The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-10
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| ceeded as follows:
Mr.. President, the senator from New
York despised the president in 1892; he
has had cause since to more than de-
spise him; but for some inscrutible rea-
son; although ne has been betrayed IN
his own party in his own state, he ap-
pears here as the sponsor and apologlSl
for the administration. This fight as
10 the administration is not OF my seek
ing; as Grover Cleveland stands Tor
gold monome tallism (Hurrah for CteVe-
land" applause, mingled with hisses)-
as Grover Cleveland stands for gold
monometallism and We have repudiated
il Chisses) then We are asked to endorse
Grover Cleveland's administrator
(Appiause) They want US TO say that
ne is honest, and they link with MN,
all of his cabinet, in order TO Try 10
bolster him up. The only thing that
l have seen that smacked Of the homes
Ity in his career is that ne signed a con-
tract which gave ten millions of dallars
of the American peoples money TO
syndicate and appointed that syndicate
receiver of the government. applause
and hisses)
''They ask US to endorse his courage.
Well, nobody disputes the mans bold
ness and obstinacy (Applause) and the
latter because he had the courage 10
ignore his oath of Office and redeem in
gold, paper obligations of the govern
ment which were payable in coin, and
silver, both, (Applause.) and further
more he has the courage 10 override
the constitution Of the United States
and invade the state of Illinois TO I'M
dertake to override the rights and lib
critics Of his fellow-citizens. They ask
us to endorse his fidelity. He has been
faithful unto death or rather unto the
death of the Democratic party, 80 far
as he represents IL. and so he followed
the friends that he had in New York
and ignored the entire balance OF the
Union. l came here in 1892 opposing
Cleveland We had denounced him in
South Carolina as tool of Wall street,
and what was predicted then has come
to pass now We of the south have
burned our bridges as far as the north
ern Democracy is concerned, as now
organized. We have turned our faces
TO the west, asking our brethren of
these states TO unite with US in restor-
ing to the government the liberty OF
our fathers which our fathers LETT US.
The west has responded by its repre-
sentatives here. (Applause) The west,
however, is in doubt. while the south
can deliver its electoral vote. But you
must get the Republican silver west and
the Populists in those states TO endorse
your platform and your candidate, or
you are beaten.
''If the DemOcatic ship goes to sea on
stor1n-toased waves without fumisatiEg
itself, without express reputation of
this man who has sought TO destroy mis-
party, then the Republican ship goes
into port and you go down in disgrace.
defeated in November That is the
situation as see IT. We have de-
nounced this sin in the platform with
out mentioning the sinner. (Much
Iau~h+er End anDlause) We have re-
pudiated everything that he has done.
a-.-s,,s,. NOV, t,S ~-ie 1GrCeo 3. llvr ~
repudiste him and MS administra ton,
or. as l said before. we will go before
the country stultifyfng ourselves
Mr.. Tllman here offered a substitute
for the minority report the plank in the
South Carolina Democratic platform
condemning the Cleveland administra-
ton He closed amid considerable ap-
plauSa