The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-07-11
GREENvLLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISS. SATURDAY, JULY H.

,,an.,, a,e1 e9iaAse, and easuge o. va existiov
!, -.s1' y Nalas thdeps adantly Of the a,tfor,
- st-at hstl0hs, would not only imperti
- - -HeeA' out would retarl or entirsl, -
seus the re-eStablishment Of fnter1,,f,-,s.i ~
-. iiisiu' 20 Nalea the e7octs OF the govprn,
tieht should be steadily directed h xoa5
t.ste this country at once eaen silver h,sis
IMPAIR contracts, disturb business s;..I-iE
me purchasing power ~ the vagea ~ Ias,1
And ihnlet tfrepaable evils Rpos am $780,
commerce and iRdastev, A@'''n
Until international c,-oner.,to. $780,
leSaiag nations for the coinage n sitsa. -,
&c secured, We favor the rlgid maintenance ~
ehe existing gold standard as essential ~ ~,
peesstfattan ot our national credit. the re-
aen'ioa OF our public pledges. and the keenin,
intlolate OF our country honor.
we Insist that that all our uapar su4 sN,,.
eutrehey shall be kept nhsamtaIy a, na-,,,,
WIN Eold The deaacratie party is the nartv
u natu Eoney and is opposed 10 legal-tssIsF
, sapef'money as part Of eer aesuanent nnan.
eial system, and w therefore favor the gradnal
retirement ard cancellation OF all United states
notes and treasury notes, under such las,l-le 1
i've provisions as will Prevent andie eontrac.
ton We demand that the national credit
shali be rssolately maintained at an times ami
under oil circumstances
The minority also feel that the report Of the
majority Is defective in tailRr 20 u,ake aRv
recognition OF the honesty, economy and adel.
ltY OF the present democratic administration.
ana they therefore offer the following declara.
tlon as an amendment to the majority rerr-t
we commend the honesty, economy, courage
and ndelity OF the present democratic national
administration.
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rhe report Is signed by DAVID b. HILL, New
hork; WIN. r. Villas, Wisconsin; GroRGy
GRAY Delaware; JOHS PRESriss Pos Mary,
ian; IRVING W, DREW New Hompshlre; c. o
boLhAN, Mainei 7, j. FARRELL, Vermont
LfSbh HARRISON, Connecticut; DAVID s
BAKER, Rhode Island, THOMAS A. G. VISA,
DOCK, Michigan, JAMES h. OBRIEs, Mime
sofa JOHN H. RUSSELL Massachusetts; RoEr
T. WRIGHT, Pennsylvania; WIN r. SrEELE
sey,
The amendment igdorslng the adminl.tra
tion OF Cleveland, as read by the SECRETARY
was eheered Mr. Whitney rose with the New
York delegation and iolned In the cheering
but Mr. Hill retained his seat The amend
ments proposed to be offered by Senator Hi
were then read as follows;
First amendment. "But II should he care
fully provided BY law at the same time tina
any change In the monetary standard shoul'
not apply to existing contracts"
Second amendment. "Our advocacy Of III
Independent free coinage OF silver being base
on the belief that such coinage will effect an
maintain pasity between gold and silver a
the reti0 OF 10 to I, we declare as a pledge q
Our sincerity that II such free coinage shal
fail to effect sleh parity within one year irou
| a..
upon be suspende T."
Tho chairman then announced that Senate
Tilman, Of South Carolina, would now ofior a
amendment, and would be heard for 80 mir
utes, This statement net with the favor
the audience, AMI at li;;0 Senator Tillma
mounted the platform amid much spplaus
He said that he could do no more than max
partial alluslons TO the important planks 10 II
platform. He would beginby introducing hin
self to the representatives OF the democracy
tho United States las | am-and not as III
lying newspapers have taught you
think me-" lChters He hoped The
would carry away from the convention
different idea OF tho "pitchiork man Of Soui
Carolina" from that which they now hold }
came from the land OF secession. South Car
Ina A hissl
"Ah," said Senator Tlllman, turning In q
direction from which the o1cuse came, "the
are but three things In the world that hiss
the goose the serpent and the man." lChee
and laughter He did not know whether
could say he was representative OF all q
southern states. tshouts OF yes and nol.
l had gone through "A southern states sin
[ April last announcing a new "dec 'aration
| independence" ---free silver at Ii to l.
, Since the war the south ba 4 been Democrat
= and last election It was solidly democrs
: While the south thanked the democracy
b. New York, Connecticut and New Jersey for