The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-25

st< oTAshf eF the RON producer. trcrsas-
aAs tne burden OF the debtor. swelling the
sNiss OF tse creditor. aaralyxiag the rre-
esetlEe energies of the American people.
reiesatsng 90 idleneSs vast numbers OF
Niaing workers. sending the shadows cf
despair into the horrss OF the honest foslsr
ming the sa2i VITA tramps and pauperS.
ara oail4ug Up colossal fortunes az tse
money csatsrs In the effort TO maintain
the gold standard the country has wftnin
me last four years, in q tiFae of profound
peace AM plenty. been loaded down with
sz2.ea..e cf additional interest bearing
deb,, under such circumstances as 20 al
low syndicafe OF native and foreign
oankers 70 realize net profit of millions
On single deal. X stands confessed that
tne gold standard can only Ae upheld by
SO depicting our paper currency as 10 force
the prices Of our products below the Euro
psan and even below the Asiatic level an 4
enable Us 20 sell in foreign markets. thus
aggrayatiaS the very evils of which our
people 50 bitterly complain. degrading
our American labor and ->riking NJ the
foundations Of our civilization Itself. The
advocates OF the gold standard persist
entity claim thar the cause Of our distress
Is r-nroiuction-that we have pro-
duced so much that Il has made us poor
which implies that the true remedy IS 80
close the factory. abandon the farm and
ployment, a Doctrine that leaves US un-
nervei and dishesrtened and absolutely
without hope fer the future. We affirm
K 70 be uaauestionahle that there can be
no such economic paradox as over-pro-
ducticn and al the same time tens az
thousands OF our fellov-eitIzens remaining
half clothed and half fed. and who are
pi,eousiy eiamoring for the common ne
cessitIes of life.
'Secoad-0ver and above all other ques-
tons of policy we are In favor OF re-
storing 10 the people of the United States
the time-honored money of The constitu-
tion-goid and silver. not one. but both
the money OF Washington and Hamilton
aud jefferson and Monroe and jackson
and Lincoln, to the end that the Ameri-
can people may receive honest pay for an
honest product: that the American debtor
may pay off his just obligations I'm an hon.
est standard and not in n standard thai
has appreciated 100 per cent above all the
great staples of our country, and 10 the
end further that the silver standard coun-
tries may be deprived of the unjust adj
vantage they now enjoy in the difference
In exchange between gold and slver--an
advantage which tariff legislation cannot
overcome.
we therefore confidently appeal to tho
people OF the United States to leave in
allegiance for the moment all other ques-
tions. however important and even mo-
mentons they may appear: to sunder. IL
need be. all former party ties and affilia-
tions, and unite in one supreme effort
to free themselves and their children from
the domination OF the money power-a
power more destructive than any which
has ever been fastened upon the civilized
men OF any race or in any age. And upon
the consummation OF our desires and ef-
forts we invoke the gracious favor OF
divine Providence.
'Inasmuch as the patriotic majority OF
the Chicago convention embodied in the
financial plank of its platform the prlnci-
pies enunciated IN the platform of the
American Bi-metallic party. promulgated
at Washington City January p. 1885, and
herein reiterated. which Is not only the
paramount but the only real issue in the
pending campaign: therefore. recognizing
that their nominees embody these patrl-
otic principles, we recommend that this
convention nominate W. J. Bryan, OF Me-
braska. for president. and Arthur Sewail.
OF Maine, for vice president"
A motion TO adopt the platform was
made. Mr.. Hess. OF Illinois. objected. and
q wordy wrangle followed. IL ended in
the adoption of the platform.
It was decided by the chairman that
the recommendation regarding the nom
ination was not part OF the platform
Mr. Page. of Nebraska. moved that tho
convention proceed TO the nomination OF
presidential candidate. The motion pre-
vailed
Gen Warner said II would be necessary
10 nominate a candidate rather than TO
indorse, in order 20 avoid some OF The
pecuiiaritles Of the state ballot laws,
-. Il. Little. OF Kansas nominated Will
lam j. Bryan OF Nebraska He said that
&fy~~v
had experienced depression in business
that had never before been seen on this
earth. He spoke of the denial of trial by
Jury to American citizens and OF the plat
form adopted by the Republican national
convention. Its proposition. II carried out.
would double the debts OF the Door. II
indorsed the Cleveland administration
and nominated Mckinley. Continuing. he
referred 10 the Wall street barons. Christ
sorgave the thief and hardened the courte-
san. but the money changer he seourged
from the temple" In 1850 the country
looked TO the West for n president in a
time OF trouble. IL got lincoln. Today tho
country was IN trouble. and again II look
ed 70 the "rowdy West and II would get
a man who. like lincoln. would lead them
20 prosperity. This man was William j.
Bryan, of Nebraska. lie would be the
rext president There was loud and Wig
orous applause at the conclusion of Mr.
Little's speech.
Col. l.. c. Pace. OF Nebraska seconded
the nomination OF Bryan. When he came
irto tho hall he said. he WIS met by tho
motto 10 the polls. We sons OF freedom. =
and he could scarcely refrain from ex-
claiming. "Ail hail" and when he saw
the stars OF the flag he felt that the
stars of the heavens were over the homes
OF All the country that needed a savior.
lie believed that the nomination wss but
formal as every delegate had but the
one purpose-the nomination OF William
J. Bryan. He said that in the nomlna-
ton OF Mckinley all the bankers OF Europe
had a hand. while Bryan went 20 Cnica-
go with no influence behind him. Ha
;fanked God that this people could still
think for Itself. and this It was doing in
behalf OF William j. Bryan. OF Nebraska.
whose nomination he seconded In behalf
OF the great West.
A number OF other speeches were made.
and then the rules were suspended. on
motion OF =. v. Wise, Of Missouri. and
Mr.. Bran was nominated by acclamat ton.
The widest enthusiasm followed. Tae
band played Columbia America and
other stirring tunes. white The howliEg and
screaming delegates marched around the
hall waving hats. umbrellas and handker-
chiefs This was continued for ten min
utes.
Mr.. fs8kef, OF A4AANt&stas tAEA hRDfSA
that the convention proceed 20 the norni-
nation OF vice president.
Mr.. Troap. OF Connecticut. pAee1 the
name OF Arthur Sewnll. OF Maine. before
the convention. He made TO speech.
Mr.. Niles, Of Ohio. seconded the Tsornl-
ration. He had known Mr.. SewaIl for
years. and his father before him. AMI
there could be no after man than hs for
the place II vas moved that Mr. Sewaii
be declared the vice presidential nominee
hv accsausation. ard the motion prevailed.
The barsf played America. and the del
e~ates sang. Then they Rng the doxol-