The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-07-18

sire to have them made elective through
legislation for the relief of the people and The
restoration of the country's prosperity.
The HIInority's Protest.
The report of the minority was read by j. II.
Wade, Of Ohio, Il former reading clerk of the
house OF Representatives. as it was presented
by Senator David Il. lin:
40 the Democratic National Convention:
Sixteen delegates constituting the minority Of
the committee on resolutions find many dccla-
tions in the report of the majority to which
they cannot give their consent. Some of these
are wholly unnecessary. Some are iII-consid-
cred ana nmb EuousIv phrnsei-whue
others are extreme and revolutionary Of
the well recognized principles OF the
party. The minority content themselves
with this general expression OF their
dissent without going into a specific statement
of these Objectionable features OF the report of
the majority. But upon the iinanctll question
which cEGGgCs ut IN = time the chief share Of
public attention, the views of the majority
differ so fundamentally from what the minor
lty regard as vital democratic doctrine as to
demand n distinct statement OF what they hold
TO as the only Just ami true expression of dem
ocratic faith upon this aramoun issue rs fol-
lows, which il offered as 4 substitute for the
financial planRS in the majority report:
We declare our belief that the experiment
on the part Of the United States alone of free
coinage AMI a change of the existing standard
Of value. Independently of the action Of other
great nations. would not only imreril our
finances. but would retari or entirely prevent
the establishment OF intCruati onal bimctal-
liem. to which the cnbrtS OF The government.
shuul be steadily directed 1t would place
this country at once upon a silver basis, impair
contracts. disturb business, diminish the pur-
chasing power of the wages OF labor and inflct
irrcparab'e evils upon our nations
ana industry.
Until International cooperation among
leading nations for tho free coinnGe of silver
can be secured. we favor the rigid maintenance
of the existing gold standard rs essential to
the preservation of our national credit, the re-
dcmpticn OF our pnblic pledges and the keep
ing mViolatc OF our cOuntry's honor. We in
sist that all our paper and silver cur
rency shall be kept absolutely at u parity
with gold The democratic . party is
the party Of hard money, and is opposed to
legal tender PAPER money as q part of our per-
manent financial system, and we therefore
favor the gradual retirement and cancellation
OF all United States ami treasury notes, under
such legislative provisions as VIII prevent un-
due contraction. demand that the national
credit sh III be resolutcy maintained at all
times and under all circumstances
''The minority also feel that the report OF
the majority is defective in failing to make
any recognition of the honesty. economic cour-
age AM fidelity OF the present democratic ad-
miHistratiua and they therefore offer the fol-
lowing declaration as an amendment to the
majority rerort:
w commend the honesty. economic cour-
age If the United States and fidelity of the
present democratic national administration"
David b. HIN IN. ". William T.. Villas
CWis.)- George Gray (Del). John Prentiss Poe
CMd). Irving w. Drew IN. H, c. o.. Holman
tMe), Z. j. Farrell UL), Lynde Harrison
Comm. David i. Baker NS. L., Thomas A. C.
Weadock Mich James O'Brien (Minn.),
John E. Russell tMass.), Robert f.. Wright
tPa), William r. S.ecle Is. D., ALA A. Nc
Dermott n -, Charles ID. Rodgers (Alaska).
Senator Hill also offered the following
amendments to the platform and moved their
adoption:
II, Il gbn,,I1 H., ,nrnfnlIrv ,1-o-fI1I - 1,,-
at the same time that any change in the none
tary standard should not apply to existing con-
tracts"
Our advocacy Of the independent free coin
age OF silver being based on belief that such
coinage will effect and maintain n parity be-
tween gold and silver Mt the ratio of sixteen to
one, we declare as n pledge of our sincerity
that II such free coinage shall fail to effect
such parity within one year from its enactment
by law. such coinage shall thereupon be sus-
pended"
The ballot on the amendments offered by
Hill for the minority OF the m was
G2G noes, 3O3 ayes. and one not voting.
Then the majority platform was adopted by
6s for to 30l against ana the convention adj
journed till 8 p. M
The Night Session.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-At the night session OF
the convention, in the presence of fully 5000
people, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, of Ne
braska, was placed in nomination by II. II.
Lewis, OF Georgia, and seconded by w. G.
KIutz, of North Carolina: George r. Williams,
of Massachusetts. ana Thomas J. Herman. of
Louisiana. Although the demonstration was
confined largely to the galleries, it looked as If
the favorite, Bland, had fallen back into the
ruck, hopeiessly beaten.
Senator Vest placed the Missourian in nomi-
nation and David Overmyer, of Kansas, sec
onded the nomination.
The name of Gov. Claude Matthews, of Indi-
ana, was presented by Senator Turpie, of Indi-
ana, and seconded by Delegate Trippett.
Fred White, OF Iowa, placed I3oies in nomi-
nation. and the Waterloo statesman owed a
magnificent ovation TO the enthusiasm of Miss
Winnie Murray, n young woman from Nashua,
Ia, who led the Boies demonstration, as Mrs.
Carson Lake did the Blaine demonstration at
Minneapolis four years ago.
Senator Blackburn. of Kentucky, was placed
in nomination by John s. Rhea. n brilliant
Kentucky orator, aud seconded by Gen. st
Clair. of West Virginia; w. w. Foote, of Cali
fornia, and Mclean, of Ohio, by Delegate Pat
rick, of the Buckeye state.
The convention adjourned until to-day.