The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28
IHE PLATFORM RIID.
The Document Received with Great En-
thusia-m by the Delegates.

lower floor being comfortably filled. and
the galleries containing a great many
interested spectators. There were few
vacant seats In the dress circle.
Immediately after calling the conven-
tiOn to order Chairman Bumgardner an
nounced that the State Committee. which
is composed OF five members from each
district, would meet this morning AT 10
o'clock at sO7 east Main street. lie urged
all Interested 20 be present.
on motion the Committee on Perma-
nent ORGANIZATION retired Al this point
To select four delegates at large and two
electors at large to the Indianapolis Con-
vention.
The chairman then called for the report
of the Committee on Resolutions. which
had been in session nearly the whole al
ternoon. and II was presented by the
chairman Of the committee. MI. Joseph
Rrvon. who read 1t section by secuon.
The resolutions which preceded the docu-
mont were enthusiastically adopted, with
loud manifestations OF approval. Mr.
Rr-an vas repeatedly interrupted by
arnlnuse during his reading or ihe pat
form. That portion Of IL faVorihs TAX
,,,on avery person in proportion 10 MS
-ssources was received with the greatest
f,vor but when he reached that section
ho.-,,nina. eve denOunce the I'M
,.ortbv attempt at Chicago I'd
e,,iiv the administration OF Grover
,-,,o,,d" the convention went
wild and II was long time before WI
Rrvon could continue his report. Nnen
-, concluded there was a demons'rd''o"
soldorn witnossed " amy asseinp'aso,
rha convention was evidently h's'' "nN
eo,I IN the platform. and showed i'S ie''-
ines in no uncertain manner.
MIR. BRYAN's SPEECH.
.s.or the ,pplause that greeted the
.o,l,,r ~ the resolutions had suns'ueu'
80. h,nd had played a Lively ar
-, took the floor TO move t,'a
..,,on OF the platform as read H'
- ~, an ardent ard impassioheu ~
a, g., favor Of the principles etlooI -
uo,olutions. and was accoruvu '"0
III s,' ,.s,ectful attention. ne s",' a-
mos lin, the adoption OF th"' az
iu - me people Of Virginia ! am -
..,t IN occupy the time OF t"''
80, tor more than a very ieN M
-. hnt would he fathless 10 ,"o
w. ~ my 6oart If / did not auu d
-, 90 ,,hat vour committee nave s''''.
NJ too much 70 say that We h'''
.,,oroochod a crisis I'm the history 81 w.
NM :. 4, moi too much 10 say that
'v',,'- ~, NOT threatened with war, or
80 ,,.o,tshcd os some wildly declare
tor,, boiiove that except Tor
nst usnt ON Il court-gteen we WIN $40
ANYTHING like bloody noses IN TINS ""'
Of batf-es-f say / have no ahNietS -
concern whatever on account VI N'0
threats that have been made or n I.No-
ution wien we VIII wade up 10 our sh'e
tons I'm blood. / believe nothing OF the
kind. believe il will be one OF me most
peaceaDle. orderly and regular declaia-
lions or judgment by the American peo-
ple. that ever was entered up; but /
say e is none the less serious and solemn,
and 10 my mind awe-nspiring IN lts
fearful consequences.
II is not merely the money question. IL
Is not a question OF what we shall do
IN the future. IL il not the question or
mere loss 10 any one man, or 10 any
set or men. II Is not simply the question
or whether the laborer shall have MS
wages cut down. whether the widow shall
have her life insurance policy reduced,
or whether the savings OF those who
nave laid by money in bank shall be
PAID back In a deprecated dollar. That
whether the American people intend to
deal fairly and justly with each other.
tSpplause) Probably there is no one
present who has anything at stake In
this battle. VINO could not stand the
loss; but will say. gentlemen that
the American people cannot stand
breach OF honor Slth each other. (Ap-
piause) DO not mean 70 say that there
VINO are not lust as honest and honorable
IN their Dener as myselr-for / have met
them. Applause / claim among my
friends-my cherished friends-men who
believe that they can. by making silver
tree. double the value OF It. A most
Incredible thing il IS. and one. TO nv
mind thnt discrcdits their Judgment and
makes no impression upon me: but
nave also met men who believed in per.
petual motion Laughter and applause)
l.,TEL--iGENC1 AND PROBITY.
say that the question: We nave come
TO settl, is one that viii determine the
character Of the American people before
tie world. Tor intelligence ana probity
II would be impossible FOR us TO pick out
these peculiar gentlemen, who have this
extraordinary faith. and present them as
typical Americans TO ourselves and ~
the world. (Applause)
Now, gentlemen, We have been classi-
red very much Ike the Indian, who says,
''Nigwam lost indian here" They have
the idea that because We are a minority
OF the Democratic party. We do not be-
long 10 the party. one Of the gentlemen
mere his morning made an dllLsion to
the loss or the Ark OF the Covenant. 1
VIII remind you 81 what is most ex-
traordlnary Illustration that II was the
ten tribes OF Israel who deserted and
seeded ana We're lost. (Applause) Thos.
from whom the Lion OF Judah sprang.
spld those VINO held 10 tho faith were
the Few that Kept the temple pure. ZAP
plause)
There are Others who have 10 sneak 10
you Tonight II would be dlrficult 10 say
anything fresh or new to you on this
question; but 1 will say TO you that the
idea that the United States alone can fir
the whole burden OF ten thousand mill
lions OF dollars 81 silver now in the world.
with every other country arrayed against
item, except those who are weak and
trembling, and asking for help IL as
a"~urI as 10 suppose that a child i've
years old could lift up rod twenty feet
long by its tip. II Is impossible for us
70 control the resistless current or the
financial world. We separate ourselves
from The great gold countries, ana ally
ourselves with MAxlch ana haufh Am1gtca