The Portland daily press., 1896-09-11
DEMOCRACY DIVIDED.
Pennsylvania Leaders Protest Against
Surrender to POpulists.

A Ringing Document Submitted to the
| Harrisburg Convention and Hooted
Down of Course.
Harrisburg, Pa, September 10.-In the
Democratic convention today when the
adoption Of the platform which endorses
Bryan was called, Robert James Of North
ampton county mounted the stage and
started to read protest against the
resolutions. The protest was framed by
the gold Democrats. Mr.. James had
spoken but few words when there were
loud cries of shut him off," "He's a
friend of Mckinley" and like remarks.
The delegates were soon In turmoil
The chairman tr led to restore order.
Through out the disorder James stood
unmoyed. Finally the delegates became
partially quiet and Mr.. James proceeded.
When he had spoken but few words
the delegates again broke out. Mr..
james did not cease but his voice could
not be heard. The convention cneered
for Bryan while Mr James was talking
and the scene was one OF wild disorder.
| d. G. Dewitt of Towander appealed to
the delegates to hear Mr.. James and then
the convention upon motion of Magis-
trate Hughes OF Philadelphia decided
that all speeches pertaining to platform
be limited to five minutes. Mr.. James
proceeded and he was given some atten-
tion. He spoke eloQuently in behalf of
sound money and when his time Limit
had expired he handed formal protest
to the chairman.
The protest in part is as follows: We
deny the right of this convention to
change line OF the body of the sound
Democratic doctrine unanimously pro-
claimed at Allentown, by the authorized
convention of our party.
We protest against the unlawful organ
ization of this body and violation of
party rules and against your arbitrary
action In unseatinR lawful delegates for
the offense of fidelity to party and the
substitution of Others whose only claim
to recognition lies in their abandonment
of Democratic doctrines We especially
protest against your substitution Of the
| Chicago platform for the Allentown
declaration OF principles. We conceive
the declarations of the Chicago conven-
tion to be unpasriotio, vicious and un-
democratic. On all the pressing Questions
OF the hour they violate Democrat ic
doctrine. subvert Democratic precedent,
falsify Democratic history and trample
on Democratic purpose and aims.
For 100 years our party has maintained
the unbroken front in the battle for
sound money, correct financial principles
and the sancity and inviolablity Of
private and public obligations. We are
ready to battle with those who have
/ ctc fho v1u l.
and wonld prostitute them to the pur-
poses of Populism and repudiation.
! We denounce the action of the Demo-
cratic convention in refusing to endorse
the wise pure and PATRIOTIC, administra-
| tion Of Grover Cleveland. We denounce
the threat to reorganize the supreme
| court of the nation to make it SUBJ
evolutionary. We regard the mainte-
nance Of public order and peace, the sup
preston of riot and the protection of
property and lite as one Of the first and
| most important functions Of government
When unlawful assaults are made against
federal laws 1T is the right and duty OF
| the federal government to protect itself
and enforce it's laws without dependence
on any state.
To establish this principle the war
against the rebellion was fought at too
great sacrifice to permit its being
quertioned now. II disregardiDg our pro-
| tests and the right Of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania this convention insists up
on engrafting these undemocratio doc
trines in your platform we reluctantly
but unalterably declare we cannot follow
in this dishonoring and di astrous
venture. The protest was signed by 90
delegates
The platform was adopted and the vote
was intermingled with cheers. Ex-Con.
gressman Sowden of Allentown offered q
resolution to GUST MIR. Harrity as the
Pennsylvania national committeeman.
The resolution states that Harrity has
publicly declared that he has retired from
politics and he has not participated in
the deliberations of the committee since
his election. 1t requests Chairman
Jones of the national committee to de-
clare a vacancy and appoint successor
to Harrity who will be in hearty sympa-
thy with the Chicago ticket and platform
till such time as the state central com.
mittee shall I'LL such vacancy. The In
PRODUCTION Of thia resolution created an
other exciting scene. The resolution was
finally tabled III to l67. The report of
the committee which conferred with the
Peoples Party representatives on the
question of fusion and which recon-
mended the acceptance of the Populist
lists proposition Is that II the Demo-
crats agreed to place on their electoral
ticket the names of four Populists the
Pcpulists would place on their ticket
the names of as silver Democrats. In the
case of election the vote ia to be cast for
Bryan, The Populists suggested four
names. The first two named were formal
ly nominated but the convention refused
to nominate the others, the regular Demo-
cratic candidates being named. After
making other nominations the conven.
tion adjourned sine die.
Another Treat for the Reading Public.