The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
A DAY At CHICAGO
Speech Making Was the Main
Order Of Business.
ALL FOR : SILVER
A Forecast of the Platform Indi-
Gates it Will Declare for
Free Silver.
At Last Hobart Has Been Formally No.
titled of His Nomination, He Thanks
The Committee and the Con.
vention.


sum in Jackson park was we'll filled at
an early hour this morning, and the
weather being fine and balmy, the
delegates were apparently, all in fine
spirits when Chairman Daniels con-
vened the national democratic conven-
| tion at 1l:30, though 1t was noticeable
on the faces of some of the leaders that
there was an expression which indi.
Gated they had spent sleepless night,
evidently having labored arduously in
an endeavor to bring the opposing
forces together.
Governor Hogg was, first to be rec.-
ognized by the chair, and in s. ringing
speech denounced protection as being
only in the interest of the wealthy and
against the farmer and working man.
After Governor Hogg had ceased
speaking. minority report from the
committee on credentials was SUBJ
mitted, protesting against unseating
the gold delegates from Michigan and
Nebraska. No action was taken on
the report.
On motion of Moore, of Mississippi,
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, was
requested to address the convention,
and the motion was carried amid loud
cheering. In the;course OF his remarks
Blackburn said majority of the peo.
pie OF America are looking at this con.
vention in the wrong light. Free coin
age of silver" he said, sis demanded
by the masses, and the demand must
be heeded." Hill was called for amid
shower OF cheering, but failed to re.
spond, when Governor Altgeld arose
and for half an hour spoke advocating
bimetalism. Altgeld was listened to
with deep interest and was frequent y
applauded. At 1885 the convention
adjourned to P. M.
The money plank of the platform as
agreed upon by the subcommittee and |
which will be presented to the conven-
ton. is as fallows:
Recognizing that the money ques-
tion is paramount to all others at this
time. we invite attention to the fact
that the federal constitution names
silver and gold together as the money
metals of the United States, and that
the first coinage law passed by con-
gress under the CONSTITUTION made the
silver dollar the unit of value and ad-
mitted gold to free coinage, at ratio
measured by the silver-dollar unit.
We declare that the act Of 1873 de.
monetizing silver without the knowl-
edge or approval OF the American
people has resulted in the appreciation
OF gold and corresponding fall in the
prices of commodities produced by the
people; heavy increase in the burden
OF taxation, and of all ebts, public and
private; the enrichment of the money.
lending classes at home and abroad;
paralysis of industries aud impoverish.
ment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard, which has locked
fast the prosperity of an industrious
people in the paralysis of hard times.
Gold monometalism is British policy,
founded upon British greed for gain
and power, and its general adoption
has brought other nations into inan.
cial servitude to London. 1t is not
only un-American, but anti-American,
and it can be fastened upon the United
States only by the sitting of that in
domitable spirit and love OF liberty
which proclaimed our political inde-
pendence in 1776 and won it In the
war of the Revolution.
We demand the immediate restora.
ton of the free and unlimited coinage
Of gold and silver at the present legal
ratio OF 16 to ], without waiting for
The aid or consent of any other nation.
We demand that the standard silver
1ollar shall be full legal tender,
equally with gold, for all debts, public
Ind private, and we favor such legis.
alton as will prevent the demonetiza.
ion of any kind: of legal.tender money
oy private contract.