The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-03
Much Enthusiasm Was Shown
During the Session.
Committee On Platform Expected
TO Report This Morning.

At 4:25 Mar. Flower raped for order.
and the report OF the committees were
called for. The report Of the COMMITTEES
OH credentials was first presented by
Chairman Brennan of Wisconsin. The
statement i'm the report that there were
S2i delegates to the convention, repre-.
senting Al states and three territories.
was heartily applauded The report Of
the committee on financial organiza-
ton not being ready, DR.. Everett OF
Massachusetts, was introduced to the
convention by Temporary Chairman
Flower. lie was enthusiastically
greeted, and made stirring speech
When DR.. Everett declared that Mas
sachusetts was opposed to sectionalism,
and again when he said that the conven-
tion would uphold the administration OF
MIR. Cleveland for upholdIng the credit OF
the nation, the delegates Jumped 20 their
feet and Joined I'm a stormy demonstra-
tion. Fans, handkerchlefs. flags, every.
thing that was movable were waved,
amid frantic cheering. He made touch
ing reference to the sad death of ex-
Governor Russell, who. he said. died of
broken heart because OF the folly of his
party at Chicago
Buckner and others when Or. Everett
took his seat, but the committee on per-
manent organization was ready and read
Its report. The report was read by Dele
gate Roberts of Missouri. 1t recon-
mended Senator caffery OF Louisiana
for permanent chairman, Jno. n. Wilson
OF Indiana for secretary and Walter
kessler OF Indiana for sergaant-at-arms.
IL also reported on order OF business.
The report also recommended that the
organization Of the party be made per-
manent. and that the committee be en-
powered to call future conventions. This
portion of the report met with a warm
response from the delegates.
The report was adopted and Mr.. Bull
lit of Pennsylvania and Mr. Lawler of
Minnesota escorted Senator Caffrey to
the platform In assuming the gavel,
Senator Caffrey made a strong speech.
Without being ornate, Mr. Caffrey is an
impressive speaker, clear I'm logic, bold
in statement emphatic in gesture. He
referred occasionally TO his manuscript.
The convention listened closely. and fire.
quently Interrupted by applause. Sem
ator Caffrey said:
Chairman CsfIrcys Address
thanks for the high honor OF selecting
me TO preside over its deliberations. /
shall always regard IL as the highest
honor ever conferred upon me. Charged
by our party with the function of min.
istering In its temple OF faith. and teach
Ing the people It's true doctrines, our
priests have desecrated its altars, broken
Its shrines aud taught false doctrines to
the people. We low enter the sanctuary
OF the temple and take possession of the
ARK OF the Covenant of our faith, which
we will hereafter yigiiantly guard, pro
tect and defend. We will purify its des-
ecrated alrars and rebuild its broken
shrines. And lest the hearts OF the peo-
pie be stolen away from true Democratic
faith--the faith OF our fathers and found
ers-we must separate from our brethren
who have wrought This evil. and from
those who nave followed their evil teach
i1gs- We cannot follow them in the road
they have taken; for their feet are swift
To destruction, ana their way is the way
of death. The ties that bound us were
as strong as hooks OF steel and we part
from them in sorrow. Loyalty to party
discipline and organization has ever
been the pride and strength of our party.
Loyalty TO principle has ever been. and
ever will be, it's cardinal and leading
tenet, paramount to all others binding in
conscience and guiding the action OF
every true Democrat.
The declarations of the Chicago plat
form are open, palpable and fragrant"
departures from all that Democracy has
stood for. They assaii the money stand
ard OF the country and declare for the
inflated and deprecated standard of free
silver at the ratio of 16 TO /. They assail
the right and power of the executive to
cnforce the law and to protect property
under the control and in the custody Of
the federal courts in any state in the
Union; they attack the integrity OF a CO.
ordinate branch OF the government;
they declare that the function OF issuing
paper money Is TO be exclusively ex-
ercised by the government itself; they
assail the right of the citizen To contract
for payment in any legitimate COM
modify; they declare that the obligations
OF the government, for which gold was
received, and for the payment of which
in the same coin the national faith is
pledged. may be paid In a deprecated
CON- and we declare that each and every
one Of these attacks and deCfara lions
are Democratic. They are an assault
upon the constitution, the time honored
principles Of the Democratic party, and
the distinguished patriot and statesman
who has twice led IL To the only victories
81 has achieved In 36 years. IL is the
1shmael of platforms. IL raises its hand
against some OF the principles OF both
parties. and all the principles Of the
lptInOCTallc party. III Is ptkolten OF the
unhallowed union between Democracy,
Populism and anarchy And that the
scriptures may be fulfilled. IL will be a
fugitive and "a wanderer on the face of
the earth.
We hold that no argument is needed
to show the revolutionary and anarchis-
tic character of the doctrine that the
laws cannot be enforced Nm a state To
protest property which Is in the juris-
diction OF federal courts or TO protect
the United States mails. or that the SUI
preme court ought TO be reorganized. or
that the national honor should be
stained or the national faith violated
or that the freedom of private contract
ought TO be limited or that the function
or issuing paper money ought 90 be ex-
clusively eXerc.rcd by the federal gov
crnment We hold that the theory OF
free coinage of silver. with gold, at the
ratio OF ~ 10 I. adrnits or argument but
we hold that the wcight " authority, the
strength OF reasoning and the facts ot
history. all point TO lts fallacy and the
ruinous consequences OF It's adoption.
The free Coiuare of silver is. and has
been. sihce MIR Cicveiaud's inaugura-