The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-14
Silver Men in Control.
The NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
SENATOR DANIEL THE TEMPO
RARY CHAIRMAN.
An Eloquent Address from the Great
Virginian-The Tariff and Currency
Issues.

The opening fight In the Nationa
Democratic Convention upon the tenn
porary chairman resulted In q complete
victory for the silver men. Senate,
Daniel, OF Virginia, was elected owe,
Senator David B. Hill, OF New York
by vote OF $50 to $40. The announce
ment OF the vote was received with
great demonstrations of applause.
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, II. T.
keating, of Nevada, and Senator
White were appointed to escort Sena
tor Daniel to the platform.
AS the committee appeared on the
platform with the Virginia Senator
the demonstrations OF the silver men
were renewed. Senator Daniel having
the appearance OF an old-time states.
man, smooth face, long hair and wear
ing the conventional frock coat, look
ed as III he had stepped out Of some
picture of the Senate of the past. He
bowed profoundly in response to the
ovation he received.
Escorted by the committee, Mr..
Daniel passed to tn, platform, where,
when he appeared, be was received
with an immense eruption of cheers
and yells. The baud helped the thing
along with Hail to the Chief" and
GbcTc WcfS luOTc CuCeTS.
When order was restored Mr.. Har-
rity said: Gentlemen of the conven.
tiop, l have the honor Of introducing
as your temporary chairman the Hon.
John w. Daniel, of Virginia"
When the delegates and everybody
else in the house were yelling and
cheering, Chairman Harrlty passed
the gavol over to Mr.. Daniel, who took
1t and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman O: the National Demo-
cratic Conve:;Con In receiving from
your hands this gavel, as the tempo
rary presiding officer Of this conven-
tion, | believe l express sentiment
which am sure Is unanimous that no
natioral convention was ever presided
over with more ability or with more
fairness than by yourself. l can ex-
press no better wish for myself than
that | may be able in some feeble way
to make my conduct by yonr model an1
to practice by your example. (Cheers)
The high position, gentlemen, to
which you have chosen me, involves
both u great personal honor and keen
responsibility. For the honor l thank
you. The responsibility would wholly
be inadequate to bear did | depend
upon myself, but your gracious aid will
make it easy and its burden light.
That aid confidently invoke from you
for the sake of the great cause under
whose banner we have fought SO many
battles and which now demands of us
such stauuch devotion and such loyal
service. regret that my name should
have been brought in even the most
courteous and serious complication
with that of my distinguished friend
the great Senator from New York,
lapplause,) but the very fact that
have permitted it to be done refutcs
the suggestion that has been improvi-
IDENTIFY made on this floor that either I
or those whom l have the honor to
represent, would ever heap indignity
upon that brave and illustrious head.
Great applause.) No candid man, no
dispassionate judgment, gentlemen,
can over misinterpret your meaning
The Senator from New York himself
knows as you know and as / know that
there is no personality in the prefer
ment which has been given to me. He
must know that the whole country
watches these proceedings and must
know that 1t is solely lue to principle
stands for and they know / stand with
them. (Applause.) Apd that 1t is
given in the spirit OF the instructions
received by these representatives Of
the people, from the people, whom all
Democrats will ever bow to as the
purest and original source of all power.
The birth of the Democratic party was
coeval with the birth of the sovereign
ty of the people 1t can never die until
the declaration OF American indepen-
dence is forgotten and that sovereign
ty is crushed out" Great applause
| am happy, gentlemen, TO know that
as the majority in this convention is
not personal, neither in any sense is it
sectional. 1t blends the palmettoes
and the pines Of Maine anG South Car
olina. 1t begins with the sun rise in
Maryland and spreads into a sun burst
In Louisiana and Texas. (Applause.)
1t stretches in one unbroken column
across the American continent, from
the Atlantic shores of the Old Domin-
ion and Georgia, and 1t shows its sill
very beams over the golden gates of
California, (applauseG 1T sends forth its
pioneers from Plymouth Rock and
waves over the golden wheat fields OF
Dakota. 1t has Its stronghold in Ala
bama aud Mississippi and It's outposto
In Minnesota, Florida and Oregon.
(Applause). 1t sticks like a tarheel,
(applausel down in the old North State,
and 1t writes sixteen to one on the sad
dlebags OF Arkansas with the traveller.
loud applause). IT pours down It's
rivulets from the mountains of West
Virginia and makes great lake In
New Mexico, Arizona. Wyoming,
: Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Montana and
Colorado. 1t stands guard around the
national capitol in the District OF Co.
lumbia. (cheers) and it camps on the
frontiers OF Oklahoma. 1t sweeps like
prairie fire over Iowa and Kansas,
and puts up red light on the confines
Of Nebraska. 1t marshals its massive
battalions In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri. Last, but by far from
least, when / see this grand array and
think OF the British gold standard that
was recently unfurled over the ruins
of Republican promises at ST. Louis, ]
think, too, OF the battle OF New Or
leans, of which 1t is said There stood
John Bull In martial pomp, but there
was old kentucky" (Applause).
Brethren Of the East, there is nc
South, there is no North, there is nc
East, there Ia no West in this upris
ing of the people for American emap
cipation from the conspiracy OF Europ
can kings, led by Great Britian, which
seeks to destroy one-half Of the money
OF the world and to make American
manufacturers. merchants, farmer.
and mechanicslmere hewers OF wooC
and drawers OF water.
There is one thing golden, which
permit me, In the same good humol
which has characterized your conduct
to commend to you here. 1t is tn,
yula do nth