The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28

and brilliant soldier Wingheld scott
Hancock. was nominated appiauseJ,
soldier who was dangerous IN WAT nnv ut
generous in PEACE. ApplauseJ n ies'
/ was a member of the National Demo
cratic Convcr ton which met In Chicago'
and by vote and ~ speech alded, tntNh
God. in the nomination or Grover Ci,tess
land. prolonged applause) In ioso
Cleveland had so commended himself 10
tho Democracy of the country that ne
was nominated by acclamNuOn. / was
not a member OF that convention, uat
I'M lSl2 there was a renewal OF the h@ht
by the politicians Of the NOuntry against
Cleveland. and l joined Grover ana the
people anc was again "a delegate at the
National Convt ntion, representing IN part
the Seventh district, and at day break
-sftcr Cochran and Daniel took the lead,
We again nominated Grover Cleveland ana
swept the country. (App.ausel
a TRIBUTE TO CbkN kLAND.
Some little Democrats that do not
measure higher UP than the boot-tops OF
Grover Cleveland have said that he was
a party wrecker." 10 was I'm lsSp | be-
licte when he was elected Mayor or the
city of Buffalo, and SO commented MN.
self by the administration OF one city OF
the great Empire State OF the country
that he was elected Governor OF New
Ork i'm 1Ss2 by 10000 Majority In 1854
this sO-Caliel party wlecker,' who mad
just been elected by 10000 majority, was
elected as l saw President OF the United
ministration ended. or. to speak more ac-
curately. from March, lebl, down 10 1884,
where was the Democratic party; Nans
derlng I'm the wilderness OF disaster and
defeat for over " enty years And who.
iu 1884, was the Joshua that led them
ont Of the wilderness into the land OF
promise and triumph (Applause( In
lsss. as | stated, he was nominated by
acelam9tiCn, because he had commended
himself 20 the Democratic party of the
country. and whilst IN 1855 he was de-
feated in the electoral body, he carried
majority of the popular vote between
10000 and tO.COV (applausel, ana IN lol2
no swept tho country. With shat record
he Is called a party Wrecker.
Now az / have stated, have had this
connection, fighting at all times. sharing
IN the defeats and participating Ia the
victories Of the Democratic party; but
the position 1 now occupy | occupy be-
cause 1 am a Democrat Appiause) /
come here, not 10 uphold, but TO preserve
BRYAN 4 GOOD P0PULlsT.
General Field, who lives in my county,
and who IS personal friend OF mine,
Tor whom / entertain the klndest regard,
was, as " are aware, on the Weaver
. ticket in and has been acting with
the Populh party for many years. Cen
eral Field Is a man OF intelligence. Cen
eral Field by his relations 10 the POpu-
list party, has had the best opportunity
of knowing tho POpulists' principles and
on last Saturday evening there was "A
letter from General Field in the Char
lottesyille Progress l have the letter in
my pocket. and could read 10 if neces-
sary. In that letter ~ says that the
ticket OF Bryan and Sewall which was
nominated at Chicago, suited him very
well. that the platform was substantially
the POpuisr platform Gefefring 10 the
OMAHA platform OF ls92l, and that Bryan
had been acting with the POpullst party
from 1872. and IN 1893 was defeated as
the senatorial candidate by Senator Al
len. That is what General Field says OF
Bryan and Bryans platform. III that be
true could /, with the Democratic record
that l have just unfOlded 20 you, vote for
Bryan or endorse that platform? ! say
thousand times nc: (ApplauseJ
AS TO THE PRIMARY.
They speak OF men who have been In
the primary. and say that those men
are not az liberty 10 turn their backs
upon Bryan or upo nthis Popuhst plat
form upon which Bryan stands. | put
it 20 you. as honest men, II that Demo-
cratic party Convention, so-called. had
nominated John Sherman and placed him
upon a Republican platform, would the
men who Ia the primary had voted for
the delegates who mad betrayed them
have been bound 10 vote Tor John Sher-
man. standing on Republican platform? =?
applause. WHAT Is the difference be-
tween vOtirs for JO~-. Sherman. stand
ing upon a Republic2n platform, and
voting for Bryan, a Popullst. standing
on Populist platform? (Applause.)
say that no man who went into the
primary is bound. because the trust
he oOnfGed 20 the delegates has been
betrayed. (Applause.) / do not know
whether Bryan Is a full-hedged Popglist
or not. suppose he hardly knows
himself Daughter and cheers). but he
has been acting with them since 1882.
says General Field. But II he Is not a
full-nedged Popullst, he is semi
Populist-what you would call a hcmi-
demi-semi-quayer OF fellow. Naugh-
ter and appiause) lie Is Democrat.
II Democrat at all. for whom no Popu-
list would vote; he Is a Populist, for
whom no Democrat ought to vote. GAP
plause.) | say II those in the primary
could vote against Sherman. standing
on a Republican platform, they would
be at the same liberty 10 vote against
Bryan, standing on the Populist pat
form. ] am Ike my friend. the tenn
porary chairman OF this convention, in
that both are dlstasteful TO rne h,t
prefer the Republican platform. There
is something In that that | can admire.
/ hope as long as | live l VIII admire
sound and honest money. Applause }
| hODe az long as | live | will love and
cling to the courts Of my country. Cap
plause.l / hope as long as live
Will cherish law and good order. ZAP
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