The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

trumpet, called like g fog horn hia
| defiance. You can just as we'll under
stand that 1 am going to hays nv saw
IL stand here until shutdown"
de was permitted to 60 on with com.
parative quiet, after the chairman had
pleaded with this auditors and threst-
ened to clear the galleries, and then he
surprised his hearers anew by an At.
tack On Senator Hill, because the Sens.
tor from New York had refused to make
tne nrst speech on the platform and
give the south Carolina man the reply.
Incidentally he said of Hill: "He de-
spised the President of the United
States in 1899; since then he has had
cause to more than despise him." and
scored Hill for assuming the role of
epologtst for the admins tra alton.
But as Grover Cleveland stands for
gold" he began, whereupon a "hurrah
ior cleveland" was shouted which drew
quite hearty response from the Qa!.
leries. The attack on the President
which followed did not find any m arked
demonstration OF approval. Now I
want you sll to listen," Tillman shouted
ana then he read the sub-resolution
which follows:
I'VE denounce the Administration Of
President Cleveland as un. Democrats
and tyrannical and as departure from
tnosei principles which are cherished
oy all hberty-loving Americans. The
Veto power has been used to thwars the
WAL OF the people as expressed by their
representatives in Congress- The ap.
polntive power has been used to subaf-
dlze the press. to debauch Congress and
70 over-awe and control citizsns in the
free exercise OF their constitutional
rights as voters. A plutocratic despot-
a.. L.
the ruins OF the republic.
I'VE repudiate the continuation
placed on the financial plank OF the
last Democratic national convention bv
PRESIDENT Cleveland and Secretary
carlisle as contrary to the plain mean
Ing OF English words, and as being an
act OF bad faith, deserving the severest
censure. The Issue Of bonds In time OF
peace, with which to buy gold to redeem
coin obligations payable in silver or
gold at the option OF the Government
ana the use OF the prooeeds to defray
she ordinary expenses of the Govern.
ment are both unlawful and usurpations
o. authority deserving impeachment"
me hrst sentence was fi;e brand
which ignited great blaze of misses
and counter flame of cheers which
could not equal the Kisses, and the en-
sire reading OF the resolution was
harcely Kissed. He closed with a warn
ing to the delegates that they must
unite the jealous and rival elements of
silver forces or victory for Democracy
would be impossible. YOU'RE no
Democrat" shouted some In the gal.
lery.
Senator Tillmsn concluded by pledg.
Ing the solid vote of the South to any
good straight silver candidate;as he de-
In
set up great shout for Hill. But sud
denly the commanding figure of Senator
Jones, OF Arkansas, chairman of the
resolutions committee. mounted tho
stage. He held his hand out for silence.
The noise fell away before his strong
presence. In clear tones ne apolog!z d
for appearing before Senator Hill. He
hsd not intended to say a word, he said,
but he could not allow the charge of Mr..
Tillman thas this was eec ional issue
to pass unchallenged.
The conservative silver me1 who had
had been plsinly depressed by some OF
Mr.. Tillman's radical utterances gave
this statement an earnest volley OF ap-
plause.
~ am Southern man." continued
Senator Jones, II carried q Southern
musket during the war, but repudiate
ifGa as that this question knows
tne suRseSt"e to cure: y.e oDst:
any section" ''" W"~i-'
Flying flags and handkerchiefs and
the approving roar of Is. 600 throats an
swered. Even the New York snd Mas
sachusetts and other Eastern delega-
tions joined hesrtily in this rejection OF
the extreme Tillmsn sentiment.
| This Is o great cause" he went on
| eloquently, II and those who feel as 1
| do know that it is not sectional-it is
| confined neither to section, country or
| clime-it is the cause of mankind. !"
| Cheers follow this A cause that had
it's champion in the magnificent Arthur
Sewall, Of Maine. and the brilliant
George Fred Williams, of Massachu-
| sets, he said could not be sectional.
After emphatic reputation OF Mr.. Till.
mans assertion Mr.. Jones lef. the plat.
form.
Senator Hill assembled the platform
amid perfecs storm of applause. He
went to the platform, shook the hand
OF the presiding officer, and then. with q
smile bowed his Acknowledgements to
the shouting, gesticulsting crowd.
Three cheers for HILL" came from
the Massachusetts delegation, half OF
them on chairs, and as 1t was given
with will, New York, New Jersey.
| Pennsylvania and the vast ssse IN blage
| joining in the demonstration.
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