The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-04

shouts but engaged in conversation with
Governor Buckner. WI sat By his side
Az 1I.4O, Senator Canery. OF Louisiana.
as chairman Of tie convention rose and
said.
The Chair desires to announce 10 the
convention that the opening of the con-
yention will be delayed for a few mo-
ments 10 ascertain whether or not the
Committee on Resolutions IS ready 20 re-
port. The Chair is informed that the
committee VIII report shortly beg
YOU. therefore. 10 be patient FOR a few
moments TO see whether that commit
tee is ready"
That was the signal for renewal OF
the shouts for Breckenridge. which finally
became overwhelming though Few mss
es were heard intermingled with tnem'
BRECKINRIDGE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Breckenridge. advancing 20 the plat
form. was received with great cheering.
lie delivered a speech or great power
aud eloquence. and Of considerable length
which was listened 10 with profound silence
and attention, oXceDt when broken IN
npon By bursts Of applause.
Some extracts from bis speech follows;
"There has not been the ghost of
since 1894 because Of free silver. therefore
when they charge us wiin'tryng 90 elect
Mckinley, / charge back that they have
done that Job for us much more skill
fully. Applause and laughtcr) WHAT
we do intend 10 do IS 20 prevent the
election OF The Chicago ticket under the
pret6nco NAT 10 is a Democratic ticket
] voted for SOrace Greely. q am not
ashamed Of It, IL was not q very de-
lghtful dose az the time 0aughteD. but
the memory Of it has become more pala-
table IN five and twenty years. but ! did
not vote for him as a Democrat standing
on Democratic platform. and 1 shall
not vote for a Populstic candidate on 4
POpulistic platform. lChccrsJ
After the stating that the Chicago Con-
vention had cHsoDeyed instructions. and
therefore Democrats We're abso.ved from
following it, Breckenridge proceeded:
WHAT BRYAN PROPOSES.
Il have nothing 10 say about tho young
gentleman who is now enlghtening the
people ON the policy that ought % con-
troll the settlement OF the financial ques-
tion, but 1 have read his speeches with
great care las anybody gathered any
thing from them, but the sad lesson that
life comes unequal with men, that ~
some come prosperous days and TO some
adversely: that 10 some comes plenty
and TO some comes want. AMI that as "a
corollary from that. those with whom life
has gone hard ought TO unite 10 destroy
those with whom life has been prosper
Gus. is there anything else in his speeches
stripped Of their verbage but this? Here
IS a great country here is the Hudson
with its handsome residences of ricn men.
here are the syndicates controlling great
sums Of money and here are you. Labor
Sc not given SIS just share OF profits.
There Is the ballot box; there is The
booty. there IS the weapon; you are tn-
soldier. What IS the lesson? Re frugal
De law-obedient. be patient. be states
naullke. and study fhe question. is that
u2 No Use the ballot-b0x 90 cquaiize
that which life has made unequal
rr,test that that IS not Democracy
loud cheering) The government shan
NOT support the people Tho people must
eunport the government. (Appiausel
rho halot-box IS not q weapon or nos
tuitv0. IS not q menace. IL taxes lne
r,lace of the bayonet. II takes the place
~ force No strikes. no bombs. no am
arehists. no organizations TO commit Voc
,o,o, Tho ballot IS not TO make Dis
oora bnt IN bring about harmony; noI to
.,,.,1,,.o dissensions. but 10 produce ihat
la,,oi,,otion law under which all men
stand equal 49,,
no FIRING IN THE AIR.
..v,-to+ are we going 10 do here today
n-,,nfnatc a. ticket2 OF course. No one
ca,ra here with any other idea. No one
ee,,,o here with the Idea OF firing in tine
80, - Going through a dress parade
- eo,,nniating tenets without having the
ot,a,+ Lesson OF two men standing on
a GOOD platform Cheers, men VINO are
ovennlars I care not who they are.
care not whether our candidate Tot iItsl-
6en. DC some gentleman VINO ailer
lonc life in the service OF the country lh
peace and in war laliudihs 70 ''ialoI
palmer, would like to leave OFT the arinor
which we would put upon him IN making
him leader. cloud cheers for PaimerJ /
copld follow cheerfully and enthusiastlcal-
" mat most excellent. self controlled gem
,ieman I'm his temper who commanded
,bo iron brigade in the war (alluding 90
General Bragg, Of Wisconsin. cheersl or
! co,,i1 follow cheerfully that Translates
ma, with whom / served I'm Congress
the fair-Flower, Of New York. Oa~Shter
and applause) 1 do NOT want the -que5-
ZION before us to be obscured by any other
question. 10 not less us make any nCmi-
nation that VIII o"SN"'' '"N ~.
DO not let ~ open any door that viii
osfer 10 the enemy a chance 10 raise any
new issue upon us.
1--WE are that Democracy (which stands
to-day for revenue for tarin only and
for that honest dollar Which measures
the coined value Of the worlSmans labor.
we want the laborer when he sells his
product 20 get a dollar for II that he can
use in any market in which he wants
10 buy. That is the American dollar
no dollar worth ffty-three cents.
DEFEAT WITH HONOR.
I'VE will nominate our ticket, and then
we will adjourn and go home. We will
win no election. Not single State. per-
haps. will vote for our ticket. There Is In
every transaction an element OF pransi-