Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-12

ments to strengthen thei- gold reserves and
the suspension of free silver coinage IN India.
which has heretofore been the worlds sink for
all its SURPLUS silver, but is longer. the
conclusion is inevitable that would be re-
duced to'a silver basis and to very cheap sill
yer basis at that
After showing all the evils which
he thought would result from the free
coinage of silver he concluded by say
ing:
Against such threatened calamity we have
met democrats. patriots. to protest. Our
purpose is too serious to permit differences
minor matters or personal jeaiousies to divide
our councils or weaken our influences We have
as we may have among democrats for the good
OF our country and the preservation of our
party organization for other periods of useful
ness Renouncfng undemocratic the work
of the party organization at Chicago, let us be
true to every democratic instinct at Indianap-
oils Let man say that in this convention
stand for all that should inspire good citizen
ship-for honest money, enforcement of
law and order, respect for authority.
the preservation of the national
the dignity and welfare of labor. the prosper
ity nd fair name of America. United in such
a cause we can go forward with the American
flag as our banner and the words National
Democrats" inscribed on its folds We know
no sectional issue or class We stand behind
the broad shield of patriotism and in that sign
Gov. Flowers speech was concluded
at las. Its delivery occupied As minutes
Gov. Flower then assumed the gavel,
and by his direction the states were
called for mem bers of the committees
on resolutions, credentials and the Sc
lection of national committeeman and
vice presidents. After an announce
ment that the committees would meet
Immediately, the convention at eos
took a recess until four o'clock.
1t was 4:25 when Temporary Chair
man Flower raped for order The re-
ports of the committees were called
for. The report of the committee on
credentials was first presented by
Chairman Brennan, of Wisconsin.
The statement in the report that there
were present S24 delegates to the con-
vention, representing Al states and
three territories, was heartily ap-
plauded.
Then the committee on permanent
organization reads its report. It
recommended Senator Gallery, of
Louisiana, for permanent chairman;
John III. Wilson. of Indiana, for
secretary, and Walter Kessler, of
Indiana, for sergeant-at-arms. 1t also
reported an order of business. The re-
port also recommended that the Or
Oh Uue Dc per-
manent, and that the national COM
mittee be empowered to call future
conventions This portion of the re-
port met with a warm response from
the delegates. The report was adopt
ed and Mr.. Built, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Lawler, of Minnesota, escort
ed Senator Gallery to the platform.
In assuming the gavel, Senator CAT
ferry made a speech in which he re-
ferred to the Chicago convention in
these words:
Charged by our party with the functions of
miniSterIng in its temple of faith and teach
have desecrated its affairs, broken its shrines
and taught a false doctrine to the people. We
now enter the sanctuary of the temple and
take possession of the ark OF the covenant of
our faith. which we will hereafter vigilantly
guard. protect and defend We will purify its
deSecrated affairs and rebuild its broken
shrines. And lest the hearts of the people be
stolen away from true democratic faith-the
faith of our fathers and founderS-we must
separate from our brethren who have wrought
this evil and from those who have followed
their evil teaching. We cannot follow them
in the road they have taken for their feet
swift to destruction. and their way is death.
The ties that bound us were as strong as hooks
of steel, and we part from them in sorrow.
John f. Irish, of California, took the
platform and made a speech, during
which he paid his respects to the Chi
cago platform, Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Nc
Kinley. After Irish had finished the
convention adjourned until Thursday
The Second Days Proceedings.
1t was 11:3s o'clock Thursday when
Chairman Gallery called the convention
to order and, as the committee on reso-
buttons was not ready to report, ex-
Congressman w. c. P. Breckenridge
made a short speech in which he de-
nounced the Chicago platform and
scored Mr.. Bryan. A resolution was
then passed deploring the death of ex-
Gov. William Russell, of Massachu-
sets. Then John De Witt Warner, of
New York; f. w. Lehman, of Missouri,
dressed the convention, followed by
nois, and Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia,
after which Senator Villas, chairman
man of the committee on resolutions,
mounted the stage and read the plat
form to the convention, which was as
follows:
The Platform.
This convention has assembled to uphold
the principles upon which depends the honor
and welfare of the American people, in order
that democrats throughout the union may
unite their patriotic efforts to avert disaster
from their country and ruin from the party.
The democratic party is pledged to equal
and exact justice to all men of every creed and
condition: to the largest freedom of the indi-
vidual consistent with good government: to
the states in all their just rights; to economy
in the public expenditures: to the mainte-
nance of the public faith and sound money: and
it is opposed to paternalism and all class leg
islation.