Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-07-17

Clark OF Montana, In DenaII OF the
delegates of that state silver gavel,
from the mines OF Montana
The convention then adjourned until
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
THIRD DAY.
President White called tho conven-
ton to order at 10:55 and Rev. Thomas
E. Greene of Cedar Rapids, Ia, offered
prayer.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes see, was
called TO the chair, and Senator Jones
of Arkansas, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions yead the platform as
finally adop ted by the committee.
A minority report and two amend
ments by Mr.. Hill. of New York, were
read by ono of the secretaries.
MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report declares that
some of the declarations in the report
of the majority are ill>considercd and
ambiguously phrased. while others are
extreme and revolutionary of the we'll
recognized principles of the party.
The minority offers. rs a substitute
for the financial report of the majori-
ty, declaration of which the first
paragraph is as follows;
''We declare our belief that the ex-
pertinent on the part of the United
States alone of free silver coinage and
changing the existing standard of
value independently eff the action of
other great nations would not only i'm
peril our finances, but would retard
or en- tirely prevent the establishment
of international bime tallism, to which
the efforts of the government should
be steadily directed. 1t would place
this country at once upon silver ba-
sis. impair con tracts, disturb business,
diminish the purchasing power of the
wages of labor and infiict irreparable
evils upon our nations commerce and
industry.
The minority further declares in ia
vor of the maintenance of the existing
gold standard as essential to the pres
ervation of the national credit until
international CO operation for the coin.
ing of silver can be secured. 1t favors
also "the gradual retirement and can
collation. of all United States notes and
treasury notes under such Legislative
provisions as will prevent undue con-
traction"
The minority report recommends the
following amendment to the report oi
the majority:
"Wc commend the honesty, econo-
my, courrge and fidelity of the presen
democratic national ADMINISTRATION.
"Signed, David b. Hill, New York
William f. Villas, Wisconsin,; Georg,
Gray, Delaware; John Prentiss Poe
Maryland; Irving w. Drew, New
Hampshire; c. o. Holman. Maine; p. j
Farrell. Vermont; Lvnde Harrison
Connecticut; David N. Baker, Rhod,
Island; Thomas L. c. Weadock, Michi
gan: James O'Brien, Minnesota; Johr
E. Russell, Massachusetts,; Robert E
Wright. Pennsylvania; William r
Steel. South Dakota; Allen McDer
mott New Jersey" So
The amendments offered by Senator
| Hill, OF New York, are as follows:
First amendment: "But It should b
carefully provided be law, at the sam,
time, that any change in the mohetar,
standard should not apply to exiAtini
contracts.
Second amendment: ''Our advoczc,
of the independent free coinage of sil
YER being based on the belief that sucl
| coinage will effect and maintain par
/ ity between gold and silver ut tn,
ratio of 10 to /, we declare as a pledg
of our sincerity that IL such free coin
age shall fail to affect such parit
within year from its enactment int
law, such coinage shall thereupon b
suspended"
Senator Tillman, of South Carolins
offered an amendment denouncing tn
administration of President Cleveland
aud addressed the convention in fayo
of the ma jority report Senator Jones
of Arkansas. followed on the sam
line. Senators Hill and Villas and E,
Governor William L. Russell, of Massa
chusetts advocated the minority repor
| anu DVydu, VI NcOEdShd, CiOSco thS ue
bate for the majority.
ADOPTION OF THE PLATFORM.
At 3:15 the convention proceeded Z
vote on the minority report 1t wa
rejected by yeas 800, nays 6e6.
The amend ment endorsing the at
ministration was lost Yeas 357. nay
564
Mr. Hills two financial amendment
were lost by viva voce vote.
The platform as reported by the ms
jority of the committee on resolution
was then adopted by yeas 62s, nay
301, absent /.
The conventian took q recess unit
9p. m
NOMINATIONS.
Upon reassem bling the conventio
was called to order by President White
who Immediately transferred the CAV
to Mr.. Richardson. The chair al
nounced that the nominating an
seconding speeches would be limited
thirty minutes, and that the roll I
states would-now be called for nom
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