Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

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ury to support the parity, not alone OF
| the $4,000 LOO of greenbacks. which was its
original function. but the 1925. 900 of silver
! currency. which has been issued since The
| frail foundation has been trembling since
/ 1890 with the additional weight put up
on it. Only by heroic means has the gov
eminent been able to prop up the immense
| SuperStructure- But even the prospect of
unlimi Ted silver coinage under present condi-
lions would make that foundation disappear
| as if in quicksand and you and and every
man who has property wages would
find their value changed from a gold to sill
| yer measure. This will be the certain result
| of imposing such additional burden upon
| the government, but when with that in view
we consider the disposition OF foreign govern
ments to strengthen their gold reserves and
the suspension of free silver coinage in India.
| which has heretofore been the worlds sink for
all its surrlus silver. but is SO no longer, the
conclusion is inevitable that we would be re-
! duced to q silver basis and to very cheap sill
| yer basis at that
| After showing all the evils which
he thought would result from the free
coinage OF silver he concluded by say
ing:
Against such Threatened calamity we have
met as democrats. as patriots, to protest Our
purpose is too serious to permit differences on
minor matters or personal jealouSieS to divide
our councils weaken our influences. We have
come here as democrats toexert such influences
as we may have among democrats for the good
OF our country ana the preservation OF our
party organization for other periods of useful
ness. RenOupcing undemocratic the work
OF the party organization at Chicago. let be
true to every democratic instinct at Indlanap-
oils. Let no man say that in this convention
any false note of democracy was sounded. We
stand for all that should inspire good citizen
ship-for honest money, enforcement OF
law and order. respect for authority
the preservation OF the national
credit, the just payment OF debts
the dignity and welfare of labor. the prosper
ity a nd fair name OF America. United in such
cause go forward with the American
fl g banner and the words National
Democrats Inscribed on its folds. We know
no sectional issue or class We stand behind
the broad shell Of patriotism and in that sign
we shall conquer.
Gov. Flowers speech was concluded
at 1:45 Its delivery occupied As minutes.
Gov. Flower then assumed the gavel,
and by his direction the states were
called for mem bers of the committees
on resolutions. credentials and the Sc
lection of national committeeman and
vice presidents. After an announce
ment that the committees would meet
Immediately. the convention at 2:Os
took recess until four o'clock
It was 1925 when Temporary Chair
man Flower raped for order The re-
ports of the committees were called
for. The report of the committee on
credentials was first presented by
Chairman Brennan. of Wisconsin.
The statement in the report that there
were present S24 delegates to the con-
vention, representing Al states and
three territories, was heartily ap-
plauded.
Then the committee on permanent
organization reads it's report It
o.
Louisiana. for permanent chairman;
John II. Wilson. of Indiana, for
secretary, and Walter Kessler, of
Indiana, for sergeant-at-arms. 1t also
reported an order of business. The re-
port also recommended that the or
ganization of the party be made per-
manent, and that the national COM
mittee be empowered to call future
conventions. This portion of the re-
port met with warm response from
the delegates. The report was adopt
ed and Mr.. Built, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Lawler, of Minnesota. escort
ed Senator Gallery to the platform.
In assuming the gavel, Senator CAT
ferry made a speech in which he re-
ferred to. the Chicago convention in
these words:
Charged by our party with the functions of
ministerlng in its temple of faith, and teach
ing the people its true doctrines, our priests
have desecrated its affairs, broken its Shrines
and taught a false doctrine to the people. We
now enter the sanctuary of the temple and
take possession of tn ark of the covenant of
our faith, which we will hereafter vigilantly
guard. protect and defend. We will purify it's
deSecrated affairs and rebuild it's broken
shrineS. And lest the hearts of the people be
stolen away from true democratic faith-the
faith of fathers and founderS-we must
separate from our brethren who have wrought
this evil. and from those who have followed
their evil teaching. We cannot follow them
in the road they have taken, for their feet are
swift to destruction. and their way is to death.
The ties that bound strong as hooks |
of steel, and we part from them in sorrow
John P Irish, of California, took the
platform and made speech, during
which he paid his respects to the Chi
cago platform, Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Nc
Kinley. After Irish had finished the
convention adjourned until Thursday
morning.
The Second Days Proceedings.
It was 11:3S o'clock Thursday when
Chairman Gallery called the convention
to order and, as the committee on reso-
buttons was not ready to report. ex-
Congressman W. C. P Rreckinridge
made a short speech in which he de-
nounced the Chicago platform and
scored Mr.. Bryan. A resolution was
then passed deplOrinC the death of ex-