The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-25

have preferred to remain a worker In
| the ranks but the Importance Of the
present convention made it the duty OF
every man tosbear his part. He there
fore informed the committee that he
| would consent to be the candidate of the
| middle-of- the-road men for permanent
! chairman. e sf &$s y E45 i
Later the steering committee held an.
other meeting and selected J.sE. Campion
| OF Maine, as their candi date permanent
chairman. The committee realized Its
very awkward position; having notified
! reasons given for substituting Champion
are that the Minnesota delegation and the
| delegations which the steering committee
represented made great protest against
Donnelly's selection, many declaring they
would not vote for him. It was also stated
Donnelly was possible candidate for
| president. 94 q
Silver National Convention Hall, st.
Louis, July 23-The national silver. con-
vention was called to order by Chairman
st. John He stated that the Rev. Joseph
Nichols who had been asked to. open the
proceedings with prayer, had been sudden
ly called from the city and therefore the
convention would not have the pleasure of
listening to him. Il trust we are all in
| the spirit of prayer" he added. lAffima:-
tive applause.) -
Mr.. iNewlands, of Colorado, stated that
he understood that the expenses Of the
convention had not been provided for. ~
Chairman St. John then introduced into
the convention it's vice-chairman. Hon.
Charles "A. Tpwne, of Minnesota. He was
! received with applause. He said that the
condition Of the country was most grave.
1t had been brought about in pursu-
ance Of a plan which had for Its pur-
pose to make it an evolution. He stated
that patriotism had been almost forgotten.
Glory had been narrowed to success; mon
ey has become a god (Applause.) But
the day Of regeneration IS at hand.
(Cheers.)' We are in the very vortex OF
events; we are making American history
today; the American people are serving
notice that they are about to take charge
of their own affairs. Great cheering)
Mr.. TONNES allusion to the grand old
man of Colorado sent the convention ON
its legs in tumult of applause. IN.
A vast majority of the Democratic con-
vention at Chicago, Mr. Towne said, was
in fovar of free silver. Fortunate De-
mocracy thus to become the heir Of this
in favor of free silver. Fortunate De-
find himself thus in possession Of the re-
suits of the great movement, without hav-
ing labored for years in it's behalf and
without being compelled to forego the am
liable prejudlces of party affiliations" Gap
pluase) ~
Mr. Towne paid a glowing tribute to the
worth, character and abilities of Mr.. Bry.
an. saying that his nomination demon-
strated the truth of the statement that in
the affairs Of providence there are no ac-
cidents. - - -. r., r
Bryan represents an idea; he stands for
cause, the cause of humanity against in
justice, the cause Of the masses against
the classes {Appluase)
No rest in the campaign was to be
known. by the cohorts Of silver, Mr.. Towne
said, until the banners of victory had been
planted upon every outpost of the enemy.
He who three months ago had predicted
that victory for free silver was possible i'll
1896 would have. been set down for an en-
thusiastic dreamer, Now it was not only
possible, but absolutely certain.
The defenders of the single gold stand
ard, he said. showed remarkable alacrity
in avoiding a pitched battle. The cause
that is championed by four-fiftLs Of the
political economists Of the world is de-
nounced the cause Of charlatans,
cranks and paupers.
The arrogance of these men goes be-
yond this life, and, assuming the preroga-
tives Of the Almighty, seeks to shut out
of the kingdom Of heaven those who speak
in favor Of birnetallisn. Chauncey NJ. De
pew, that almost amiab1e plutocrat who
retails jokes and OPINIONS on both sides OF
the Atlantic, with the result that his jokes
on the other, in a speech at Chicago last
month said that when a bin1etallist ap>
peared at the gates of glory they would
open only to a golden key. would like
to correct the good doctors mythology Ac-
cording to my poor recollection the keys
Of Plato, after whom all the plutocrats
are named, are effective only in the ether
direction. (Shouts and cheers)
Mr.. Towne said the situation has com>
PEELED the advocates of the gold standard
to establish new political economy and
that they are writing books to favor pro-
ilgence of the people Of the United States.
Upon this he proceeded to argue the ques7
ton of the relation Of prices to the volume
Of money asserting that the relations be-
tween commodities and money are abso-
lutely reciprocal.
Mr.. Towne pleaded with the convention
to make no mistake, but to ever hold the
cause Of silver above all things else, and
closed with an eloquent peroration
/. Calls were made for Gov. Stone, of Mis-
souri,. and w. HI. Harvey (Coin), but neith-
er was present.
!, Ex-Gov. st. John. Of Kansas. responded
to the demands for a speech and greatly
entertained the delegates. He said, in
part: ~
.sSome one has fired on Fort Sumter, but
I'm glad it's different from what it was
IN 81. NJ Last night some one asked how
the crops were in Kansas. They're good, :
I said We are selling oats for cents a
bushel, but, thank God, we get our pay
for. them In Sound money. \: uaughter.)
That's why so many farmers are IN this
convention. Last week L was up in Min
nesota and on the Canadian border pota.
toes were selling for 6 cents a bushel, and
I said, How glorious thing is the tariff;
if 1t was not for the tariff, potatoes would
be way down. (Laughter) If t1sre is
one thing that is deader than another it is
the Mckinley bill, said Grover Cleveland.
I am glad we've got rid Of those two OBJ
structions to the nations prosperity.
(Great laughter.), "'
Gov. st. John said no such political rev.
olution had ever been known in America
as that which followed the adoption of the
platform by the Republican convention.
The victory was already won he assured
his hearers There were but two dangers
to he feared-over-confde and the use
Of Doodle by the gold power What the,
country needs now is the establishment of
our own system he said, land If Great
Britain doesn't like it, let her help her.
SELF If she can (Cheers.) ae'
At the conclusion a cartoon representing
Johann Most and Mckinley shaking hands
under the legend, "Jnite to down these,
was brought on the stage. It was mildly
applauded. Mrs Helen M. Cougar, Of Tn
diana, addressed the convention, saying III
opening, she supposed, that this was not
fine first time the gentlemen present had
been talked to by a woman on the subject
of finance. haughter)
Mrs Cougar told a story to illustrate the
money question from a Woman's stand
point. She charged that never since the