The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-19

with representatives and advocates OF
nametailism and bimetallic societies in
the 'olnerent states of the union and to
devise measures throughout the United
States.
That this committee shall have power
20 cause Z national conference Of bimetal-
Nsts whenever In the opinion Of the COM
advanced thereby. Said committee shall
have power to Ill vacancies.
senator harris then presented letters
from Senators John T. Morgan OF Ala
oama; Pugh, Of Alabama, and Jones, Of
Nevaaa. inoorsing the convention and
containing words Of announcement for
the advocates OF the free coinage OF
silver.
In response to repeated calls from the
audience. Senator Jones of Arkansas,
advanced to the front Of the platform.
said he.A 1.-THE resolutions Just passed
contain my views on this subject as terse-
~ ana forcibly as they could be express
ed In words believe that the people Of
the country will digest this great ques-
ton before the next national election and
md the fallacies of the arguments of the
gentlemen Of the other side"
Among the speakers of the day was
BENJAMIN r. Tillman, the Populist Unit
ed States senator from South Carolina,
to whose appearance everybody had been
looking forward with great interest, as
his speech was expected to furnish the
sensation Of the convention.
In mild way this expectation was
realized. Senator Tillman is plain man
Of not very attractive appearance. but
earnestness and sincerity. His original
manner and plain speech attracted his
hearers at once. He said in part:
What is sound money? Is it that
money which requires two pounds Of cot
ton, two bushels of wheat. to get the
same quantity of it? It did a few years
back. claim that such dollar as that
is a robber dollar of 200 cents. They tell
you about the 50-cent dollar. Let us
fling into their teeth the 20O-cent dollar.
What is the condition Of these United
States? Look east Of the Ohio and north
OF the Potomac, and there you will find
the hotbed of gold monometallism; there
you will find the men who manipulate
your congresses and buy them; there you
will find the men who nominate your
presidents-and control them. Your far
mers from the country furnish the COLI
lateral, and they go there and get money
to loan you, when, If we had sound sys-
tenn Of finance, and an honest president
and q representative and a patriotic con-
gress, we would have such a distribution
of the money Of this country as would
prevent its congestion in a few money
centers.
Among other classes who are men,
tioned by Mr.. Carlisle as being the great
OOACIcIo 1IOIIl lulS SCH6InG OIL DlInoIdl-
lism and rehabilitation of silver were
those savings bank depositors. The saw
ings banks could pay off their depositors,
representing millions of dollars, in the
Northern and Eeastern states, in 50-cent
dollars. That was the claim he made.
Well now, who are Mr.. Carlisle's back
ers? Who are his owners? / would
rather say. 1t is a hard thing to say Of
the secretary of the treasury that he has
owners, but then l am plain, blunt
man, and will speak my thoughts. (Ap-
plause) The bankers of the United
states today, to a man, are the ones who
are clamoring against free silver and
Oh, wonderful to tell these very savings
banks presidents and directors present
to this country the spectacle Of pretend
ing to object to a scheme of finance
which would enable them to pay off their
debts to their depositors in 5O-cent dol
lars!
What is the condition now Of the
Democratic party? Now, this has a di-
rect bearing on the silver and you will
see 1T directly. What is that condition?
AS Democrat, I am almost ashamed to
catalogue it or speak Of it in an assembly
mostly Democratic. The president
whom we elected by vote almost larger
than that received by any of his predeces
sors, has betrayed the party. There is
no use to deny the fact. I use the good
old honest language, you know, and be-
lieve that he is first cousin to Benedict
Arnold in politics, for If that platform on
which he was nominated and elected
ana which he accepted without any
lodging. Il did not see in his letter of
acceptance any sign of lodging it, I say
that If that platform meant anything it
meant that silver should have the same
access to the minis Of the United States
as gold.
They put in some muddle about 'pari-
W and they have gone and killed poor
silver on that plea of parity. When this
was done and we tried through the in
come tax to get back some of the money
wrung from out of the people, the SUI
preme court, after one justice had slept
on it and considered it, reversed himself
In three weeks and declared the law un-
constitutional. Did thy buy him?
Il don't say so. I think like Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Carlisle, that he is the VIC
tim of his environment. He could not
stand the social pressure of the Roths-
chl1ds and Belmonts and other million
aires who eat on his mahogany and in
Vite him out occasionally.
There is going to be a new Mason
and Dixon's line drawn next year. 1t
Will start in the mouth Of the Chesapeake
bay and run to Chicago by way of Gin
c1nnati. Every Republican and so-called
democrat northeast of that line is going
10 vote for gold bug and every Repub-
lican and Populist south of it is going to
vote for somebody who is an honest
friend of the people. Let him be from
Whatever party he may be-" (Applause.)
Congressman Bankhead, Of Alabama,
presided at the evening session. He in
troduced Col. A. J. Warner, of Ohio, who
declared that any man who said silver
was demonetized with the full knowl-
edge of the people of United States. SIM
ply lies. You can disentomb all the
traitors whose lives are written in history
and all can give better reason for their
traltOrous deeds than can the senator
from Ohio for his action on the financial
question:
He insisted the silver question was the
most important one before the people and
that free coinage must be carried wheth-
er within party lines or not, but he asked
no one to leave his party. He said he
mad no doubt that Sherman and Cleve-
land would vote the same ticket next
year.
William j. Bryan, of Nebraska, the
next speaker, in the course of his re-
marks, said: "Populists will not envy
you Republicans who follow the famous
motto Of our martyred president: Gov
eminent OF the people, for the people and
py the people, and win victories for
truth. Republicans and Democrats will
not envy. you Democrats any victories
won for truth If you follow the rules laid
oown by Jefferson and Jackson, if you
win victories for truth
Most of Mr.. Bryan's speech was de-
voted to answering Mr.. Carlisle's recent
Memphis speech.
State Senator Arson Walcott, of In
diana, was the last speaker Of the even
ing.
Under the resolution passed this after
neon, the following notional committee
was appointed to call silver convention
at It's discretion: Alabama. John W.