The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-16
Silver Men in Control.
THE. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,
SENATOR DANIEL THE TEMPO
tAItY CHAIRMAN.
An Eloquent Address from the Great
Virginian-The Tariff and Currency
Issues.

The opening fight in the Natioua
Democratic Convention upon the tenn
Dorary chairman resulted in a complete
victory for the silver men. Senator
Daniel, Of Virginia, was elected over
Senator David b. Hill, Of New York
by vote of $50 TO $40. The announce
mont OF tho vote was received with
great demonstrations Of applause.
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, II. L.
Heating, Of Nevada, and Senator
White were appointed to escort Scna-
tor Daniel to the platform.
AS the committee appeared on the
platform with the Virginia; Senator
the demonstrations OF the silver men
wore renewed. Senator Daniel having
tho appearance Of an old-timc states
man, smooth face, long hair and wear
ing tho conventional frock coat, look
ed rs il no had stepped out Of some
picture Of the Senate of tho past. He
bowed profoundly in response to the
ovation hC received.
Escorted by the committee, MIR.
Daniel passed to this platform, where,
when he appeared, he was received
with an immense eruption of cheers
and yclls. The band helped the thing
along with Hail to the Chief" and
there were more cheers.
When order was restored Mr.. Hur-
rity said Gentlemen of the convcn-
tion, | have the honor OF introducing
as your temporary chairman the Hon
John w. Daniel, Of Virginia."
When the delegates and everybody
else in the house were yelling and
cheering, Chairman Harrity passed
the gavel over to MIR. Daniel, who took
it and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman OF the National Demo-
cratic Convention: In receiving from
your hands this gavel, as the tempo
rary presiding officer Of this convon-
tion, | believe | express q sentiment
which am sure is unanimous that no
national convention was ever presided
over with more ability or with more
fairness than by yourself. l can ex-
press no better wish for myself than
that may be able in some feeble way
to make my conduct by your model anI
to practice by your example. (Chcers.) J
The high position, gentlemen, to
which you havo chosen me, involves
both a great personal honor and q keen
responsibility. For the honor | thank
you. The responsibility | would wholly
be inadequate to bear did | depend
upon myself, but your gracious aid will
make it easy and it's burden light.
That aid | confidently invoke from you
\ ~ the sake OF the great cause under
u Sosc banner we have fought SO many
such. :staunch devotion and such loyal
> scrvic.4 | regret that my name should
harj o. brought In even the most
-courteou$,, and serious implication
with thatSof my distinguished friend,
the great Senator from Now York,
(applausc,) but the very fact that
have permitted it to be done refutes
the suggestion that has been improvi-
IDENTIFY made on this floor that either |
or those whom | have the honor to
represent, would ever heap indignity
upon that bravo and illustrious head.
Great applausc.) No candid man, no
dispassionate judgment, gentlemen,
can ever misinterprct your meaning.
The Senator from New York himself
lhows as y0u know and as | know that
there is no personality in the prefer
mcnt which has been given to nc. lIo
must know that the whole country
watches these proceedings and must
know that it is solely luc to principle
that this great majority Of Democrats
stands for and they know | stand with
thcm. (Applausc) Apd that it is
given in the spirit OF the instructions
received by these representatives Of
the people, from tho people, whom all
Democrats will ever bow to as the
purest and original source of all power
Tho birth Of the Democratic party was
coeval with the birth of the sovereign
ty Of the people. 1t can never die until
tho declaration Of American indepen-
dencc is forgotten and that sovereign
ty Is crushed out" Great applause.
am happy, gentlemen, to know that
as tho majority in this convention is
not personal, neither in any sense is IT
sectional. 1t blends the palmcttoce
and the pines Of Maine and South Car
olina. 1t begins with the sun rise in
Maryland and spreads into IL sun burst
in Louisiana and Texas. Applause.
1t stretches in one unbrOkcn column
across the American continent, from
the Atlantic shores Of the Ola Domin
lon and Georgia, and it shows It's sill
very beams over the golden gates 0
California, (applausc): it sends forth it,
pioneers from Plymouth Rock and
waves over the golden wheat fields o
Dakota. 1t has Its stronghold in Ala
buma aud Mississippi and its outpost.
in Minnesota, Florida anu Oregon
(Applause). 1t sticks like tarheol,
(applause) down in the old North State
and it writes sixteen to one on the sad
ulODuSS vi fNIhhlotto lUli VllS OldFClCI
cloud applause). 1t pours down it'
rivulets from the mountains OF Wes
Virginia and makes great lake lr
Now Mexico, Arizona. Wyoming
Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Montana and
Colorado. 1t stands guard around the
national capitol in the District OF Co
lulnbia (chcers), and it camps on tht
frontiers Of Oklahoma. 1t sweeps lik,
q prairie IRE over Iowa and Kansas
aud puts up red light on the conlinc
OF Nebraska. II marshals its massiv,
battalons in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri. Last, but by far from
least, when | sec this grand array ant
think of tho British gold standard tina
was recently unfurl led over tho ruins
OF Republican promises at ST. Louis,
think, too, OF the battle of New Or
leans, Of which it Is said {: There stoo(
John Bull in martial pomp, but there
w9.s old Kcnturky.' (Applause).
3rcthrcn Of tho East, thore is NJ
South, there is no North, there Is nj
East, there Is no West in this upris
inp of the DcOplc for American cman