The Portland daily press., 1896-08-05

arm. He made his meaning clear. In
the Chicago convention they insulted
every honest Democrat. They turned
down Hill and took Daniel for chair
man. But worst Of all they took
Grover Cleveland and turned his picture
toward the wall Let them right these
wrongs and then will talk Oh voting
for them. At the conclusion OF Mr..
Higgins's remarks everyone of his hear
ers probably understood that until Cleve-
lands face is taken from the wall, the
Mirabeau of Scarobro is. q bolter.
Geo. q F. Haley, Esq, supported the
gold platform. He thought that there
need be no trouble, but that the other
side should give way to some degree.
In other WORDS Mr.. Haley was willing
to swallow the Chicago nominations If
he could have the platform adopted at
| Portland.
| Mr. Cooper of Saco said that the Chica-
go platform was in favor of bimetallism
at 16 to /. The Portland platform was
gold document the first in the history
of the Democratic party.
| MIR. Kim5all Eastman of Westbrook
told of the differences in the committee.
The point where the mem bers differed
was Cd the end orsement Of the national
ticket. Mr.. Eastman and his associates
claiming that the national ticket should
be endorsed, especially as it had on 1T
the name of Maine man.
Mr.. Staples Of Limington, gentleman
with long, gray PETERS. then made q
rousing Populistio speech, to make the
| goldbugs squeal. Here's the point, he
said: News came to US that two thirds
OF the national convention had voted for
the nominees. What are we going to do
ABOUT itP Not as kickers, not as turbn-
lent fault finders, not as section which
aggregates to itself all the wisdom of
the world, but as farmers-I am o ooun-
tryman. Iaughter), and we have deoid-
ed up in our little community that we
must obey the voice of the majority.
cloud applause.) Mr.. Staples wassglad
to be here. He always liked to go to a
York county convention. 1t seemed like
a religious conference. daughter 1
want you to know me inside and out
you can't measure ME by an English
gold yard stiok. (Great applause.) I'm
willing to take the .other end of this
dilemma. Let's turn it round and let
the gold bugs squeal awhile. Gentlemen
of this convention, you shall not press
down upon the brow Of labor that crown
of thorns. You shall not oruoify man
kind on a CROSS of gold.
f. G. Jordan of Portland called for a
second thought. Oh, for little more
time, he sighed. Even the trainers Of
the Chicago platform had thought twice
out Of the platform the attack on the
Supreme Court in answer to tho indig-
nant protests of the country.
Ar. L. A. Stevens would remind Mr..
Staples as farmer, he must reap what
he sowed.
Mr.. Staples-I do. and you cannot reap
what other people SOW.
ssaaMr. Stevens-I DON'T (Great bowling
of delight from the back of the hall
Mr.. Stevens was in the midst CT forci-
BILE explanation of the fallaoy Of the
free silver argument when he was hurled
down by cries of question.
& He appealed for fair play as a life long
Democrat who had never before taken
10 minutes of the time of Democratic
convention.
Don't. howl anybody down-Go on, +"
cried the delegates. and Mr Stevens con-
tinued. You talk about the crime of 1878
which demonetyzed silver. What about
the crime of 1896, if you dem onetize
credit and stop business Mr. Chair
man. have been a Democrat ever since
I: was a boy, and / have never cut a
ticket. But first of all am q citizsn,
and I ask the adoption of this platform
that I may vote the Democratic ticket
In September. Who are you going to
lose IL you adopt it, Won't the silver
men vote for it? 1t is a long time to
November and many who cannot now
endure the Chicago platform may be
educated up to it by then. confess that
/ should have to be educated to it if
endorsed that platform.
Llewellyn Barton thought that any
man who intended to vote for Bryan and
Sewall in November could vote for. the
resolution endorsing them. That was
the question at issue, not the gold and
silver controversy. If the Chicago plat
form was endorsed Mr.. Barton should
vots against the resolution. There had
been Democratic candidates before who
had been supported by men who had
split upon the platform.
Then in the answer to calls Mr.. Clifford
took the platform. Mr.. Clifford urged
the adoption of the Stevens resolution.
arguing that the Democrats would
then be united and that after the Sen
teInEer election they could settle their
differences ovor the Chicago platform.
But the convention evidently did not like
the Stevens resolution and Mr.. Clifford