The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-10
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land in your platform. We OF the South
| have burned our bridges so far as the
! North IS concerned. and have turned our
! IA ,cs 10 the West. asking our brothers OF
| tho western states TO unite with as III
| turing the Government over 10 the con
dition in which our fathers lett H. ana
! tho West has rCslcndcd. But you or the
! West must get the Republican silver men
| OF tho West and the Populis's to endorse
/ your pliform. or on are beaten.
| lie knew appeals would be made to the n
ly the time-sorving politicians not TO lis
/ ten 10 the moi things OF this South Caro-
| lima rauter but he warned them that
unless they r,pudiato the clavland ad-
ndaistraticn they would 60 before the
( country stuli ned.
81. therefore" he said. "offcr as sub
stitUtc this resolution. Now listen and be
| quiet" he addcd III any considerable
| number Of these delegates deny the truth
/ OF IL. they can express u b ythcir votes
! but IL y'u know II is true. express your
| knowledge by your vote
TILLAfANS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Tnlman then read his resolution as
follows:
.Wc denounce the administration OF
| tyrannlcal. and as departure from those
principles which are cherished by all
| liberty loving Americans.
Tho ver~ power has been used 20
| thwart the will Of the people as expressed
| by their representatives IN Congress. The
| appointivc p0wc- has been used to sub
sliizo the press. TO Gcbauch Congress. and
10 overawe and control citizens In the
free exercise Of their constitutional rights
as voters.
~ plutocratic dcsporsm has thus
sought 10 he established On the ruins VI
tho country.
We rcpudlate the construction placed
on me financial plank Of the last Demo
cratic national platform by President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle as con-
trarf 10 the plain meaning OF English
words and as being an act Of bad faith.
deserving the severcst censurc. The IS
sue Of bonds In time OF peace with which
10 buy gold 10 redeem coin obligations
payable I'm silver or gold, AZ the option
Of the Government and che use Of the
proceeds 10 dcfrar the ordinary eXpcnses
OF the Government. are both unlawful
and usurpations of authority deserving
imncachmcnt.
Cheers and Kisses intorspcrsed the read
Ing and Mr. Tilman said: zone word
more. and I Will relieve the shouters
who have come here on tickets given
them. # the disagrcoable duty Ct listen
ing 10 me-
A delegate from Maine rose. and call
ed out. please explain 10 Mainc?' but
the Chair ruled that Mr.. Tilman could
not Doe interrupted. and the delegate took
his scat. Mr. Tilman went on 10 say
! that the Democracy now had the platform
that they wanted, (Cheers)
SENATOR JONES SPEAKS.
Mr. Tillman concluded and Senator
Jones took the stand 10 speak for the
platform as submitted by the committee.
His first sentence brought cheering He
said hc disagreed with the senator from
South Carolina I'm his statement that
this was sectional issue.
He was a sOutherncr. but he loved
the whole country. and was willing 70
lay down his life for 81. CWild cheering)
This question was not sectional, but
involved every part Of the country. The
Democracy believed as ne did. in liberty
and union. lie believed the whole people
should stand together
just then David y. Hill moved TO the
platform to speak for the substitute
plank. and a scene that approached in
enthusiasm that Of last night. when New
York cast her sevcnty-two votes for the
minority report OF the Credentials Com
mittec. began.
Delegates stood on chairs. and waved
hats. fans. and handkerchiefs Mr.. Whit
ncy rose with the rest. ana the sight Of
his erect figure brought many 10 their
feet. Tho galleries seemed to rise as
man. and the waving sea Of hats. news
papers. and everything AT hand that
could Dee made conspicuous. rose and
Cell AN over the hail. The attempts of the
chairman 10 stin the tumult was un-
availing. and. although most of the dele
gates resumed their seats after several
minutes of cheering the galleries would
not Doe quiet. and yelled and shouted with
hearty good Will. All this time the OBJ
Ject of the demonstration stood calm and
cool. facing his enthusiastic friends He
showed no feeling and glanced straight
ahead Then gradually the tumult ended
and finally silence reigncd.
HILLS SPEECH.
Mr.. Hill began In slow and distinct
tones. saying that following the course
OF the Senator from South Carolina he
would introduce himself by saying: Il
am Democrat, but / am not a rcyOlu-
ZIONIST" oCheers)
Without intention TO especially reply TO
the remarks of the distinguished senator
from South Carolina. ne would only say
that IL was d waste cf time Tor him 10
think that We were 50 ignorant as not
10 know that il was South Carolina that
i'm 1850 attempted TO break the tnion'
Ills NIr. Hlrs) mission here to-day was
10 builI up. not destroy. lie knew he
addressed a convention that did not agree
with ali the views he held, but he knew
they would hear him fer his cause New
York made no apology TO south Carolina
thccrsD She did not need II. Necd
he remind this great convention that II
was New York city, whose wealth hai
been so dccried that had always been the
Gibraltar Of Democracy? he asserted
that the Democratic party stood to-day
i'm favor of gold and silver as money
nf the Constitution and not for either
GOLD and silver alone bat differed AS 10
,he means that shorld be employed 10
.ttain thoir end. one side favored the
cf-opcration OF other nations. ii was
NOT "A question of courage The majority
r,rort treated IL as If We were not pidte
.ronrbt TO undertake this alone. IL
was "a question of bravery a question Oh
..nor,v He believed il was better
80 s,els The cooperation of other nations
~. AID not assan the honesty OF 'n"9e
VINO ALTERED with him. lie hau al" "s'
.,o.,.5 t,e free coinage men rcspcctuiN'
e.'I would DO SO to-day. He did not
,,.,i,.ge they could ignore the hhdhCi"l
',.,tiop IL battered American piluo
80 saw mis- country was big ehous" -
s,ond adone. but If We carried 'hlS 'u'
- 1,,itimate conclusion We might ds
10 s,,,sv with all internauonal 'oih-