The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-10

dates, the chairman added. the nomina-
tions and seconding speeches would be
confined to thirty minutes in length,
which time might be eased either when
the nominations were made or when
the state of the speaker was called.
BLAND'S CHAMPION.
Senator Vest, Of Missouri. was the
first delegate to ascend the platform,
even before the call of states had got
farther in the alphabetical list than
the state of Arkansas. Mr.. Vest spoke
as follows:
Senator Vest said: Revolutions do
not begin with the rich and prosperous.
They represent the protest of those
who are suffering from present condl-
tions, and whose demands for relief are
denounced by the beneticiaries or un-
just and oppressive legislation
When a profound sense of wrong,
evolved from years of distress, fastens
upon the public mind in free country,
and the people are determined to nave
redress, n leader is always found who
is a platform in himself and to whom
they instinctively turn as the loyal
exponent of their hopes.
The people are not iconoclasts, not
false to their convictions.
They followed Jefferson when he as
sailed the centralizing and monarchial
doctrines of the old Federalists, and
was denounced as a communist and lev
eller by the wealth and culture OF New
England and New York.
They followed Jackson when he took
the United States bank by the throat.
and was proclaimed tyrant and ruff
fiantby the usurers and money kings.
They followed Lincoln when he at
tackled the slave power, and declared
that this country could not exist half
slave and half free.
The great movement for bmetallism
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of 16 to II
and the restoration of silver to its con-
stitutional status, is
mo sapling chance sown by the foun-
tain,
Blooming at Beltane, in winter TO
fade"
1t has come to stay. 1t is q protest
against the wrong and outrage of 1873,
when, without debate, and with the
knowledge of only a few men in con-
gress the silver dollar was stricken
from the coinage, and the red despot or
gold made supreme as to all values.
1t is declaration by the free men
of America that the United States must
withdraw from the conspiracy which
was formed to destroy One-half the
metallic money of the world, in order
to establish the slavery of greed and
usury more degrading than the tyran-
ny of armed force.
1t is the stern demand from unre-
mined homes for n. change in the
nnnoI, evetem which for years has
hrn,,ch+ d;sastar and daso,ation
r. iii. a,,r;, - our country and
norty wa r,,,st t.ke M sten hackword
IN tforn, or oandidata We want no
mnnnrtoin or douhtfuI loader No lag
rnrd In neoce or dostard in war No
at. ,nt,ardo1, ~ sj,,,ar saint hut a grizzied
,oo,rad ,,otaron who has horne the
hoat and burden Of the dav and whose
hroast is mar,, Oh from edra of sword
ond ,,o;n+ Of lance on a hundred fields
an" T,,ontw vaors o-o tho battie for sill
,,ar ,raS beg,,n IN tho halls Of CON
rrsss nv, a rnodoet unnretendinp brave
s,on Not On ;riSiscant nor mateoric
etatasn,on hut Of The neonIa and from
tha ,aon,a who has never faiterad for
ar' ,s,nnnt IN tha ',oot Struagie others
In,,,'toS and waverod some Welded 10
Iiandishman+ ond notron.ga and ore
nn,, hoiding otJice ,,nder Tho gold now
or otbers nisranresentnd their constit-
norts ond have beon nrovidaG for in
'n tSn nstionoI irr ,r ,nfrerv MAJ Of the nresont
adn,inistrnt;on bmt Richard Parks
RIand stands now whore he stood then,
tba living breatbipp embodiment of the
siIyo, na,,se
uo strnc,, yitb st.er noint tbe golden
shield of tho money nononnIists as did
Ivanhoe that Of the proud Templar in
tbe lists at Asbhv and has neither
osl,ed nov Given oi,arter
Nor Is he n narrow. one-ideaed man.
For twenty wears in congress- he
fought in the front ranks for Democrat
ic nrincinles and nolicies as taught nv
Jefferson
Ia stood nv tbe s;de of Randall, and
risked health and life TO defeat the
Grst Force hin He onnosed abIv and
earnestly that crownine tariff infamy
the McKinlav .ct and nSain was among
tho foremost of the onnonents Of the
last Force bilI which passed the house
Int VOC dafe,ted in tba .anato
He introduced the first free coinage
mea sure in congress. and was the au
thor of the Seignioro 90 hill which mass.
ed ho.h houses and was vetoed bv
President Cleveland.
If this be an obscure record, where
can be found the career of any public
servant tnat deserves the piaudlts OF
ms countrymen!
] ine .tnna. ~ IL N,ssuu',: n wIio iiave
Pa,,,,,'1;oan nrnsorint,nn sovan ,i,,os
heated and whose state fIor has al
ways been placed beneath the great
orifamme of national Democracy make
no apology or excuse when Offering
such a candidate for the presidency.
II you ask, whence comes our candi-
aale we answer, Not lioli tiie usurer
Lii, nf ,,a'd a,n,,n ~r t,,n o,n ..,e
triotism. but from the farm. the work.
homes of the people.
To reject him is to put brand upon
rugged honesty and unwonted courage
and TO emil the hearts and hopes OF
.rose wIo, uuilhS an 'ncse years, nave
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