The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-16
TILLMAN STILL ROAsTs GROVER
Southern Silver Senator Addresses Yves
ern silver Convention.

Denver, April 15.-The Democratic
state convention held here today, after
adopting a free silver platform and
electing one delegate-at-large, adjourn
ed to 7:30 tonight.
AS Senator Tillman of South Carroll
ma was to speak in the same theatre in
which the convention was transacting
its business IT was impossible to pro-
coed with further elections until after
the ex-governor had finished The
theatre was packed with people anx-
ious TO hear Senator Tillman speak.
Thousands of persons were unable TO
obtain admittance TO the theatre. Sell
dom has political leader received such
an ovation in Denver as did Senator
Tillman tonight.
Before Mr.. Tillman began his speech,
letters and kilograms of a congratula-
tory nature were read by the secretary
of the state central committee from
Governor Stone of Missouri and Sena-
tors Vest of Missouri, Daniel of Viz
GINA and Call of Florida.
Mr.. Tillman prefaced his speech with
history of the Democratic and Repub-
ncan parties. He soon drifted into a
sarcastic arraignment Of President
Cleveland and the present administra-
ton He remarked:
''Who Is this man at Washington,
masquerading in the clothes of Jeffer-
son and pretending TO be introducing
reforms. God that the Democrats
should be disgraced by such man as
Grover Cleveland
He spoke in this same strain when
referring to Senator Sherman, Major
Mckinley and Secretary Carlisle. He
concluded:
1--WE are face TO face with a crisis.
Men are casting about to find out where
the shoe pinches.'
He urged Democrats and Republicans
alike to bolt at their respective nation
al conventions, should gold platforms
be adopted, and assured the Colorado
delegation that the south would stand
solid with the west should it be neces-
sary TO leave the convention hail.
After Senator Tillman finished his
speech, the convention reassembled and
completed the election of delegates-at-
large and congressional delegates, max
ing the selection as follows:
Delegat 5. Thomas, Of
Arapahoe county; T. ]. O'Donnell Of
Arapahoe county; 3. o. Sweeney of Las
Animas and Adair Wilson of La Plata.
The delegate from the First congress
sional district is r. w. Speer; second
district, II. H. Seldomridge. The con-
vention then adjourned.
1t was an anti-administration con-
vention throughout. Temporary Chair
man McAliney of Pueblo made a strong
silver speech, as did Permanent Chair
man ], R Royal,of the same city. The
latter, after making long and sincere
plea in favor of the white metal at the
ratio of 16 to l, eulogiZed Senators Vest
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prominent silver advocates of the east.
When he mentioned the name of ex-
Congressman Bland the delegates ap-
plauded and cheered.
The platform, which was unanimous
ly adopted, deals with no other question
but that of monetary issue and favors
free coinage at the ratio of 16 TO 1. The
platform is as follows:
THE Democratic party of Colorado
pledges its answering devotion to all
the principles of the Democratic faith
as laid down by Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson. Believing that the
evils that now Cypress the people are
the direct result Of a departure from
the true principles Of Democracy; that
the policy inaugurated by the Republi-
can party for the contraction Of the
currency, and for many years continued
by it to the gradual and certain impOv-
erishment Of the people, in the face of
steadfast opposition from the Demo
cratic party, but adopted and approved
by the present administration, has re-
suited in the creation Of an enormous
bonded debt in a period Of profound
peace, visiting a deadly blight on every
Industry and carrying Encouragement
and dismay into the household of every
wealth producer in the land; that there
never can be a condition Of general well
fare until the volume of sound and sta
Bile currency is equal TO the demand OF
industrial and commercial pursuits, and
that the first step in this direction
should be the immediate restoration OF
silver to the place it occupied in the
currency Of the world for centuries pre-
vious to 1873, we therefore favor the i'm
mediate restoration of the free and IN
limited coinage OF gold and silver at
the present legal ratio of IS 10 as such
coinage existed prior to 1873 without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation. such gold and silver 10 be
a full legal tender for all debts public
and private"
Hon. Charles s. Thomas OF Denver,
who was elected deleg .te al large by
reclamation. addressed the convention
and his remarks regarding the action
of the Colorado delegation at the Chi
cago convention may be considered sig
nificant. inasmuch as he is and has been
for many years representative DEM
ocraric leader He censured the pres
ent administration in strong terms for
their action in issueing bonds, conclud-
ing his address: IF, after the efforts
Of our delegation at Chicago. silver is
not recognized, 1 will withdraw from
the convention"
As Mr.. Thomas will likely lead the
Colorado delegation at Chicago his ut
terances in this respect are taken mean