The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-04
TO RATIFY BRYAN
DEMOCRATIC CLUB CONVENTION
IN SESSION.

Woe President Stevenson, in His Usual
Style of Dreary Commonplace, Ad-
dresses tho CIobbers Immediately Upon
Their Assembling and is Followed by
Governor Stone and Congressman New
Iauds-At the Afternoon Session Sow
ersirn Sends Regrets and Tells ON Mark
Hnpua-woman's Clubs Speak Up.
ST. Louis, Oct. 3.IThis rather con-
sery.a tive town fairly boiled over with
Democratic enthusiasm today. 1t was
Visible at every corner and scores or
ban Which had been hung across the
streets proclaimed it TO the world
And if one were to judge by the badges
and buttons worn by the citizens one
might easily have been constrained 10
believe that Democracy had over-whelm-
ed St. Louis from the river to its west
ern limits.
This was the opening day of the
ouadrenniaI convention of the National
Association of Democratic clubs. The
delegates began to arrive yesterday and
they have been pouring in on every ROAD
that comes into the city since that time
All morning they gathered in the lob
bies of the hotels where the crunstone
orators shouted and roared with en-
thusiastic energy explaining the money
question and the true significance OF 10
to / Then There were bands OF muse
OF every sort and fption-from the
backwoods and from the metropolitan
ciules-playing patriotic airs.
AT THE AUDITORIUM
It was 1920 O'Clock in the forenoon
when the delegates and visitors began
TO assemble at the Auditorium where
the convention was to be held. and it was
almost an hour later when President Z.
+. Black called the meeting to order
At least 200 delegates were present and
an audience of 700 visitors. When the
blessing of the Deity had been invoked
the Jefferson Glee club of several voices
Gang the National anthem, America"
In which the audience Joined. When
the applause following the singing of
the anthem had died away, President
Black delivered his quadrennial address.
Mr.. Black declared that the cause
which the Democracy was supporting
was that of no class, no section, but or
the people az a whole. 1t was the
cause of an classes from all parts of
the country. He then entered into the
discussion of the money question, Mark
Hanna and the moneyed power
STEVENSON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Black was frequently interrupted
by applause. When he had finished he
In PRODUCED Vice President Stevenson,
who said in part:
Believing as / do that gold and sill
yer find equal recognition in the con-
Ao4 hot la1yI
their joint use IN effecting exchanges
and performing the other functions OF
money. we have prospered in the past:
and that the evil days now befallen us
are in no snnaM measure the result of
b1e demon citation of silver, L have no
hesftati on in maintaining my party ale
glance and casting my vote for Bryan
and Sewan. the nominees of the DEM
ocratIc convention. l deeply regret
that many of those with whom l have
been associated with in former contests
now oppose the election of the candl-
dates nominated in accordance with |
the time-fononed method and usages of |
the Democratic party. Without ques- |
tioning their sincerity, the inquiry IL
significant: What is there in the atti- |
tude of the Democratic party upon the !
money question to justify its abandon |
ment by those vino have long shared IN |
It's councils and who have been recipi- |
ents of its rewards and its honors?
NOT CHEAP MONEY.
"a belief in cheap money is no part |
Of Democratic teachings. It is part |
OF our creed that the doNar unit of |
coinage of both metals must be of equal
Intrinsic excirangeable value We be |
lieve fin such safeguards of legislation |
rs shall Insure the maintenance of the
parity of the two metals, and the equal
power of every dollar at all times in
the markets and in the payment or
debts.
After quoting the declarations eff the
Democratic party in the four national
conventions preceding that which NOM
mated Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Stevenson asked: |
lis it too much, then, to claim that In
giving our support ITO the nominee of
the Chicago convention, we are keep |
ing the faith9 The charge of recre- |
ancy to- party does not lie at our doors.
We believe that the election of the
Democratic president and congress VIII
secure the restoration of silver to the
position OF standard money of the
country-that designed for it by the
founders of the government.
NO POWER IN CONGRESS.
'"The destruction of silver as money
and the establishing of gold as the unit
O. value must have ruinous effect on |
ali forms of property except those in
vestmsnts which yield a fixed return in
money This would be enormously en-
1ranced in vslue and would gain a dis |
proport1onate and unfair advan tage ov- |
er every other species OF property. No |
power was conferred on congress to
declare that either metal should not be
money. Congress has, therefore. in
my Judgment. no power to demonetize
either. II, therefore, silver has been
demunetized, I am in favor of remon-
etiZing it.
II am firmly persuaded that in this
grest contest we are in the right; that
the cause which We represent is that OF
the people. We have no serious for
eign compiled tons no discussions AT
home. With a soil scarcely equaled In
eertl.ty. with a climate unsurpassed
with natures choicest gifts 50 generous
~ bestowed, with men everywhere will
ing to work and with ample facility TO
Transport labor's products to the mark
cts Of TIE world, why this paralysis;
why this distress; why should man beg
dis brother of the earth to give him
leave to toE?' We believe that much Of
the evil that has befallen Us as a people
is the result of the unwise, unjust fiaan-
cial legislation of The last third OF g
century. and for which the Republican
party is solely responsible
Wherein is there promise for the
future? Wherein is there hope? VIII
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