The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-23
THE POLITICIANS AT ST. LOUIS
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President and President. At every
mention of the Democratic nominees the
delegates cheered. The motion was at
length carried by viva voce vote The
roll of States was then called for the
names of the men selected for the con-
ference committee.
The convention then adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow.
THE SILVER PLATFORM.
1--WE Declare For the Full, Free and
unlimited Coinage of Silver at Ratio of
16 to Land upon terms of exact equality,
as they existed prior to 1878; the silver
coin to be a full legal tender equally
with gold for all debts and dues, private
and public, and we favor such legislation
as will prevent for the future. the demon
citation of any kind of legal tender
money by private contract.
eve hold that the power ITO control
and regulate paper currency is inseper-
able from the powey to coin money, and
hence that all currency intended to cir
| culate as money should be issued, and its
volume controlled by the general govern
| ment only, and should be legal tender.
'We are unalterably opposed to the
issue by the United States of interest
bearing bonds in time of peace, and we
/ denounce as blunder worse than a
| crime the present Treasury policy con-
| CURED in by Republican House, of
| plunging the country in debt by hun
| dreds of millions lin the~~vain attempt to
| maintain the gold standard by borrowing
| gold, and we demand the payment of all
coin obligations of the United States as
provided by existing laws in either gold
or silver coin, at the option of the Govern
ment, and not at the option of the cred
itor.
Second. That over and above all other
questions of policy we are in favor of
restoring to the people of the United
States the time-honored money of the
constitution gold and silver, not one,
but both the money of Washington and
Hamilton and Hamilton and Monroe and
Jackson and Lincoln to the end that the
American people may receive honest pay
for an honest product: that the Ameri-
can debtor may pay his just obligations
in an honest standard and not in stand
ard that has appreciated one hundred per
cent. above all the great staples of our
country; and, Ito the end,s--further that
this standard countries may be- deprived
OF the unjust advantage they now enjoy
in the different exchange between gold
and silver Ian advantage which tariff
legislation alone cannot overcome.
1--WE, therefore, confidently appeal to
| the people of the United States to leave
in allegiance for the moment all other
questions, however important and even
| momentous they may appear, to sunder,
If need be, all former party ties and
affiliations and unite in one supreme
effort to free themselves and their child.
| rem from the domination of the money
power---a power more destructive than
| any which has ever fastened upon the
civilized men of any race or i'll any age.
And upon the consummation of our de-
sires and efforts we invoke the gracious
| favor of Divine Providence
A motion by Gen. Warner to substi-
tute the Democratic financial plank was
defeated.
BRYAN SURE, SEWALL IN DOUBT.
The situation tonight points more
strongly to Bryans nomination or en-
dorsement. In fact, the Bryan mana
| gers declare that they are absolutely GER
| tain that so far as the head of the
ticket lis concerned, they sare out of the
| woods. But in regard to Sewall they
| admit privately that there is grave doubt,
and that there is now probably major
/ lty OF the convention against the Bath
| ship-Euilder. 1t is their purpose, if
they control, to frame a platform along
the lines of the Chicago platform, with
| as few concessions to the radicals as DOS
| sible For permanent chairman there is
a good deal of talk of both Senator Allen
and General Weaver, but the former de
sires to remain on the floor, land General
Weaver has been selected to nominate the
silver knight Of the West. 1t seems prob
able, therefore, that another will be Sc
| lected. = II n
VIRGINIA FOR BRYAN.
ST Louis, Mo, July 21.-The Virginia
delegation tonight adopted resolution
favoring the nomination of Bryan upon
the platform which the convention shall
adopt, without demanding any terms in
respect to patronage. The resolution
was carried by vote of 80 to 10
MKINLEY IS PATRIOTIC.