The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10

of economies and, therefore, in the opin-
ion of the minority, the safest course was
to advocate international bi-metallism and
to stop there.
The criticism was made that the minori-
tvs plank was similar to that of the re-
publican party. He did not think ii much
the worse for that. The money plank, the
Cuban the pension and the civil service
planks were all equally like the republic
can planks. He did not like many of the
planks in the democratic platform and he
thought If the wise counsels of the sena-
tor from Arkansas (Mr. jones' had pre-
vailed it would have been different. There
fore, when that senator said the platform
meant what II said and said what il meant
he would like some one to explain what
was meant by the plank about the issue
of paper money in the future Was this an
attempt, at this late day, to commit the
democratic party to the suicidal policy Of
issuing paper money? :.
Further, he did not believe it wise to
introduce new tests of democracy. What
was the necessity of making an income
tax a test of democratic faith? Had n
come to this, he asked, that the follow
ers of Tiden, who all his life opposed
this iniQuitous tax, were now required as
a test of their democracy, to express their
belief in the constitutionality of an in
come tax? Was it wise to attack the su-
preme court of your country? (Cheers).
''Will some one tell me-" he continued
what that clause means in this platform?
If you mean what you say and say what
you mean, that plank means, if 1t means
anthing, that it is the duty of congress
to reconstruct the supreme court of the
country. / will not follow any such revo
lutionary steps as that" (Cheers).
Then he asked if they had not trouble
enough without putting in all these nm
necessary and foolish things. What more
have you done? You have for the first
time assa,led, in a democratic platform
the doctrine of your fathers; of a life
tenure for our judges. How foolish to in
sert that provision. Still more foolish he
contended was the condemnation of the
issue of bonds. That meant the repeal
of the resumption act and reputation
Cheers. The statement implied that not
even congress had the power to do this
The statement was too broad 1t must
be surprise to some of his democratic
friends in the Senate who had introduced
bills to authorize the issue of bonds for
the Nicaragua canal and other PURPOSES
daughter and applause).
He summarized the results which would
have followed if the President had not
made use Of the authority conferred upon
him and issued bonds. Speaking of the
deficit OF So 900, which had arisen be-
cause a tariff bill passed by the demo-
cratic party had not "as yet" as he said
with emphasis, yielded enough revenue
for the use of the government was a
foolish issue to have raised. 1t put the
democratic party on the defensive in ev-
cry school district in the country.
The burden imposed upon the eastern
states by this silver plank was all they
could reasonably be expected to carry
without imposing on them all these addi-
tional issues. He did not believe in driving
men out Of the democratic party (Cheers)
to make room for a lot of republicans and
wings and populists who have never voted
the democratic ticket in their lives cloud
cheers) Il tell YOU" he added, impress
lively, mo matter who your candidate may
be, with one exception, your populist
friends viii nominate their own ticket
and your forces Will be divided" cloud APP
plause.)
A voice back in the hall cried: mo"
Turning in that direction. Mr. Hill said
with bitter information, MY friend says
no. Who is there to speak for the popu-
lists IN a democratic convention CHEERS
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Senator Hill brought his speech to a