The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-05


Permanent Chairman.
leries packed with spectators. large pro-
portion OF whom were ladies. The chair
man OF the committee on credentials. Mr.. ].
III. Brennan, OF Wisconsin. made a -cport
10 the effect that there were S24 delegates
present, representing IL states and three
territories, and recommending that those
present be entitled 70 cast the full votes
or their states and territories. AS TO the
contest with reference 10 the delegation
from Connecticut, the committee recon-
mended that the action OF the national
committee In seating the delegates re-
turned by the state convention be con-
lrmed. The report was agreed TO without
question
DR. Everett, OF Massachusetts. was intro
duced 10 FIJI up the time with speech un-
M the report on permanent organization
should be ready. DIR. Everett boldly de-
Clared that Massachusetts was for gold
and not for blmetallism by international
agreement asserting that every nation
whose views were worth having had
adopted the gold standard He also re-
pudiated any alliance with the Mckinley
rrotectionists. and proclaimed ''regulnrity'
for the present convention, which he be-
ieved would be the precursor OF a long
line OF regular democratic conventions.
DR. Everctt's statement: we stand by
President Cleveland" caused the audience
10 rise ia a body and make demonstration
moro vigorous than had yet been witnessed.
Canery for Permanent Chairman.
Or. Everett resumed his seat amid loud
and long-contnucd applause. The report
OF the committee on permanent organiza-
ton was then presented by the chairman
OF the committee. Mr.. James w Eaton,
OF New York. IL recommended Secretary
Dcnelson Caffery, OF Louisiana, as per
manont chairman. and Mr. j. Wilson.
OF Indiana, for permanent secretary, ana
a N.NH SO
Il permanent national organization The
report was adopted without dissenting
voice.
Senator Cafrery was escorted TO the chair
by Mr.. Bullitt, OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.
I.awler. OF Minnesota, and spoke at con-
siderable length, his remarks being dellv-
cred with much force and eliciting centin-
ued cheering.
senator cafery's speech.
Senator Caffery spoke In part as follows:
charged by our party with the function
OF minstcring In its temples OF faith and
teaching the people ita true doctrine our
priests have dcseCrated It's affairs, broken
it's shrines and taught false doctrines - the
people. We now enter the sanctuary u the
temple and take possession OF the ark OF
the covenant OF our faith. which we viii
hereafter vigilantly guard. protect and de-
fcnd We VIII purify It's desecrated affairs
and rebuild It's broken shrines. And lest
tho hearts OF the people DC NlpltH AWAY
from true democratic faith-the faith OF
our fathers and founders-we must sepa-
rate from our brethren who have wrought
this evil. and from those who have fol-
lowed their teachings. We cannot follow
| them In the road they have taken, for their
feet are swift 90 destruction. and their way
| Is the way OF death. The ties that bound us
were as strong as hooks OF steel. and we
part from Thorn in sorrow"
Referring 10 the Chicago platform, he
| said Il was "a form without the substance
| OF democracy, and no democrat ~ bound by
/ Il, nor IL II emitted 10 his foalty. Tho dec
laratlons OF that platform are open pal.
pable and fragrant departures from all
| that democracy has stood for They assail
the money standard OF the country and de-
| clare for the inflated and deprecated stand
/ ard OF free silver at n ratio OF sixteen 10 one
| They assail the right and power OF the cN-
ecutive to enforce the law and TO protect
| property under It's control and In the Gus.
| tody or the federal courts In any state
/ in the union; they attack the integrity OF a
| coordinate branch OF the government. they
declare that the function OF issuing paper
/ money Is 20 be exclusively exercised by the
| government itself; they assail the right OF
| the citizen 90 contract for payment In any
| legitimate commodity. they declare that
the obligations OF the government foI
which gold was received and for the pay
| ment OF which In the same coin the nation
MI faith is pledged. may be paid In de.
| preciated coin. and we declare that eacl
md every one OF these attacks and deciara.
tlons are undemocratic. They are an as
aault upon the constitution. the time hon
| ored principles OF the democratic party
and the distinguished patriot and states
man who has twice led Il 20 the only vic
tories Il has achieved I'm 90 years.
I'VE ho'd that no argument Is needed e
show the revolutionary and anarchsti'
character OF the doctrine that the laws
cannot be inforced In a state TO protcc
property which Is IN the iurls dction OF fed
crai courts. or 60 protect tho United State'
malls, or that the supreme court ought 4
be reorgRpized. or that the national homo
should bo stained. or the national faitl
| violated, or that the freedom OF private
contract ought TO be limited. or that tn
function oi issuing paper money ought q
be exclusively exercised by the fedora
government We hold that the theory o
free coinage OF silver with gold al the rati,
OF slxtcen 20 one admits OF arguments. bu
we hold that the weight OF authority. tn
strength OF reasoning and the facts o
history all point 20 it, fallncy and the ruin
Gus consequences OF its adoption. We hol
that n will rob the poor man of his wage
and the rich man OF his wealth. the widow
OF her savings. the child OF It's patrimony
the soldier OF hts pension. the industfou
OF his toll and~the inventor OF the rewar
OF hts gerius. We hold that Il VIII dc
uorallzo and seriously disturb the immens
trade and commerce Of the republic an
drive the country TO a discredited. depre
} ciated and deprcciatlng standard. smit