Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-26

l-You and I,l<nows that aiirger ana distres.
| will uestroyspartiotism and love OF coun
4 tryN TO have love of country, patriotic
4 feeling and iTfdependence you must hav,
| your citizens 'c0mfortably fed and com
| fortably clothed. That is what Meechan
SAID IN 1856; that Is what has made m,
a Republicans all these years, because be
lieve the republican party was made
/ for the great masses of men. That its
Legislation was fntendedz to lift up and
ELEVATE, and hold up ana sustain. the for
time of ourspeople and give all an equality
before the law. tApplause) l do not be-
lieve 1t can be had with the gold standard
You may doubt my judgment, but shall
l doubt 1t? l must act upon my Judg-
ment and not upon your. must answer
to my conscience, and not to my neigh.
bors'; l must do my duty as 1t is pre-
sented to me, and not as to you.
Can Not Subscribe to 1t.
l say to you now that, with the con-
viction upon me that this plank would
mean ultimate distress and disaster to my
followers, can not subscribe to 1t, and If
adopted, l must as an honest man, sever
my connection with the political organiza-
ton which makes that one. of the main
articles of its faith. prolonged applause
L repeat here what l said yesterday
was not acting upon my own judgment
alone, but carefully as 1 have attempted
to prepare 1t, darestake this step alone
My friends, 1 am sustained in view of
the danger that is coming to us and COM
ing to the world by the adoption of a
gold standard; by the intelligence of the
world
They may say the silver question is
craze. Let me tell you the best part of
Europe, the best part of the world, is
with the advocates of bimetallism. All
the great political speakers of Europe.
with the exception of five or six, are pro-
nounced advocates of bimetallism, unre-
stricted and unrestrained bimetallism. All
OF the great teachers of political economy
Oh the Europe colleges, without exception,
are in favor of bimetallism. My own
Judgment, based as 1 have said to you
on careful preparation and careful study
for 20 years, bears me out and puts me in
accord with them. And 1 would be
recreant to the trust given me by nv
constituents If l should fail to protest
mere when the republican party makes
this one of the tenets of it's faith to sever
my connection with that party. GAP
pause and cries of "no.')
Not for Personal ADVANTAGE
Mr.. President, I ask your kind permits
sion to say a few things, and when
nave said them, having told you what
my conscience demands that 1 should. ]
Will leave the question for your consider
atlon. DO you suppose myself and my as
sociates who act with me and take the
same view of this question that do, do
you suppose that we can take this step
without distress? Do you suppose we
could take 1t for any personal advantage
or any honor that could be conferred upon
us? We say it is a question of duty You
may nominate in this convention any
man you choose, If you viii put him on
the right kind of a platform l will Toll
Tor MIN. You may take any methods to
nominate him that you think proper, and
VIII abide by your judgment and sup
port him if the platform is right, but
when you asked me to surrender to you
my principles as an honest man, l can
not DO that. l realize what it will cost
US. l realize the gibes and sneers and
eontumely that will be heaped upon u.s.
but my fellow citizens, I have been
through this before, before the political
party to which you belong had a being
nave advocated a cause more unpopular
than this. l have stood for the doctrine
OF free men, free speech. 1 am used to
detractions, l am used to abuse and
have had it heaped upon me without
stint.
When the republican party was organ
lzed was there. 1t has never had a ma
tlonal candidate since 1t was organized
that my voice has not been raised in
ms support. 1t has never had until now
a great principle enunciated in it's plat
form that has not had my approval. with
its distinguished leaders, It's men of 40
years, l have been in close commun!ca-
ton and close friendship. / have shared
in its honors and In it's few defeats and
disasters. Do you think we can sever
our connection with party like this I'M
I'll 1t becomes duty, duty not to our
states, but duty to all the people of
this great land? (Applause.)
Concluding Remarks.
President
any political party that have been more
honored than l have by the people of the
state in which they live. There are few
men in this convention or any where els,
that have been longer connected with
the organizat ton than l. There are few
men in it who have been more active.
and not one who has been more attached
to the great principles of this great party
than l have been, and 1 can not go out
OF 1t without heart burnings and feeling
that no man can appreciate who has not
endured it; and yet 1 can net, before my
country and my God, agree 10 that prop
osition that shall put upon this country
q gold standard, and l will not. Great
applause) And ] do not care what NAV
be its result. If it takes me out of poiti-
cal life 1 will go out with the feeling
that at least l maintained my consist
ency and manhood, and that my consci-
ence is clear and my country will have no
right to find fault with me. (Cheers)
l beg your pardon for saying this, so
personal but yet l think it but just to
myself and my associates that l should
proclaim to you that we take this step
not in anger not in pique; not because we
dislike the nominee or otherwise, but
because our consciences require as hon.
est men, that we should make this sacri-
fee. for sacrifice we feel that it is.
/ thank you, gentlemen, for your kind
attention. In retiring from you as l do,
perhaps never again to have an opportun-
ity of addressing a republican convention,
1 can not do 1t without saying that, after
all, l have on my part a hope, nay, /
have an expectation, that If you should
be foolish enough to adopt this platform
and force us to leave the party, better
councils will prevail, and ultimately, on a
true republican platform, sustaining re-
publican principles, i may have the ines
Unable privilege of again addressing
you.
Cannon Was Kissed.
Senator Cannon then read the protest
of the silver men against single stan
dard plank.
When the senator reached that portion
of the address in which reference is male
to the republican party, "once the redeem
err of the people, but now about to become
their oppressor, unless restrained" he
was interrupted by a perfect whirlwind
of Kisses, cries of mo, no, no." and