Evening journal., 1895-06-06

CONGRESSMAN BRYAN.
when Hinriohsen asked unanimous con-
sent to withdraw portion Of the platform |
submitted by the committee on resolu- |
tions. The resolutions adopted on tho /
coinage issue was as follows
Resolved, by the Democrats OF Illinois |
in convention assembled, that we are i'm |
favor Of both gold and silver as the stand
ard money of the United States and de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage Of
both metals at the ratio of l6 to ], with
out waiting for the action Of other ma
tionsi and such coins shall be legal tender
for all debts both public and private. All
contracts hereafter executed for payment
of money, whether in gold, silver or coin
may be discharged by any money which is
by law legal tender
The committee appointed TO select four
delegates at large to a national silver con
vention mot during tho recess John p
Hopkins Of Chicago and Secretary of State
w. H. Hinriehsen were elected by aoclama-
tion. Some discussion followed concern
ing other nominations made Finally
Hon. George B. Fithinn Of Jasper county
and Genoral Lewis i. Parsons Of Clay
county were elected by acolamation. John
Warner Of PEORIA John Watson OF Knox
county, General Alfred Orendorf of San
CANON and l.. o. Whitcll of johnson
county were chosen alternates.
Judge Mcdonnell Tor Chairman.
When tho convention roassembled, re-
ports of the committee on credentials were
received and adopted The committee ON
permanent organization elicited vigorous
applause by naming as permanent chair
man Judge S. b Mcdonnell of Chicago.
A committee consisting Of Hon. Free p.
Norris n. E. Worthington and Judge
Stell was appointed and escorted Judge
Mcconnell to tho chair
Judge Mcdonnell made vigorous
speech, which was enthusiastically ap-
plauded
Judge Mcdonnell said This oonven-
tion has most peculiar and most inn
portant significance. Heretofore mana
gers OF political parties have so arranged
that party politics should be declared only
at the time candidates were chosen and
only a short time before the gathering Of
the franchises OF the people The result
has been that our conventions have put
forth mere assertion of general princi-
pies or have on live issues expressed them
selves in meaningless compromises. Col
orless candidates have been presented to
the people for candidates unsympathetic
with the real purposes Of the party.
This convention marks a departure
and Is Intended not only TO allow a free
discussion before the next political engage
mont but TO define our party position
with distinctnoss, that no voter shall fail
to understand us and 10 candidatc-if
chosen to oflice-havo chance or excuse
10 defeat our command
Can any one say that because a great
ne NJ fn
coin silvor into money and all they get Of
it, the result Will be to mako gold more
yaluahle IL corn by an invention could
be made TO serve all the purposes Of
wheat the tendency certainly would be to
make corn dearer or wheat cheaper We
produce ono. third of an the silver which
now reaches the markets Of the world II
we Keep it an ana make money OF it cev-
tainly silver will be worth more-and just
as surely gold worth less--in every mar
ket Of the world. The demand for gold
/ viii be less.
willing to Act independently.
"I think IT Is matter Of no oonso-
quenca whether other nations agree with
us or not We shall sell neither our sill
yer nor our gold dollars TO these other ma.
| tions We never have When we pass
national boundaries our moncy-whoth
er silver or gold-is treated like our wheat
or our corn for what it is worth Neither
our gold nor our silver dollars are and
never were legal tender beyond our OWL
territorial limits Money Is a domesti,
servant morely. International agreement
is by no means necessary The Paris con
ference OF 1873 resolved that tho selection
for the uss Of one or tho other metals o.
Of both simultaneously should be govern
ed by the special position Of each state o
group Of states. The great financiers com
posing that conference evidently did no
reach the conclusion which some Of on
American bmetallists have They evi
IDENTIFY realized what we ought TO under
stand-thnt q nation like ours, the rich
est in the world, producing one-third o
all the world produces. can regulate ir
own financial system and do SO withou
universal consent Ii IS qnite apparen
! anyway that f we want other nations {
J remonetizo silver we can compel Thorn {
! do so more easily than we can persuad
Z them
s " Il our legislation in favor Of the rs
: monetizetion Of silver does not result i
4 | making silver worth one sixteenth q
e gold, then England and the other nation
y or Europe will nnu il to their advantae
d To holp as make silver more valuable.
they don't, thcy sulier moro than we d
We cheapen gold by coming silver. The
a can mako the silver which we offer thei
more valuable by coming it also. ]
other words, they would ha moro ntafos
% than We IN giving " silver 4ho del