Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1896-06-23

/ RACES the fB0Y0fHmeutAI supervision
and control 81 transportation lines and
rates the protection Of people from
all unlawful combinations and unjust
exactioh Of aggregated capital and
corpotated power; ON American vel
come to every God-fearing, liberty
loving, ion-fespecting; law
abiding, labor. seeking, decent man /;
the exclusion of all whose birth, whose
blood, WHOSE condition, whose prac-
tices, would menace permanence of
free institutions, and endanger the
safety OF American society or lessen
the oppof tunities for American labor !
the abolition of sectionalism; every
star in the American flag shining fof
honor and Welfare and happiness, every
commonweal tn of, by and for the peo-
pie; deathloss Loyalty TO ait that is
true and American and a patriotism
eternal as the STARE
| Almost eVeEy senterce of the I'D
dress was puHctuatcd with applause,
and at its close delegates rose and
waved their hats, flags and handker-
chiefs with prolonged cheer.
AS the REORGANIZATION ceased, by the
direction OF Permanent Chairman
Thurston. sletter was read from J.
Henry Fort, chairman of the commit
tee on credentials, announcing that
the committee would be unable to re-
port until afternoon. A recess was
then taken untI 2 O'Clock.
The report of the committee on per-
manent Organization, besides naming
Senator Thurston as chairman, made
| the secretaries, sergeant alarms and
| other temporary officers permanent
officers of the convention and gave a
list of vice presidents, one from each
state, as agreed on by the delegation.
The reading OF the list of vice-p resi-
dents was interrupted by applause as
popular names were reached.
Afternoon Session.
It was 2:45 Yhe9 the chairman IS
hammer knocKEd for order and an
nounccd that the afternoon session
would be opened with prayer by
Bishop Atnet.aof Wilberfbree college,
o. The bishop invoked blessings on
the contention>and on the Country and
gave thanks for an assembly repre-
senting the culture, the wealth and re-
finement OF more than forty centuries.
He prayed that the victory to b.
gained in tho failure through the work
of the convention may rebound to the
blessing of every section, and that
protection andchberty and civil and
political rights may be secured to ev-
cry man, woman and child from the
lakes of the north to the gulf of the
south,
Mr.. Madden, of Chicago, was recog-
nized by the chair for special pur-
pose. Mr.. Madden then, in appropri-
ate terms, presented a gayel made
from portion4of the house in which
Lincoln cnce lived. The chairman, in
in accepting it, expressed the hope
that the inspiration of the immortal
Lincoln might re the hearts of the
convention to higher patriotism.
Judge Denny, of Kentucky, pre-
sented second gavel made from the
wood which formed part of the home
stead of Henry Clay, the father of
protection.
Temporary G1airn,nn Fairbanks re-
sponded, cxstra ing hfS qualifications
that the statb 81 Henry Clay had en-
tered the relot pAcan fold and trusted
1T would be found true to the standard
bearer of this great convention in No
vember next.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was then presented by its
chairman, Nfr. Fort, of New Jersey.
The report recommended that the roll
of delegates and alternates of the con-
vention from the SEVERAL states and
territories. as prepared by the national
committee, be approved as the perma-
nent roll of the convention.
After discussion the majority report
was adopted amid cheers.
A minority report was presented, but
was over whelmingly defeated.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions was recognized and report
ed that the platform would be ready at
p. m.
Mr.. Grosvef6r moved to adjourn
until 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
The chairman declared in favor of the
ayes, and at 5:07 the convention was
adjourned accordingly.
The Platform Will be Gold.
There is no possible misconstruing
the meaning Of the financial plank
which the coaa ittea-aa resolutions
has decided upon and which reads as
follows:
The republican party is unreserved:
ly for sound money. It caused the
enactment of the law providing for
the resumption of specie payments in
1879. Since then every dollar has
been as good as gold. We are unal-
terably opposed to every measure cal
culated to debase our currency or i'm
pair the credit of our country. We
are, therefore, opposed to the free
coinage of silver, except by interna-
tional agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world,
which we pledge ourselves to promote,
and until such agreement can be OBJ
tanned the existing gold standard must
be preserved. All our silver and paper
currency now in circulation must be
maintained at q parity W tn gold, and
we favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolably the obligations of
the United States and all our money,
whether coin or paper, OF the present
standard-the standard of the most
enlighted nations of the earth.