The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-16
THE PLATFORM.
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issue was not to be brouRl. =. s-u3-piA conn.
level Of q personality. To the sen
plaint of the east that the silver 4 =
would not discuss the question he re.
Piled that the convention was assem-
bled merely to render q Judgment
ordered by the plain people. But
greatest Of all was the enthusiasm
stirred by his comparisons of business
men, eliminating with the comparison
Of business man who went down 1000
feet into mine. ard him whom In q
back room cornered the money of the
world.
1--WE are fighting in defense Of our
homes, our firesides and our families,
proceeded Pryan, as the assemblage
rose for another Md demonstration.
"Our petitions have Been BSclned h-t
now we have no petitions 10 Offer, Tor
we are strong in our might and we dsbSS
them. They ask us II D I.opespiere
viii vii s arise, ~ ipst"...s Of that the. peo.
JaoSD.son did in resisting encroachments
against the people,"
Turning to the income tax question,
Mr.. Bryan declared that it was not un.
constitutional until one judge had
CnduHBu dis anu buO Bltot
economic principle Of an income tax
could not rest upon the change Of mind
Of a single judge, Concerning the
banks, he said they claimed that the
government should go out of the bank
ing business, but he answered with
Jefferson that the banks should go out
of the governing business. The speaker
referred to the meritless domination Of
the gold power in the past and added
But / warn them they shall not
cruelty the Democratic party on a cross
OF gold"
The conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech
was marked by the most enthusiastic
demonstration of the convention up tC
that time. The whole convention
sprang to Its feet and 10000 throats
roared while twice 10000 arms waved
frantically. Handkerohiefs and flags
few wildly. Hats were hurled aloft.
Umbrellas were waved. Men shouted
like maniacs. From every quarter OF
the hall came the hoarse roar. Sud.
denly member of the Texas delega.
tion uprooted the banner Of the Lone
Star state and carried IL to where stood
the standard of Nebraska. Above the
roar rose piercing shrieks which sounded
like q volley of siege guns above tn
continuous rattle of 10000 small arms,
Other delegates grasped the stats Of
their delegations and pushed their
way to the Nebraska delegation.
Soon the stats of two.thirds Of the
states were grouped about the purple
standard of Bryan's state. Only the
standards of Connecticut, Delaware,
Massachusetts,, Maine, New York, New
Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont,
South Dakota, Rhode Island and Penn
sylvania were left standing when the
demonstration was at its height.
Meantime the awful roar from the
galleries continued. The band playeC
but the music could not be heard above
the Nisgara.ike tumult of sound. Like
an angry ocean, il swept on, breaking
at last, receding, falling back, only to
rise again.
Delegates fairly jumped for joy
Some of them took possession OF tn,
aisles and marched. Suddenly the state
standards clustered at Nebraska were
borne away in single file through the
aisles of the pit. After Is minutes of
turbulence, the delegates and crowds
sank back exhausted. When all were
seated Delegate Salisbury of Delaware
climbed back on his chair. He and his
three silver colleagues in that state gave
three cheers for Bryan, which were
answered with shout from the gallery
of "what's the, matter with Bryan for
president" The recipient of all this
honor made his way with difficulty from
the stays For ten minutes his friends
had fairly smothered him with congrat.
ulations. Several members OF the noti.
foation committee told him he would
be nominated.
The New York spokesman then made
the formal motion for the minority re.
port from the committee on resolutions.
The convention voted the previous ques.
ton and then the clerk read the sub
stitute for the platforms financial
plank. The ayes on the question were
not loud, but the noes gave a great
shout. whereupon Senator Hill, with
uphfted hand. demanded the call OF
states.
The announcement of the vote-ayes
636. noes S03, gave the silver men
grounds for applause because it was the
first test vote directly ON the financial
question and showed six more than the
necessary two-thirds to nominate.
Then the vote came on the substitu-
ton of the minority financial plank,
which also commended the Democratic
administration, for the financial plank
in the platform.
A few Of the delegates declined to
vote. The announcement Of the defeat
Of the resolution-957 to 564-was
greeted with slight sputter of misses.
Senator Tillman got on a chair and
withdrew the resolution and censure he
had read during his speech. "The vote
Just taken" said he, 'is equivalent to
q vote of censure. Where an attirma'
tive proposition is negatived its converse
is affirmed. A brave man never strikes
fallen foe-I withdraw the resolution
OF censure."
There were few cheers mingled
with more Kisses. Upon MIR. Hills de-
mand, the vote was then taken by
states on the adoption of the platform
The result was announced-626 te
80l, with one absent-and the revised
Democratic creed had been signed
sealed and ratified. The silver men
gave a cheer, and Immediately 4 so the
convention took recess until O'Clock
1t was 32 before the acting chair
man, Mr. Richardson, raped the con
vention to order for the night session.
Senator Jones of Arkansas gained
recognition and moved that the conven'
tion proceed TO the nomination Of Q
candidate for president of the United
States. 1t was carried with roar, the
galleries adding round of applause in
recognition Of the actual opening of the
contest Chairman Richardson an
nounced that by agreement the roll Of
states would be called for the presenta
ton of candidates. Alabama was
first to be called, and the chairman an.
nounced that the state would pass fol
the present. Arkansas came next.
Arkansas yields to Senator Vest o.