The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-16


J. NJ. Hill, of Missouri; Representative
Jones, of Virginia, and Lockhart, of
North Carolina, and Mr.. Bodine, of
Missouri
When Hill arose and some one asked
his name, he said: ''It is Hill of Mis-
souri,, thank God it is not Hill
of New York"
Mr.. Hill criticised Mr.. Cleveland's ad
ministration in severe terms, saying the
President had betrayed the Democratic
party by a series of acts of perfdy and
treachery which were without parallel,
one of the principal of which acts con
sisted in his ignoring the bimetallic dec
laration in the last Democratic platform.
He declared there had been a bargain
and sale by which the people of the
United States had been turned
over to the Jews of Europe
and the gamblers Of Wall street,
the result of which would be that their
children and their grand children would
become hewers of wood and drawers OF
water. "The bond transaction had been
enough to consign Grover Cleveland and
John G. Carlisle to everlasting political
oblivion and shame. They would Ego
down to the ages hand finland amid
the exercrations of mankind. as two of
the most stupendous frauds of the
country" He asked the reporters pres
ent to make especial note of the last
sentence. He denounced Senators Brice
and German as disloyal to the Demo
cratic party:
Representative Turner, of New
Nnrly inf O
He said he was silver man and meant
to remain so. He declared that intelli-
gent effort in New York would do won
ders and predicted that the nomination
of free silver candidates void not weaken
the ticket in the East.
Mr.. Lockhart advocated a campaign
of appeal to reason and deprecated re-
sort to abuse and denunciation. He
controverted the idea that silver coinage
was a controlling tenet in the Populist
party.
Report of Platform Committee.
It was almost IL o'clock when the
committee on resolutions fled into
the conference room and Senator
Daniel was recognized to make the
report of the committees proceedings.
This was divided into two sections, one
consisting of an address to the Democrats
and the other Of plan of organization.
He said the address in most respects was
the same as that adopted by the Demo
Gratis of Texas, Missouri and Mississippi
The address was read by Governor Stone,
of Mississippi. 1t disclaims speaking
with party authority, the assemblage
being a voluntary one, but strongly rep
resents the opinion of the conference
that the party should declare for free
coinage of silver. The address concludes
as follows:
''Duty to the people requires that the
party of the people continue the battle
for bi-metallism until its efforts are
crowned with success; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Democratic party
in national convention assembled should
demand the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold into primary or
redemption money at the ratio Of 16 to
/, without waiting for the action or ap-
proval of any other nation.
"Resolved, That it should declare its
irrevocable opposition to the substitution
for metallic money Of panic breeding,
corporation credit currency, based on
single metal, the supply Of which is 50
limited that it can be cornered at any
time by few banking institutions in
Europe and America.
''Resolved, That it should declare its
opposition to the policy and practice Of
surrendering to the holders Of the obliga-
tions Of the United States the option re-
served by the law to the government of
redeeming such obligations in either sill
yer coin or gold coin.
"Resolved, That it should declare its
opposition to the issuing of interest bear
ing bonds of the United States in time
of peace, and especially to place the
treasury of the government under the
control of any syndicate of bankers and
the issuance of bonds to be sold by them
at an enormous profit for the purpose of
supplying the Federal Treasury with gold
to maintain the policy of gold mono
metallism.
with view to secure the adherence
to and re-adoption of, the Democratic
financial policy above set forth by the
Democratic National Convention to be
assembled in 1896, and Of the nomina-
tion of a candidate for the Presidency
well known to be in hearty sympathy
Herewith, we hereby pledge our mutual
co operation, and urgently recommend
to our Democratic brethren in all the
States to at once begin and vigorously
and Systematically prosecute the work OF
a thorough organization, and to this end
the adoption Of the plan of organization
herewith submitted is recommended.
The part of the report dealing with the
plan of organization above referred to
was read by x-Senator Jarvis, of North
Carolina, and is as follows:
Believing that large majority OF the
Democratic voters of the United States
are in harmony with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the foregoing address, and
knowing that full ana free expression
of their views can only be ascertained
and made effective through proper Or
ganized effort, we recommend the fol-
loving as plan for such organization:
Il. There shall be National Commit
tee of Democrats who are in favor of
both silver and gold as the money of the
Constitution, which shall be composed Of
one Democrat from each State and Ter
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