Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-03
Siser Congress Passes Resolu-
tons and Adlourns.
DECLARES FOR FREE COINAGE
Determined That the Gosernment
shall Hear fron Inem-- Detail.
OF the Proceedings.


sci u IN MOTION by offering Tor adoption
a rs'-cigti,n lor the appointment 81 one
delegate fron each state to devise
plan for the continuation of free coinage.
50 as Ia save the PEOPLE aud the county
froei utter ruin. and b. urge the measure
upon congress. An avalanche of mo
tiOns aud resolutions was al once hurled
ht the gray tinted head ~ Chairman
Thurman when Delegate Dougherty sat
ooau. aud the convention was soon an an
uproar. Forty de;egatos shouted IN uni.
eon for recognition. While forty others
how led out points II order and 'quee
ton" The convention got itse,f nj a
bad tangls at the start. from which Gen.
eral Warner finally eStricated 1t. Then
Mr.. Douglierty's resolution was adopted
and quiet was restored.
senator Hin's Dry Paper.
Ex. Senator y. T.. Hill of Denver was
o.. the convention for a
speech. Mr.. Hill read from typowritten
long essay on the subject
oi money. IL was very mild in tone. ex-
tremely 80 in fact, and of statistical
nature. purporting To give history of
gold and silver production throughout
the world. Mr. Hill has a very poor
delivery. aud this. together with the dry
and uncxcflng character Of his effort,
ienliec To- have depressing. somewhat.
enost ca the convention. ard no oppor-
tuuiiy wa- given the popuiists aud ax-
ciiable ultra silver men 20 raise the
faintsst suspicion Of howl. Ii Was
very evident that Mr.. Hill Was not
popular with them. lie did not
stir them up to tho whooping
p0nt. SO they sat silent and i'm
movable TX. Congressman Pierce II
Iennesnse. was the first speaker at the
afternoon session.
The democrat party had no part or
parcel ia the decentralization of silver
said the speaker. and Il goodly portion
~ the audience broke into murmur.
He continued. however. Ia defend the
and the murmurs increasing.
he asked whether II was right 10 tell
the truth. Thereupon one II the dele.
gates in the center of the house shouted
out. What did Cleveland do." Draw
ing himself up 10 bis full height the
speaker. while look Of hatred swept
over his face. fairly believed out,
Cleveland don't represent the demo
crat party What roar ~ cheers
" hat chorus % yclls. what a whifl-
wind of hissos. followed on the heels II
thls declaration Twice il VAS repeated.
while the speaker stood his ground aui
smiled When the cummotion subsidized
he said. Il say. speaking a. demo
crat that Grover Cleveland and the
men IN the street Who claim o. repre-
sent the democrat party. TO not rcpre
sent II. hut misrepfesent'
Cheers and iiiz~s>
The confusion was renewed "Do YOU
know why Mr.. Cleveland vas elected.
IL MAS because the leaders in the south
believed he was the ouly man g. lead
them against the force bill They be.
iievsd ne was an honorable man. but
they were mistaken. as Cieyeland's ac
iiors today show. The Kissing was re-
peaicd with intensity. and above the din
the speaker shouted: IF that democrat
convention could sat on Cleveland for
another nomination II would knock him
into the middle II next week They
would let him stay az Bnzzard's bay
iiy this tine the convention was IN pan
denlonium Ihusc that chcercd dad
Their best. bat The grosus aud misses
were TO much for them. Realizing that
be ikas on dangerous ground tho ex con.
gscssman began g. tell southern ppesum
s.ofies The audience stnod one. tut
" hrn u came ta second and a thlrd
they got tired. stamped their feet. hisssd
aad told him a. get out. But
he he'd the ground Tor twenty
more. less than half
~ What he SAID being audible and inter.
speTsed with suggestions that he talk
o. the table" and soak his head" lie
20 say that when Cleveland
got through with the fifty second con
gress ia would get less satisfaction out
- il than any he had ever tackled. and
II Speaker Crsp proved q traitor to the
silver men hf ought - ~ denounced as
q Judas aua he spurned 10y ali honest
men ~ this time the audience Vas de
feFwiped = have no more ~ Il. aud the
up.osr seut the speaker 81 has seat
lhereupon sir Thurman proceeded 70
a verbal cs=tiEation. declar
lng they xere not there az politicians
anal politics should and must not be siis
cNserd Ihen the r1nwniion turned
from uYroaf - gooi nature.
scholarly Taik by an Editor
The committee % resolht.c ~ aas still
out e sight am Judge =. y tseodsn.
eiitor II The salt Lake Tribune aiic.i
in The time slth a briof scholarly al.
dress. iIc urged the delegates - tel
asf fheir representative ~ congrrss
effh ietiers. telliuE them they would
stas af heme nesf term unless the,
dai the ghi th,ng and - .eud daily
20 Grover t.eYfla1d - 81
- telling tim Il hc Uuud -; desr
ani t;ndy tbs qaestlaa 30 would cft
nse iiE1t. fn puhiish silver letters in the
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~ mazr himsef committee n the
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