Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-09

5troy, 60 plan TOT victory, net plot for
defeat. The great Empire State had
stood for years gladiator of Democ-
rGcy.
Hill Deprecated the attacks Gu those
who believed in free coinage of silver
at is TO 1. Hs always treated She men
Of this opinion with respect and would
do the same today. H believed the
best course was to take the fret great
| step towards international bimsteilism
The United Stases could not safely ig-
nore The monstsry eystem of other
| great nations. And yet the mejority
platform contained no word fevoring
tbe desired end. Il contained no sug
2eeton OF what should be done IL the
parity could not be maintained % The
experiment OF is to l. All was risk ard
| experiment. he sqa5hingly criticised
the Income tax. If this conventions after
declaring fer free silver, he said, nomi-
mates any candidate bus cue your
oopulstic friends viii nominate
| ticket aud your free silver friends viii
jim hands with chem With an iucli-
action OF his bend toward the little
eoterie OF free silver bolters from the
ST. Louie convention, he eaid: Il see
on. this piatforna q 1um Ger of distin-
guisaed gentlemen who are counselling
Ibis policy Phey never voted the Dsm-
ocrBtic ticket 10 their lives He con
Guided with a plea of integrity for
..oiicy. If we stand by the traditional
policy Of tie Democratic saints OF the
past we can win, If We put them aside
We are lost he said The gold delegates
| climbed upon chairs 6nd joined the
gelleriesin demonstration in honor Of
he New York champion. Senator
Villas of Wisconsin 8 eppsd to the plat
form when the Hil enthusiasm begun
to wane.
As Villas concluded, there we're cries
Cor Russell, Russell, Russell. No other
man so young as Russell holds SO high
8 place in the Democratic party. u
have bat one word to say" he began,
''the time Cor debate has passed; 1 am
conscious, painfully conscious, that the
minds of this convention is made up"
morning agreed upoa several amend
nents to the platform, the most i'm
porten5 of which is the following
substitute for the plank on bank issues:
Congress alone hes the power to coin
and issue money and President jackson
declaed that this power could not be
delegated to corporations or 30 indivi~
duals. We therefore denopnce the-issue
of notes as money by National banks as
in derrogation to the constitution, and
we demand thet all paper which is made
legal tender for public and private
debts, or which is receivable for dues to
the United States, shall be issued by
the government of the United States
and shall be redeemsble in coin"
A storm of cheers greeted the adj
vance of William j Bryan, the boy
orator of Platte, whose star as q Presi-
Dental possibility had for swenty four
hours burned brightly on the conven-
ton. The ovation given him was sec
ond only to she one bestowed upon the |
New York Senator. Byrsn set the
silverisss wild with his superb oratory
and the rafters shook with applause. |
"Our petitions have been scorned; but
now We have no petitions to offer for we |
are strong in our right ard defy them. !
they ask if r )bespierre VIII arise. No, |
instead OF that the people mead Andrew
Jackson. TO do ash Jackson did in resist |
ing encroschments against. the people, |
At2:56 Bryan closed amid great cheer
iug Many states carried their bennsrs-
20 .hs Nebraska delegation. Texas
started, followed by Georgia and nearly |
avery etate staff YVES carried in quick |
succession to Nebraska. None of The |
gold ststee banners were taken from the
fastenipgs.
George Frederick Williams, of Mas
will nominate Bryan, and |
his nomination is predicted OF the sec-
ond ballot. Balloting on the platform
began i'm mediately after the Bryan de-
nonstration bad ceased. Hills motion
toeubstituts the minority report of the
financial plank vas defeated when the
vote of North Dakota was reached The
silver men recsivsd two-thirds msj GRITTY.
4 recess will be taken until s O'Clock
sitter the adoption of the platform.
The announcement Of the vote
against endorsing the administration
vas vigorously Kissed. Hills motion
tha5 If free coinage be found failure
at the end of one year, it should be dis
was lost by large viva voee
vote.
The roll of states was then ordered on
ne adoption OF the platform AS pre-
3entsd by the majority Ayes 62s;
noes 3Ol; absent L The convention
hen adjourned until o'clock this
evening.
The convention was called to order
It 8 p. n. by Ssnator White OF CaIifor
lis, who Immediately handed over the
-eevel to Representative Richardson. of
Tennessee, who acted as president pro
en- es She evening as we'll as the morn
ngsession. The chairman then announc-
d shat the roll OF states ba called SO
for candidates FOR the presi-
ency might be made, the speeches be-
rs limited to 80 minutes each San :
tor Vest Of Missouri, was the fret del
gate to asosnd the platform, even
sfore the call Of states got farther in