The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-25

APPLAUSE IN THE GALLERY.
reference to the administration of Ben
jamin Harrison evoked the first demon
stration, but louder still came the roar
when words of the platform pledged
the party again to the doctrine of pro-
lection in the interest of American
labor and American industry.
The reference to the restoration of the
policy of reciprocity as the twin brother
of protection also came in for q round
of applause. Protection to the sugar
industry aroused the Louisiana delega-
ton to cheers and the merchant marine
plank brought the Maine, Maryland and
Massachusetts, delegations to their feet
with three cheers.
The first sentence of the plank pledg.
ing the party to "sound money" started
q great uproar among the delegates Oh
the floor, but the galleries did not par
ticipate until unalterable opposition to
the free coinage of silver was read
Then the delegates led by Senator
Lodge and Colonel w. A. Stone Of
Pennsylvania rose en- masse. Fans,
canes, hats waved wildly until the pit
looked like a hurricane tossed sea and
the galleries roared their approval
For two minutes the tumult continued.
The mention of the gold standard" I"
while received enthusiastically by the
Maine, Massachusetts; Connecticut and
New York delegations, did not arouse
such great enthusiasm.
Hawaii and the Monroe doctrine were
applauded, but the enthusiasm over the
CuDan plank was general disappoint-
ment. A very interesting incident oc-
CURED, however, in this connection. AS
the plank was read, Colonel Fred Grant,
who sat on the platform with the dis
tinguished guests, arose and wildly
waved about his head the flag of the
Cuban revolutionists. The flag was that
presented by the Cuban junta to James
Creelman, the American correspondent,
when he was exiled by General Weyler.
There was something particularly ap-
propriate in Colonel Grants action, as
it was largely owing to the efforts of
his father, General Grant, that Spain
was compelled to make peace with the
reyolutionists in the ten years war.
The invitation to the women of the
country to help the Republican party to
redeem it from Democracy and Popu-
lism was given a good natured cheer,
and the motion which Senator Foraker
made to adopt the platform was also
cheered.
One of the crucial moments of the
convention was at hand. The chairman
announced that he would recognize TO
move a substitute for the majority re-
port of the gentleman from Colorado,
Mr.. Teller. The name of Teller set the
westerners wild.
In little scattering squads the hand
fuls of delegations who had been sit
ting under the banners of Colorado, of
Idaho, of Utah, of Nevada, California
and Montana and some of those from
Tennessee and other western and soutl :
ern states were on their feet, waving
hats, flags, umbrellas, fans and hand
kerchiefs and shriebing like mad men.
The fire spread to the galleries and
swept across them until they seemed to
be almost unanimously carrying the
cheer. 1t was an unusual division of
enthusiasm. Down in the arena very
little patches of vocal fire blazing in
small spots here and there from broad.
dead level, calm field Of silence. For
two or three minutes the uproar contin-
ued. Minutes are long at such crisises,
the each second beats slowly, so that
the outburst seemed to be q protracted
one. Finally the western delegates, Sc
cessionists they perhaps might soon be
called, tired of their work and sank
back to their seats. Then there fell over
the house deep, profound calm for his
tory was to be made. The political al
legiance of half a dozen states hung on
the moment, and the whole assembly
recognized it. The people listened to a
man while the clerk proceed to read the
substitute platform as follows:
We, the undersigned members of the
committee on resolutions, being unable TO
agree with that portion of the majority
report which treats of the subjects of
coinage and finance, respectfully submit
the following paragraph as substitute
therefor:
The Republican party favors the use OF
both gold and silver as equal standard
money and pledges its power to secure the
Free unrestricted and independent coinage
of gold and silver at United States mints
at the ratio Of 10 parts OF silver to OF
gold
platform to make his final protest to the
Republican party against the adoption
of gold standard policy, was strik-
ing figure. Tall, gaunt, he wore the
old-fashioned frock coat of the old time
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deep lines of thought and no one who
beheld him as he stood and surrounded
his associates with deep conviction on
O single topic, doubted his honesty of
purpose. His face is thin, his eyes grey
and his forehead high. He was evi.
IDENTIFY deeply aroused by the emotions
that stirred him and his gestures at
times were almost fierce. But his gen.
eral tone was one of sadness and regret.
He was given most respectful hearing
by the delegates, but except for those in
sympathy, there was no demonstration
on the floor III the early part OF his
address.
The galleries, however, were at times
vociferous and when he asserted the
power OF the United states TO control
their own affairs without dictation from
Europe in the matter of finance or any.
thing else, many of the delegates were
drawn into the disnlav Of enth"sissn-