The anti-monopolist., 1876-07-06

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MIR. Dorsheimer, of New York-Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the conven-
ton: lido not propose to speak upon
this matter at length, Five minutes is
quite time enough for me. I propose
here to make straight issue between
soft and hard money. Tremendous
cheering] BY that we stand or we fall.
| [Cheers] II you want soft money, give
your votes to the resolution offe red by
the most distinguished advocate OF soft
money in the United States; cheers and
hisses but if you want to leave to the
hard money men some chance to carry
their states, then stand by the report OF
the committee, cheers which was a
compromise SO great that a protest has
been sent here signed by every one of the
eastern democratic states, and to which
have put my own signature. Cries OF
''Good" and cheers. This is middle
ground, which does leave some hope :;
but ii you declare, in the language of the
gentleman from Ohio (Gen. Ewing). for
a repeal forthwith, then abandon all
your hope. [Cheers.] l make the issue
fair. A voice-You will get enough Of
it, AS l said, we will stand to that,
and now. Mr.. President. demand the
vote by the states. [Cheers, Kisses and
applause
Here followed scene of the widest
confusion; scores Of delegates contend
ing for the floor at the same time.
Mr.. Voorhees-I have the floor, and
| serve notice on the gentlemen that l
expect to hold it. Cheers. The is
sue that is stated by the gentleman from
New York is false issue. So far as
this platform is concerned there is no is
sue raised here as between hard money
and soft money, SO called. This plat
form, to which the minority agree, con-
tains repeated stipulations that we are in
favor, at as early a period as practicable.
Of resumption OF specie payment.
| TCheers We are all in favor OF that.
l am in Iayor Of a resumption of specie
payment as soon as the true and health
ful interest Of this country will pemit.
| TChcersl. He who desires specie pay
nent at an earlier day than that, desires
it tor some private, and not from patri-
otic motive. [Cheers]. A word or two
for l have but Il short time-in regard
to legislative resunption-a forced re-
sunptiou of specie payment. Men of
New York, sitting here before me, you
have ut this moment an act in favor OF
the resumption OF specie payment on the
the first day OF January. 1879, on your
statute books, that was enacted two years
ago, and we are to-day per cent. fur
ther from L gold basis to-day than when
i. was enacted. That is what it has
wrought liz behalf Of specie payment.
| [Cheers.] The government currency is
not as lear un.Oa par basis by per
cent. as it was before this miserable,
bun2 ling law was enacted upon your
statute book. Again, gentleman, stand
for the growth OF the country to specie
payments. stand for that kind OF spe-
Gle payment that comes by tie return OF
wealth and prosperity to all the sections.
[Cries of ''that's right,"] We can all
recall the time when our paper money
was worth but forty cents ON the dollar
in gold. 1t had grown to be worth nine>
ty cents before the law was passed at all.
1t had appreciated fifty cents on the dol
lar before your tavorile pet idea OF forced
resumption touched the question in the
halls ot congress, when il had come by
the natural laws ot trade-5y the laws Oi
Gods growth and prosperity returning
to the country. Fifty cents on the dol
lar In the course OF eight years; let US
trust that the gap of only about ten or
twelve per cent. remaining will be clos
ed up by the same great laws in very
short time in the future. The idea that
we must do this by law utterly repu-
| I
rs the business OF the country will war
rant, u return to specie payments, but
because the healthtul. right way to re-
turn to specie payment is TO revive the
industries. Let this question alone in the
halls OF congress, and trust to Gods laws
10 restore US in His own time. My
friends, something was said by the gen.
item An from New York about the effect
in his state and on other states. l stand
here surrounded by states who have a
right to DC heard on this subject-West
Virginia, Ohio. my own gallant demo-
cratic state of Indiana; Cap2lause], Mis-
souri,, on whose bosom we are holding
this convention; Tennessee, that con-
tains the Hermitage and the ashes OF
jackson and Polk; Iowa and kansas
are they not to be considered? Do they
amount to nothing? l will say With all
respect to the gentleman from New
York, who has just sat down: We
have followed the lead OF New York Tor
twelve long years, and each time to dis
aster, (asplause) and tor one assert
the west, the mighty west, with its
teeming population l assert the power
OF this Mississippi valley. with its mighty
interests and its great resources. (Cries
of Time" and go on.D Yes. l
believe my time is up, and in good faith
should retire.
Alter another stormy scene the vote
was taken and the resolution lost. ayes
2l9, nays $50. The platform was then
adopted, ayes 651, nays s..
TIE NOMINATION.