Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-06

for some minutes. After prayer by
Rev, l.. w, Taylor. Mr.. Heinrlohsen
called the convention to order In a
brief speech. His remarks were inter
rupted by frequent applause and he
commanded the closest attention. At
the conclusion OF his speech Mr., Helm
riehsen named Judge Monroe c. craw-
ford OF Union county as temporary
chairman, Arthur w, Bentley OF Pike
county rs secretary.
Districts were called for tho purpose
OF receiving the names of the district
committeeman. The committee ON reso-
lutions names includes Il. IL. Keenan,.
Richard Michaels and ]. w. LnnGhart
OF Chicago; Attorney General Maloney,
the famous Pullman labor commission
er; N. Il. Worthlngton of Peoria. eN-
United states Land Commissioner ],
W. Sparks, Judge Miller OF Cook and
Hon, John Hunter,
on motion OF Senator Mahoney adj
tournmcnt was taken until o'clock.
The committee to select four dele
gates TO n national silver convention
met during recess,
John p. Hopkins OF Chicago, w. II.
Helnrlchsen, Hon George II. Fithinn OF
| Casper county and General Louis IL.
Parsons OF Clay county were elected by
reclamation.
John Warner OF Peoria, John Watson
OF Knox county. General Alfred Oren-
dorm OF San Canon and l., o. Whitell
OF johnson county were chosen alter
mates.
When the convention reassembled the
report OF the committee on credentials
was received and adopted.
The committee on permanent organl-
/ zation elected vigorous applause by
naming as permanent chairman Judge
| S. b. Mcconnell OF Chicago, commit
tee consisting OF Hon. Fred =, Morris.
/ ~ r. worthington and Judge Stel
was appointed and escorted Judge Nc
Council to the chair.
Judge Mcconnell made vigorous
| speech which was Enthusiastically APP
| plnuded. lie said:
"Thls convention has n most peculiar
and most important Significance. Here
tofore managers OF political parties
| have so arranged that party politics
| should be declared only at the time
| candidates were chosen and only q shpf
time before gathering the franchifc 81
the people. The result has been often
that our convon lions nlr0 put forth n
mere assertion OF general principles OF
have on live issues expressed themselves
I'm meaningless compromises. ',nlotlotf
candidates have been presented TO the
. tnh people OF tulluluAAfh Nnb9 luINAil'AlA
with the real progress Of the party.
This convention marks departure
and Is Intended not only 10 allow free
discussion before the next political en-
gaement, but TO define our party posi-
ton with distinrtneas and dehnltencs'
20 that no voter shall fan to understand
us, and no candidate " chosen TO oilic'
have chance or excuse 20 defeat oul
commands"
a.ka ana VmA
great nation OF 10000, 900 OF people dc
eide TO coin silver Into money and al
they can get Of II. the result Will be 4
make gold more valuable. IL corn b.
any Invention could be made to sorv
all the purposes Of wheat, the tendenc!
certainly would be TO make corn dearc
and wheat cheaper. We produce one
third OF all the silver which nov
reaches the markets of the world. |
we keep II all and make money OF
certainly silver will bo worth more
and Just aa surely gold worth less-i
every market Of the world. The dc
mand for gold will be less I think
In matter OF no consequence whethe
other nations agree with us or not. w
shall cell neither our silver nor our col
dollars to those other nations. w
never have. when we pass the natlona
boundary our money. whether silver q
gold, Is treated like our wheat or corr
for what IL IL worth. Neither our gol
or our silver dollars nre end mover wef
legal tender beyond our territorial lin
its. Money In n domestic servant mer'
ly. International agreement is by y
r1aa-s necessary. The Paris cOnfefent
OF 1878 resolved that the selection 4
. use OF one or the other OF tho metal
a or both simultaneously. should be goi
erned by the special position OF ehc
I -'a'e ~ Rronp ot states. The gref
flnanciers composing that conferent
evidently did not reach the concluAio
which some OF our American blmeth
lists have. They evidently realize
I that we ought to understand that n NJ
lion like ours. the richest In the worl
producing one-third OF all the world
products, can regulate It's own financi
system. and do so without uniyers
!, consent. IL is quite apparent. any wa
that " we want other nations TO remol
i etize silver we can compel them 10 40
!, more easily than We can persuade thof
!, II our legislation In favor
the reconciliation OF silver DO
:, result In making sllver'a value on
n sixteenth OF gold, then England AZ
! other nations OF Europe Will find y
4 their advantage 10 help us make SLY
more valuable. II they do not they Hu
r fer more than we do. We cheaper 20
by coming silver. They can maze y
ia silver which we offer them more val
able By coinlng II also. In other word
l. they would be more interested than Y
Il In giving silver the debt paying pow
l. our laws give It, We must nd GU
selves Of the veto power Of New 70
ID and London. Let the people eommai
,r and our oficial servants must obey
lr Congressman W. J. Bryan OF y
Is braska was called upon to address 4
convention.
TO Bryan's appearance was the align
Of for tremendous applause. the delegat
be throwing their hats into the air
ID compiimented Chicago for hayi
chosen such man AZ Judge Mcconns
n who would march at the head OF !
IN Democratic party with the doul
~ shield. He said that this was the me
IN Democratic audience he had seen In
g. long time. No party 10 1T TO be a q
Tor in politics which has no opinion
every public question. He SAID IN.
were men In the party who want
m the Democratic party TO niraddle
a question. He said that there was a "
whsn ciAvsisnd had 20 fncs the ou