The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-08

ton that 1t select Mr.. Teller. General
John B. Weaver and other Populists and
silverltes, like Senator Stewart, were also
there, all watching closely the results OF
the deliberations Of the convention. AL
though many well known faces were miss
ing, 1t was distinguished gathering
The invocation of the boyish chaplain,
Dr. Stires, an Episcopal divine, with its
appeal for peace, had hardly assembled to
the throne of grace before the oontending
hosts met in the shock of battle. The gold
men carried out their program of pre-
senting Senator Hill for temporary chair
man, but the silver leaders also held to
their resolution and Immediately antag-
oniZed him with Senator Daniel. For two
hours the oratorical gladiators Of the op-
posing forces fought it out upon the plat
form. Allan kcDermott Of New Jersey,
John l. Waller of Connecticut, John r.
Fellows of New York and General st.
Clair of West Virginia championed Mr..
Hills cause, and c. S. Thomas of Colo
RADIO, M. F. Tarpey Of California, G. A.
Ladd of Illinois, Delegate Marston Of
Louisiana and National Committeeman
Clayton of Alabama insisted upon his
overthrow. Colonel Fellows appealed for
mercy. He pleaded with the majority to
do generous thing and show that it did
not place too much reliance on the force
OF numbers, but In the Righteousness of
their cause. Mr.. McDernott was even
driven to threats General st. Clair, who
is silver man, opposed the defeat of Hill,
whom he had supported four years ago,
and yyhnEa defiant than hp aynraceoI hia
profound regret for.
But the silver men, most of whom had
also been for Hill in 1892, and who re-
called the fact with evident pride and
with expressed great regret at the neces-
sity which compelled them to take this
course, commended that the election of
temporary chairman in harmony with the
majority was of vital importance. The
temper of the delegates was plainly appar-
ent from the salvos with which they
greeted these firm utterances. 1t was no.
ticeable that neither side put its giants
forward.
When the vote came to be taken W. ].
Stackhouse, one of the administrator
federal officials In Iowa, in order to flaunt
the divisions in the Boies delegation, chal-
eS'6Su thS NotC VI tllC slutcd anu uACoNOlCu
seven gold votes. Mr.. Haldeman did the
same thing in Blackburn Kentucky dele.
CATION, and Mr. Mcknight, silver Mich
igan delegate, showed twelve silver votes
in his delegation which were locked up by
the unit rule. The result of the roll call
showed 556 votes for Daniel and $40 for
Hill, practically the strength Of the two
sides.
Although this did not show a two-thirds
majority, the silver leaders displayed no
anxiety on this score, as the Nebraska
gold delegation Of twenty-six will be I'M
seated and the representation from the
territories will be increased from two to
six each.
Senator Daniels Speech.
Senator Daniel who assumed the duties
of presiding officer, is an impressive figure
and most eloquent orator of the old
school. He sounded the keynote for sill
yer in n ringing speech, but the fact that
he spoke from notes was rather disappoint-
ing to his friends He spoke in part as
follows:
In receiving from your hands this gavel Is
the temporary presiding officer of this conven-
ton beg leave to express sentiment, which
am sure is unanimous, that no national con
vention was ever presided over with more abil-
ity or with more fairness than by yourself I
trust that may be able in some feeble way to
model my conduct by your model and to prac-
tice by your example. This position, gentle
men, to which you have chosen me involves
both great personal honor and a keen re-
sponsibility. For the honor thank you, and
by your gracious aid will make it easy and its
burden light.
! regret that my name should have been
brought in even the most courteous and seri-
Gus complication with that of my distinguished
friend, the great senator from New York But
the very fact that have permitted it to BIS
done refutes the suggestion that has been i'm
providently made on this floor that either or
those whom l have the honor to represent
would ever heap indignity upon that brave
and illustrious head The senator from New
York himself knows as you know and as !
know, that there is no personality in the pre-
fermcnt which has been given to me. He must
know, and the whole country that watches
these proceedings must know, that it is only
due to the principle that this great majority
of Democrats stand for and that they know
that stand for with them.
There is one thing golden, which, permit me,
in the same good humor which has character
lied your conduct, to commend to you here. 1t
Is tflc BDlupH ~ w Unto OtHtrS as you
would have them do unto you. Democrats as
you have been, Democrats as l trust you will
ever be, acquiesce gracefully in the will of the
great majority of your fellow Democrats, and
only nsk to go with them, as they have often
gone with you. Do not forget, gentlemen, that
for thirty years we have supported The men
that you have named for prcsident-Seymour
Greedy, Tildon, Hancock and twice Grover
Cleveland Do not forget that we have sub.
nitted cheerfully to your compromised plat
form, and to your repeated pledges of bimetal
lsm, and have patiently borne repeated disap-
pointments as to their fu!fllmcnt, Do not for
get that Just four years ago, in Democratic
convention in this city, the New York dclega-
ton stood here solidly and immovably for
candidate committed to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and gold at the ratio of 10 to l.
The active business men of this country, its
merchants, farmers, sons Of
toll in counting room, factory, field and mine,
know that contraction Of the currency sweeps
away with the silent and resistless force Of
gravitation the annual profits of their enter.
Erise and Investments. They know, too, that
the gold standard means contraction and the
organization of disaster What hope is there
for the country and what hope for the Democ-
racy unless the views of the majority here
shall be adopted2 DO not the people know that
it was not silver legislation, but legislation die
tated by the advocates Of the gold standard
that has caused and now continues the tinan-
cial depression?
The people do not forget when Democracy
came to power, in 1893, it inherited from its
Republican predecessor the tax system and the
currency system of which the Mckinley law
md the Sherman law were the eliminating
features 1t came to power amidst a panic
which fifty followed upon their enactment with
strikes, lockouts, riots and civic connections,
while the scenes of peaceful industry in Penn.
sylvania had become military camps. Besides
manifold oppressive features, the Mckinley
law had thrown away 5O0OO,0O0 of revenue de
rived from sugar under the sceptral plea of a
free breakfast table and had substituted boun.
ties TO sugar planters, decreasing revenue and
increasing expenditure, thus burning the can.
die at both ends and making the people pay at
least for the alleged free breakfast
81 far rs revenue to support the government
is concerned the Democratic party, with but u
slender majority in the senate, was not long
it, and had not the supreme court Of
the United States reversed its settled doctrine
Of one hundred years the income tax incorpo-
rated in the tariff bill would long since have
supplied it.
This Republican party has now renowned the
creed Of its platform and Of our national
pledges. and pres ,nted to the country the issue
Of higher taxes, more bonds and less money.
1t has proclaimed at last throwing away the
DISCUSSES, the British gold standard. We can
only expect, should they succeed. my country
men, specimen Of panic and long protracted
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