The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-08

The chair announced that the motion
offered by the gentleman from Alabama
substituting Hon. John w. Daniel,of Nir-
gnia, for temporary chairman is adopt
ed, and there was considerable mani
| festation of applause.
The chairman said unless otherwise
instructed he would order this as a
practical rejection of the majority re-
port and would not put the question
OF its. adoption to the convention.
There being no dissent the chair ap-
pointed Senator Jones, Hon. r. p. Keat-
ing, Nevada, and Senator White, Cali
| fornia, a committee to escort Senator
! Daniel to the chair.
OVATION TO DANIEL.
The greatest demonstration Of the
day W to this time occurred when
Senator Daniel came forward. Delegates
stood in their chairs and yelled with
| might and main, waving canes. hand
kerchiefs and flags. The band aided
the enthusiasm by starting up a pa
triotic air and delegates stamped, clap
ped and cheered with a righteousness
that threatened to drown the efforts
of the musicians.
! Senator Daniels on taking the chair,
expressed profound gratitude for the
honor conferred upon him, and eX-
pressed his regret that his name should
have been brought in even the most
courteous competition with his most
distinguished friend, Senator Hill. All
would readily recognize the fact, how
ever that there was no personality in
the matter. 1t was solely due to the
principle which the great majority OF
Democrats stood for and he (Mr Daniel)
standing with them. AS the majority
Of the convention was not personal in
its aims, neither was 1t sectional. 1t
begun with the sunrise in Maine, and
spread into sunburst into Louisiana
and Texas. 1t stretched in unbroken
lines across from Iowa and Kansas. and
1t lighted up the horizon in Nebraska.
When he saw the grand array, and the
strength of the British gold standard
that was recently unfurled over the
ruins of Republican promises at st.
Louis. he thought of the battle Of New
Orleans, of which it had been said:
There stood John Bull in martial
pomp,
But there was old Kentucky"
(Cheers.)
There was no north. south. east or
west in the uprising of the people for
American emancipation from the con-
spiracy Of European kings, led by Great
Britain, which sought to destroy one
half Of the money Of the world, and to
make American manufacturers, merch-
ants, farmers and mechanics, hewers of
wood and drawers Of water. He ap-
pealed to all Democrats to acquiesce
In the will of the great majority Of their
fellow Democrats and to go with them
as they had often times gone with those
to whom he appealed. Mr.. Daniel con-
tinued:
POSITION IN 1892.
Do not forget that in the last national
convention Of 1892 you proclaimed your
selves to be In favor Of the use Of both
gold and silver as the standard money
Of the country. and for the coinage of
both gold and silver without discrimin-
alton against either metal or charge for
mintage. and that the only question left
open was the trade Of the metals.
Do not forget that Just four years ago,
In that same convention, the New York
| ueIesdtlOu StOOu mere SOI1Q anu 1mmOV-
| able for q candidate committed to the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver
and gold at the ratio Of 16 to 1, and that
II we are for 1t still 1t Is in some meas
ure from your teachings
That we owe you much IL readily &C.
knowledged and gratefully acknowl-
edged. but are not our debts mutual
and not one-sided to each other? As
this majority Of Democrats IL not Sec
tional neither II 1t for any privilege OF
class or for class legislation. The &C.
tive busiuess men Of this country, II