The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-10
Democratic Convention.

1 go on lueSudSs lht uatIOh"i SOLihN'e
| tee had voted that Senator d. i. Hill,
! of New York, should be temporary
chairman ny a vote of q to % for Sena-
tor j. W. Daniels, Of Virginia. Asthe
free silver coinage advocates have a
large majority in the convention they
insisted upon upsetting the old preced-
ents of allowing the nominee of The
| National Committee act even for a
short time, and when Chairman VIM.
f. Harrity called the convention to Or
der the circus began. Allen McDer-
mott, Of New Jersey made the first
speech for Hill, who was backed by the
! gold standard advocates. After several
warm speeches the convention seated
Daniels in the chair by a vote of $50 to
$40.
MI. Daniels made a lengthy speech.
He said
"DO not forget that i'll the last Ma.
tional Convention of 1892 you proclaim
ed yourselves to be in favor Of the use
of both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country and for the coin.
age OF both gold and silver without dis
elimination against either metal or
charge for mintage, and that the only
question left open was tie ratio be-
tween the metals.
1.-THE Republican Party has now re-
nouuced the creed Of its platforms and
of our statutes. 1t has presented to
the country the issue of higher taxes,
more bonds, and less money, and has
proclaimed for the British gold stand
ard. We can only expect, should they
succeed, new spasms of panic and a
long p~rotracted period of depression.
Do not ask us, then, to join them on
any of these propositions.
"Bring us, we!pray you, no more
makeshifts an3 straddles. Vex The
country with no more prophecies of
smooth things to come from the British
Republican gold propaganda
"We maintain that this great Ma.
ton, with a natural base las Gladstone
said) OF the greatest continuous empire
Eve established by man, is fully capa-
bic of restoring its constitutional mon
ey system of gold and silver ut equality
with each other, ard, as our fathers in
177G declared our National %independ-
ence so o has the party founded by
Thomas Jefferson, the father of that
declaration, met here TO declare Il
financial independence of all other ma
lions ard to invoke all true Americans
to assert it by their votes and place
their country where it by right belongs,
as the fIeest and foremost Nation of
the earth"
After the announcement of the com
mittees the convention adjourned.
On Wednesday the committee on
Permanent Organization reported Sena-
tor Stephen NJ. White, Of California,
for permanent chairman. lie was
chairman in 1885.
The Committee Oh Credentials re-
ported in favor of seating five contest.
ing free silver delegates from Michigan.
which gave the silver men II of the rs
and uader the unit rule the whole dele.
cation will be voted for free silver.
There was a fight in the convention
over this but it was endorsed by 55S to
36S votes.
The committee on resolutions refus-
ed to endorse the administration of
Cleveland by a vote of 30 to II. The
platform adopted On Thursday declar-
ed coin" in the constitution means
silver and gold; that silver shall be adj
mitted to free coinage as gold now is
at a ratio of IL TO i; but for the de-
claring of the income tax unconstitu-
tiOnal the present tariff law would
have furnished revenue and the attempt
to restore the Mckinley is denounced
as disturbing business. The selling of
bonds to the syndicate is condemned as
well as the lavish appropriations of the
last Congress. Gold monometallism is
declared to be a British policy and its
adoption has brought other nations i'll
to financial seryitude to London. All
money shall be issued by the Govern
ment and none by banks
Senator IIill's sound money financial
plank was defeated by GIG to 303. The
resolution commencing the honesty,
economy, courage and fidelity Of the
Administration WAS defeated by 5G4 to
357. The platform was adopted by
62S to 30l. There was wild confusion
while these resolutions were consider
ed. Hill, Villas and Russell champion
ed the administration and gold while
Tillman, Jones and Bryan led the ma
The nominations were made Thurs
day evening and the voting began on
Friday.
Elk Congressman Richard z. Bland,
of Missouri and Ex-Governor Horace
of Iowa, the two leading eandi-
for the Democratic nomination