The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-04

yalle delegates. whereupon Chairman Long
announced that he would not put the mo-
ton. He introduced Senator Bronston as
the chairman. The latter made an eloquent
free-silver speech congratulating the
Democracy of Kentucky for no longer be-
ing tempted by the lure of gold and at last
/, securing such standing as to represent the
rank and file of Democracy Of the COM
monwealth. he denounced concentration OF
| wealth, class legislation and efforts of the
money power as wei as soldiers to stife
the. will of the people. After Senator Brons-
| speech there were repeated calls for John
| 5. Rhea, who addressed the convention on
the coinage question Ike Bs9nston, ne was
| rounds of applause.
| "GoLD BUGS" NOT WANTED.
| William Cromwell, G. e. Carseday and w.
| j. Mocquote were made secretaries Of the
| convention. When the districts were called
| for announcement of members Of the COM
| mittees ard the Fifth district was reached
| a motion was made 20 pass 1t, on account
| Of the Louisville contests, until after the re-
| port OF the committee on credentials was
| adopted After defeating various motions
| and overruling points Of order the contest
| ants withdrew their objections and the gold
standard delegation from the Fifth district
its report 70 Inc c9Aysna,on, % leetv,ne org
| ganization. While the convention had an
Overwhelming silver majority and no more
L
| selected two gold-standarfi men as delegates
| to Chicago and the long fight on calling TINS
district was due to the decree OF ths silver
majority to get those two national delegates
| and thus have Sold silver delegation from
| Kentucky to Chicago.
| Senator Blackburn responded to repeated
and continuous calls and addressed the con-
| ventfon for an hour In most vigorous man
! ner on the lessons of the great silver victory
the asf Of the peope this
convention. Compromise in the financial con-
| flict was as impossible as In the civil war.
While there was no half way station in the
| fight there should now be peace We were
either right or we were wrong. The people
| last Saturday decided we were right, he said.
Indirectly he replied to Chairman Long. say
| ing: I'VE have tried your. medicine. over
te has Pra a se aaa
at st. Louis and other Western places. The
gold standard power has dominated for over
ished We know something of the profit 1t
brought the few. but God alone knows the ex-
tent OF its devastation among the masses.
| capturing Kentucky. They will capture the
country at the Chicago convention when we
win try to do more for the many, and per-
haps less for the few. Every Southern State
and the great Western empire win join Us
at Chicago.
The soMd South was broken last year
but the solid South will be reunited at Chi
cage. and the solid West will Join us in the
| MED the sabservience of Democratic papers
| to the banking power, and its abuse OF those
! advocating the rights of the people. He con-
/ demned in most severe terms the national
ADMINISTRATION as favoring the money class.
and disregarding the rights of the people
n-d me described f no now the dederai power was vas
| election of a United States Senator. because
he stood on the platform of the people and
not of the money power. He urged the con-
ventien to adopt resolutions: first. condemn
ing the, calling out of State militia to intim-
date the Legislature and to disgrace the
and viii continue to tight Tor or on the silver
| question; third, what you want as well as
what you don't want; among the latter no
more gold bearing bonds in time of peace;
fourth, no more contraction of currency
with contracting of popular rights and OPP
powers OF the national banking system.
Senator Blackburn discussed at length these
different propositions, predicting peace and
| prosperity. He was frequently interrupted
by applause. and between these outbursfs
| commanded the closest attention. At the
conclusion Of the Senator's address recess
OVATION TO GENERAL HARDIN.
/ On reassembNng rhe committee was not
| ready TO report. and the convention was
addressed by Messrs. Settle, James, Thorn,
Tyler and others on free coinage. A free
silver greeting from tie Kansas Democrat
ic convention was read and loudly applaud
ed At this juncture Gen. p. Wat Hardin,
the Democratic candidate for Governor last
year. who had JUS arrived from the we'd
ding OF his son in Washington, entered the
hall en- Senator Blackburn's arm The
most enthusiastic reception given him.
He was almost carried upon the platform.
Chairman Bronston had Senator Blackburn
introduce him. General Hardin addressed
the convention at length on the abuse OF
the silver men IN the past two years, but
counseed peace and harmony In the future.
He believed all Democrats would soon be
questions. At 10.30 the chairman announced
that the committees could not report to-
night. Then the convention adjourned till 8
0flDek TSe eo@m9se sn mesnS
work tonight and was ready to report, but
the, report on credentials was wanted first
night. The majority report reaffirms bemo-
cratic principles in the first section, the 9TH
ers being as follows:
"Second-We are in favor Of an honest dol
lara dollar worth neither more nor less
than 100 cents. We favor bimetalism, and
na eonaRe so the as free snS AND un nj
ratio. OF 16 10 as standard money, with
equal legal-tenfer power iniependen. Of the
"T6ird-We ' hold thai that '.he' he sesreda.y ssh Of
the Treasury, should exercise the legal right
to redeem all coin obligations in gold and
: silver as may be more convenient and we
are opposed 10 the issuance of bonds. In time
of peace for the maintenance of the gold re-
serve or for any other purpose.
banking system and to any enlargement OF
It's powers. and opposed to any contraction
OF the currency by the retirement Of green
backs or otherwise.
'Fifth-We are for a tariff for revenue
only:
been the party of personal liberty and reig-
sous freedom, and is now and has always
been opposed to any union of church and
state It Is opposed TO the enactment of all
laws the purpose or design of which is to
sustain or enforce any, religious tenet or
sect and 10 any law organization or society.
religious or political secret or otherwise,
that tends TO prescribe any citizen for or
on account OF bis religious belief or 10 ap-
ply any such test as qualification for pub
lie office"
The resolutions also condemn Governor
Bradley instructed the delegates to Chi
| cago to cast the vote of Kentucky as a unit
for Blackburn for President.
minority report will be presented by a
| J. Carroll, member Of the committee from
| Louisville. 1t does not indorse Blackburn
It's financial plank reads: I'VE insist on a
firm maintenance Of the present legal stan
dard Of value with such use OF legal-tender
silver coins and paper convertible into coin
on demand as can be maintained without
impairment or endangering the credit OF
government or diminishing the purchasing OF
| debt-paying power of the money in the
| hands of the people. and in the absence of an
| International agreement we protest against
the free coinage OF silver or compulsory pur-
| chase of silver bullion by the United States
| as injurious 10 the industrial and commercial
| interests of the country. especially disastrous
| to the interests of the farmer and the labor
| ing man.
At the meeting of delegates by COMPRESSION
| al districts to-day two delegates and two al
| ternates from each district to the nationa
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