The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-06

Temporary Chairman Crawford said he
would not delay the proceedings OF the
convention by making a speech. He would,
however, say that the eyes OF the whole
country were on this convention. Let its
action be no uncertain one Let Il not beat
the bush nor mince matters but declare
eiter Internationally for gold or for free
er unlimited coinage of silver AT Is to /.
When Chairman Crawford had nnish sd
his brief speech a delegate from one OF
the country towns started the movement
to keep all abuse Of President Cleveland
OF praise Of Gov. Altgeld out OF the con-
vention by introducing a resolution that
all resolutions of a political nature offered
to the convention be received and referred
to the committee on resolutions without
being read
Thomas Merritt of Marion county was
on his feet in an instant and strenuously
objected to having what he called the gag
law applied to the convention. He wanted
any resolutions introduced to be duly read.
1t was evident there was going 20 lie
a hot fight by the enemies of the admin
istration TO get in their attacks.
The original introducer of the motion
withdrew it and the point remained un-
settled.
The convention then adjourned until 2
o'clock to allow the various committees
TO prepare their reports.
The makeup of the committee on rcso-
lutions shows an overwhelming prepon-
derance of free silver and anti-Clevelaad
men. Not content with the regular ce-
lection of this committee, 4 motion was
offered to add ex-Congressman Hunter
to the committee. This was carried by
reclamation. MIR. Hunter is a violent an
ti-Cleveland man and has been berating
the President as a traitor to his party.
Despite the assurance given out by the
leaders last night that the convention
would not undertake to condemn the ma
tional administration, some of the friends
of President Cleveland seemed apprehen-
sive of coming trouble, The delegates from
the various congressional districts met
this morning at 10 o'clock, to select dele-
gates to the proposed national convention
on the currency question. In some of these
caucuses, the subject of denouncing Presi-
dent Cleveland and Senator Palmer was
talked over in an informal way. but the
sentiment appeared to be against that
which was not conservative.
In the case of the Seventeenth congress
sional district. Gen. Palmer's home, a res
olution was offered instructing the chair
man of the delegation and the district
member Of the committee on resolutions to
vote against any proposition to either con-
denim the national administration or en-
dorse the state administration. Several
speeches were made on the subject and the
general expression. while strongly against
President Cleveland. was that 1t would be
bad policy for the convention to take any
action which would widen the breach be-
tween the two factions of the democracy
Timothy T. Beach voiced this sentiment
in q feppery speech, in which he spoke Of
President Cleveland as traitor to the de-
mocracy but said that he did not think II
the business of monetary convention to
denounce him.
The convention reassembled at 2 o'clock.
The committee on credentials reported that
as there was no contests all the dele
gates should be declared entitled to seats.
The committee on permanent Organlza-
tion then made its report.
Judge Mcconnell, who recently became
widely known by his resignation from
the presidency of the Iroquois Club of Chi
cago, because of becoming a proselyte
of silver, was made permanent chair
man, the rest of the temporary officers
being regularly elected also. Judge Nc
Connelrs address was in substance as
follows:
This convention has a most Pc
culiar and most important sig
niicance. Heretofore managers of
political parties have so arranged
that party policies should be declared
only at the time candidates were chosen,
and only a short time before the gathering
of the franchises of the people. The re-
suit has been often that our conventions
have put forth mere assertion OF gem
eral principles, or on live issues expressed
themselves in meaningless compromises.
Colorless candidates have been presented
to the people or candidates unsympathetic
with the real purpose of the party.
This convention makes a departure
and is intended not only to allow a free
discussion before the next political en-
gagement, but to define our party posi-
tion with a distinctness and defnfteness
so that no voter shall fail to understand
u.s. and no candidates-if chosen to office
have chance of excuse to defeat our
command.
'At the very beginning of this contest.
let us make up our minds that we will nor
be frightened by nursery tales, and that
we won't give up our fight because they
call us names. Let us bear in mind, in
view of the direful predictions Of the
monometallists. that we have not much
gold at present, and that what little we
have we bought with four per cent. gold
interest bearing bonds, and that even
what we have to keep through the cour-
tesy of Baron Rothschild and Mr. Nor
gan. Remember all the time we are not
only depressing trade, but straining our
financial resources to perpetuate finan-
cial system which we don't believe in, and
which we never knowingly established.
We are trying to pretend that we have
plenty of gold to redeem all our obligations
and yet we know-or ought to know-that
with any concerted demand upon the treas
ury we would be Immediately bankrupt.
That is true, too, of any nation pretending
TO a gold standard system. We are de-
manding the restoration of silver as re-
demption money, in order that our system
may be more honest and less pretentous.
international agreement is by no means
necessary.
Until human wisdom has devised some
other financial system than that now rec
ognized by the entire world, gold and sill
yer will continue TO be used as money. And
so long as we are to use metals as a rep
resentatiye of value and as an aid to ex-
change, we cannot afford to dispense with
either silver or gold. We cannot afford to
allow all value to be represented in either
metal nor rely upon one or the other, as
the sole medium of exchange. The quantity
of either is so limited that the demand
for the one exclusively preferred would
tend constantly to appreciate it, working
not only injustice to the debtor, but also by
it's apparent reduction Of prices-a con-
stant check to enterprise and commerce.
I'VE who are in favor of the remonetiza-
ton of silver say there is no injustice
even to the creditor,if the government shall
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