The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13

tive Independent and voluntary. 1t Is
beyond the power of arbitrary statues, be-
yond the power Of king or OF congress.
That power cannot destroy this operation
of the human mind in attempting TO com
pute the value of one commodity or to
| enhance that of the other, hence the as
| sertion that the act of 1873 destroyed the
! value of silver Is an economic soleeism.
Commerce founded on volitiOn and esti-
nation, issues Its fat and before 1t the
| language of statutes falls paralyzed and
| crushed. No nation has ever been led by
| government, in defiance or commerce, to
| adopt a measure of values and medium
| of exchange. Different commodities suit
| the differences of civilization and trade,
and while silver may answer the needs Of
| an effete or nascent civilization, 1t would
| not answer the needs of the most pro-
| gressive and most energetic race on the
| globe-the American of to-day. The peo-
| pie Of the United States have voluntarily
| and intelligently adopted the gold stan
| dard and they will not submit TO the die
| taton of the Chicago platform. Which
| of you, by taking thought can add one
! cubic foot to his statue?' was asked by
| the Savior two thousand years ago. Which
| of the nations OF the earth can by legisla-
| tive thought add one centime to the value
| of any commodity, more than the brains
| and the estimates of mankind give to it?
| The awful calamities to befall the citizens
| of the country when the thirteen billions
/ OF trust GunQS ana savings are cut IN TWO
| when the nations trade is demoralized
and dsordered and the nations banner is
| sulled no man can predict. That they
| will be far reaching and destructive We
| know. but the extent of the disaster is
| beyond conjecture.
Sir into your hands l formally place
| the standard of our party. 1t waved over
| Jefferson and Jackson and Cleveland, and
it now waves over a distinguished patriot
! who in peace and in war has signalized his
| devotion to his country.
Never before was the parricidal hand or
| the democratic party raised against the
| authors of its existence-the constitution.
| Never before was its suicidal hand raised
| against Its own existence. When we
| plead for the constitution we are called
| traitors. When we strike down the felo-
nious hand raised to destroy our party,
we are called boilers. With firm resolve
| to do our duty by our country and by our
party; with a reliance on the sober Sec
ond thought of our infatuated brethren,
| and on the vindication that honest pur-
| pose and sound Judgment always secure
from awakened reason we repudiate the
| Chicago platform as un-American and un-
| democratic, and hoist the flag of true de-
| mocracy that will never be lowered so
| long as there are patriotic hearts 70 re-
| we're II and patriotic hands to maintain it
We all know that your exalted patriot
! ism places country before party, and that
| the assaults ON the constitution of our
country by the Chicago platform will be
| resisted with the same courage which
| you displayed on many a bloody field in
| its defense. We know that your devotion
to your party is only surpassed by your
| love for your country; and that the flag
| of democracy which you unfurl will ever
| be seen i'm the forefront of battle
! wherever its foes assail or its betrayers
soil It,
And, sir, your hands VIII be held up
I - -
| and democracy by the soldiers who wore
| the gray Their patriotism is aroused by
the blending of the colors; the blue and
! gray meet and melt into the colors of
! promise, where every tint is an inspira-
ton and every hue a call to duty. And
democracy and the country rejoice that
| a soldier of the union and a soldier of
the confederacy unite in peace to defend
their common country, its noble constitu-
ton and the great party which has up
| held both since the foundation of the re-
public
las the speaker turned around and faced
Senator Palmer, the latter arose and lis
tened intently with hands folded to Sena-
tor Caffery's closing words. Then the band
played the "Star Spangled Banner
Mr.. Bynum said Senator Palmer needed
no introduction, and the audience yelled
itself hoarse again.
Senator Palmer stood with one hand on
]
His voice was very strong and could be
heard very plainly by the crowds in the
park next door and out on the street. SEN
ator Palmer said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: You give
me official information that delegates rep
resenting the national democracy of for,
ty-one states, lately assembled in conven-
ton In the city of Indianapolis, honored
me by designating me the national can
didate for the Presidency, and that the
convention associated with me In the for
NAL temporary leadership of that great
historic party of the United States, an
eminent citizen of Kentucky, a citizen
distinguished in arms as a patriotic chief,
magistrate of his and my own native COM
monwealth.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen: Gen.
Buckner and / were once in a modest
sense, representative of opposing opinions
upon fundamental questions relating to
the powers of the United States, and of
the respective states under the constitu-
ton. We met on the battlefield where
great public controversies that admit OF
no other method of solution are deter
mined. l know he did his duty, and
trust the country believes that did mine
The nominations made by the national
democratic convention at Indianapolis
prove more conclusively than anything
which has occurred within the last thirty
years that the American people are again
|
duties and our interests are the same;
that the lofty and patriotic mission of the
national democracy is to maintain peace
and order defend constitutional liberty,
regulated by just and equal laws, and If
possible avert from the country repudia-
ton. bankruptcy and national dishonor
accept the unsought honor and re-
sponsibility imposed upon me by the ma
tional democratic convention. 1 accept
them as proof that my democratic fellow
citizens confide in my devotion to demo.
cratic principles so clearly and accurate
ly defined in the proceedings OF the con-
: vention. 1t was known to the delegates
to the convention before this honor was
conferred upon me, and is well under
} stood by the country, that my public SER
vices commenced more than fifty years
ago, and that since that time l have taken
, an active, earnest part in the discussion
and settlement of every public question
/ which had at the time sufficient impors-
ance to attract popular attention.
My opinions and my public acts have
been an open book TO be read by my con-