The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11


rights of the people. He condemned in
the most severe terms the national adj.
ministration as favoring the @oney class
and dsregarding the rights OF the peo
pie. He described how the federal power
was usurped for the purpose of defeating
the election of United States senator
because he stood on the platform of the
people and not of the money power. He.
urged the convention to adopt resolutions
first to condemn the calling out G.. state
militia to intimidate the Legislature and
to disgrace the state; second. showing
what you fought for and what you will
continue to fight for on the silver ques
ton; third, what you want as well as
what you do not want, among the latter
no more gold bearing bonds in the times
of peace: fourth. no more contraction of
currency with contracting of popular
rights and opportunities; fifth. no more
charging of the powers of the national
banking system.
Senator Blackburn discussed at length
these different propositions, predicting
peace and prosperity.
He was frequently interrupted by an.
plause and between these outbursts com.
manded the closest attention.
At the conclusion of the senator's adj.
dress recess was taken until D. m.
The committee on resolutions COM
pleted its work tonight and was ready TO
report, but the report on credentials was
wanted first and the committee will not
be through tonight The majority report
reatfirms Democratic principles in the
first sections, the others being as follows.
Second-We are in favor of an honest
dollar; Il dollar worth no more and no
less than 100 cents. We favor bimetal.
ism and to that end we demand free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to l us standard money
with equal legal tender power, independ-
ent of the action or advice of any other
nation.
Thrd-We hold that the secretary of
the treasury should exercise his legal
right to redeem all coin obligations in
gold and silver as may be more conven-
lent, and we are opposed TO the issuance
of bonds i'll time of peace for the MAIN
tenance of the gold reserve or for any
other purpose.
Fourth-We are opposed to the nation.
al banking system and to any enlarge
ment of its powers and opposed to any
contraction of the currency by the retire
ment of greenbacks or otherwise
F'ifth-We are for tariff for revenue
only.
SiXth-The Democratic party has ever
been the party of personal liberty and
religious freedom and is now and has
always been opposed to any union of
church and state. 1t is opposed to the
enactment of all laws, the purpose or
design of which is to sustain or enforce
any religious tenet or sect, and to any
law, organization or society. religious
and political. secret or otherwise. that
tends to prescribe any citizen for or on
account of his religious belief, or to APP
ply such test as Il qualification for public
office.
Other resolutions condemn Governor
Bradley. declare for party loyalty and
instruct delegates to Chicago to vote fer.
Blackburn for president.
a minority report will be presented lr
a. j.. Carroll, member of the committee
for Louisville. 1t omits endorsing Black
burn. Its financial plank reads:
we insist on firm maintenance of the
present legal standard of value with the
use of such legal tender. silver coins and
paper controvertible into coin on demand
as can be maintained without impairment
or cndangering the credit of the govern
mcnt or diminishing the debt paving
power of the money in the hands of the
people and in the absence of an interim
tional agreement; we protest against the
free coinage of silver or the compulsory
purchase of silver bullion by the United
States as injurious to the industrial and
commercial interests of the country and
especially disastrous TO the interests of
the farmer and laboring man.
On reassembling at p. M. the COM
mittecs were not ready to report and the
convention was addressed by Evan Set
To I'll.
Thorpe and others on free silver.
A free silver greeting from the Kansas
convention was read and loudly applaud.
er. At this juncture. Gen. Z. Watt
Hardin. the Democratic candidate for
governor last year, who had just arrived
from the wedding of his son in Washing
ton. entered the hall on Senator Rlack-
hurns arm. A most enthusiastic recep-
ton was given him. He was almost car
ried upon the platform.
Chairman Bronston had Senator.
Blackburn introduce him.
Gen. Hardin addressed the convention
at length on the abuses of the silver men
IN the past two years; but counselled
peace and harmony for the future. He
believed that all Democrats would soon
pe together on the finances as we'll as all
other questions.
committee could not report tonight when.
the convention adjourned until tomorrow.
A SLIM ATTENDANCE.
Columbus, o., June "a convention of
silver men was held this afternoon in the
auditorium for the purpose of electing
delegates to the ST. Louis convention. The
Engagement of the auditorium for the oc-
asion proved to have been an entirely I'M
necessary precaution, as there were not
yer twenty delegates present.
Mr.. Henry 7. Niles of Toledo stated the.
bject of the meeting and was made chair
nan.
Judge Stalk of Cleveland, who last year,
vas the Populists candidate for supreme
Judge, was elected secretary.
In the course of somewhat lengthy