The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04

o. S2rils~s. wee cast scr Bronson. ana
'ns ssil1 vote % tie FSsrn District. wh1rs
inciutes Lea sxsfse. sra a rc1S na~t ..
TIE vote of me rnoaz.Asnossx cann-:es n
'ae IeasA ard Eleventh districts. were
cast Tor Humphreys. the rols candidate.
nsoassaa made an eacarsrs free silver
spesc1. eorlg-ssuissirg the Democracy os
ksrsueky. ~whosrr 10 longer n<.nx tempt
ec cT tse lure os god and are NJ hast So
eers1s suea standing ss 10 represent tae
rank arc ale cs fAe Democracy Of the ccm-
rnaawea,ths
After Rro-ssca's remarkably vigorous
aHd lengthy spseeA. there ware repeated
Gals Tor john 8 Rhez. vho addressed the
convention on the coinage suss..on- Ike
hrorsc-, ne was greeted w.sa repeated
and continuous roua6s es applause
seuatS- blackburn responded 10 repeat-
&c and continuous calls. ana addressed the
convention for an horr on the issso, OF the
great SILVER victory in kea.rcky last SAT-
urcay sn1 the duty of the representative
OF the people n this convention. He con-
denned n the rrest severe terms the ia
tonai administration as fayorfns the
money class and disregard.ug the rights
OF the people: he described how the Fed
erai power Was nsurped tor the purpose OF
defeati1z Tire election OF a unttes States
senator because he stood on the platform
Q. sne people and not Of the money power
ne was frequently interrupted by sp-
pause and between these outsursts COM
manfse5 the closest attention
At the CONCLUSION OF the senator's "a
dress recess was taken until Snm o.,
reassembiins at p. m. the committee
We're not ready TO report ana the conven-
Ton was addressed by Evan Settle s,if,a
James. ". p. Thorn. James Tyler wa,
Hardin and others on free coinage A.
loaS the chairman announced sha, the
tcu<
and the convention adjourned until . a. m.
tomorrow ~
Tne committee on resolutions completed
us work tonight and was ready to report
put The report on credentials was wantes
nfsI ana that committee will not he
through tonight. The majority report re-
amrms Democratic principles. and SAYS:
efe IN favor OF an honest dollar, 4
ooiiar worth neither more nor less than
iW cents We favor b. met saIiism. ana 10
tnat end We demand the free and unf,u,-
hed coinage of both gold and silver a,
the ratio OF Is TO as standard money
with equal legal tender power. ins,epena-
ent OF the action or advice of any other
fason We hold that the secretary OF the
treasury should exercise his LEGAL right
10 redeem all coin chl.gations in sold ana
silver. as NAV be more convenient. ana
We are opposed 10 the issuance OF bonds
IN time or peace for the maintenance Of
the gold reserve or for any other pur-
pose.
We are opposed TO the national bank
ING system and to any enlargement of Its
powers and are opposed TO any con,rac-
ton or the currency by the retirement of
greenbacks or otherwise.
We are for a tariff for revenue only."
The A. p, A. is denounced and the dele
gates to Chicago are Instructed TO vote
Tor J. G. s. Blackburn for president.
A minority report win be presented by
A. ]. Carroll, member of the committee
from Louisville. II omits indorsing Black
burn. Its financial plank reads: I'VE in
sist upon firm maintenance of the pres
ent legal standard OF value, with such
use OF legal tender silver coins and na-
per. convertible into coin on demand. az
can be maintained without impairing or
endangering the credit OF the government
or diminishing the purchasing or debit
paying power Of the money I'm the hands
OF the people, and In the absence Of an in
ternational agreement we protest against
the Tree coinage of silver or the comoul-
sorry purchase Of silver bullion by the
United States as Injurious to the indus
trial and commercial irrerests Of the coun-
try and especially disastrous to the inter-
ests OF the farmer and the laboring man."