The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-09
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is delirious with the soft words Of the
west, which have disarmed thought of
the future and the southerC delegates
to-day in their Wild infatuaron Tor the
silver goddess Of the west, rushed head
long in the night for a preceatnt that in
the natural course OF things 700 sooner
or later be turned against Them 10 their
discomfort or ruin. The past should have
taught them 10 beware OF the creek from
the west with his present. But Instead,
in the excitement OF conscious power
they opened the gates 10 Ir1gan horse.
The western Greeks gave tne south taHy
IN naming a sOutherner Tor me scant
honor OF temporary chairman and allow
ing n sOutherner by birth 10 make the
opening prayer. The bands nave played
Dixie" almost continuously. while
Yankee Doodle has been ridicu.ousiy re-
pressed until the end is finally accom-
plished The orders have been 10 do
everything TO jolly the south. But after
Il is all over the self-interestet west viii
soon forget its southern tool and II IS
only the part of human nature TO
predict that when the opportunity arrives
those who have worked upon the emo
tiOnal nature Of the south 10 ilrther the
grand scheme Of reputation VIII not hes
itate TO apply the same outrage 10 that
section that the south helped 10 lnfilct
upon Michigan to-day.
The scene in the convention hall that
witnessed the Michigan steal was one thar
was a mOmentOus occasion. For hours
the vast assembly. every one Of whom
felt that IL was 4 time or supreme impor-
lance 10 one of the most sacred princi-
pies Of a free people, had listened with
deepest attention to the impa ssiuned pro-
tests Of the men who championed the
cause of state sovereignty ID party poll
tics. These protests were not C0uched in
the perfunotory words of the scheming
and time serving politician, but they came
straight from the true hearts OF those
who delivered them, and stirred the blood
like the words of the partiOts OF Old. Eff
teen thousand bOsOms swelled with the
enkindled fire of patriotism, and when
the outburst came, 10 was Ike the bursting
of a mighty tempest. In wave after wave
1t rolled from side to side of the vast
building, dying down now for a moment.
only to be renewed again with renewed
volume, and only subsiding under the
united efforts of the convention officials,
when the multitude had to surrender TO
exhaustion. Accompanying the outburst
from the galleries, for the silver men on
the floor stood stOlid and silent through
out 1t az except for their feeble and over
aWed efforts to hush the tumult, was a
sea of huttering handkerchefs papers
umbrellas and all manner OF things that
could add to the intensity of the demon
stration.
Such a reputation OF the reckless abro-
cation of precedent and trampling under
foot OF justice has never before been wit
messed in the history of Political parties
in this country There have been splits
and bolts in conventions before, and con-
ventions have gone delrious with Joy over
their heroes and plumed knights but never
has such an overwhelming rebuke been
administered to one by the people who
looked down upon its work from the gar
leries. 1t was fifteen minutes before the
cheering for the cause of cheated Michi-
gan began to fade out, and the excited
thousands fell back into their chairs from
exhaustion. When the Michigan theft had
been completed, the silver delegates who
had done it, rose in their seats and sent
back a triumphant shout Of defiance to
the galleries, but, unless the prophets fail
! that shout will be a mockery in their ears
in the coming days of the party's ca
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