New-York tribune., 1896-07-09

M reE er nacr e,bmit tar,ey to the class legislation
under which they have 11 t1r here to quarrel
among Yourselves. Let us take no action that is
rot win b the wora f%fii that wch
and that which we disapprove. Let US promulga,S
whSh 10 nntSer more an one cor
declare that we here TO promulgats pa p fa
that shall be in line ana % o party and that we
shall not obscure or defect PUBIC ontest ,nrns
the one man issue whst upon ws and what
approve Let us declare that we wan ant ~ 2 ur' nnesn
the , doors cSr of the Back shsre Il WAS %
that we mean the unrestricted. the unlimltea Tree
without discrimination ard without the slightest
regard to the action Of any other ROVER o' '"'
Let us declare further that the Democrats party
n5 1me apDPoSs Of RSoq8a Of S"s % a
men who hold the obligations but the men r.,rove wre
but condemn the proposition OF retiring the non;
interest bearing legal tenders. greenbacks and
ARE not in favor Of perpctuatng ether National
debt or National banking system .,.,u -
believe that the depressed condition q their Indus,
tries is not the result OF vicious legislation You
out in Their furnaces. the spndles have ceased
10 hum in Their factories. that the farmer Is no no
producta and that a million unemployed laborers
today trampng the hshways v OF the SHnss
and fair They knaw better 1T seems Sc sote TO me as my =
the duty whish devolves upon this grea, Demo
era tic National Convention. The eyes OF the coun,
o oy this shs fyff Ss Of aseSsd %GG fe anu
II prosperity Is to be brought back TO ia take the the
more to he American people If free institutions
are to be safe-pcketed and anchored in the hearts
under which you gather here floats out once more
in proud trurnph from the dome of our country's
It is In your hands to give this boon to the
American people Be temperaMe M 2 be & M a,bsr
the fruits Of the splendid victory which you have
S" ss inner is s sSs
for In November. Let US do nothing except with
an honest effort to the he o the
whether he be with the majority, with the
for double standard-to remember in Gods name
that he +, b s oNaa Of pin
Remember s,r nf my that twenty
have waged the fight unawed by power. stub
a are ON he eve of he ron Of our
we read without doubt or uncertainty the restora-
sacred traditions that gather about our party, by
all the h ha ns fr to the
Ism. appealing to your courage al, and L to your love
Of county, beg OF bs yH" e iSr snd raU
to vindicate its fairness. Applause)
THEY WANTED TO HEAR HILL.
As Senator Blackburn sat down more cries were
raised for Hill. without response. motion TO ad-
journ for half hour voted down. and the
band started up to drown the confusion which
prevailed.
Mr. Money of Mississippi. moved that J. w.
Bryan of Nebraska. be invited to the stand. This
was received with every demonstration Of ap-
proval but the Chair announced that Mr. Bryan
was not in the hall
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, was then called
for. and rising in the body Of the hail. indicated
a desire to give way to Senator Hill. The Chair
said that Mr. Hill engaged with the Commit
tee on Resolutions and was not In the e. hall -.
declared that yesterday the seat Of empire va vas
transferred from the Atlantic States to the Ms,
had dawned and the dollar of our daddes' would
be restored This sentimsnt was received with IN;
bounded enthusiasm: The hand once more hled
up the interude to kill time.
A SHORT TALK FROM ALTGELD
Governor Altgeld was again called into requIson
as a stop-gap. His swarthy visage as 1t appeared
alongside the chairman was greeted with cheers to
which he responded by saying that he did not come
here to make a speech. but TO assist In nominating
a President and preparing platform which should
bring hope to the people He listened to with
attention as he proceeded to discuss the cause OF
the existing conditions OF distress. which he sum-
married. as the combined action OF the moneyed In
terests Of the word TO make money dear and prop
erty and labor cheap. The first step In this plar.
was to strike down silver. This doubled the work
OF gold and doubled its purchasing power The con-
sequence was that prices only half as high as
when we had two meta.s and It took all the farmer
could raise to pay his nxed charges. his interest
chant and the railroad did less business and the
iaborer out of employment Snail We continue
d"d she or q " the
Shall Vie 60 or 90 ne back and sy @
That was the great question before the Convention
He the ba9 as
said. Mr.. Hanna nominated a man with one idea
That Convention adopted a single gold standard. and
the English money Lenders approved Englishmen
se blood and out OF the the
can people CRenewed laughter and cheers) The
Spo" S4S t" Are s't you s' going stand IL
and again the response was vigorous No" An
other point loudly cheered when he declared
I'VE Will have no straddling on platform and nc
straddling on candidates Those gentlemen who
In the morning to see what their opinions for the
day are have mo shw Nv IN mi. ". T
nag Of freedom No compromise as,.n army ever fough
he was greeted with loud cheers.
GEORGE FRED ENERGIES To VIEW
George Fred Williams. OF Massachusetts. was next
called up and was greeted with the cry. Three
cheers for George Fred Williams!' He spoke as fol-
lows:
States. this is not sectional Convention: The BAT.
Of hs Of h
Or s Of ae s f e empire from n., s r. At
pire is where always has been. and where trust
1t always will be-in the logging camps OF Maine. In
the tobacco fields OF Virginia In the orange groves
OF Florida, in the plantations OF Louisiana In the
wheat fields OF the West. In the mining camps oil
California. ] believe, fellow Democrats. that the
Interests Of New-England represented here as
we'll az the Interests Of the South and West ZAP
plause)
The contest which we make to-day In behalf o!
half Of the 100000 spndies that are now idle. We
have seen the process going on which has created
the talk OF secfionalism against which i protest
The railroads into which we have put our honest
earnings have been. under the existing SYSTEM
ruined. and we have come down on our knees with
you 1t is the rescue OF the honest industry oi
every man In the United States that 10 now de-