The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-06
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t- apDroved by long experience. has
j.. t.- sanctioned by our progress. Is jus
.f bv our situation and Is necessaTy
- 41r national independence and pros
.-i-r We must rid ourselves OF the
. 20 mower OF New York and London.
~. me poole command and our Official
+. -.-vauts must obey.
I1-- audience gave him an ovation and
Am cried loudly fer Congressman ". J.
r,-ys- Mr. Bryan ives ready. In the
,-rsa Of his speech, he said. TEN Ben
.,- said Of Jackson that he hal saved
80 cation BY overthrow.ng the Bank OF
/. C,..-o saved Rome by defeating the con-
srfracv of Catiline. We are confronted
with a conspiracy greater than that al
lacked by Jackson, conspiracy which
se.rerrv Carlisle once described as inter
rational in extent and destined in its con-
summation 10 produce more misery than
war. pestilence and famine
The conspiracy has been in progress for
.r-snt- years. but mover until this year
sl rhe parties TO Il Boldly proclaim their
F. rcrccse- r. 1896, me people OF the United
\ e-a-e= will be called upon 10 decide wheth-
a. the influence OF this nation shall be cast
~ the side Of bimetallisul, or IN favor Of
UNIVERSAL sold standard. All admit that
-. question is the greatest economic ques-
zion which has come before the people OF
fbe United States during the present gen
Grafton II not, in fact. during the present
century. MS question: cannot Ut SellleQ
nv the fat of bank presidents or money
r0sners. or federal officials. 1t will not be
4 fnaUv settled until the great common peo-
Mo Of the United States sit in judgment
uqon IL and apply 10 it those principles OF
Justice by which alone public questions can
be measured
III. 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 fear
lesslv espouse the truth. The Democratic
party must take its position upon this
question. and by the correctness of that
rosition will rise or fall No coward,
whether an individual or party, can long
retain the confidence of the people Not
only IS IL necessary for the Democratic
party 10 take a position, but the sooner it
defines its position the greater will be its
opportunity to win success in 1896.
1--WE need not disguise the fact that our
party is divided upon this question. There
are those among us who would fasten
upon us the English system of finance
Jus, as there were those among our rev
dictionary fathers who sought to continue
the political supremacy of Great Britain
These gentlemen having suspended the
coinage Of silver and established the gold
standard are urging US not to disturb
party harmony by demanding a rcstora-
ton Of the gold and silver coinage Of the
constitution, just as the tories cried
peace. peace when Patrick Henry and
his compatriots sought a restoration Of
the riGhts Of the colonists, but there is
no peace
There can be no compromise upon the
question; there can be no political fell
lowship between the advocates of a single
gold standard and the friend of bimetal-
ism
1T Is to be regretted that the first demo-
cratic president since the war should be-
come the trusted instrument in the hands
on conce ntrateo wealth, the official head of
the communism Of pelf' When he was
found he was as modest as Saul and as
conplcuous among his fellows for his good
conduct but since he has sought counsel
OF the familiar spirits of Wall street he
mas 'ried TO take the political life of every
David whom the people trusted. Grover
Cleveland is not the Democratic party
democracy is greater than any man. II will
eNalt him who rightly interprets its truths,
cpt Il VIII cast him down who seeks to
wear its livery and yet serves plutocracy.
The reason why bimetallism has been
ihcult in the past was because of the diff
erent legal ratios existing In different
Cuntries If We should attempt free COIN
ge at j. to l. we would invite the coined
ilver of other countries TO come here in
aEchange for gold, but when we offer free
conage al is TO / our gold will not leave
because 1t cannot find a more favorable ra-
to where there Is any quantity of silver to
exchange. II a change in the ratio is de-
sirable, we cannot intclligently choose a
new ratio unless we have put gold and
silver upon an equal footing. 1t
is absurd 10 measure silver by gold
when we open the minis to gold and close
them to silver. This country must act
alone, because it cannot afford to submit
the interests of American citizens to the
government control of foreign nations, and
because other nations are not similarly
situated and therefore cannot be relied
upon 10 cooperate with US. We did not
ask the consent Of other nations when we
demoactized silver and we should not ask
their consent when we restore 1t. Illinois
Is the imperial state of the west, and the
democracy of this state by meeting in this
convention, have earned the right to lead
The fight of 1896. The platform adopted by
this convention will be in substance the
democratic platform of 1896. If we are
right as we believe VIC are, they that are
with us are all right. Truth is right and
viii prevail"
Judge A. j. Hunter, ex-congressman at
large from Illinois. followed Mr.. Bryan.
Il was now apparent that the convention
was determined to hear Gov. Altgeld, de-
spite his protest that he would under no
circumstances speak. The governor was
on the floor below, in his office, and COM
mlttee was sent out to conduct him in
est demonstration of the day. Men stood
on chairs, yelled like cowboys at The open
ng of reservation and spun their silk
bats on the end of their sticks. Women
eapped their hands and having no canes
swung their bonnets by the strings. and
aowled as if the convention was univer-
sty foot ball game 1t was fully five min
utes before semblance of order could be
patched up.
The governor said: Il am told Presi-
dent Cleveland is the friend of the work
ingman. He has written some beautiful
letters and in them he has told the work.
ing man his dollar would go further than
II used to, but neither he or any other man
mas told the workingman where he is
gong to get the dollar. You've got to
nave market that viii pay fair price
Tor the workngman's products. There
are democrats who say DO not disturb
lmngs do not split the Democratic party
no, leave it alone. and when the next
national convention is called, elect men
as YOU did before who Will straddle ev-
tIything under the sun, and not even
Know that there is a country west of the
AIIeghanies. There's only one way to
mead the gold men off, and that is to get