The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-03

Chairman NTfllHi anu was uidiilinOHSly
adopted
Whereas. The Democratic party rec
| ognizcs gold as the best and only accept
ed standard of commercial value, there
by possessing the exclusive Characters
tic of basic money, the supply and the
quality thereof sufficient for the chief
demands for future coinage, and that all
attempts to force silver to circulate as
such money by coming at a ratio in ex-
cess of its commercial value as bullion
have resulted in failure and are now
discontinued by the leading commercial
nations;
Resolved, That the party opposes
the further coinages of silver at any ra-
ito and either by the Independent action
OF our own government or IN pursuance
of international agreement except as a
fractional currency and that too redeem
able at par in gold;
Resolved, That the pledges of our gov
ernment to maintain the equality fixed
by law of the gold and silver which has
been coined by it's authority should re-
main inviolate forever"
The delegates We're tardy in getting to
the convention hall this morning. At
eleven O'Clock, the hour to which the con-
vention had adjourned, there were not
fifty delegates present. but the galleries
were being fast filled up.
When Senator Palmer, of Illinois. en-
tered the han and took his seat on the
platform he was complimented with a
round of applause.
Soon after eleven O'Clock the delegates,
with the exception of those on the commit
tee on resolutions, began to crowd in,
coming in solid delegations; and the space
assigned to them was in a short time
fully occupied. The arrival of each State
delegation was indicated by the musicians
who played the airs most appropriate
to the location Yankee Doodle" for a
New England State; Maryland My
Maryland" for the delegation from that
State; "Old Kentucky Home" Dixie
etc. AS usual the popular acclaim was
in favor of Dixie and Maryland.
Abont this time. Mr.. Buckner, of Ken
tuc<y, entered the hall and was greeted
with cheers. Then Mr.. Bricknridge. of
Kentucky, came in with his delegation,
and 'Hurrah for Breckinridge'' was
shouted from scores of throats.
The shouts of Breckinridge were kept
up from the galleries as if it were expect
ed that he would deliver the speech which
he failed to make at the mass meeting
last night. He took no notice of the
shouts but engaged in conversation with
Governor Buckner. who sat by his side
At 11:4O Senator Caffery of Louisiana,
as chairman of the convention, rose and
stated:-"The Chair desires to announce
to the convention that the opening OF
the convention is delayed for few mo-
ments to ascertain whether or not the
Committee on Resolutions is ready to re-
port. The Chair is informed that the
committee will report shortly. I beg you
therefore to be patient for few mo-
ments to see whether that committee is
ready.
That was the signal for a renewal of
the shouts for Breckenridge which finally
became overwhelming. though a few
Kisses were heard commingled with them
Mr.. Breckenridge, advancing to the
platform, was received with great cheer
ing. He delivered a speech of great power
and eloquence, which was listened to
with profound silence and attention, ex-
cept when broken in upon by bursts of
applause.
Colonel Breckenridge opened by an ex-
tended reference to the causes which led
10 the Civil War and the result of that
struggle. He told of how the republic had
lived through the war and the years that
followed it. and said that another crucial
time had arrived in the history of the
nation. He said that he who stands on
the two platforms of Chicago and ST.
Louis breaches only discord and appeals
to the discontented and dissatisfied. The
colonel asked if it were true that the peo-
pie of this country are divided into class
es and that the men of the nation had an
unofficial chance. The speaker denounced
the planks in the Chicago platform which
referred to the Supreme Court. the Exc
cutive, and asked if all the financial
questions settled by the wise men of
twenty-five centuries were to be reopened
by half educated boy orator
Colonel Breckenridge was enthusiastically
applauded when he paid glowing tribute
to an honest judiciary, appreciation of
which, he said, had been burned into his
heart by the calamities of the past
Colonel Breckenridge said that he had
read with great care the speeches of Mr..
Bryan and that there was one lesson to
be learned from them. 1t was that con-
ditions of life are unequal Some men
are prosperous, others are less SO. These
are told to use the ballot box to equalize
that which life has made unequal
Colonel Breckenridge spoke for three
quarters of an hour He was cheered
and applauded when he finished.
AT 1928 P. NJ, Senator Caffery called
the convention to order
Mr.. Fox of Tennessee offered a reso1u-
ton of regret on the death of ex-Gov-
ernor Russell of Massachusetts. He ask
ed unanimous consent for the passage
OF the resolutions. They were passed by
a rising vote
Mr. Griffin. of New York. offered the
resolution favoring the gold standard
adopted by the State delegation. IT was
referred to the Committee on Resolutions
without debate
John Dewitt Warner, of New York
was introduced and addressed the con-
vention, the Committee on Resolutions
being still at work on the platform
Mr.. Outhwaite of Ohio asked if the
Committee on Resolutions was ready to
report The Chair announced that il ex-
pected report shortly. Mr. Outhwaite
moved that a recess be taken until 2.3o
Z. M. There We're shouts of NO. and
the motion was withdrawn Mr.. Fred
erick Lehman, of Missouri, was then
recognized and spoke from the platform.
at 1:o6' P. NJ. the subcommittee on
platform had completed its work and the
platform was discussed by the full com
mittee The financial plank had been