The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-26

CARLISLE are SQLlLl0Q TO L00
endorsement of the American people for
maintaining the gold standard, and thus
maintaining the credit ofsAhe govern
ment and their issuance of $t60,0QU,000
of interest bearing bonds is hereby in
dorsed.
"The undersigned members of the
committee on resolutions, believing that
the Democratic party of Kentucky
should plainly declare in favor of true
bimetallism or the gold standard, offer
the following as a separate resolution,
and ask its adoption:
"Resolved, That we believe in the
coinage of both gold and silver as the
primary money of the country into legal
tender dollars receivable in payment of
all its debts, public and private, upon
terms of exact equality"
Mr. Rhea made most vigorous argu-
ment and offered a second or supple
mental minority report, which simply re-
affirmed the national platform of the
party of 1892 and urged its adoption as
a measure of expediency owing to the
divergent views in the party in Ken
lucky on the financial question. Con-
gresham Ellis opened the debate for
the minority report
Governor James McCreary, who is
candidate for the senate, made vigor-
GUS appeal for the Kentucky Democracy
and the Democracy as its principles had
been declared in 1892
Senator Black burn sat Immediately
back OF the speaker. When McCreary
argued that there was no room for two
Democratic parties in Kentucky, the
sound money" men cheered loudly.
Mr. McCreary opposed the minority re-
port and its supplement most vigorously,
and held the floor notwithstanding the
9th h
anceS
After McCreary concluded the Hardin
men insisted on recount of the vote by
which the minority report was substitut-
ed for the majority report on credentials,
and the convention hall for some time
resembled riot.
The secretary discovered errors and
Chairman Berry announced that the cor
rection wonld be made later if the dele
gates would allow the consideration of
the resolutions to proceed.
John S. Rhea was accorded the floor,
and made such vigorous speech against
the majority report on resolutions as TO
stop all disturbance and command the
closest attention. MIR. Rhea denounced
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle in as bitter words as the queens Eng
lsh could furnish, when he quoted Henry
Watterson as saying in 1892: Nominate
slaugh hter house into an open grave"
With the sentiment of the convention
against him, Mr. Rhea not only brought
to it order, but also commanded the
closest attention for long time in his
philippe against Cleveland and Car
Isle as the associates of Rothschllds and
| Morgan and not of the people.
Mr.. Jacob Rowe followed Mr.. Rhea
with another philippe on the admins
RI nf
minority report and its supple
ment on resolutions. He wanted a
compromise reaffirming the platform of
! 1892, and going no further and claimed
to be Offering the olive branch.
| Senator Black burn had been called for
all day and finally came to the front He
said at the outset that he was opposed
to Bradley, the Republican candidate for
governor of Kentucky, and for that res-
son he was opposed to the majority re-
port on resolutions He replied
especially to the argument of Congress
man McCreary with most intense earn
estness He stood for harmony, but
| he warned the convention against
| dorsing Sherman instead of Jefferson.
He had never endorsed a Republican
! platform, and he did not want Kentucky
! Democracy to do so today. He was for
! Democratic bimetallism and not for the
|
! here for any new departure, but for old
time honored Democratic principles and
to oppose the Few tangled politics of
the Republican element that was trying
to shape the politics today for the
Democracy of Kentucky. The applause
of Blackburn supporters was tremend-
GUS.
Senator Lindsay was then introduced
and made a remarkably strong reply to
! III dofo Of bo
administration, especially when he
named President Cleveland, was greeted
| with stirring demonstrations.
The convention reached climaxes of the
| highest pitch when the senator de-
nounced the insinuation that the majority
report was Republican platform. His
voice sounded like the roaring of a
lion as he warmed up in replying to the
| insinuations that the majority Of those
on the committee. or in this convention.
were advocates of Republican doctrines
of any kind.
Senator Lindsay was interrupted by
numerous questions from the silver men,
among them being one, "Why the re-
affirming of the platform of 1892 would
not be enough?"
He replied that they wanted more of a
good thing. Senator Lindsay moved the
adoption of the majority report and
there was a response of nays in loud
chorus.
Elk Congressman Ellis moved to amend
section 3 of the majority report after the
words "Platform of 1892" This amend
ment struck out that part endorsing the
administration, Cleveland and Carlisle.
Mr. Rhea offered a substitute for his
resolution of thanks to Cleveland and
Carlisle for the negotiations with Roths-
childs and Morgan. This was ruled out.
The Ellis amendment was defeated by
a large majority. 1t was considered as
favorable for Clay as we'll as a victory
for Cleveland and Carlisle. The vote on
the Ellis amendment was announced:
Yeas, 27O 6-35; nays, 598 29- 35; when
there was loud cheering for Cleveland
and Carlisle 1t was moved that the
majority report be adopted by vive
voce vote.