The Yale expositor., 1896-06-26

distress and that no legislation touching the
| tariff remove the difficulties that now all
admit prevail in this land 1 believe that the
whole welfare OF my race is dependent upon
rightful solution of this question that the
atty. the CIVILIZATION, nay the very religion OF
| my country IL at stake in this contest. / know
! patriotic or brave. You and | know that hunger
and distress Will destroy patriotism and love of
country. To have .ove of country. patriotic fer
| Nor ana independence you must have your citi-
zens comfortably fed and comfortably clothed.
That is what made me a Republican; that is
| what has made ne Republican during all the Sc
years, because l believed ttat the Republican
| party was made for the masses OF men; that it's
| legislation was intended to lift up and elevate
and help up and sustain the distressed and give
every citizen opportunity before the law. Zap
| plause.) do not believe that it can be had with
| the gold standard.
You may doubt my argument and many Of
| you will. but shall doubt It? must act upon
| my Judgment and not upon yours. l must
wer to my conscience and not my neishbors.
and not as presented to you. l say to you now
that with the solemn conviction upon me that
distress to my followers, l cannot subscribe
to IT, and If adopted. must, as an honest man,
sever my connection with the political organi-
zation which makes the gold standard one of
the main articles of its principles. (Applause.)
oommitfe nete on Wdd not o sn ,oun
carefully as l have prepared it, dare to take
this step alone. My friends, l sustained in
my view OF the danger that is coming to
and to the world by the adoption of the gold
standard by the intelligence OF the world.
dead. Let me tell you that the best part of
the world is with the advocates of bimetalism.
the exception of five six the pro-
nounced advocates of bimetalism, unrestrained
bimetallism. All the great teachers of political
economy in European colleges without exception
are in favor of bimetaism. My own JUG ment.
alton and careful study for twenty years. bears
| me out and puts me in accord with them, and
protest here and # failed when the Repub-
| lican party makes this one of the tenets of its
faith to sever my c th with that party: a
| swept his eyes around the hall. For an in
slant the full significance of his defiance
failed to impress itself, then it sunk home
and the galleries rose with another yell,
and mingling with the yell a fusilade of
| Kisses. moment after, when he said
| manned in the party he would be unfaith-
full to his trust, enthusiastic cries of mo,
no." came from the delesate e in the east east
| feeling, almost pathos in the senator's
voice and those nearest could detect the
| glimmer of tears, when he said there were
| heartburnings and grief in the sacrifice
| which he and his colleagues were to make
for their conscences. The demonstration
| Foraker" from all parts of the hall. The
| senator-elect from Ohio, the chairman of
the resolutions committee arose but not
| to reply to the speech of the Colorado SEN
ator. Without word he moved to lay the
substitute offered by Mr.. Teller on the
table. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
from his place on the floor. seconded the
motion. This motion, which is not debat-
able, had the effect of calling, off further
roll call of states. His demand was
quickly supported by senator Mantle, on
sn of q NeHada w Rnd the TG cali GS was
finished Chairman. Thurstons announce
ment Of the result SIS - TO lC5 1-@. was
ton for the victorious gold men.
The previous, question was demanded
and was voted upon despite strong pro
.Ne-t- n tam 1Ila too
Upon the motion. the vote is yeas
S12 1-2 noes 1902, and the financial plank
was cheer, and then the chairman said:
IAN in favor of the adoption of the plat
form will say aye" Aye" came in one
sonorous burst from the convention.
| which broke into a clamor OF expectancy
| with the people climbing upon their
the silver delegates. Then came the eli
max. Senators Teller, of Colorado. and
| Cannon, of Utah. elbowed their way to
the platform and amidst an awful storm
| read a personal statement of the silver
| men announcing their intention of with
drawing from the convention When Mr.
| their people unsullied the authority given
| them, because the party of freedom had
great scene came. A thousand threats
| from the floor Kissed their resentment in
| the face of the speaker on the platform
| and in an instant bedlam reigned. The
| galleries Kissed and shouted loud and
long. Chairman Thurston tried vainly to
! stay the torrent of disapproval and re-
| store order. At last when he could make
| himself heard, he set the convention off
| by ringing statement that the Republi-
that was being read. The delegates, ex-
| cept the boiling delegation, rose to their
feet en- masse and cheered. From the
| galleries 12.000 threats sent out their bra
| zen approval, cheer following cheer. The
! roar grew deep and until it was as deaf
ening as Niagara. Delegates mounted
waved flags fans and handkerchiefs fran
| tically. From sheer exhaustion they fin
ally sank back, only to rise again in their
swept over them before the gale
of emotion subsidized sufficiently to
OW Mr. Thurst9n to again S,s
deliberately, turned and reaching across
the desk, grasped Thurston by the hand
S With The and h sarnsS
the steps leading down to the right-hand
aisle Meantime men. women and chill:
the galleries had climbed upon ihelr
| chairs: AS Teller and Cannon stepped
into the aisle dozen SILVER colleagues
, stern-faced men marched along the path
| way to the door yell went up before
which every other outbreak of the day
| cal, shout In which admiration, def
ance, derision and rage were Joined. The
the tumult but its brazen clamor made
no impression on the vocal storm and
| was drowned in it, Finally, when the
shout had somewhat subsidized, the NOISE
| of the band asserted itself by degrees In
| the shape of the melody "Columpia. the
| Gem of the Ocean" Twice or three
times the strain was repeated. and then
| a voice took up the words: Three cheers
for the red, white and blue" and then
| by degrees the whole assembly took up
| the chorus with a magnificent burst and
| sang THE Army and Navy Forever"
Three Cheers for the Red, White and
| Blue" Two stanzas were sung by this
| chorus of 10000 and the band, firing Of
it's work, dropped out of the song. Final
| ly Lee Mantle, of Montana, standing
| alone in the seats allotted to his state
| secured a hearing and said that he SYM
| pathized with the men who had left the
| hall but he believed there were greater
| issues for the Republican party to carry
| out. and he should stand by 1t to those
| extents He would refer the conventions
| platform to the people of Montana for
| a decision. Senator Brown, of Utah and
| Delegate Burleigh, of Washington, voiced
the same sentiments. Then the .conven-
| ton uueted down and the chairman
| called upon the secretary for the list of
| national committeeman selected.
MCKINLEY AND HOBART.