Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-06
SII YER THE VICTOR
Wins the Fight in the County
Convention at Chicago.
ROAST" FOR POSTMASTER HEs1EG


Attacked by Judge Mcconnell and Ex-
Representative Bryan Only Twenty.
-Four Votes Against the White Metal
"sGund Money" Men Meet at q Banquet
Later-Other Illinois Conventions.
CHICAGO, May 6-President Cleveland.
Senator John NJ. Palmer and Postmaste:
Washington Hesing each received a
'jacketing" Mt the hands of ex-Congress-
man w ]. Bryan, of Nebraska, at the
Democratic free silver county convention,
and as each official was pulled over the
Goals the delegates signified their ap.
proval By round after round Of applause
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels was
also tho target Of Bryan's arrows, and his
thrusts were evidently regarded as centre
shots by the delegates. as they yelled with
delight. When the postmaster came in
for his turn the delegates jumped up in
their seats and made as much noise as
600 or 100 men could. Hesing occupied
n seat in the front row with the First ward
delegation.
Radical Free Silver Platform.
The convention adopted a 16 to l plat
form out and out and elected delegates to
the Springfield convention. Ex-Judge S.
L. Mcconnell was made temporary chair
man. He said during his speech: "The
president Of the United States man who
was elected by Democratic franchises. has
repU6iatcd the Democratic party. lAp-
plause and cries of Right We repu-
diate him, IAppIause We stand on the
platform Of 1892. We are in favor Of the
restoration Of silver as we declared then. !"
[Applause He then scorched Senator
Palmer for his attitude on the money
question and was wildly cheered at the
conclusion OF his remarks.
Bryan Utters n Protest.
Ex-Congressman W. j. Bryan, of Ne
braska, came next. He said in part: 1--WE
nre not here to denouncc the president of
the United States. We are not here be-
cause we love him less, but because We
love our cOuntrymen more. Loud ap-
plause We are not here to say anything
against the right of individual opinion,
either in the chief executive or in tho
humblest citizen; but we are here to pro-
test against the language used in the let
ter written by Grover Cleveland, pub
lished in this mornings papers.
This is the first official declaration, my
friends, that to hold offics under this ad-
ministration-which forbade Democrats
from interfering in politics to defeat Re-
publicaus-.t is the first announcement
that Democratic ofiiceholding depends on
willingness to fight Democrats when they
could not light Republicans" lap
plause.l
says Palmer Is sOut OF Date"
He then paid his respects to Senator
Palmer, declaring that his power as a
leader had gone and that he has no fol-
lowing among Democrats. Tho platform
declaring in favor OF silver ut IL To l was
then read and adopted, twentyfour votes
being cast against it, The letter referred
to by Bryan was one written by the presi-
dent to Governor Stone, of Mississippi,
and the passage Bryan took exceptions to
says referring to presidential appOintees:
What the President Wrote.
whether these appointees to places
shall in speech and action behave decent
ly toward the administration under which
they hold office must remain, to a great
extent, q matter of taste and good breed
ing. There are, however, some officials
who devote themselves SO industriously to
viliticauion and abuse of those under
whom they hold Office as to indicate that
their fidelity cannot be trusted for the
performance of their duties in u manner
creditable to the administration, ami who
apparently assume they may spend the
time they owe to the public service in do.
ing political mischief In the interests Of
good government such ofliceholders must
not be surprised if they are summarily
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