The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28
VA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2S, 1896.

can help anybody on earth except three
classes OF people. lt Will help the Sill
--n6ne-owners. n IL comes; but u
VIII not help the poor devils that WORK
WAGES than he gets to-day: but the man
who owns the silver that IS
mined Will get more, because
the Government Will stamp IL
for more than II is worth. IL certainly
won't help man on fired salary Now
who Is 1t that they appeal 70 that 't
will help? They say IL viii help the
farming and agricultural community or
this country. Is that true2 Why. they
forget I'm the first place, that there are
n great many agricultural laDorNrs IN
this country. who certainly no thoughuul
man will say It will help. hpplause.)
Now, will II telp any farmer. any agri,
cuturist. any man who owns ms taIm
/ say. gentlemen if yOu VIII look at IL
and consider IL, You VIII see that the
ONLY human being II will help will be that
farmer who IS irsclvent or that farmer
who is land-pOor and can do nothing with
his property. IL may help him, but. gem
tlenion T. won't help him VI he buys as
much as he sells. If he sells his stuff
for more I'm q deprecated currency he Will
have 10 uay that much more for what he
buys. IL lie sells more than he buys
viii admit that he will have some adyan-
taee provided the dollar is deprecated. !.
but Mr.. Pryan says the dollar Will not
be depreciatcd He tells the farmers,
gentlemen. i'm one breath that they Will
make and save money by having their
products increase I'm value. because they
VIII sell their products in deprecated
currency, and they can use that dcpre-
ciase. currency I'm paying obligations
which they have incurred in non-de-
preciated currency, and In the same
breath he attempts 10 tell the mechanic
and tho labOring men that they Will he
helped. TIE two things are as absolutely
inconsistent as day and night Cap
plausc)
NowJ have detained you longer than
1 should have. L hope that you will par
don me for 1T. and we Will proceed 10
the business Of the convention. This is
your convention. We are not here, as -
fellow said I'm a Republican convention
several years ago In Chicago, for the
sp0ils II we are hcre for anything.
There are no sp0ils I'm this for us. ,Ap-
plauso) / doubt very much II there IS
am Ouc e-hOl4cr OF any sort, kind, or de-
scriptiOn in this body. m we are not
the people trying 20 DO what we believe
s right free from bias / would Ike 10
know who the people are. (Applause(
So I say gentlemen. there Is no "cut and
dried" programme for you. You are here
10 do what yOu please and act as you
please. and / Will now call the convention
10 order. and we will proceed with the
business of It, prolonged applause)
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
After Alr. Hamnton's speech, the band
rendered spirited mdftial NUMBER ana
then the temporary chairman announced
that tine convention was ready for Dusi-
ness Upon motion, it was decided that
the rules of the Virginia House OF Dele
gates be adopted. The temporary secre-
tary then, upon the suggestion OF the
chairman, called tho roll of the delegates
appointed. A large and gratifying NUM-
ber OF delegates, representing all parts or
tho state answered to their names.
Mr.. Hamilton then announced that the
next business before the convention WAS
the appointment OF a Committee on Gre
dertials consisting Of one member from
each Congressional District, and also a
committee ON permanent organization,
which would be made up In the same
way. These committees were requested
to retire and formulate their reports Tor
submission TO tho convention as soon as