Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-09
T0-daY,s Session.

convention Hail, Chlcago, July 9.-Ae
the doors of the mammoth coliseum were
thrown open this morning and the black
streams of people rolled up through the
entrances, the band struck up "Massa's
in the Gold, Gold Ground"
To-day, which many believe will be the
last day the convention gladiators will
meet in the arena, declaration of prinoi-
Piles ls to be made and candidatesare to
be selected.
The silver cohorts, jubllant and conf
dent, were IN control, and the prelimi-
nary scenes we're largely repetition of
those of the two previous days. Several
spectators, making themselves obnox-
ious, were elected.
Sixteen delegates, constituting the mi
nority of the committee on resolutions,
find nine declarations In the report of the
majority of the committee to which they
can not give assent.
The minority content themselves with
this general expression of their dissent
without going into specific statement
of the Objectionable features of the re-
port of the majority.
But upon the financial questions, which
engages at this time the chief share of
public attention, the views of the major
ity differ SO fundamentally from what the
minority regard as vital to the Demo-
cratic doctrine as to demand distinct
statement of what they hold as the only
just and true expression of Democratic
faith upon this paramount issue as fol-
lows, which is offered as a substitute for
the financial plank in the majority re-
port:
HILLS PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE.
eve declare our belief that the expert
ment on the part of the United States
alone of the free coinage of silver and
change of the existing standard of value
Independently of the action of the other
great nations would not only imperil
our finances, but retard or entirely pre-
vent the establishment of international
bimetallism to which the efforts Of the
government should be steadily directed.
''It would place the country upon a
silver basis, impair contracts, disturb
business, diminish the purchasing power
of wages and labor and inf1ict irreparable
evils upon our nations commerce and
industry.
"Until international CO. operation among
the leading nations for the free coinage
of silver can be secured, we favor the
rigid maintenance of the existing gold
standard as essential to the preservation
of our national credit, the redemption OF
our public pledges and the keeping in.
violate of our oountry's honor.
eve insist that all of our paper and
silver currency shall be kept at a parity
with gold. The Democratic party is the
party of hard money and is opposed to
permanent financial system, and we
therefore favor the gradual retirement
and cancellation of all United States
notes and treasury notes under such leg
islative provisions as will prevent undue
contraction.
ave demand that the national credit
shall be resolutely maintained at all
times and under all rcumstances."
ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT.
The minority also feel that the re.
port of the majority is defective in fail
ing to make any recognition OF the
honesty, economy, courage and fidelity OF
the present Democratic administration.
They therefore offer the following dec
laration as an amendment to the major
ity report: 1--WE commend the honesty.
economy, courage and fidelity of the pres.
ent Democratic national administration"
[signed] David B. Hill. of New York;
William F. Villas, of Wisconsin; George
Gray, of Delaware; John Prentice Poe,
of Maryland; Irving w. Drake, Of New
Hampshire; @. o. Holman, of Maine;
P.J Farewell, OF Vermont; L. Harri-
son. Of Connecticut; David E. Baker,
OF Rhode Island; Thomas A. @. Weacock,
of Michigan; James q. Brien, of Mimi