The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-09

sharply and commanded the Sergeant
alarms to haul down that flag" This
was immediately done and the incident
was thus brought to an ignominious close
As he finished the reading of the pat
form Senator Jones said that at the re-
Qhest of a minority of the Committee
on Resolutions he would now present
certain amendments that were proposed
by the minority; also two amendments
that would be proposed by Senator Hill
of New York All of them would now
be read, after which by agreemen two
hours and forty minutes would be allowed
for debate, one hour and twenty minutes
on each side. He hoped that the con-
vention would listen patiently to what
was to be read and said.
The minority report was tflereupon read
by one of the secretaries of the con-
vention as follows:--
To the Democratic National Convention:
Sixteen delegates, constituting the min
GRITTY of the Committee on Resolutions.
find many declarations In the report OF
the majority 10 which they cannot give
their assent. Some of these are wholly
unnecessary. Some are Ill considered and
extreme and revolutionary of the well
recognized principles of the party The
minority content themselves with this
general expression of their dissent with
out going into a specific statement of
these Objectionable features of the re-
port of the majority.
But upon the financial question, which
engages at this time the chief share OF
public attention, the views of the ma
jorfty differ so fundamentally from what
the minority regard as vital Democratic
doctrine as to demand distinct state
ment of what hey hold to as the only
just and true expression of Democratic
faith upon this important issue as follows,
which is offered as a substitute for the
financial report of the majority.
We declare OR belief that the ex-
pertinent on the part of the United States
alone OF free silver coinage and a change
in the existing, standard of value inde-
nations, would not only imperil our
finances, but would retard or entirely
prevent the establishment of information
al bimetallism to which the efforts OF the
government should be steadily directed
It would PLACE this country at once upon
q silver basis, impair contracts. disturb
Of the wages Of labor and infiict irrepar-
able evils upon our nations commerce
and industry.
Until international cooperation among
leading nations for the coinage of silver
can be secured, we favor the rigid main
tenance of the existing gold standard as
tionai credit. the redemption Of our gu public
pledges, and the keeping inviolate of
of our country's honor. We insist that
all our paper currency shall be kept at
party is the party of hard money. and is
opposed to legal tender paper money as
part of our permanent financial system
and we therefore favor the gradual re-
tfrenaent and cancellation of all United
States notes and Treasury notes. under
such legislative provisions as will prevent
undue contraction. We demand that the
national credit shall be resolutely main
tanned ct aal times and under an cir
cumstamces. The minority also feel
that the report of the majority is defec-
tive in failing to make any recognition
OF the honesty, economy, courage and
fidelity Of the present Democratic admin
istration and they therefore offer the fol-
lowing declaration as an amendment to
the majority report:
I'VE commend the honesty, economy
courage and fidelity of the present Dem
ocratic national administration"
David B. Hill. New York.
William f. Villas Wisconsin.
George Gray, Delaware
John Prentiss Poe Maryland
irving w Drew, New Hampshire.
c. o. Holman Maine
p. j. Farrell, Vermont
Iynde Harrison Connecticut
David S. Baker, Rhode Island.
Thos. A c. Weadock Michigan
James e. OBrien, Minnesota.
John e. Russell, Massachusetts.
1tOpcll L. w TlfSIiI, PcTNSFlTallia.
VIM. r. Steele. South Dakota.
Allan L.. McDermott, New Jersey.
The amendment endorsing the admins
tration of Cleveland was cheered. Mr..
Whitney rose with the New York deiega-
tion and Joined in the cheering, but Mr.
Hin retained his seat
The amendments proposed to be offered
by Senator Hill were then read as fol-
lowss-
FIRST AMENDMENT.
But it should be carefully provided nv
law at the same time that any change in
the monetary standard should not apply
TO existing contracts"
SECOND AMENDMENT.
Our advocacy of the independent free
coinage of silver being based on the be-
lief that such coinage will effect and main
tain a parity between gold and silver al
the ratio of 16 to /, We declare as pledge
OF our sincerity that if such free coinage
shalI fan to effect such parity within one
year from its enactment by law such coin
age shall thereupon be suspended
The chairman then announced that
Senator Tillman of South Carolina would
now offer an amendment and would be
heard for fifty minutes. This statement
met the favor of the audience, and at II 80
Senator Tillman mounted the platform
amid much applause He said that he
would no more than make partial allu-
sions to the important planks in the plat
form. He would begin by introducing
himself to the representatives of the
Democracy Of the United States .sas I am
-and not as the lying newspapers have
taught you to think me- (Cheers.) He
hoped they would carry away from the
convention a different idea of "the pitch
fork man of South Carolina from that
which they now held. He came from the
land of secession from South Carolina
"a hiss)
t'Ah.' said Mr.. Tillman. turning in the
direction from which this came, there
are but three things in the world that
hiss-the goose, the serpent and the
man. Cheers and laughter.)
He did not know whether he could say
he was a representative of an the
Southern States? Shouts Of Eyes, and
MOI He had gone through fourteen
Southern States since April last announc-
ing a new declaration of independence
free silver at 1e to l. (Cheers.)
Since the war the South had been
Democratic and last election II was
solidly Denzocratfc While the South
thanked the Democracy of New York,
Connecticut and New Jersey for its as
sistance and cooperation in the past
and for its protection, the South had
realized. long since, that its people were
but hewers of wood and drawers Of