The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10
PLATFORM PRESENTED.
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-----. our nations commerce and IN

-r59I 10 the preservation o. 80 ..,,tIfe
- .-aiit the redemption OF our P' III
-.--i- --f he KEEPING invlolate OF our
-,--= honor. We insist tnat a. e.
-.--rsncv shall be kept al parry
l- ,rT The democratic party - ~
".. IN hard money and is oppose - ~, an.
I---. "a rensr money as a part OF our
..-.r,- financial system ana We -
+aror the gradual retlrellellt a - "a
-'.-..r of all United states 100 -,
.~,- notes under sucn leAial-lt-t -,
O. ,,-flT prevent undue contraction
N...tvs demand that the natiohdt $3.50
..-r be-, resOlutely maintained d al '--'-
a.. ruder all circumstance -, ,orort
~-.-rrs minority also feel mat lnC 49, -
IT,. -4afority is defective in IalIlhs -
o. ~ recognition of the nohesly'
.rr1nv courage and ndellSy u "a -
~ democratic administration aLl Il -. -,
e-@re offer the following oeciaIa .ioH
t--- .r,andn1ent 10 the majority report
N-.Jra commend the honesty eCoLio-ns'
..,,-.ca and fidelity of the present Uell'o-
C-e-.. national administrator
..D4vid b. Hill of New YORK.
..l,,.niar F. Villas of Wisconsin.
george Gray of Delaware
..Iahn Prentiss Poe OF MaryIanui;
"Irving W. Drew or New halillSii
80 3D. Holman Of Maine.
"P J Farrell Of Vermont.
81 inde Harrison of Connecticut,
..r4yii \. Baker OF Rhode Island.
..rnomas L. c. Weadock OF Michigan
.I4r-s OBrien Of Minnesota
aT.hn E. Russell of MASSACHUSETTS,:
..Poh-rt r. Wright of Pennsylvania.
"WHliam r. Steele of South Dakota:
"tUe1 McDermott of New Jersey.
THE amendment indorsing the admlhis-
t-g-i1u of President Cleveland, as reau by
ths secretary, was cheered. -. VII.
Mn Whitney rose with the New YORK
5sIssatfon and Joined in the cheering, out
VTr Kim retained his seat.
Tho amendments proposed 10 De oIIereu
bv Air. Hill were then read as follows:
-ir.t Amendment-But it should be care
L. Of he
hat any change in the monetary stan
dard should not apply to eXlstlhg con-
second Amendment-Our advocacy of
the independent free coinage OF silver
beiug based on the belief that such coin
az will effect and maintain a parity
bs+weeu gold and silver at the ratio OF 10
10 l. We declare as pledge OF our SIN
caritv that if such free coinage shall
fail TO effect such parity within year
from its enactment by law, such coinage
snail thereupon be suspended
The chairman then announced that Sen
stor Tillman of South Carolina would
offer an amendment and would be heard
for fifty minutes. This statement met
the favor of the audience, and at u;5O
Senator Tilman mounted the platform
amid much applause. He said he could
not more than make partial illusions to
the important planks in the platform. he
would begin by introducing himself TO
the representatives of the democracy OF
king newspapers have taught you to
think me" (Cheers). He hoped they
would carry away from the convention
a different idea Of the "pitchfork man of
now could. He came from the land of
secession, from South Carolina. "a hiss.
Said Mr.. Tilman, looking IN the direction
from which the offensive noise came:
There are but three things in the world
that hiss-the goose, the serpent and the
man." Cheers and laughter). He did
not know whether he could say he was
representative Of all the southern states.
Shouts of Yes" and NO" He had gone
through fourteen states since April last.
announcing a new declaration of indie
pendence"-free silver at 16 to 1. (Cheers).
Since the war the south had been dem
ocratic and in the last election it was
s0ldly democratic. While the south
thanked the democracy of New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut for its assistance.
for its cooperation in the past, and for
its protection the south had realized long
since that its people were but hewers of
wood and drawers of water for the north
and east to which they were tied in bond
age, and were having their substance
eaten out The people of the west have
also come TO realize in the last few years
that the conditions of the south and west
were identical. Hence it was found that
the democratic party of the west was
were in almost solid phalanX to help to
relieve the south of that incubus. Slight
cheers.
Senator Tillman went on to give figures
from the census by way of comparison
10 order to show how the eastern states
had gained in wealth over the western
and southern states for the last decade
He said ne knew that the newspapers
would not publish his figures. but he
would state them to his hearers. 1t had
been asserted yesterday by a delegate
from Massachusetts, Mr.. George Fred
Williams, that this was not a sectional
issue hut he (Tillman) asserted that it
was. Shouts of No" 'NO') 1.-THE
truth is mighty and Will prevail" he quo
ted, and went on with his figures.
These figures, he said, proved the truth
Of what he had said. that the people of the
South and west were nothing but hewers
Of wood and drawers of water for the east
ana that their substance had been going
10 the east by reason of the financial sys-
Ten and republican legislation.
| p to this time Senator Tillman had fail
eo To- stir up any sympathy or enthusiasm
N MS audience, and the latter began to
give evidence of Impotence and disappoint-
hent by shouts Of time" time" although
ne mad only occupied twenty out of his fifty
minutes This demonstration plainly irri-
.ated MIN, but his anger was still more
aroused when a band in the vestibule be-
sah 70 Play popular air The sergeant-at-
M AIMS shouted out to subordnates: "Stop
o ,..a{ oand but the music went on in spite
OF those orders.
Where, Mr.. Tillman asked, as soon as
y could be heard once more. Where is
Nnere is its leaders %
"a SILVER Delegate-"In the SOUP -
u.aughter)
"Heh Mr. Tfllman succeeded in getting
pa9,ler spell of hearing he spoke of the
S INV Spaper denunciation of himself and mis-
I.t .leI friends as lot of "howling der
S-gS and silver lunatics," and the au-
g"ae shouted its disapproval of that opin-
ea me men who opposed him four years
tis2 N1en he was a candidate for nomina-
az am ~, loT the presidency, he said, "are now
,i,1 OA. boil it down." came as an interrup-
VII. l- rom one of the audience, and the
s5 o.e audience took up the idea and
n 12l'el SO that Mr.. Tiliman was forced
ne silent for some minutes.
cl7 sergeant-at-arms threatened Ia
So 1he galleries unles order was pre-
sItSt5u' put the threat was not of the
M 7tt,ssl avail the fact being that much
H. we uproar and opposition came from
s5cuOn where delegates sat.
feeding, Mr.. Tillman said he lxnav
"a' vas coming from the senator from
IN ork and simply met it in advance
srt .-Iler TO explain why he shall offer q
T1i ..uJe 10 the resolution of Mr.. Hill
ne speecn, ne was aware had no con.
q r--9u with the platform but as Grove,
IS 49, lana stood for gold monometa1 Iisn1
go NttlS convention had deno,,r,sd 49,