The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-03
.SILVERITE PLATFORM.


who stood up aud waived their hats
wildly, and the ovation terminated with
three cheers for Governor Waite"
Governor Waite spoke at great length.
He asserted that since 1873 no congress has
convened but that q majority OF both
houses were in favor Of restoring the free
coinage OF silver. Congress never has been
able to enact such law because the presi
dent, whether Republican or Democrat,
has always been dominated by Wall street,
and stood ready TO interpose his veto. The
effect Of the gold bug conspiracy has been
20 increase the purchasing power OF money,
or to put the statement in another form, to
decrease the value of all commodities.
We hear much about over production,
law Of supply and demand, etc. but among
| the single standard gold men Of Europe,
who have the reins in their own hands,
| there is not the same necessity to lie about
| Il, and no such dishonest attempt to dodge
| the issue. Waite then quoted from the
speech by Balfour, at Manchester, in which
he Is quoted as saying: "Hhe gold none
tary standard In fifteen or sixteen years
has gone mp no less than soto 35 per cent.
and as 10 It's turUner rise IA value no man
can set q limit"
In olosing the governor saidi 'Tf we
have become under the rule of the two old
parties only province of European mon
archies, then we need another revolution,
smother appeal to arms and to the God Of
hosts" This evoked great applause.
"Who Is Grover Cleveland and who is
Benjamin Harrison, and who are their
supporters ia Wall street and Chicago
that they dare assume to drive into
poverty and exile half a million Of Amer
ican freemenP There is no use crying
peace when there is no peace Most
dangerous tyranny is that enforced under
the forms of our law. Our weapons are
, arguments and ballots; free ballot and
fair count. If the money power shall at
Z tempt to sustain its usurpation of our
rights by strong hands, as in other lands,
e we win meet that issue if it is forced upon
J us. For 1t is better, infinitely better,
D rather than our liberties should be de
stroyed by the tyranny that is depressing
< mankind all over the world, that we
+ should wade through seas Of blood-yea,
: blood to the horses brides"
r This utterance was received with tlun'
D ders Of applause.
4 Ex-Congressman Pierce Of Tennessee
e the next speaker, set the convention wild
b when he said, "CleYeand does not repre-
sent the Democratic party" hundred
g voices shouting, That's it; he represents
b Wall street"
It After Mr.. Pierce had resumed his seat
!, President Thurman criticised the eX-con
!. gresham for drifting into partisan dis
6 cussion. 81 am almost afraid, said he
n ito call on another speaker for fear some
n one will think il incumbent upon him tC
s stand upon this platform and defend the
> Prohibition party. We are not here az
T. partisans in any way We are not her'
y,F. ina
o hope that we will have none of it hereai
g ter"
g Judge o. Z. Goodwin, Of Salt Lake City
> electrified the convention when he saiC
+ that unless the treasures Of the west were
utilized to open new fields where the meT
e who wanted to work that they might feeC
and clothe and educate their children
t could obtain employment there was NJ
d certainty that our institutions could en-
/, dure the strain which was soon to be pu
f upon them.
e At the instance of Mr.. C. S. Thomas, o.
e Colorado, the convention extended unan
, imous vote OF thanks to President Thur
man and other officers Of the assembly.
4 Cyclone Davis, of Texas, read a dispatol
!. in an evening paper, stating that Secretar!
# Carlisle had been in consultation with
q New York bankers on Wall street to SO,
q what they desired done to meet the pres
g ent crisis. Mr.. Davis offered a resolution
8 asking the secretary of the treasury to alst
a receive delegation from the people tC
e hear what they thought should be done il
8 the present crisis The resolution wa
e adopted by n unanimous vote intermin
q gled with eXecrations Of Secretary Car
d Isle for his betrayal of silver"
f On motion Of General Warner. of Ohio
, the convention then adjourned sine die.