The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-06
STRING OF SPEECHES.
Addresses by Mcconnell, Bryan. Hum
ter and AItgeld.

Ter anu AItgeIU.
When the convention reassembled the re-
port of the committee on credentials was
received and adopted. The committee on
permanent organization elected vigorous
applause by naming as permanent chairman
Judge S B. Mcconnell, of Chicago. A COM
mittee consisting of Hon. Fred p. Norris.
\. f. Worthington and Judge Steu was
appointed and escorted Judge Mcconnell
TO the chair. Judge Mcconnell made Wig
orous speech, which was enthusiastically
applauded. He said: This convention has
a most peculiar and most important sig
nifcance. Heretofore managers of political
parties have so arranged that party poll
ties should be declared only at the time
cahuioates were chosen and only a short
lime before the exercising of the fran
cnlses of the people. The result has been
orten that our conventions have put forth
mere assertion of general. principles or
i naTe , on i've I'VE issues, expressed themselves
IN meaningless compromises. COlorless can
udates nave been presented TO the peo-
pie or candidates unsympathetic with the
real purposes OF the party. This convention
marks a departure and it is intended moi
only 10 allow free discussion before the
next mex political engagement. but TO define
occurrences, so that no voter shall fail IN
understand us and no candidate-if chosen
70 ofnce-have chance or excuse to de-
feat our command
Can anyone say that because great
nation rsa Ion or seventy millions of people decides
OF IL, the result will be to make gold more
valuable? If corn, by any invention could
De made to serve all the purposes of wheat,
corn dearer or wheat cheaper. We produce
one-third of all the silver which now
keep ii all and make money of il ceramic
silver Will be worth more-and Just as sure
ly gold worth less-in every market of the
world. The demand for gold will be less
L think It is a matter OF no consequence
whether other nations agree with us or not
We shall sell neither our silver nor our gold
dollars to those other nations We never
nave. When We pass the national boundary
our money. whether silver or gold, is treated
worth. Neither our gold nor our silver dol
lars are, and never We're, legal tenders be-
yond our own territorial limits Money is
domestic servant merely international
agreement is by no means necessary. The
Paris conference OF 1873 resolved that the
selection for use of one or the other of the
metals or Of both simultaneously should
be governed by the special position of each
ciers composing that conference evidently
did not reach the conclusion which some of
our American bimetallists have. They evil
IDENTIFY realized that what we ought TO un-
derstand, that nation like ours. the richest
in the world. producing one-third of all the
world produces can regulate its own fnan-
cial system and do so without universal
consent. 1t is quite apparent anyway that
If we want other nations to remonetize sill
yer we can compel them to do SO more easl-
ly than we can persuade them If our legis-
lation in favor of the remonetization of sill
yer does not result in making silver worth
one-sixteenth of gold. then England ana
the other nations of Europe VIII find il 10
their advantage to help us make silver more
than we do. We cheaper gold by coming
silver. They can make the silver which we
words they would be more interested than
We in giving TO silver the debt-Daying
POwsr our 81 LAWS MS giEe Eete tower to it, w yorf
and London. Let the people command and
our Official servants must obey
Mr. Bryan's speech.
Congressman W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska,
was called on to address the convention.
Bryan's appearance was the signal for
tremendous applause. His speech cut
ting. and occasoned almost continuous ap-
plause the delegates throwing their hats in
the air. He complimented Chicago for hav-
ing as citizen such man as Judge Nc
Connell. who would march at the head of
the Democratic party with the double shield.
He said that this was the most Democratic
audience that he had seen in long time.
No party is fit to be a factor in politics
| which has no opinion every public oues-
tion. He said that there were men in the
| party who wanted the Democratic party TO
| was a time when Cleveland had to face the
| question Of turning either TO the putocracy
or to the Democracy; r and said 10 had n,d ne @ been
turned to the common people. and there
would be no need of your convention here
| (Apriause) If he had not faltered the
Democracy would have continued In power
for years to come; No man & Who is IN favor
/ and be honest. If the double standard is
right. then monometallism is a crime
Me Ssve an Rpssh at
| head of our army, an English admiral at
the head of our navy, as an Englsh bank
I'm 1896 the people of the United States
| will be called upon to decide whether the
influence Of this Nation Nation shall be se cast on
universal gold standard. This question will
not be finally settled until the great COM
mon people of the United States decide it,
IT, as all admit, the money question is
! now the question of supreme Importance,
IL must follow that the people will trust
| that party with its settlement which first
| fearlessly espouses the truth. The Demo-
l cratic party must take its position on this
! question and by the correctness of that
! position will rise or fall. No coward,
| whether an individual or party. can long
retain the confidence of the people. Not
| party to take position. but the sooner
| I defines the position the greater will be
| its opportunities to win success in 1896
| ut is TO be regretted that the first Dem
| ocratic President since the war should be
! come the trust or instrument in the hands
Of the communism of pelf.' Grover Cieve-
! land is not the Democratic party-Democ-
| racy is greater than any man. 1t will ex-
| alt him who rightly interprets it's truths,
| but it will cast him down who seeks II
wear his livery and yet serve plu-
| tocracy.
! "Si,ver must be restored to its ancient
| place and the United States must do it's
| part in the work of restoration There Is
! no end 10 the appreciation of money which
| a universal low standard will cause. and we
! are compellei to choose between "A return
| to the double standard and continual ation
of financial distress for an indefinite period.
! and 10 an unlimited extent If the restora-
ton of silver is imperative the means are
important If 1t is restored at all IL must
| be restored at the present legal rate of Is
to i. prolonged applauseD \ change in
the ratio secured by increasing the size of
the silver dollar would not only contract
the currency. but IL would cause a loss In
the recoinage of the present silver dollars.
and this loss would fall either upon the
government or upon the holders of the
present silver dollars and present silver
certificates.
| "Bimetallism is founded on scientific prin.
ciples and recognizes natural laws. Legis
lation can increase the price of commodity
OF limited production by increasing the de-
maad for that commodity. The production