The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
TURPIE CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
Senator Harris Puts n Damper ON the
Radical Element.

Fully 15c0 delegates were present in the
Auditorium when Col. Casey Young well
coined the visitors He sauted the dele
gates as the advance guard of a mighty
army TO overthrow a power more ruthless
and rapacious and more hurtful to human
happiness and prosperity than any despot
that ever shackled liberty and oppressed
mankind. Concluding, he said: THE forces
of the grandest revolution that ever hurled
a despot from power are gathering for an
onset that will sweep every enemy into
the dark sea Of defeat. The invncble le-
gions which led it will never halt or waver
until their standards are planted upon
the shores of every and their banners
float in triumph over the people of every
land. They will never lower their flags
sheath their swords until the mighty
conflict is ended and a glorious victory
won, not until all the temples of Mammon
are turned into sepulchres for the burial
of greed and avarice: and let us hope for
the sake of suffering humanity that the
angel of resurrection will ever unseal these
tombs. At the beginning of the struggle
which gave separate nationality to the
American colonies our ancestors gave to
the world a declaration of independence
that rang like bugle call through every
liberty among every people. The descend
ants of these heroes and patriots are about
to send forth another declaration OF in
dependence 10 all the nations of the world
i'm fixing their own financial system and
legislation for the good and happiness of
their own people. Again, champions of
worthy cause, leaders of righteous revo-
luton, i welcome you TO the queen city
of our inland sea, and in the name of your
country's brethren bid you godspeed in
your work.
At 2:15 o'clock. President w. y. Brown,
of the Central Bimetalic League,
of Memphis, called the convention to order
and introduced Judge L. II. Estes, of Mem
phs, who offered up prayer. President
Brown then called for nominations
for permanent chairman, and Sem
ator Isham G. Harris. the ante-belum Gov
ernor of Tennessee, was given an enthusi-
astic reception when he arose TO present
the name OF Senator David Turpie of Indi-
ana Mr.. Harris said he had no idea of
making a speech; that he only wished to
state in a word the purpose and objects of
this convention. 1t vas called by the Cen
trail Bimetallic League OF Shelby county
strictly nonpartisan organization, COM
posed of Democrats. Republicans and Popu-
lists. Its doors were thrown open 10 every
American citizen who honestly believed in
the propriety. the advisability and the ne
cessity OF the rehabilitation of silver. Their
doctrine is bimctallism. and by bimetallism
they meant the free and unlimited coinage
OF all the gold and all the
silver produced in this country
They hold. as 10 this convention
that a Democrat be present and par
ticipate i'm its deliberations without impair
ing i'm the slightest degree his allegiance
or fidelity TO his party organization. and the
same is true OF Republicans ami Populists.
whose party fealty cannot be impeached
because of their open advocacy of free
silver coinage. I'VE are here concluded
the Senator. las band OF free men. TO
consider this all-absorbng question which
| now confronts the American people. We