Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19
STORY OF THE DAY
Continued from Ninth Pase.)

use by the people as standard money, Ana
today you would reverse the traditions Of
our country and declare we Will use only
one. II the American people are in favor
of II. | have nothing TO say. But I must
submit to the majority vote and the ma
Jority voice in this country Of ours. I do
not believe this party Of ours, u IT could
be pollcd, Is i'm favor Of the gold standard.
] believe that 20 per cent Of the people arc
II favor OF bimctallism of the old-fashioncd
kim that existed in this country W to
MIR. President and gentlemen Of the CON
vention, l promised YOU that i would take
but a few moments. But I want to say a
few things that may seem to you to be per-
sonal and that they ought not to be intro
duced into. an, audience like this, but. | must
beg your Indulgence If I seem to transcend
the prophecies of this occasion, II I shall
say something personal to myself. | have
formed my convictions on this great qucs
tion after twenty years of study, over
twenty years of careful thought ana careful
reading. j have been trained in a school
that II seems to me to Mt me well for reach
Ing n lust conclusion and the facts. | have
formed the conclusions to such an extent
that they become binding on my conscience;
j believe that the adoption of the gold
standard in the United States VIII work
great hardship; that II viii Increase the dis
tress, and that no legislation touching upon
the tarif can remove the difticullics thnt
now all admit prevail in this land. l believe
that the whole welfare OF my race Is
wrapped in the rightful conclusion, of this
question; that the morality, civilization,
nay, the very religion of my country. Is at
know that men in distress are neither
You and I know that hunger and distress
VIII destroy patriotism and love of country.
To have love of country. patriotic fervor
and Independence you must have your citl-
Zens comfortably fed and comfortably
housed. That is what Mr.. Meecham said in
1856; that Is what has made me a repub-
lican through all these years, because | be-
lieved the republican party was made for
the great masses of men; that it's les islation
was Intended to lift up and elevate and hold
up and sustain the fortune of our peol lie
and give equal opportunities before the law.
A mil 1850 7 L. ~ ~, ,l.. IL 10 -
had with the gold standard; You. may
doubt my judgment, but shall | doubt 1t?
l must act upon my Judgment and not upon
yours. | must answer to my conscience and
not to my neighbours; / must do my duty as
1t Is presented to me and not as presented to
you. 1 say to you now, that with the con-
viction upon me that this gold plank means
ultimate distress and disaster to my fol-
lowers, / cannot subscribe to it, and If
my connection with the political orgGniza-
tion which makes that one of the main arti-
cles of its faith. prolonged applause)
i repeat here what 1 said yesterday. I
was not acting upon my own jud ment
alone, but carefully as [ have attempted to
prepare II, dare to take this step alone.
My friends, l am sustained in my view of
the danger that is coming TO us and coming
to the world, by the adoption of the gold
They may say that the silver question is a
craze; Let me tell you that the best part
with the advocates Of bimetallism.
EUROPE FOR BIMETALLISM.
All the great political speakers of Eu-
rope. with the exception of five or six, are
strictcd and unrestrained binctallism. All
OF inc great teachers of political economy
OF our colleges. without execution, are bi,
to you, after careful study Tor twenty years
bears me out and puts me in accord with
given me by the people of my state, If I
failed to protest here. and failed, when
the republican party makes this one of the
IeStS OIL I fnlth lG IN GnNar ~ NM
Of nay Mr. Mr.. P FresSidenSt HpP I ask y %na f Rind
I have said them, having told you what my
conscience demands that / shall do, will
leaye this question for your Consideration.
same view Of this question that thr t j doI edo
without, distress?, DO you suppose that
we could take 1t for any personal ad-
yy srr t or any, honor that could be con
You may nominate in this convention any
man you choose. If you will put him on the
him. You may take any method to nomi-
nate him that you think proper, l will
the pla yf Z 'u IS right. a but S wbaS as5 Ri% if If
to you my principles as an honest
man, cannot do that; realize what it
and the contumely that viii be heaped
upon us.
But. my fellow citizens, I have been
this before-before the political
party TO which you belong had a being. I
have advocated "A cause more unpopular
for free men, free homes and free speech, |
| am used to detraction; ! am used to abuse
When the republican party was or
ganized i was there. 1t has never had a
candidate since it was organized
my voice has not been raised In his
1t has never had until now a
great principle enunciated In its platform
distinguished leaders. its distineuisbed men men
.unieatiop and close friendship. have
md disasters. Do you think that we can
sever our connection with n party like this
20 ourselves, but a duty to all the people of
this great land? CApplarae,
WORDS OF FAREWELL.
Mr.. President, few men in this party
states in which they lived. But few men
n this convention or anywhere else have
1een Longer CONNECTED with this organiza-
who have been more active, and not one
Rha has been more attached to the great
of this party than | have been,
md | cannot go out of it without heart,
,urnings and "A feeling that no man can
appreciate who has not endured 1t; and yet
cannot, before my country and my God
tgree to that provision that shall put upon
his country II gold standard. and / will
What may be the result. II it takes me out
Il political life, | will go out with n feeling
nat AT least ! maintain my consistency and
ny manhood. and that my conscience h
lear, ana that my country will have no
to find fault with me. (CheersD
/ beg your pardon for saying this. so per-
onal. but. yet If personal act. that to
e taken, ] think 1t but lust to myself and
ny associates that | should proclaim 10
GU that we take this step not in anger
In pique, because we dislike the nomi,
but because our consciencrs renuira
3 honest men that VIC should make this
for sacrifice we feel II Is. ~
Ihanking you, gentlemen, for your kind
ttention,' retiring from you MS do ncr-
APPS never again TO have an opportunity of
ddressing q republican convention. / can
OF DO II without saying that In my heart
hope-nay ! have nm expectation that ~
gu should be foolish enough to adopt tbis
etter counsel vii prevail and ultima NV IN
true republican platform. sustaInjne re-
uDTcan principles, | may have tho inss- !
privilege OF again aldressjnp von
At the close of Mr.. Teller's speech the {
especially from the silver states !
as tremendous.
Al the conclusion OF Senator Teller's adj q
ress, after he had said: II must soyer {
~ connection with "A political party which !
lakes the gold plank one of the DrincInle I
rticles of its faith, the senator Daused
Ed swept his eyes across the hall. For nm
istant the full significance OF his defiance 4
iiled TO impress itself, then il sunk home /
nd the galleries rose with another veil t
nd mingling with the yell came a fusilalG (
Kisses A moment after when he said r