The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-10

is always found who is platform III himself,
and TO whom they instinctively turn IA the
logical exponent of their hopes, The people are
not iconoclasts, nor false to their convictions,
They followed jefferson when he assailed the
centralizing and monarchial doctrines Of the
old Federalists and was denounced as a com.
munist and leveller by the wealth and culture
Of New England and New York.
They followed Jackson when he took the
United States bank by the throat aud was pro
claimed II tyrant and rulfian by the usurers
and money kings They followed Lincoln when
he attacked the slave power and declared that
this country would not exist half slave and
half free" e.
The great movement for hmetallism, the
free and unlimited coinage f gold and silver
at the ratio of 18 TO l. has come to stay. It is q
protest against the wrong and outrage of 1873,
when without debate and with the knowledge
of only few men in congress- the silver dollar
WAS stricken from the coinage and the red des-
pot of gold made supreme as to all values
Twenty years ago the battle for silver was
begun in the halls of congress by "a modest, un-
pretending, brave man, not an iridescent or me-
teoric statesman, but Of the people and from
the people, who has never faltered for an in
slant in the great struggle. Others doubted and
wavered, some yielded to Establishment and
patronage and are now holding office under the
gold power others misrepresented their con.
tional infirnary of the present administration,
but Richard Parks Bland stands now where he
stood then, the living and breathing embodi-
ment Of the silver cause.
II you ask "Whence comes our caudidatei'
we answer Not from the usurers' den nor
temp of mammon, where the clinh Of gold
browns the voice Of patriotism, but from the
farm, the workshops, the mines-from the
hearts and homes Of the people" To reject
him is TO put brand upon the ruggedest hon
esty and undaunted courage, and TO chill the
hearts and hopes Of those who, during all these
years have waited for this hour of triumph.
To nominate him is to make our party again
that of the people, and to insure success.
And the Bland Boomers Enthuse.
The senator closing words were the
signal for another Bland demonstration,
this time long, loud and enthusiastic A
banner bearing the well known face of
"Silver Dick was hoisted in the middle
aisle. The convention rose en- masse aud
cheered and waved hatsand handkerchiefs.
The Bland banner was carried down to
the platform, then circling around the
delegates. From every quarter of the hall
Bland banners made their appearance,
some bearing his picture, others rs to l,
and others voicing the 'invincible and ir-
Pepressible" sentiments of the Missouri
candidate 1t was fourteen minutes be-
fore Chairman Richardson attempted to
check the demonstration.
Blands nomination was seconded by
| speeches from Governor Overmyer, of Kan
! sRs, and Congressman John r.. Will
| iams, of Illinois,
Mr. Lewis, of Georgia. nominated Will
lam ]. Bryan Of Nebraska, and the nom
| ination was seconded in a mastery speech
| by George Fred Williams, of Massachu
setts Then w. G.. Clutz, of North Caro-
| lima, also seconded Bryan's nomination,
as did Thomas j. Herman, of Louisiana.
| Mr. Lewis, after an eloquent encomium,
ended with the words, II refer to Honor
able William j. Bryan, of Nebraska"
The words exploded another mine of the
same fiery sort which the Nebraskan had
indamed with his own oratory few hours
before. Three or four state delegations
were on their chairs leading the cheer,
with the lungs of scattering delegates from
other states abetting them. Nebraska
seemed to furnish the galleries with a
hero, for they were making the great
chorus of the noise. The blue banner with
the placard William j. Bryan clubof Ne
braska, 16 to !" emblazoned in silver let
ters, was lifted above Nebraska's seats
The standards of Georgia, North Carolina
Louisiana, Michigan and South Dakota
rallied around the blue and silver emblem
and then the standard bearers started a
march around the pit. Two bands inten'
sifed the din and fog horn was blown
with a tremendous wall up uglder the
roof. This was repeated at every mention
of the Nebraskan's name
Senator Turpie placed in nomination
Claude Matthews, governor of Indiana
and the nomination was seconded by Oscal
A. Trippett, of California.
Horace Boies' Lady in White.
Frederick White, of Iowa, placed Horac'
Boies in nomination. As he began Il
speak a Boies banner was held aloft by
the Iowa delegates. He produced laugh
when he said that there would be no sen
sational performances on the political ira
peze while Horace Boies was in the Whit
House. White was given an attentiv
hearing. There was no demonstration
until he concluded. The Boies delegate
then arose and cheered, but the gallerie
appeared cold.
} To IA young woman in the south tier be
longed the honor OF forcing demonstra
tion second only to that which followe
the nomination Of Bland. She was dresse
in white She mounted chair and bega
. to and fro For fully minute she was vi
observed. Then the delegates noticed hel
4 They got on to their chairs, the gallerie
D began to cheer and in another minute tn
a Coliseum was aflame,
Q AS the demonstration grew all eyes ceI
l tered on the young woman in white. III
K Boies banner was carried from the pit u
!. the terrace 60 where the striking tlgul
o stood, like second Joan Of Arc, urgin
9 on the nomination of Iowa's favorite sol
1 The staff Of the banner was placed in he
t hands and she swung 1t tS and fro, viii
s the galleries yelled. Once she sank bac
4 exhausted by her efforts and the din WI
o subsiding. But gathering her wanin
4 strength for final effort she sprang L
d again and once more seizing the bann'
o she moved forward and was almost ca
d ried down the slope by the maddenG
s. crowd about her.
Swiftly she went forward to the pla
). form where the Iowa delegation came 10
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