The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-10

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nary expenses of the government are
both unlawful and usurpations of
authority deserving impeachment
The first sentence was a fire-brand
which ignited a great blaze of Kisses
and a cOunterflame of cheers which
could not equal the Kisses and the en-
tire reading Of the resolution was
tiercely hissed. He closed with
warning to the delegates that they
must unite the jealous and rival ele-
ments of silver forces or victory for
Democracy would be impossible.
You're no Democrat" shouted
some one in the galleries.
Senator Iillman concluded by pledg-
ing the solid vote of the South to any
good straight silver candidate.
SENATOR JONES SPEAKS.
As he descended from the stage the
galleries set up a great shout for Hill
But suddenly the commanding figure
of Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man of the resolutions committee.
mounted the stage. He held his hand
out for silence. The noise fell away
before his strong presence. In clear
tones he apologized for appearing be-
fore Senator Hill. He had not intend
ed to say a word, he said, but he could
not allow the charge of Mr.. Tillman
that this was a sectional issue to pass
unchallenged.
The conservative silver men who
had been plainly depressed by some of
Mr.. Tillman's radical utterances, gave
this statement an earnest yolley of ap-
plause.
Il am a Southern man." said Sena-
tor Jones. Il carried a Southern mus
ket during the war, but | repudiate
the suggestion that this question
knows any section"
Flying flags and handkerchiefs and
the approving roar of $4,000 throats
answered. Even the New York and
Massachusetts and other Eastern dele
cations joined heartily in this reiec-
ton OF the extreme TilIman senti-
ment
This is a great cause" he went ON
eloquentiy, ! and those who feel as I
do. know that it is not sectional-it is
confined neither to section. country
or cline" Cheer followed cheer.
A cause that had its champion in
the magnificent Arthur Sewall of
Maine, and the brilliant George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts, he said.
could not be sectional. After emphatic
reputation of Mr. Tillman's assertion
Mr. Jones left the platform.
HILL NOT A GOLD BUG.
Senator Hill ascended the platform
amid perfect storm of applause. He
went 10 the platform, shook the hand
of the presiding officer, and then, with
a smile, bowed his acknowledgements.
Men were on chairs waving handker-
chiefs, flags and tossing hats in the
air. The vast volume of sound ebbed
and flowed, and would no sooner die
away than it would be again taken up
and echoed and re-echoed until the
great building rang.
Three cheers for Hill" came from
the Mas ,achusetts delegation, half of
them ia chairs, and it was given with
a will, New York, New Jersey. Penn
syRania, the vast assemblage joining
in the demonstration.
When at last order was partially
restored, Mr.. Hill began calmly but
with a voice that readily reached to
the galleries. He said he would not at
tempt to follow or answer the Senator
from South Carolina. 81 can say to
him." said Mr.. Hill, that am a Dem
ocrat but not gold bug"
Again the demonstration broke !
forth and lasted half a minute.
South Carolina, with all it's power,
proceeded Mr.. Hill, could not drive
him out of the Democratic party. He
came here on a mission to unite, not
to divide, build up not destroy, to plan
for victories, not to plot for defeat.
New York made no apologies to South |
Carolina. The great Empire State had
stood for years as the gibraltar of
Democracy. Mr.. Hill said he depre- |
Gated attacks on those who believed |
in the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. |
He had always treated men Of this |
opinion with respect and he would do |
the same to-day. To him the question |
was one on which men fairly differed. |
lie believed the best course for this |
convention to pursue was to take the |
first great step towards international |
bi-metallism. The United States could
not safely ignore the monetary sys-
TENS of other great nations. And |
yet the majority platform contained
no word favoring this desirable end. |
1t contained no suggestion of what
should be done if parity could not be
maintained on the experiment of 16 to |
l. All was risk and experiment The
fact cannot be ignored of the great
production of silver in this country.
Could the American people. even if
inspired by the spirit of '76. make
copper the equal of gold Could they
shut their eyes to the question of pro-
duction of the metals?
II believe" declared Mr.. Hill. that {
the course for us to take is to declare {
for international bi-metallism and ]
stop there" Y
Aside from the silver question Mr..
Hill went on, why had the platform
rone into the greenback question: S
Why had it gone into the question of
banks and bonds. He had hoped that
he counsel of the wise. calm, cool
headed men would prevail.
What was the advantage, he asked |
If placing in the platform an implied
'ledge for the issue of paper curren- =
y? Democratic tradition had always :
favored hard money. The Senator >
rom Arkansas had declared that the :.
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