The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-06-22

set up right that can take preccdenos 7~sr .
nAsions obligations 70 promote the welfare o.
higher nnc more binding man sll other debts.
and one which u moi only dishonest but freason-
able 20 ignore
Resnit % Exi~finE Policy.
"Under the financial policy that nov pre-.
walls We SEQ the land niled with idle
ana disseminated Norkingmen and m ever
growing army OF trAmps. men whom lack az
work and opportunity naye made outcasts aud
bagRars AZ the other end we nnd that .
few thousand families own onc-half the
wealth Of the country. The Capitalization
OF wealth has Como hand In hand with tho
spread Of poverty. The paupor and the pluto
crat are twin children OF the same vicious and
unhoiy system. The situation Is full Of
menace 20 the liberties OF the peo-
pie and the life OF the republic.
The issue Is Acknowledgement or hopeless
seryitudc. Whatever the power OF money
can DO by debauchery and corruption 10 main
tain its grasp on the lawmakiug power viii DO
done. We therefore appeal 70 the plain people
OF she land with perfect confidence in their
patriotism und intelligence 20 arouse them
selves 70 full sense OF to, peril that con-
fronts them and defend tho citndel Of their
liberties with vigilance that shall neither
siunbcr nor sleep"
The committee on resolutions also intro
duced resolution which. like the platform.
was unanimously adopted. providing for the
appointment OF an executive committee con-
sisting OF one member from each state 70 adj
vance the Interests OF bimetallism. coll ma
tional conference. etc.
Think sibley Too Radical
The Tight over the principles laid down by
Mr.. Sibley In his speech Wednesday night be-
gan early In the day, with no less
man than senator Isham @. Harris
az the head OF the faction advocat-
ing simon pure democracy With him
we're NJ G. Galloway. OF Memphis, formerly
editor OF the Appeal. and Gov. Clarke, OF Ar
kansas. besides many others OF political prom
tnenee In their own parts OF the country. These
men all said that they would secede from
the convention II IL Endorsed Mr. Sibley's rad
zeal sentiments Mr.. Sibley saiu In MS speech
that the time had come TO abolish the party
In favor OF the principle, and it was TO this
idea that the democrats took exception. They
declared the democratic party was strong
enough in itself TO champion the cause OF sill
yer and they did not propose 70 turn
over tho convention 70 the popu-
lists and republicans. although these lat
ter were welcome 70 the ranks OF
free silver. The fght spread to the room
where the committee on resolutions was hold
Ing It's deliberations. but fortunately IL got no
absolute. The platform as II was originals
~ intended IL should not, the call being strict
~ nonpnrtisnn, contains no mention OF any
party The convention adjourned Thursday
night after speeches by w. j. Bryan, A. J.
Warner and State Senator woico.t. OF Indiana
Tillman Tails.
Senator Tillman, OF South Carolina,
made speech somewhat on the sem
sationai order. portion Of his re-
marks follows:
II am not here to discuss this question In
any partisan way, as you will ind out directly.
am silver democrat but Mr. Sibloy and Mr.
Thomas went too far IN the announce
ment OF their belief that the democratic
party was hopelessly split; though true
IL takes q very horid imagination TO believe
that II Is possible for thom to elect a
president next year, and that their party VIII
disintegrate and that we will form new one
Now, am not going that far. but am going u
long way toward II, and am going TO tell you
why There are some things can say that no
other man dare say. I have been that way
good while Ia my politics. boys, and that Is the
reason people In South Carolina like me-
Hard Words for Cleveland.
"What is the condition OF the democratic
parity Now, this has no direct bearing on
tho silver question. and you will see u
directly. What Is that condition. AS a
democrat / am almost ashamed 10 cata-
loguo II or speak OF II In an assembly
mostly democratic. The president whom
we elected by vote almost larger than that
received by any OF his predecessors has be-
traycd the party. There is no use 10 deny
that fact i use the good old honest
language. you know. and I believe ne is
first cousin % Benodict Arnold In poll
tiles, for II that platform on which he was
and elected and which he accepted
without any lodging q did not see In his
letter Of acceptance any siRn Of lodging 10
meant anything II meant that silver should
have the same access TO the minis OF the
United States as gold. They put In some mud
die about parity and they have gone and
killed poor silver on that plea OF parity.
when this was done and we tried through the
income tnx 10 get pack some OF the money
wrung out OF the people fho supreme court.
after one justice had slept on IL and consid-
ercd II, reversed itself Ia three weeks and de-
clared me law unconstitutional Did they buy
hlmi
II don't say so. think. like Mr. Cleveland
and Mr. Carlisle. that ne Is the victim OF his
environment. he could not stand the social
pressure Of the Rothschilds and Belmonts and
other mlllionaircs. who eat on hts mahogany
and invite him out occasionally
"Oh. they charge me with being q new are
brand, preaching soctlonalism because men,
tion the south and west as against the east and
middle and New England states. II there IS
scctloLnlism In that II Is the sectionnlism OF
poverty and wrong on one side against rob-
berry and rascality on the other. and the day
Is going 10 come very soon. for come Il
must. when you cannot stand this much
longer when there viii be day OF reckoning
with these men We will have constitutional
amendments enough to give as an income tax,
and IL will be a.graduated income tax. such as
viii not only Tux the income above certain
amount q reasonable per cent. on II. but as IL
goes up tho tax itself will go up and when
ever man gets above a certain amount we
Will take all H. Applause.
Socialism, they viii cry. Hear that So
ciallst from South Carolina Hear that an
archlst--that agrarlanr II Is simply the dam
ming up OF the water OF Indignation. and when
IL breaks loose II viii wash things beyond all
bounds"
Senator stewart speaks.
Az the opening of the morning ses-
sion Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, was
AID spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The object lessons Of the last three years
show that the American people are face 20
face with concentrated capital. tho enemy
a -