People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1893 — SILVER MEN TO MEET. [ARTICLE]

SILVER MEN TO MEET.

Call for a Convention of the Bimetallic League at Chicago, August 1. W aßhikgtok, July s.—The folio win* call for a national convention of the American Bimetallic league, signed by A. J. Warner, president, and W. M. Barrington, secretary, was issued from the national headquarters of the league Tuesday afternoon: ••The culmination of events of the greatest moment to the people of this country calls for wise council and determined action on the part of all patriotic citizens. A concerted purpose la manifest to seize upon the present opportunity to destroy sliver as money and to establish finally and lorever the single gold standard, and at one stroke to change all debts to gold debts, with a never-ending rise of gold and fall of prices ‘‘A financial disturbance, largely artificial and needless, has been created as an ‘object lesson,’ and falsely attributed to the present silver law, in order out of it to create a manifestation of public sentiment, under cover of which the greater crime of overthrowing the money of the constitution and establishing the tingle gold standard may be consummated. As a part of the same great conspiracy the mints of India have been closed, and the shock Is felt around the world. “Congress has been called to meet in extra sestion on August 7. If at this sessionthe money standard of the constitution is overthrown and the single gold standard Is finally established, to be extended over the world, an economic revolution will have been inaugurated more disastrous to the welfare of mankind, and especially to the producing and laboring classes, than any in the history of the world. “In view, therefore, of the threatening conditions that have arisen and in answer to numerous appeals for action the executive committee of the American Bimetallic league haa deemed it proper to call a national convention, to be held at Chicago beginning August 1 and to continue as long as the convention may direct.

“All members of the league are urged to attend, and all who are in favor of maintaining the money of the constitution and opposed to the establishment of the single gold standard in the United States without regard to party are Invited to attend and participate in the deliberations of the convention. All economic associations and all Industrial organizations are requested to send delegates to this convention. A special Invitation is extended to memhers of congress and members of state legislaturea Governors of states are requested to appoint as many delegates as they may deem proper.” The idea of the silver people is to meet at Chicago and adjourn to Washington. Here the convention will reassemble at about the time when congress convenes and will probably continue in session until after the organization of that body. Gen. Warner made the following statement Tuesday evening: “A thorough poll of the silver foroes establishes the fact that the Sherman law cannot be repealed without a substitution which will bo satisfactory to the silverites. This canvass of strength has been in progress since the day after the issuance of the president’s proclamation. It has been pushed actively by means of personal consultation, mail and telegraphic communication. When the canvass jyas begun the first effect of the anti-silver blow was still felt, and there was a manifest fear on the part of the silver men that the Sherman law would be repealed. Gradually this fear gave way to hope, and in turn this has been supplanted by defiance.” Ihis statement of Gen. Warner reflects the sentiments of the free silver men here, and there can be no doubt that within the last twenty-four hours they have gained renewed confidence in the belief that the Sherman act cannot be repealed without giving the silverites something equally as good or better. This hope is in the senate, and they boldly announce that they will never give up the Sherman law unless they can be conciliated with a measure that is more friendly to silver. .With the determination of such men to repeal the present law may be a difficult m ter.