The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-14

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tional rights 40 yoters. "a platsnerati
lished on the ruiiis aa f@f} bic. ;
Il W repudiate the CONSTRUCTION
| placed on the financial plank of th,
Democratic National Conycation b,
Secretary Carlisle as Contrary TO thS
Iplain meaning OF Eng lish words and q.
being an act of bad faith, deserving
the severest ,cerisurs. The issue o
bonds in time az peace with which tt
buy gold to rpdeem coin obligations
of the government of the United States
the proceeds to pay the primary ex
penses of the government, are botf
unlawful and usurpations of authorit,
deserving impeachment"
The fret sentence was a frebrand
which tgnited o great blaze of misses
and counter flame of cheers could moi
equal the misses and the entire reading
OF the resolution was fercely Kissed
He finished with warning to the del.
egates%hst they must unite the silver
forces for victory.
| You're no Democrat, shouted some
one in the galleries, to which Delegate
Marsten, OF Louisiana, who distin.
guished himself on the first day OF the
convention by developing q remark
able case Of stage fright and at the
same time unquenchable thirst, tried
to ask question, but he was howled
down.
senator Tillman concluded by pledg-
ing South Carolina's solid vote to any
good straight silver candidate. AS he
descended from the stage the delegates
set up great shout for Hill.
Senator Hill ascendcd the platform
amid perfect storm of applause. He
shook the hand of the presiding officer
and then, with smile, bowed his uc-
knowledgment to the shouting, gos-
ticulating crowd. Men wcre on their
chairs waving hankerchiefs, aags, and
tossing hats in the air. AS tho first
volume Of sound echoed and flowed r.
would no sooner die away than it would
again be taken up and cheered and re-
echoed through the building.
Three cheers for HILL" came from
the Massachusetts delegation. Half of
them were on chairs, and it was given
with will, New York, New JERSEY,
Pennsylvania and the vast assemlage
joining in the demonstration. When
at last order was fully restored, Mr..
Hill began calmly, but with voice
that readily reached to the galleries.
he said he would not Aattemp to follow
or answer the Senator from South
Carolina.
"I can say to him." said Mr.. Hill,
that l am Democratic, but not Il gold,
bug Again the demonstration broke
forth and lasted half minute. South
Carolina, with all its power, proceed
ed Mr.. Hill, could not drive him out of
the Democratic party. He came here
on o 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 wears
as the Gibraltar Of Democracy. Mr..
Hill said he deprecated attacks on
those who believed in the free coinage
OF silver at 16 to l. He had always
treated men OF this opinion with re-
spect and he would do the same today.
10 him the question was one on which
men fairly differed. He believed that
the best course for this convention to
pursue was to take the first great step
toward international bimet ullisn.
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-
sirable end. 1t contained no sugges-
tlon OF what should be done If the
parity could not be maintained on the
the experiment OF 16 to1.
Ihe fact connot be ignored of the
great production of silver in this
country. Gould the people, even in
splred with the spirit of '76, make
copper the equal OF gold? Could they
shuS thelr eyes to the question of the
production of the metals.
III believe" declared Senator Hill,
that the course for hs tc take is to de-
clare for international himetallism and
stop there"
ASIDE from the silver question, SEN
ator Hill went on, why had the plat
form gone into the greenback question?
why had 1t gone into the question of
banks and bonds? He hoped that the
counsel of wise, calm, cool-headed
men would prevail. What was the
advantage he asked, of placing on the
platform an implied pledge for the
Issue OF paper currency? Democratic
tradition had always favored hard
money. The Senator from Arkansas
had declared that the platform said
what 1T meant and meant what is said.
be challenged some one who was to
follow him, to explain'what this plank
meant. He denounced tho declaration
OF policy for the issue OF paper money
as suicidal. The income tax plank
also he scathingly criticized He
stood amazed, he said, that tho fol-
lowers Of Samuel Tilden who all his
life opposed it, should now seek to
commit their party to this ridiculous
scheme.
1t would drive out OF the party De-
mocrats who had grown gray In its
service to, make room for those who
mad lost their position in the party.
Ii this convention, after declaring
Tor Tree silver" he said, nominates
any candidate but one, your Populistic
friends will nominate ticket and
your free silver friends will join hands
with them"
No, no." shouted delegate.
"Ah," asked Senator Hill, "who is
there In this convention to speak for
that wing. OF the Republican party"
This set the gold men TO cheering.
Ihe demonstration was rene we'd when
Mr.. Hill, with an inclination OF his
head toward a little coterie of silver
boilers from the ST. Louis convention,
grouped on the platform he said u
see on this platform q number of dis
tinguished gentlemen who are counsel
Ing this policy. They never voted the
Democratic ticket liz their lives"
We want to build up the Demo-
cratic party" he said, 81 not tear 1t
down. We love and honor the princi-
pies OF Jefferson and Jackson who
were for hard money. II we are true
to the old faith, If we stand by the
traditional policy OF the Democratic
saints OF the past, then we will win: if
we put them aside, then we are lost. I"
The gold delegates climbed up on
their chairs an iOineF the palleries in