The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-03
viii Vote On|!
For Silver Men.
Continued from LIST page.

you, Democrats, young and old, here |
and elsewhere, that We mean some
thing; that we have not come here to- |
day for nothing, and that IL you will |
not Join us you must stnud AID, and |
be left alone. Applause. say that
on this great question,
He who dallies IL a bastard.
He who doubts is damned
ave want no bnlf-heartedness: we
have the people with us. The people
have sense; the people have nerve; the
people seek remedy, and they have
sense enough To know the way out OF
the woods. Now, IL you have not the
character, the manhood and the exec
utive talent to lead them, then you
will be run 0rer IL you don't get ont u
the uayi Applause.
"Mr. Chairman, call TO mind the
memories OF Allen q. Thurman and
Zebuion Baird Vance, Applause
whom consider the greatest and the
grandest, and the noblest statesmen
that the United States has produced
since the war. | come, sir. from their
party; I come, sir, with their spirit,
and heartily endorse those resolu-
tions; and in doing that, heartily be-
lieve that ! represent the younger ele-
ment of Democracy. I believe that |
represent the older element Of DemOc-
racy that has sense enough to know
what is best. Loud laughter
ION. cHAs.M. COOKE OFFERS AN AMEND
MEsT.
Hon. Chas. NJ. Cooke took the floor
and said:
"MR. CHAIRMAN IL had not the OPP
pOrtunity Of Offering an amendment
to the resolutions ut the conference
which met in the Supreme court IL
brary this morning. had hoped that
the usual course would he taken in re-
gard to these resolutions, and that they
be referred to committee in order
that | might have an opportunity to
present an amendment there and my
views On the subject. There is one
thing in connection with this oOnven-
ton that we ought not to forget, and
it IL this: There should be abso-
lutte frankness and candor between
those who are assembled here, and the
Misunderstanding and the possibility
Of misInterpretation Of language as
far as possible, provided against.
Some of those Interested in this move
ment are Of the opinion that it would
be best for this convention to content
iVSCii WIbi DTtrSlOU vi lis uI-
questionable loyalty to the cause Of
free silver, without the expression OF
opinion as to how men should pursue
the accomplishment of this object.
do not understand that this cOnven-
ton attempts to bind any man in re-
spect to his party utilization. There is
no effort here to establish u new party.
Those who attend this convention are
going away from it just as thy came
in respect to their party affiliations.
| came into this convention Demo-
crat; l shall go away a Democrat.
Twenty-Five years | have given my
services to that party. have been az
loyal to it in the hour Of it's defeat and
misfortune as | have in the days of
its prosperity. This is some evidence
Of my affection for it. do not claim
to be more virtuOus or wiser than nv
party.
1--WE have invited no man to this con-
ventiOn with the expectation that he
would desert his party, but came and
shall assert the right, when l think
my duty requires it, to unite in pub
lie meeting with men of different
parties for the purpose Of considering
important subjects, involving my
eOuntry's veal. The fact that some
who belong to my party, see fit to crit
ioise the prOpriety of my conduct, will
not deter me from the performance of
my duty.
ut is my judgment and conviction
that silver should be restored to the
place that itOcoupied before it sdemone
tizatiOn in 1873, and assure you that |
shall work earnestly to that end, and
I beg you to do likewise. But since
We have assembled here for the Dur
pose of advancing the cause of silver
and 1t seems to me that that is the
safest way to increase the volume of
she currency and is more likely to be
accomplished than any scheme that
has been proposed-and since you
have declared in your resolutions that
IL Is our duty to support the cause OF
silver, and II we are to expect success
We should eliminate from the contest
every other proposition for financial
relief except that. So after mature
reflection | propose to the convention
- an amendment to those resolutions
the following:
"That for the purpose of the next
election, the demand for financial re-
lief should be confined to the restora-
tiOn OF silver coinage at the ratio OF
10 toll"
"What is the use of our coming here
II We are not going to be frank about
this matter? What is the use of our
saying in free silver convention that
We are agreed on free silver il a DOR
ton of this convention shall after
wards, when the time arrives, cOuple
with their declarations for free silver
other schemes of financial relief. that
this convention would never agree to?
III we are therefore earnest in our
purpose to secure the restoration OF
silver, let us adopt this amendment.
SENATOR BUTLER REPLIES.
Senator Butler replied to Mr.. Cooke
and said:
ut was not anticipated that any
man who who was in favor of silver
would object to these resolutions. As
understand it, the gentleman who
has offered these resolutions admits
that he is in favor of silver, and against
anybody who is not in favor of il.
but he wants to be mighty tender,
footed and careful.
In trying to securs relief for the
people he wants to be careful that we
don't secure too much,
"NOw, Mr.. Chairman, to settle it
and to allow the committee to repor,
on tine original resolutions, | move
that the resolutions and the amend.
ment De submitted to the committee
and let them report at once"
Mr.. Cooke: l pass by the gentle.
mems reflections. 1 don't consider
them Mt all. want to get to business
!! hardly think these words ought tc
be uttered, when we are all here a,
one man. He says that they be referred
to the committee, and they report Al
once. l don't know how they are goine
to report at once if they are going to
give it any consideration. 1 saw LEI
me go before the committee and pre-.
sent TO them my views and let them re-
port at once.
Senator Butler: amend my motion
that 1t may read that way.
The resolutions were referred.
Mr.. WALTER R. HENRY SPEAKS.
After the committee had retired. loud
calls were mAdA for N snoo.L