The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-23

slow in assembling at the Grand Musi,
hail and there were not enough visitor
to fill the galleries when j. j. Mott
chairman of the national committee
called the convention to order. He, too
was tardy and it was long after /
O'Clock when he stepped to the platform
and raped for order. The heat wa!
Intense
The hall had been attractively drapet
with flags and bunting, but the atmos
phere was so close and hot that it wa:
almost suffocating. When Chairman
Mott came forward to call the conven'
to order the delegates for the momeni
ceased the use of fans and reused from
the torpor caused from the awful heal
and INDUCED in some enthusiastic cheer
ing. Prayer was offered, after which
Miss Lille B. Pierce Of this city read
the declaration of independence. This
caused another outburst of applause.
When the call for the convention had
been read Francis G. Newlands of Ne
vada was introduced by Chairman
Mott, as temporary chairman of the con-
vention. Though the galleries Of the
heGI were almost vacant, the delegates
gave him vigorous reception.
NEWLAND'S SPEECH.
In taking the chair ne said:
1.-THE national silver party meets to-
day to determine what course will best
advance the cause we have al heart.
The Republican party has declared for
the gold standard, save so far as it's dis
astrous consequences may be averted by
an international adjustment with the
leading commercial nations of the world
Practically tl1i. means gold monometa
ism, for, under the system of finance
lnaugurated by Harrison and continued
by Cleveland, silver is denied its time
honored use as redemption money, and
has become simply the material upon
which Is stamped a gold promise.And so
our greenbacks, our treasury notes and
silver certificates, instead Of being mon
ey, Ghave been turned into a gold debt,
and the primary money of the country
IS confined TO the limited amount of gold,
approximately $500, 00o, 900, which an adj
verse balance of trade is constantly de-
p1eting. with all the attendant evils OF
continued bond issues.
BRYAN AS A CONSERVATIVE
1.-The Democratic party has declared
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at a ratio Of 16 to /, without wait
ing for international action. Whilst it
has made other declarat ions in its plat
form. it has announced that the silver
question is the paramount issue of the
day, and that to il all other questions
are TO be subordinated- II has nom
mated a candidate of unimpeacha bic
character, of exalted ability, of inf3exi-
bic integrity, of high purpose, who has
never faltered for a moment in his de-
votion TO the cause ofbimetallism. Firm,
but not headstrong; confident, but not
self-Sufhcient;; near to the people, but
not Dema gogic; determined for reform,
vet without a single incendiary speech
Or passionate utterance to mar his rec
ord; Possessing happy combination of
the oratorical and logical qualities,
young, courageous and enthusiastic, yet
deliberate and wise. he stands as the
ideal candidate Of movement which.
though termed movement for reform.
really means return to the wise con-
servatism of our fathers
DEMOCRATS PROTECTIONISTS.
The issue has been presented by a
party which has been recen thy diecredft-
20 before the country by the financial
and industrial disturbance which II has
created by the repeal of the Sherman
act and by threa tened and actual tar
III legislation Dragged into financial
executive whom it has since repudiated.
1t proposes not merely to reverse exist
ing legislation already enacted but to
go further and declare for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver, and besides
proposes to guarantee the country
against further industrial disturbance
and any agitation for further change in
the tarin law, except such as are nee
essary 90 make up the deficit in revenue.
Inc latter amendment is particularly
era ufying to many Of us who believe
that the silver question and moderate
protection are twin issues, that the for
mer means protection to the American
farmer against disastrous competition
OF silver countries; that the latter means
protection TO the American manufac-
turer and his employees against the dis
astrous competition of cheap foreign
labor, and that it is only by the union
OF the productive forces OF the country,
whether in the field or the factory,
for mutual protection, that the remorse-
less power OF monetary contraction can
be stayed.
NON-ESSENTIAL
Whilst it would have been wiser to
conflne the issues of the Democratic
platform to issues concerning which BIZ
metalilsts would not differ, thus secur-
ing the complete unification of the sill
yer forces, Yet a simple question is pre-
scented TO sincere bimetahists through |
out the country, and that is whether |
they VIII permit differences as TO nom
essential issues to divide them---or |
whether, preserving their independence |
of conviction and action as TO non-es- !
sentials, they shall accept the brilliant |
leader whom fhe Democracy has named |
and uniting all the silver forces wher- |
ever organized. into the invfncible army. !
march to victory in November next 1 |
Rpprehend that the singteness of pur- |
pose which has thus far characterized |
this organization, will be apparent in 4
our deliberations here. and that its ac- |
tfon Will be inspired by the highest pa
triotiSm and by an earnest desire for |