Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10

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WILLIAM L. RUSSELL.
nlatform to sneak for the substitute
plank and a scene that approached in
enthusiasm that OF last night, when New
York cast her seventy-two votes for the
minority report of the Credentials Com
mittee. began.
OVATION TO HILL
DELEGATES stood on chairs and waved
hats. fans, and handkerchefs. Mr.. Wnit-
ney rose with the rest, and the slsht oi
his erect figure brought many to their
feet. The galleries seemed TO rise as one
man, and waving sea or hats news
papers. and everything at hand that could
be made conspicuous rose and fell an
over the hall. The attempts Of the chair
man 10 still the tumult were unavailing
and. although most Of the delegates re-
sumed their seats after several minutes
of cheering. the galleries would not be
quiet and yelled and shouted with hearty
goodwill. All this time the object Of the
demonstration stood calm and COOL
facing his enthusiastic friends. lie snow
ed no feeling. and glanced straight ahead.
Then. gradually, the tumult ended, ana
finally silence reigned.
Mr.. Hill began in slow and distinct
tones. saying that, following the course
of the Senator from South Carolina, ne
would Introduce himself by saying: Il
am a Democrat but l am not reVolu-
tionlst" (Cheers)
Without intention especially to repy
to the remarks Of the distinguished Sena-
tor from South Carolina, he would say
only that II was a waste of time for nm
TO think that any were so ignorant as
not TO know that il was South Carolina
that in 1850 attempted 10 break up the
Union. His Olr Hilrs) mission here TO-
day was to build up. not destroy. He
knew he addressed "a convention that
did not agree with all the views he held;
but he knew that they would hear him
for his cause. New York made no apology
TO South Carolina. (Cheers) She ala not
need It. Need he remind this great con-
ventlon that It was New York city, whose
wealth had been 80 decricd, that had al
ways been the Gibraltar Of Democracy?
He asserted that the Democratic party
stood to-day in favor OF gold ANA silver
as the money Of the Constitution, and not
for either gold or silver alone, but men
differed as 10 the means that should be
employed to attain their end. One side
II was not a question of courage. The
majority report treated it as If we We're
not brave enough 10 undertake this alone
Ii was not a question OF bravery; IL was
a question of economy. He believed II
was better 10 seek the cooperation or
other nations He did not assail the
honesty of those who differed with him.
He had always treated the free-coinage
men respectfully, and would do so to-
day.
He did not believe they could ignore the
present financial system. II ilattered
American pride TO say this country was
big enough to stand alone, but II we car
ried this out to its legitimate conclusion
we might as well do away with all in
ternational commercial treaties.
SINGLE RATIO UNWISE.
He thought it was unwise to depend
upon a single ratio. The platform should
have stopped at demanding the remone-
tization Of silver. Instead OF tnat
the platform made the test OF Demo-
cratic loyalty hang upon the single ratio
OF IS to 1. He saw before him distin-
gulshed free-coinage senators, who had
introduced bills advocating other ratios
The platform said the gold policy was
the policy of England. 1t forgot 10 say
that there was a French policy; alsoi
German policy, "A Spanish pohcy-that' III
fact. IL was the policy Of the world, as
represented by the States OF the Latin
Union. He took II for granted that this
Continent was in favor O. maintaining the
silver dollar or parity with every other
dollar. But the platform said not a word
about this. Everything was risked on
free-coinage. Could the American people,
no matter how brave they might be, make
copper or lead the equal Of gold? IL was
question Of economy. and, therefore
in the opinion OF the minority the safest
course was to advocate international bl-
metalllsm, and to stop there.
The criticism was made that the mi
noritv's plank was similar 10 that OF the
Republican party. He did not think II
much the worse for that. The money
plank, the Cuban plank, the pension
niank. the civil service planks, were all
saualiy like the Republican planks. He
aid not like many of the planks in the
Democratic platform. and he thought II
the wise counsels OF the Senator from
Arkansas NIr. Jones), had prevailed, II
would have been different. Therefore,
when that Senator said the platform
.,fant what IL said. and said what II
meant. he would like some one TO eX-
nIaIn what was meant by the plank about
he issue OF paper money in the future.
Vas this an attempt, at this late day, "a
commit the Democratic party 20 the sui
cidal policy of issuing paper money!
INCOME-TAX PROPOSITION.
Further. he did not believe IL wise tc
introduce new tests OF Democracy. What
was the necessity of making an income
tax a test Of Democratic faith2 Had
II come to this, he asked, that the fol
lowers of Tilden. who all his life opposed
| his inlquitous tax, were now required
as a test OF their Democracy, 10 express
their belief In the constitutionality OF az
| income tax? Was 1t wise TO attack th'
| Supreme Court of the United states
| (Cheers)
| "Wiu some one tell me-" he continued
what that clause means In this plat
form? II you mean what you say, anC
say what you mean. that plank means
N II means anything. that II Is the dut,
| a Congress to reconstruct the Supreme
| Court OF yne country. l viii not follow
! any such revolutionary step as that
/ (Cheers.) =,
.Then." he continued, "as II you hae
| not trouble enough without putting In al
| these unnecessary and foolish Things
| what more have you done? You have fo
| Inc first time assaiied. In q Democratic
I platform. the doctrine OF our tathsrs