The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10


vote Of little New Jersey. that never failed
to give its electoral vote and take thu ex-
pertinent OF some state out West that has
always given its vote to the Republican
ticket. I tell you that. no matter who
ycrr candidate may be in this convention.
with possibly one exception. your Pcpu-
list friends upon when yeu are relying
for support IN the West and South viii
nominate their own ticket and your silver
forces VIII be divided Mark the predic-
ton which 7 make. fAppa2uSs and cries
or 'sNc.'1 Some one says no. Who are
authorised 70 speak for the Pcpulists here
in q Democratic conyentton9 1 saw upon
this platform the other day. an array or
men giving countenance and support 70
this movement. men who never voted
Democratic ticket IN their lives and never
expect to. They have organized this par
". They are the men who have attempted
to prescribe Democrats all over this
Union. They are the men who were cry
Ing against US In the days that tried men
souls during tho war.
NY friends. 1 thus speak moro In scr-
row than In anger. You know wei whas
this platform means to the East You
must realize the result. But. caIamitous
as IL may to Us. IL Is more caiamisous to
You all II. taking these risks. you do not
win the fight Ny friends. we want the
Democratic party 20 succeed. We want
20 build IL up. We do not want TO tear
N down. We want our principies--the
good old principles Of jefferson, Jackson,
ridden. Of safe money. We want no green
hack currency on our plates We want
no paper currency whatever. We want 10
stand by the principles under which we
have made this country what IL Is. IL we
keep In the- gold paths Of the party We
can win. II we depart from them We shall
lose."
The gold delegates climbed on chairs ana
TONED the galleries IN the demonstration
In honor Of New York's champion.
Senator Villas OF Wisconsin. who served
m the first Cleveland cabinet as postmas-
ter general. stepped to the platform when
the Hill enthusiasm subsidized. It was to
protest against the proposed revolution IN
the party faith that he spoke for the
minority. he said. and As Democrat who
maintained reasonable obedience to the
party mandate. Anger win redress no
wrongs; fury will rage vainly against
principles of finance" was one OF the
aphorisms with which he strove to stem
the silver current. The speech was crowd
ed with ALTERATION. One which the sena-
tor coined was an exhortation TO purge
the platform from the imputation OF
purpose to plumber" The delegates and
spectators had begun 70 cheer. Their at
tention was caught when Villas demanded:
When did robbery by law come to be
Democratic doctrine?'' The doctrines Of
the platform were the beginning OF social
anarchy. He believed that somewhere in
this country might be some Marat, he
shouted with bitter Intensity. rsome DAN
ton. some Robcspierre. but you have not
president who viii follow him.. This
thrust brought inarsiculate yeils from the
galleries. The Bay state delegates stood
on chairs and sent up three ringing cheers
as Villas concluded.
There were cries Of russell. Russell"
and the high-strung young Statesman
three times governor OF Massachusetts,.
WAS pushed past the knot OF supcrnumer-
came into view New York Joined Massa-
chusetts IN cheers. the Boston men lead
ing. with the oid-time Harvard yell. No
other man so young as Russell holds so
high place In the Democratic party. IT
have but one word to say" he began.
The time for debate is passed. I am con-
scious. painfully conscious, that the mind
OF this convention Is not and has not
been open for arguuNlt. know why this
majority. which has seen At TO override
presidents and attack tho sovereignty
or states Is to rigidiy enforce this view,
know fun well that applause viii fall on
deaf ears. There Is but one thing left
TO enter my protest. / do so not in angsY
or In bitterness. but with a feeling of in
finite sorrow. Our country, II not this
convention, VIII listen to our protests"
He proceeded TO speak with a pathetic
strain OF the battle OF the Democracy of
Massachusetts In the dark days and ulti-
mate triumph OF Democratic principies
These principles. he argued, were to be
forgotten. under new and radical leader
ship. Principle was TO make place for
expediency. and such surrender was only
TO invite defeat. The delegates, especially
those from Massachusetts,. had been de-
monstrative at almost every word. but
when he said, referring to George Fred
erick Williams speech. that false note
had been heard In the convention from
Massachusetts, the delegates from that
state rose and yelled frantically Other
New England delegates took up the cry.
With voice that shook with emotion ne
concluded BY pleading for one word Of
concession. one word OF Cancellation.
speech by William j. Bryan.
The demonstration that followed was
submerged beneath the storm Of cheers
that greeted the advance OF William ].
Bryan, the boy orator OF the Platte. whose
star as n presidential possibility had for
twenty-four hours burned brightly on the
convention horizon. The ovation given TO
him was second only TO the one bestowed
upon the New York senator More than
1000 men We're standing and the air was
fun OF papers and hats. Four times the
cheers spent themselves and rose again
with the roll of advancing waves BRYAN
stood with q smile playing on his face
and his uplifted arm n,otioning for silence.
Even the attention given to TilIrnan and
Hill did not equal tina GREATNESS eager
ness with which thousands peered forward
20 catch the first sentence OF this young
man, whom many Westerncrs consider
their foremost orator.
The conclusion of Bryan's speech was
marked by the most enthusiastic demon
stration OF the convention no 70 that time.
The whole convention sprang 10 its feet,
and 1000 threats roared. while twice So
90 arms waved franticaily. Hsndker-
chiefs and flags flew wildly. hats were
hurled aioft. umbrellas were waved. men
shouted like naniars From every quar-
ter OF the hall came hoerse roar. Sud-
denly the Texas delegation unrootcd the
banner Of the Lone Star state. ana carried
II 20 where stood the standard OF Nebras-
ka Above the rear rose piercing zhrfeks
which sounded Ike a vofisp OF siege guns
above tire continuous roll OF 1000 small
arms. while the delegates grasped the
STATS OF their delegations ana pushed
their way 70 the Nebraska delegation.
Soon the stafrs OF thirds OF me states
were grouped about the purple standard
OF Bryar's state Only the standards OF
Connection. Delaware. Massachusetts,,
Maine Minnesota New York. New Jer-
sey, New Hampshire Vermont, South Da-
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