The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-23

greeted with prolonged cheera. He Had
fsAd the extract from the tAriH plank Of
the national democratic convention of 1876
ana AfterwRSd among other thinga sAidt
when ! listened 70 The extraordinary AZ
say we heard shts afternoon, ! asked my
SELF whether We indeed wsre democratic
convention, or simply republican convsn-
James g. Blaine, Of Bsnjamin r. Butler.
Tor we tariff pianks We listened 10 are a.
MOST identical IA principle With the Ininof-
ity report submitted 10 The democratic CON
ventton in 1884 BY Benjamin r. butler and
voted down slrnoat unanimously. Either
yon should rsject this monstrosity. which
Mas hurled among you. and adopt n its
place simple, lucid and true Amendments
offered by the gentleman from Ohio, or, II
yon don't want to do thnt, recomTnit tho
stfnctions TO clarity and purge themselves.
Cries OF mo. no." and "Vilss.''
Villas thsn took the platform and when
cheers had subsided, said: "The resolution
which you propose to strike out Was the
resolution reported to the convention OF
cehalf Of II none rang with such blissful
Joy az that Of the distinguished gentleman
from Kentucky. I do not purpose 10 enter
into debate or discussion OF the particular
form Of words in which We declare our OPP
position TO tariff legislation. desire only
20 suggsst. + u please you,. take II in this
form Of words and leave that there also upon
which Cleveland was elected president"
Wattsrson, replying to Villas said: 'In
1854 the party aeemsd TO be split wide open
and there we're ffty-two hours OF unbroksn
discussion 10 the platform COMMITTEES. The
best that ths moderate and conservative
members Of the COMMITTEES, myself among
the number, could obtain as common
ground 70 stand upon, was tho platform Of
1884 IN that convention. Hut, since that
time We havs had second Morrison bill,
the Mills bill, tho message Of the president
u lss7. the great campaign Of education OF
1883. and say 70 myself, my God, is II pos-
tariff plank TO tho straddls Of 1884"
Jones stated, on behalf Of the resolutions
COMMITTEES shat they vere ready to adopt
an amendments OF the gentleman from Ohio
as an addenda to tho tariff section.
Tho chairman stated that the committee
on resolutions offered TO accept the pro
posed amendment as an addition to the
platform. Interruptions mo, no." and
Question. question:" and 'Call roll.''l
The chairman put the question on Meals
amendment. which was motion TO strike
out and insert and q ro!l-call Of states WAS
demanded. Several demandsfor recognition
were made, but ignored BY the chair. The
chairman was requested again TO atatS ths
motion. and great confusion ensusd in tho
nall and the chairman pounded in vain tor
order. Members kept calling "Mr. Chair
man. Mr.. Chairman, = and the char contin-
ued 10 reitsrate tho statement that he would
recognize no one until tho convention
came to order. President Wilson ordered
the esergeant-Rt-arms to scat the delegates
and Col. Bright started ON an apparently
impossible job, but the excited delegates
maintained standing positiong in aisles and
on chairs, with determinAtion which
wonld not yield to any order or request.
The sergcant-at:arms moved ont with
force Of deputies and began to scat dele
gates. but it was like pushing corks under
water. Cries Of .'Sit down, sit down"
mingled with howls and wells and all sorts
OF horrible noises produced scenes or dis
cord which would have brought an apprcv-
ing smile to the face Of old chaos himself.
i The vote resulted: Ayes GAG, noes 342.
Patterson. Of Colorado, presenting the
minority report OF the COMMITTEES on reso-
lutiona. said there was another matter of
difference relating to the cu:iaaEs plank,
and it was embraced in the nae OF the sin
gle word, namely "frse." Hs offefe sub
stitute which was practically the silver
plank of tho platform with the addition Of
lhe word "free'' before coinage. After
reading the silver plank with the addition
of the word free" the chairman put the
4uestion on the adoption Of PAttsrson's
and it was declared lost. The
1ext question was on the adoption OF the
platform The motion WAS voted by ayes
Ind NAYS and carried. #5S.