The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

report When the reading clerk read the
report seating four silver district dele
complexion of the delegation under the
unit rule from gold to silver, there was
considerable applause among the silver
men on the floor X-ConRressman John
G. Crosby, of Massachusetts, on behalf
of the minority of the committee. pro-
tested against the decision of the ma or
ity. He was supported by John II. Bren-
nan, of Wisconsin: Gov. McLaurin.
of mississippi, and +. M. Taylor,
of Arkansas. defended the commit
tee, and then the Michigan delegates
were gwen chance to air their COM
plants. Replies were made, and red-hot
speeches on either side were made by at
least dozen takers from various states.
Applause and cheers We're plentiful. but
1t began to grow wearisome after about
two hours had been spent in this manner,
and finally delegates and spectators began
to call for a vote. Chairman Daniel put
the question, first on the adoption of the
minority report to confirm the sitting
delegates in their title to the seats. The
roll was called. Near.y every state was
challenged and the work was very slow.
There was wild cheering when ex-Gov
Flower cast the ~ votes of New York
for the minority report. 1t continued for
a full minute. when the cheering sudden
ly swelled into roar. The gold dele
gates mounted their chairs and waved
their handkerchicfs. while the galleries
grew perfectly frantic with enthusiasm,
and turned the convention into pandemon-
ium. The enthusiasm rose and fell, only
10 rise again ike the OnCOmlng tides OF
the ocean. Chairman Daniel tried to Sc
cure order with his gavel, but the sounds
were swallowed up in the awful din with
out effect, After about Is minutes the roll
call proceeded, and the result was finally
announced, sos nays, 3GS yeas, thereby
unseating the delegates from the Fourth
and Ninth districts of Michigan.
scene of great disorder followed this
announcement. The silver delegates stood
up and cheered. the st. Louis Bland Band
played Dixie" the Cherokee delegates
tnNt., he I,..t No.
dance out in the aisle, and war whoops
and shouts mingled with stamping feet
Hats and handkerchiefs were waved, and
the music of the regular band was drown
ed in the tumult that arose.
Finally order was again restored and
then the majority report which changed
the Michigan delegation from gold to sill
yer was adopted without division. The
report of the committee on permanent
organization was called for and Delegate
Finley, of Ohio, it's chairman, made his
way to the stage and read the list of per-
manent officers selected, which was head
ed by Senator White. of California. for
for chairman. Temporary Chairman
chairman and Thomas ]. Cogan, of Ohio,
Daniel, in yielding the gavel to the Cali
fornia senator. made a most graceful
speech thanking the convention for it's
courtesy. Mr.. White made brief but
telling speech. after which q silver gavel
was presented by w. A. Clark, of Mon
tana. At 10 o'clock adjournment was
taken until $3.50 a. m., the following day.
Chairman White was so hoarse he could
scarcely speak when he called the con-
| vention to order on the third day. Con-
! Sressman Richardson, of Tennessee, took
| charge of the gave and called for the ma
| lortty report of the committee on reso-
lut!ons, which was read by Senator Jones,
| or Arkansas. The platform presented is
| as follows:
We, the Democrats of the United States in
| assembled
allegiance to these great essential principles
| of justice and liberty upon which our insti'u-
| tons are founded and which the Democra! lie
| party has advocated from Jefferson's time to
! our own-freedom of speech, freedom of the
press freedom of conscience. the preservation
OF personal rights. the equality of all c!::nens
! before the law and the faithful Observance of
constitutional limitations.
| During all these years the Democratic party
has resisted the tendency of selfish interests to
! the Capitalization of governmental power and
| steadfastly maintained the integrity of the dual
scheme of government established by the found
| ers of this republic of republics. Under its
| guidance and teachings, the great principle of
local self-Government has found its best express
sion in the maintenance of the rights of the
states ana in its assertion of the necessity of
conilninS the general government to the exercise
of the powers granted by the constitution of
the United States.
| Recognizing that the money system Is para
mount to all others at this time we invite at
tention to the fact that the federal constitution
| names silver and gold together the money
metals OF The United States, and that the first
| coinage law passed by congress under the con-
sutution made the silver dollar the monetary
| unit and admitted gold to free coinage at a
| ratio based upon the silver dollar unit. We
| declare that the act OF 1873 demonetizng silver
without the knowledge approval of the
| American people has resulted In the apprecia-
| ton Of gold and corresponding falling in the
| price OF commodities produced by the people;
heavy Increase in the burden of taxation and
OF All debts public ana private; the enrlch,
abroad; prOstration of industry and impoVer
| ishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to monometal-
1 lism. which has locked fast the prosperity of
| an industrial people in the paralysis of hard
| times. Gold recommendation is a British policy
| and it's adoption has brought other nations into
! financial servitude to London. 1t is not only
| I'M American but anti American and it can
be fastened on the United States only by the
sitting of that spirit and love of liberty which
| proclaimed our political Independence In 1''6
and won Ii in the war OF the revolution
| We demand :ne free and unlimited coinage OF
| both gold and silver at the present legal ratio
sent of any other nation. We demand that the
| standard silver dollar shall be a full legal ten
| der, equally with gold for all debts prJlic and
| private. and favor such legislation as will
! prevent for the future the decentralization OF
| any kind of legal tender money by private con-
, tract
| We are opposed to the policy and practice of
| surrendering to the holders of the obligations of
| the United States the option reserved by law
| TO the government of iedeeming such oplga-
tions in either silver coin or gold coin.
| We opposed to the issuing of interest
! bearing bonds of the United States in time of
| peace. and condemn the tratlicking with banking
, syndicates which. in exchange for bonds and
at enormous profit to themselves. supply the
federal treasury WITH gold to IN lirtain the policy
| Of gold monometaism.
| Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money, and President Jackson declared
| that this power could not be delegated to cor
J porations or individuals. We therefore demand
| that the power to issue notes to circulate as
money be taken frcm the national banks and
that all paper money shall be issued directly by
the treasury department, be redeemable in coin
and receivable for all debts, public and pri-
vate.
We hold that tariff duties should be levied
/ for purposes of revenue, such duties to be so
adjusted as to operate equally throughout the
country and not discriminate between class or
! section and that taxation should be limited
| by the needs of the government, honestly and
economically administered. We denounce as
disturbing to business the Republican threat to
restore the Mckinley law, which has been twice
condemned by the people In national elections
and which, enacted under the false plea of pro
lection to home industry, proved a prolific breed
of trusts and monopolies, enriched the few
at the expense of the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great American
staples of access to their natural markets. I'm
til the money question is settled we are OPP
tariff laws except such as are necessary &c
| verse decision of the Supreme Court on the In
| Court there would be no deficit in the revenue
| under the law passed by the Democratic con-
| gress in strict pursuance of the Uniform de
| cisions of that court for nearly 100 years tina
court having under that decision sustained con
sac TN