The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27

the duty OF the Democratic party to express
itself in clear and unam mbiguous terms on this
subject The financial policy of the present
administration deserves unqualified in
dorsement at Che hands of the Democratic
party of Kentucky or it does not deserve such
opinion of the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party of Kentucky in convention assem-
bled, we submit the following as an amend
ment TO said resolution:
Resolred, BY the Democrats of Kentucky, in
convention assembled, that the present Demo-
cratic administration is entitled to the thanks
of the whole country. The undersigned mem
bers, believing that the Democratic party OF
Kentucky should plainly declare in favor OF
true bimetallism, or the gold standard, offer
the following as n separate resolution:
Resolued, That we believe in the coinage OF
both gold and silver, as the primary money OF
the country, into legal tender dollars, receiv-
able in payment of all its debts, public and
private, upon terms of exact equality.
The minority report was signed by three
of the committee.
Mr.. Rhea also offered resolution that
all that part of the majority report after
the figures 1892 be stricken out, SO as to
make the platform simply indorse the
Democratic platform of 1892. This consti-
tuted the third report of the committee
on resolutions.
James B. McCreary, who signed the
majority report. insisted that it should be
adopted by the convention.
''The National administration is entitled
to the respect of the Democrats of Ken
tucky," said he. ave can go forth today
and say we are not ashamed of Grover
Cleveland"
Harvey Meyers leaped upon the stage
and waving a paper in the face of the
chairman claimed that big mistake had
been made in the minority report of the
committee on credentials, which was de-
clared to have been adopted. He said the
report had been lost and that the victory
was really to Hardin men instead of the
Clay men. The Clay members augmented
the confusion and babel reigned.
John S. Rhea was opposed to indorsing
Cleveland and Carlisle. He made a vio-
lent attack on the administration and de-
clared that he came bearing the olive
branch, willing to have harmony. All that
he asked was that the convention refuse to
indorse the President and his Secretary of
the Treasury, and that it reaffirm the
platform of 1892. He said that when the
Democrats elected Cleveland they rushed
from a slaughter house into an open grave.
If the convention indorsed Cleveland and
Carlisle it should also indorse ]. Pierpont
Morgan, who, more than any other man,
was responsible for the success of the bond
issue.
Lets go to Lombard street and laud
Rothschild in our resolution"
Mr. Rheas speech was constantly inter
rupted by misses from the admirers of the
President.
Senator Joseph Blackburn, the leader of
the silver forces in Kentucky, said:
II trust it is not necessary for me to say
that I am opposed to the election of w. O..
Bradley as Governor, and therefore / am
opposed to the adoption of this majority
report which has been submitted to you.
1t is a question of whether you are going
to stand on a single gold standard or on
double standard of gold and silver. None
of the distinguished leaders of the Democ-
racy have sailed under banner bearing
the device Wall street upon it, and we
cannot afford to now. Why are you not
content to stand on the last declaration of
your party, instead of travelling out of
your way to thrust new bone of conten-
ton into its ranks? Let there be harmony
between platform and candidate. Do not
put a double.standard candidate upon a
marrow single-standard platform. Our de-
feat would be certain should we do this.
There is no need of temper, and there
should be no extremes of principle among
us. Whatever your platform may be and