Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-10

present should arise and staIn1 while nray,o,.
was offered by Rev. Ernest ". Stires recto,
Of Grace Episcopal church, Chicago. PRAYER
was offered by Rev. E. NJ. Stres, who invoked
divine aid and wisdom to guide the conven-
! ton am ong all the perplexing problems of
this time, where lies the path of honor and
safety, and to remind the convention that
honesty is not only the best, but the onlv
policy worthy the consideration of a great
: people, and to teach the assemblage how to
} give relief to the toiling multitudes without
doing violence to the rights of any, and that
the convention be inspired with the most
, exalted patriotism. seeking no private or
sectional advantage, but only the national
good.
: Chairman Harrity then announced that by
) direction of the national committee he report
} ed the name of David B. Hill, for temporary
chairman. Tumultous cheering followed the
naming of Hill, and three cheers were given
by the gallery.
Mr.. Harrity then reported for temporary
secretary Simon (. oheerin, sergeant-atarms
4 Hon. /. Martin of Missouri. what is the
! pleasure OF the convention" Mr. Harfity
asked, ''on the report as made from the DEM
l.
Clayton, q delegate from Alabama arose on
behalf of twenty three members oi the Ma
tio1al Committee and offered a substitute
recommending that the name of Hon. John
w. Daniel of Virginia, be substituted in the
committee report for that of Hon. David B.
Hill of New York, and that Hon. John W.
Daniel be chosen temporary chairman Of this
convention.
i AS Mr.. Clayton concluded by demanding
the call of States and roll call, cheers and
cries of Call the roll'' were raised
Mr.. G. S. Thomas Of Colorado, seconded
the minority report.
| Again cries of roll call were raised and Mr.
Harrity said: cit may as we'll be understood.
+ gentlemen, that as long as the present eccu-
pant is in the chair, the proceedings will be
conducted in regular, orderly Manner
Mr.. Allen McDermott, of New Jersey, was
then recognized to speak IN support of the
majority report. He warned the silver men
that they were departing from the principles
of the party in overriding the national COM
mittee. 1--WE of the north.'' he said ''wapt to
support the ticket that you will select: If
you have the strength of giants do not expend
it in bitterness, but reserve it for the day
when you will need tin November He
asked the ma jorlty not to take the course Of
fensive to the minority, and "Thy gentleness
will make thee greet
Ex-Governor Waller, of Connecticut, also
spoke in favo, OF the minority report. He
said that there are no two greater men than
4 David B. Hill and John W. Daniel, and they
} should both be honored. He urged the cleo
ton of Hill for temporary chairman, and
i Daniel for permanent chairman. Mr.. Waller
was applauded when he said Connecticut was
in the convention to stay. He also said
Turn down David B. Hill and we'll fight
you. Well fight you here and elsewere.' -
This produced a storm of groans and Kisses.
\ e S. Thomas of Colorado, spoke for the
minority report, as did also e. P. Waller of
Alabama, and M. F. Tarpley of California.
Col. Fellows of New York, spoke for the
majority report.
:. After further speeches the roll of States
was called on the substitute naming Senator
Daniel for temporary chairman.
The minority report substituting Senator
Daniel for temporary chairman was adopted
by vote of 559 to $40.
Senator Daniel then took the stand and
addressed the convention.
MIX. DANIEL SPEECH.
Senator Daniel spoke for about half hour,
and in concluding his speech said:
No nation calls itself free and independent
that is not great enough to establish and
maintain financial system of its own. TGreat
applause.]
10 pretend that this, the foremost, richest
and most powerful nation of the world, can
not coin its own money without suing for an
International agreement at the courts Of Euro
pean autocratswho have naught but primary
interests to subserve, has fer many years
been holding out at every presidential election.
i They have made use of such an agreement
and have foiled it afterwards, and we have
never in our history had an international
agreement upon money system and none of
the founders of this republic ever dreamed
that such an agreement was essential. We
have had three international conferences in
order to obtain it, and to wait longer upon
\ them is to ignore the interests of our own
people and degrade our national dignity, and
to advertise to all mankind our impotence
and folly.
The concession that comes from the gold
standard men Of all Europe for the restora-
ton of the double standard is the only solu-
ton Of the financial difficulties that we -asn
find in the outlook before IS. The declaration
of the English premier and the French minis
ter and the Russian government, who have
recently been pressed shows that if it succeeds
at all it will succeed against the sinister pow
er of autocracy which has been used against
it. An International agreement for the resto-
ration of the metals to an equality would be
bond of mankind which would enable us to
regulate the value of money and bring the
two metals upon parity.
i Alexander Hamilton, the great Secretary
of the Treasury under Washington, under
stood this question. He framed the first fnan-
cial act of this country, which was passed
in 1892, fixing the unit of our currency upon
both metals, for double reason: first, that
to exclude one would reduce it to a mere
merchandise, and the other, that it would ill.,
volve the difference between scanty and
full circulation.
Thomas jefferson knew this when he indors-
ed the work of Hamilton, and George Wash
ington knew this when he approved it.
Daniel Webster knew this when he declared
that silver and gold are the legal standards,
and that neither Congress nor ahv State has
any right to establish any o ther standard OF
to dsplace this one.
General Grant knew this when he looked
to silver as a resource of payment, and found
to his establishment that republican Con-
gress had demonetized it and that he himself
as president had unwittingly signed the bill
The whole United States now knows this,
and they know also that they who would be
free themselves must strike the blow.
[CheerS.
| AMERICAN MONETARY INDEPENDENCE.
| The majority of this convention, have the
honor here to represent it, maintain that this