persuaded into goin'- into a wrong position by entering the St. Louis convention as a delegate.—Special to N. Y. Herald. Belford should now stop long enough to ascertain “where he is at. Jeff Davisiand his crowd discussed and advocated the sam3 proposition—the right of seces* sion—in 1860. Belford is aware of the outcome, and should profit by it. Suit.er &Kij.ht: “Come in boys. We can laundry for you all as well as one “boys.” Wheat 62 to 65; Corn 25; Oafs 17 a 15; Rye 30 a 32; Hay $7.60 a $9 00.