The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-03


ception OF the struggle for tree silver
no compromise has been possible. Oui
brethren knew that the battle was 10 thu
death. The nominee OF the so-called
Democratic party has. on several oc'
caslons, proclaimed the irreconcilablt
nature OF the conflict. II Is a fitting cul
mination of such contest for oui
brethren To obtain allies from Populisn
at the price OF Incorporating its nc.
farious doctrines In their platform, ant
attempting TO palm them OF as genuine
Democracy. ItWns lit that 70 a de-
graded and deprecated currency should
be added an assassinated judiciary and
a powerless executive.
We are the propagandists OF no new
creed We are the upholders OF the old
We appeal from Democracy drunk with
delusion 10 Democracy sobered by
reason. With an abiding faith In the In
telligence and honesty OF our people, we
lay before them and the world the rea.
sons that prompt US to unfurl the ole
flag that has f1oated over many tri.
umph and many a defeat, and never yei
been soiled by population or stained by
dlshonor. We deem IL wise TO pursue
an aggressive rather than a negative
policy, TO be Achilles dragging Hector
around the walls of Troy, rather thar
Achilles sulking in his tent. We pro
pose TO make funeral pyre OF the ca
davers Of Populism and anarchy. We
propose to drag behind our triumphant
chariot wheels, In defeat and disgrace
around the national Capitol the dead
Frankenstein perSonifying their per-
nicious creed and their turbulent IA.
naticism. We cannot make bed-fellowa
even In a night of furious storm and
thick darkness. of our lifelong antag.
onists. We cannot, even to escape az
great evils as are the necessary result
of the success OF the Chicago platform
be the executioners Of our loved and
venerated party. We cannot, even by
implication, be held TO the false theory
that the people can be made rich by tax.
alton. nor to the theory that the federal
power and treasury can or ought to be
used to impair the autonomy OF the
states on one hand and on the other
TO dispense largess to favored classes.
The election of Mckinley or OF Bryan
with our support, would mean the de.
struction OF our whole party for genera.
ton. For, when our people recover from
the debauch OF Populism and anarchy
they will discard the men who have led
their orgie. II we go TO Mckinley those
men will be the recognized exponents OF
Democracy When the fumes of the de.
bauch are dissipated, and sober reason
resumes her sway, our flock will turn
toward its fold, only TO find IL destroyed
We, therefore, stand fast We sound
bugle call throughout the land for al
Democrats 10 rally for the support OF
government and law, for the honor of
their country and for the maintenance
and preservation OF their creed. it,
memories and its glories. If not needed
now, IL will be in the near future, and
then those clouds which lowered over ouI
political horizon and darkened our coun'
ellis will take flight, those opposed eyes
which lately met in party conflict Will be
turned all one way, and united and
triumphant Democracy will march on
stitution and under the precepts of the
apostles of our faith.
At the conclusion of Senator Caffery's
speech, John p. Irish of California
was called for. and responded with q
speech. Mr.. Irish has quite a reputa-
ton as an orator. and he fully justified
It. He said there was something APP
propriate about the selection of Indian.
apolis for this convention, as here, in the
days of the war, Democrats assembled
under the threat OF shotted guns and de-
clared their faith; now they were threat
ened with something worse than physi-
cal determination. Their name had been
flched and their principles debauched
by those who had replaced that code
with creed to which the Democratic
party had been opposed ever since there
had been a division of parties in the
country. He paid his respects both te
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan, both Of
whom. he declared, were preaching the
gospel of high prices-the former by an
artifice known as protection. the latter
by cheapening the purchasing power of
money. I'VE stand" he cried, where
jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland stood,
We say To these daughters of the horse
leach a plague upon you both He
characterized Mr.. Bryan as "the agent
of the silver syndicate and the CONNER
cial traveller of the millionaire mine.
owners, touring the country for busi-
ness" and declared that the general
public should not be made the tool of
this puppet of syndicates." He conclud-
ed with glowing peroration.
Immediately after Mr.. Irish's speech.
the convention at $3.50 adjourned until
today.
The committee on resolutions organ.
ICED Immediately after the convention
adjourned, and elected William +. Villas
Of Wisconsin chairman and Thomas G.
Kuntz of Minnesota secretary.
Hugh c. Wallace of Washington, who
began booming Cleveland for the nomi-
nation when he came here a few days
ago. is now engaged in trying to undo
all that he has been doing. It is said that
his efforts were not approved by the
president.