The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17
SulZer and Porter Were Out
for Nomination
But Were Not Strong Enough to
Head OFF Man From Albany.
The Resolutions Adopted Endorsed Cnica-
go Nominees and Platform.


good to us, ard we ought to have .
prayer this morning." said Tam many
delegate, referring at once to the CLEANS
of sunshine that broke through the
leaden veil Of mother nature this morn
ing and the absence OF clerical assistance
at the frat session Of the convention.
The weather of yesterday was succeeded
by drlzzling rain and ON oppressive hug
giness, bur the sun broke away the
clouds during the morning and it was
pleasant when the hour for the opening
OF the convention came around. There
was also mugginess in the political at
mosphere, the action OF Tammany In
adopting the unit rule and the action OF
Kings county In giving the larger part
OF its support to Thacher clearing up the
situation. some Of the more radical sl-
yer adherents believed that the platform
should go into more specific elucida-
tion OF the financial views OF the party,
and there were even those who suggested
that both the platform and the slate
were concessions to those party leaders
who had remained at home.
The.second days session was to have
been-c to- oroer ct 10 o'clock, but at
that hour hardly q score of delegates
were in the hall. There was no band ana
not great deal OF enthusiasm was shown
until about 10:4O, when Elliot Danforth
entered and was applauded.
The convention was finally called to
order at l1:0i. The committee on per-
manent organization reported in favor OF
III. ii. Rockwell of Chemung for perman-
ent chairman.
In'openine bis speech Chairman Rock
well said: "After the adjournment OF
the National Democratic Convention at
Chicago distinguished ex-Hovernor of
this State who participated In its pro-
ceedings, but who has since fed to the
cave of Adullam at Indianapolis Is re-
ported to have said that 'the platform
was Just suited TO the candidates and the
candidates TO the platform And al
though the remark was made by way OF
disparagement, yet from the expression
of sentiment which we have already had
here and from the instructions which we
have received from our constituents he
lieve that platform and candidates are not
only suited TO each other, but are suited
to the party, and that In November they
will receive the approval OF the majority
of the voters of the nation. 1t is the BIZ
metallic system of the constitution which
gives the government the exclusive right
to coin money and forbids the states from
making anything other than gold and
silver co ms ofthe United States Q legal
tender in the payment of its debts. This
system of coinage was founded by the
greatest men in the history of the coun-
try.
After criticising the bond issue and the
st. Louis platform he declared "Again,
] say we are Democrats and we are not
revolutionists. Rather apply the term to
those engaged in the attempt to destroy
one-half of the money of the world.
thereby, as Boron Kothchild said, accom-
plishing a destruction Of values with
out any compensation, than to us who
are trying 10 return to the monetary sys-
tenn whicn prevailed In our country for
more than SO years, q system founded
and approved by Hamilton, Jefferson,
and all the early statesmen Of the re-
public.
To the charge that the Democracy as
represented at Chicago Is a party OF re-
pudiatiop he answered that return TO
tlse system OF bimetsllism which existed
prior TO 1873 would mean tnat geld and
silver shall be kept at parity OF value
according to the legal ratio. The destrue-
tion of silver as money-full. legal
tender money naeHes-of -redemp-
tior, hs asserted, has caused world
wide destruction OF property values
Silver has not deprecisted, but bss re-
mained stable as compared with other
property. Gold has spprecisted, It's pun
chssing power has doubled. They talk
OF an honest dollar. deprecisted dollar
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