The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-16

marked demonstration OF approval.
"Now, want you all to istcn," Till
man shouted, and then he read tho
substitute resolution, which follows:
I'VE denouncc the administration Of
President Cleveland rs undemOcratic
and tyrannical, and Us a dcparturo from
these principles which arc cherished
by oil liberty loving Americans Tho
veto power has been used to thv-,....,t ;ilo
Will OF the people as expressed by their
representatives in Congress. Tho ap-
polntivc power has been used to sub
SldlZc the press, to dcbauch Congress
and to ovcrawc and control the citizens
In their free exercise OF their constitu-
tionul rights rs voters. A putocratic
dcspotsm Is thus sought to be cstub-
lishcd on tho ruins OF the republic.
I'VE rcpudiatc the construction
placed on The financial plank OF the
Democratic National Convention by
Secretary Chrlialc ~ contrary TO the
plain meaning OF English wOrd9 and a.
being an act OF bad fnith dcncrving
The r:""rcht ccnnUrc. The issue Of
hrhG'. in Tim" nf peace With which To
tJy pD.d tD rcIGrHl coin DbIipatiDUa
u; ti.G HrTrrnMcntp! the United Staten.
th': prrcn"h. ~ pny the primary cx-
t"t""H y! III: HrT"rnmnnt, are botn
.h1n"f.. and J:urpAt.rna Of authority
N"*"cy.nH Mp"aci.M"L,."
me "c", +rn>rncH wna Il lrcbranG
"hiEh .HnitGN Il nrnaL b.aIn Of hi-.c1
an. :. c',Jnh:c "ntnc ~ cheer. could not
'|. uAl Inc h..-r+ and the entire rcadinp
~ Sue rnan.ylirn wa- Ncrt.cly hiau:d.
sif: hn!*h"G "!th Il "nrninH 10 the del
"raI". tfat .ncy mIi.t unite the silver
",rc"" for T!ctrry.
.. !rJ r.: no DrInrcrat," AhOutcd some
rtt; "a tn" Hai.nr.c4, u which Delegate
mn..'.<n, T.! I.rIl.tAna whO diatin-
Euishcd L..I-. cell Nh thG !ir1t day Of the
convention by La"".pp.ny Il remark
able case OF stugc .r.ght and at the
same time uu,, ncnchabiL ,llr7t, tried
to nsk question, but he was nowI,...
down.
Senator TiImun concluded by plcdg.
ing South Cnro!inns solid vote to any
good straight silver cundidntu. ha ht:
descended from the stage the delegates
set up u great shout for Hill.
Senator Hill nsccndcd the platforr m
amid perfect storm Of uppluu.c. Hs:
shook tho hand OF tho presiding officer
anu then, with smilo, bowed his &C.
knowlcdEmont TO the shouting, tcs-
ticulating crowd. Men were on their
chairs waving hankorchicfs, lugs, and
tossing hats in tho air. AS tho first
volume OF sound echoed and nowcd it
woa.0 10 sooner die away than it would
aga:! ne .asen Up and cheered and re-
stc2ec through re Building.
-@e cheers .3- E:..." came from
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vt:* - :-A.": h-3 i was s.r*r.
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a, ;as. FtiJ,,,;; Fl" -
Hill began ',/iii - u
he said tlf he you'd atcmp sSiol 10 follow
or answer the Senator from South
Carolina.
II can say to him." said MIR. Hill,
that am Democratic, but not q gold
bug Again the demonstration broke
forth and lasted half Il minute. South
Carolina, with all its power, proceed
ed Mr.. HILL could not drive him out Of
the Democratic party. He came here
on mission to unite, not to divide; to
build up. not to destroy, not to plot for
victories, not to plot for defeat. The
great Empire State has stood for years
as tho Gibraltar OF Democracy. Mr..
Hill said ho deprecated attacks on
those who believed in the FREQ coinage
OF silver at rs to |. Ho had always
treated mon OF this opinion with re-
spcct and ho would do the same today.
10 him thr question was one on which
mon fairly differed. He believed that
the best course for this convention to
pursue was to take the first great step
toward international bmctallism.
The United States cannot safely
ignore the monetary systems of the old
nations and yet the majority platform
contained no word favorable to this de-
sirablc end. IT contained no suggcs-
tion of what should be dono if the
parity could not be maintained on the
the experiment OF Is to |.
The fact cOnnOt be ignored OF tho
great production Of silver in this
country. Could the people, even in
spircd with the spirit Of 70, make
copper tho equal OF gold? Could they
shut their eyes to the question OF the
production of the metals.
81 believe" declared Senator Hill,
that the course for US to take il to de.
clare for international bimotallism and
stop there"
Aside from the silver question, Sen
ator Hill went on, why had the plat
form gone into the grccnback question:
Why had it gone into the question O
banks and bonds ? He hoped that the
counsel OF wise, calm cool-hcadcd
men would prevail What was tho
advantage he asked, OF placing on the
platform an implied pledge for the
Issue OF paper currency? Democratic
tradition had always favored hare
money. The Senator from Arkansa
had declared that the platform sale
what 1t meant and meant what is said
!lc challenged some ono who was t,
follow him, to explain what this planl
meant. Ito denounced the decarutio,
OF policy for the issue OF paper none
as suicidal The income tax plan
also he scathingly criticized. fl
stood amazed, he said, that the fol
lowers OF Samuel Tildcn who all hi
lire opposed it, should now seek t
commit their party to this ridiculou
scheme.
1t would drive out OF tho party De
mocrats who had grown gray In it
service to, make room for those VIII,
mad lost thcir position in the party
| this convention, after declaring
Tor Tree silver" he said, nominate
any candidate but one, your populisti
friends will nominate ticket an
your free silver friends will join hand
with them"