The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-05

E%-GON. ROSWELL +. FLOWER.
Temporary Chairman OF Conventional
crat honorcd here by being made the cam
Gldate OF this convention can look forward
with any reasonable hope 10 an election.
Mono OF us who help to nominate him can
expect 20 be participants IN any distribu-
ton or political favors. We are here be-
cause we love the democratic party and be-
cause we love our country. That ~ the in
SEPARATION which has drawn us together and
encouraged our action That Is the fact
which evidences our sincerity and makes
our cause strong with the people.
''The danger OF the Chicago platform docs
not alone nor chiefly lie In its declaration
for a financial policy which would be ruin
GUS. The danger lies In the revolutionary
influence which controlled the Chicago con-
vention and animated it's platform. Men
may Justly differ as to tho best scheme OF
national finance and may debate their DIFF
fcrcnces without rccrimination or without
questioning the honesty OF motives. But
when men. led on By ambitious politicians.
their minds fired. not by the example OF
American patriots, but by that OF radicals
OF the French revolution, overturn party
prcccdcnts and pack q convention TO secure
an effective majority, then by the aid OF
that majority raise aloft the incendary
banner OF the people against the rich at
tack the integrity OF the supreme court.
threaten the subverslon OF national insti-
tutions and the indirect pcrversion or con-
stitutonal guarantees, incite disrespect 20
law and authority, suggest and I'm sub
stance recommend the reputation OF ma
tional and private debts and reject by In
tended implication the fundamental prin ,
cipie OF democracy that that government
governs best which governs least-thon
it Is time for democrats TO forsake that
motley and I'M American gathering. to re ect
that undemocrntic and un-Americnn cnun-
citation OF doctrines and 10 join, In such
manner as may seem best. with all patriots
who cherish their country's honor and wish
20 protect the welfare OF It's people.
Il mistake the moral sense OF the Amer
tcan people II the action or the populists al
Chicago. REINFORCED and emphasized by the
action OF the populists at st. Louis. has
not reklndled the spirit OF American pa.
triotism and awakened the American con-
science to the national danger which turks
in the forces and influences behind Bryan
and Sewail or Bryan and Watson. The real
issue IN this campaign Is an issue OF pa
ari0tism
''Tho revolutionary spirit which forced
nryans nomination r. manifest In his
speeches now being delivered throughout
tho country His conspicuous failure ri
Madison Square garden 90 advance the
cause of silver by close argument has In
duced him TO abandon the weapons OF ths
Ioglcian and statesman and 20 employ the
arts OF the orator"
The speaker then gave facts and figures
20 show how the prosperity OF tho Amer.
can people has been Increased by foreign
gold lie set forth viVidly the injuries q
silver standard would work. TO the wage
Garner especially. and closed thus:
Against such threatened calamites We
have met az democrats, ns patriots, % pro
test our purpose - too serious 20 permit
differences on minor matters or persona
1ealouaiea TO divide otir councils or weaker
our influence We have come here "A
democrats to exert such influences az w