San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-09

ue llLSb NOtS btOOu L. W lE' AN
other vote was ordered 10 yeas II
nays. The point of no quorum
was made, the gold men Of the
committee having refused to vote.
Tillman made protest against
the minority OF the committee de-
laying business. Hill said the
action of the minority members
was a matter for each to deter
mine for himself.
A plan k has been adopted reiter-
atipg the pronouncement in the
former platforms, guaranteeing
civil aud religious liberty.
The following report OF the
minority Of the committee on
resolutions was presented by
Senator David B. Hill.
The democratic national COM
mittee, sixteen delegates, consti-
tuting a minority Of the commit
tee on resolutions, find many dec
larations in the report Of the
majority to which they cannot
give their assent. Some Of these
are wholly unnecessary, some ILL.,
considered and ambiguously
phraSed, while others are extreme
and revolutionary Of the we'll rec
ognized principles OF the party.
The minority will content Them
selves with this general expression
Of their dissent without going into
a specific statement OF these objec-
tionable features OF the report of
thesmajority. But upon the ,finan-
cial question, which engages at
this time, the chief share OF pub
lie attention, the views Of the ma
jOrity differ so fundamentally from
what the minority regards as the
vital dem ocratic doctrine as to de-
mand distinct statement of
what hold to as the only
just and true expression OF demo-
cratic faith upon this paramount
issue, as follows, which 10 offered
as substitute for the financial
plank in the majority report:
We declare our belief that the ex-
pertinent on the part of United
States alone of free silver coinage
and the change of the existing
standard Of value Independently OF
action of other great nations,
would moi only imperil our finance
but would Ietard OF entirely pre-
vent the establishment of inter-
national b!-metallism, to which
efforts Of the government should
be steadily directed. 1t would
place this country at once. upon q
silver basis, impair contracts, dis.
turb business, demolish the pur-
chasing power OF the wages Of
labor and inflict irreparable
evils upon our nations commerce
and industry. Until International
cooperation between nations for
free coinage of silver can be Sc
cured, we favor a rigid mainte-
nance Of the gold standard, as
essential to the preservation OF our
national credit, redemption of our
public pledges and keeping invio-
late our country's honor. Weinsist
that all paper and silver currency
shall be kept ABSOLUTELY at parity
with gold. The democratic party
is party of hard money, and is
opposed to legal tender paper
money las part of our permanent
financial system, and we, therefore,
favor the gradual retirement and
cancellation OF all United State
notes and treasury notes, under
such Legislative provisions and
will prevent undue contraction.
We demand that the national
credit shall be resolutely main
tanned at all times and under all
circumstances. The minority also
feels that the report of the major
ity is defective in failing to make
any recognition OF the honesty,
economic courage and fidelity of
the present democratic administra.
tion, and they therefor offer the
following declaration as an amend
ment to the majority report:
We com mend the honesty, Geo.
nomic courage and fidelity of the
present democratic administration.
(Signed) NJ
David b. Hill, New York, \
Thos. A. @. Weadock, Michigan,
James +. O'Brien, Minnesota,
John E. Russell, Massachusetts,
Robert E. Wright, Pennsylvania,
VIM. r. Steele, South Dakots,
Allen A.McDermott, New jersey,
Chas. d. Rogers, Alaska,
VIM. F. Villas, Wisconsin,
George Gray, Delaware,
John Prentiss Poe, Maryland,
Irvine M.Drew, New Hampshire.
C. o. Holman. Maine,
j. Farrell, Vermont,