The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10

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close by a accumulation OF the defects h,
/ found in the platform and said there was
still time TO remedy rhis In plrt-
As he returned 10 his delegation. he was
/ cheered as no other speaker ha1 been since
the opening of the convention
The demonstration over Senator Hin was
I at its hight when senator villa assembled
/ the platform to support his New York col
/ leagues argument ana ms appearance
there was lost sight of IN the general con-
Mr.. Hfrs progress to his place among
l the New York delegation was a series or
I handshakiug. William L. Hdrrty grasp
| 81 Mn HiiTs hand warmly ana MANY
others. including Mr.. Whitney and eN.
/ Gov. Flower followed suit. Even after
/ the cheering had ceased, it was some
/ time before order could be restored.
| Mr.. Villas was applauded when he was
| introduced. The resolutions of The minor
/ ity were presented, he said, as protest
against the proposed attempt a party
He soIemnly protested. Perhaps there
/ was a Marat, Danton, Robrsp.crre at
the bottom OF 1t. He would venture "A spe-
| cial prediction. Should this scheme ever
| win, il would result in universal DISTRESS
/ il it should evsr come about lt would
| result in dire calamity. IT that calamity
ever came, let US remember who We're
]
! ern democrats to desist in their attempt
/ to bring about a change in civilization at
! which the whole world STANDS asnast
/ Crimes of Times" started SIR Villas
/ on peroration, which he devoted to an
/ appeal to the party not to pan down tho
] pillars of the temple ana bury every
! democrat beneath the ruins. He hoped
/ to see the day when a democratic con-
| vention should be assembled H-te united
/ and the old party restored 10 tle service
! of the constitution.
/ The cheers for Villas as he concluded
| were interminsied with cries for Gov.
The young ex-governor Of Massachu-
sets was given a hearty greeting as he
began to speak. Gov. Russell paid bis
| respects to Mr. George Fred Williams
| He said: In these debates / have heard
| one false note from the commonwealth Of
/ Massachusetts. | answer him not in an
| ger, but in sorrow, ana l appeal TO you,
! my fellow delegates ana ASK, do ! or do
| not speak the sentiment of my state when
I say they and we utter our earnest and
| unfiinching protest against this demo-
| cratic platform. lCheers). Let me, fol-
! lowing the example of the senator from
| South Carolina, utter a word of prophecy
| When the storm has subsided and the
| dark clouds of passion and prejudice have
! worn away. and there comes the sober
| second thought of the people then the
| protest the minority here makes will be
| held as the ark of the covenant of the
| faith (cheers) where all democrats will
1 De reunited ana 10 iOlAn 70 Ilkul IOT the
| old principles and carry them to trium-
| phant victory" Great applause.
| Cheer alter cheer went up as Bryan Of
| Nebraska. tall. smOoth-faced. youthful
| looking. leaped up the platform steps, two
| at a time, to close the debate Banners
| waved from the free silver delegations and
| handkerchiefs, newspapers, hats, and
| and canes were brought into play by the
enthusiastic crowd. Al one time the APP
| plause became deafening and could not
be suppressed by Mr.. Richardson. who
| was still acting as chairman. When
| quiet had been restored, Mr. Bryan be-
| gan speaking clearly and deliberately.
The belief in the honor Of righteous
cause, he said, was stronger than the pre-
dictions of disaster. He would move 10
lay on the table the resolutions in con-
demnation Of the administrator. ECheers).
This was not a question that permitted
descent into personalities.
This had been a great contest; never be-
fore had so great an issue been fought
out He sketched the growth of the free
| silver idea in the democratic ranks and
| told of the zeal that had been injected
into the party contest. The silver men
| had gone forth to victory after victory,
and were assembled now, not to condemn,
not to protest, but to enter up judg-
ment ordered by the people. As indivd-
uals, he said, those he represented might
have been willing to compliment the gem
teman from New York CMr. HID, but
| they were unwilling to put him in posi-
ton where he could thwart the will of
!
ed for his people that they were the
equals of the people of Massachusetts.
| (Cheers) And when the people of Mas
sachusetts came to the people OF Nebras-
ka and said: you have disturbed our
business" the people Of Nebraska re-
piled to the people OF Massachusetts
You have disturbed our business. Gap
plause)
I'VE say" he continued, you have made
too limited an application Of the definition
of the word business man The man
employed for wages is as much busi-
| ness man as his employer. (Applause.)
The farmer who goes out TO toll IN the
morning is as much business man as
the man who goes on the board of trade
to gamble in stocks. (CheersO The miner
| is a 3 much a business man as the few
| financial magnates, who, in back room,
corner the money of the world" Great
| cheering)
Mr. Bryan said those he represented
were tired of submitting to the burdens
which oppressed them. We beg no long
! er, we petition no more. We defy them.
This denunciation, uttered in Mr.. Bry-
ans most dramatic manner, was followe
by a scene of wild excitement, Which last
ed several minutes.
What we need" Mr.. Bryan continued,
lis an Andrew Jackson, to stand, as An
drew Jackson stood, against the national
| banks. We are told that our platform is
made to catch votes. We reply to them
that changed conditions make new issues.
The principles on which democracy rests
are as everlasting as the nils, but they
must be applied to the new conditions as
they arise.
New conditions have arisen and we
are attempting to meet them. They tell
US that the income tax question ought not
to be h'3pght in here; that 1t is a new
idea. Thy find fault with US for our
criticism of the supreme court of the Uni
ted States. We have not criticised it. We
have simply called attention to it. If you
want criticism of the court in the mat
ter of the income tax, read the dissent
ing opinions of the Judges They say that
We passed an uncons titutonal law. ] de-
ny it. The income tax was not unconsti-
tutional. When it went before the SUI
preme court for the first time II did not
become unconstitutional until one Judge
changed his mind. And we cannot be e2-
pected to know when a judge will change
his mind. Cheers and laughter.) The in
come tax is just law. am in favor Of it.
(Applause.) And when 1 ind man who is
not willing TO pay his share Of the bur
dens Of the government which protects
him, 1 find a man who is unworthy to en-
joy the blessings of a government like
ours loud cheers.)
"They say that we are opposing the ma
tional bank currency. 1t is true. Thomas