New-York tribune., 1896-07-24
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THEODORE B. STARR,
206 Fifth Avenue,
Madison Square.

Only few old soldiers rising. there being but COM
parativey few delegates present. suggestions were
made that the count be postponed until tomorrow.
No action was taken and at o:15 o'clock the Con-
vention adjourned until tomorrow at 10 O'clock
THE PLATFORM OF THE SILVER MEN.
The Committee on Resolutions completed It's work
th. afternoon by adop.ingfhe platform and address
to the people which had aeen prepared by the SUBJ
committee The platform ahd address are as follows:
tion assembled hereby adopts the following decIa-
ration OF principles:
United States Is lndsputably the money question
ana bank eurrsney enc on the one side and the
lie standard. no bonds Government currency (and
On s sss we ise to be in
Of dIstinctyeiy American financial system. we
and demand the Immediate return to the constu-
tona standard OF geld and silver. by the restore-
esn rover. Of the unres ricted coinage of both gold
and silver into standard money at the ratio OF 10
Existed prior upon To @ isrnS the silver coin to be of @
legal-tender. equally with gold. for all debts and
Ro9 . aRd W % sna the nre the
structlon of the Iegal-ender quality OF any kind OF
We hold that the power to control and regulate a
paper currency is nsepara rable from the power to
70 circulate DE- money should be issued and rs
volume controlled by the general Government only.
and should be legal-tender
We are unaltei ably opposed to the issue by the
United States Of nterest-bearlng bonds In time Of
peace, and we denouncc as blunder worse than
crime the present Treasury policy eoncurred In by
Sy Of % In he se van
to maintain the gold standard by borrowing gold;
Of the united States ate pS as provided BY existing laws
In either gold or silver coin, at the option OF the
The NATURALIZATION Of silver in 1873 enormously in
creased the demand for gold enhancing lts pur-
chasing power and lowering ALL prices measured by
fensibe act the prices Of American products have
fallen upon average nearly 90 per cent. CARRYING
down with them proportionately the money value
Of all Other @ forms & Of propeTy @ the nroats o.,
legitimate industry, inturing the producer for me
benefit of the non-producer increasing the burden
paraiyzing M the productve energies of the Amer.
lean people. RELOCATING to dleness vast numbers OF
willing workers. sending the shadows OF despair
into the home OF the honest toer, filling the land
wit, tramps and paupers. and building up colossal
maintain the gold standard. the country has. with
in the last two year, in time Of Pr95Sgnd @ M % IeaCs o
additional interest-bearing debt under such cir,
cumstances az 10 allow syndicate Q, m natrTe ons am
q single deal.
only be upheld by so depicting our paper currency
as to force the prices OF our products beloI 'e
enable to sell In foreign markets. thus asgra-
waiting the very evils Of which our people so BIT,
.trkns al the foundations OF our civilization Itself
The advocates of the gold STANDARD persistenty emily
production: that have produced so much that
Il made us poor-which implies that the true rem;
throw a multitude OF people out OF employment; a
doctrine that leaves US unnerved and disheartened
We affirm to be unquestioned that there can be no
such economic paradox as over-production, ana ana az
citizens remaining haif-cothed and half-fed. and
who are pteously clamorng for the common neces-
over and above all other questions Of policy. we
are in of restoring to the people or the united
he -hop Orad Constitution
gold and silver. not one, but both-the money OF
Washington and TIamiton and Jefferson on ana nd M9h on
American people may receive honest pay tor an
Sn ss ' in honest standard and and
not in dishonest and unsound standard. appre-
ciated 100 per cent In purchasing power ana no 6 a9
further that silver-standard countries may be de-
prived OF the unjust advantage they now enjoy. in
the difference in exchange between gold and sill
ver-an advantage which tariff legislation cannot
We therefore, confidently appeal to the people
OF the United States to hold in allegiance all other
questions however imhorant ana even M
party and affiliations and unite In one supreme
the domination OF the money power-a power more
destructive than any which has ever been fastened
upon the civilized men Of any in any age.
efforts evoke the aid Of all patriotic American
citizens and the gracious favor OF Divine Provi-
dence. -
Inasmuch the patriotic majority Of the Chi. Chi.
Of it's platform the principles enunciated in the
platform Of the American Bimetallic party pro
and herein reiterated Which is not only the para
mount but the only real Issue In the pending cam
paign. therefore recognizing that their nominees
embody these patriotic principles. we recommend
that this Convention nominate William J. Bryani
OF Nebraska for President, ana Arthur Sewall, or
Maine, for VicePresident.
The question as TO who should present the paper
TO the Convention excited considerable discussion.
A. J. Warner Of Ohio favored having some Repub
lican present It. He suggested Representative
Towne OF Minnesota. a man who had walked OUT OF
the Republican Convention when II declared for
gold Mr.. Irwin OF Minnesota. was next named.
THE ENVOY TO THE POPULISTS.
After the discussion had proceeded for some time
member Of the Resolutions Committee, rising
point of order said that Senator Jones. Of Ne
yada . the r Fl T hG aTSsy Of no he sh0od
posed Senator Jones. because he came from silver
as Ssd ocy " The T Of Mr. Har
vey several others to Senator Jones brought the
pushed himself forward and did not intend to do
now II 1t would add single vote to have some one
Would be adopted c. r. Scott of Nevada, said that
he had been selected by the sub,committee TO make
present the report under any circumstances.
1t was finally agreed to have Senator Jones pre-
Mr Baker OF California wanted 10 have the report
Withheld from he snd s h oDs ps0c m o1de gd
10 give the committee appointed TO confer with the
Popusts chance 10 meet II the report 3 were pre-
lion would be practically finished and the delegates
would return 10 their homes. He thought that
the Conference Comittee should have q chance
20 meet the Popusts before the Convention went
ont OF business Mr.. Baker moved to delay the
nresentation OF the report until tomorrow. The
motion defeated: yeas; 10; nays. T.
At the request OF Mr Baker II was decided TO with
hold the platform and address from the Convention
until o'clock tonight, but the paper was mean
time given TO the press. The question Of naming
de egate 10 nominate Bryan and Sewall then
taken up After brief debate Ii was decided not
10 ha We the Chicago candidates nominated by an In
di1,dua as
mended such d course
Secretary D.frenderfer this afternoon gave out "a
eta ernen and table sh wing that thirtysix States
and Territories with 9i6 delegates and l5 aternates
are represented In the Silver Convention There
~ ye not however been than 300 delegates and
aternaes in attendance upon any OF the sessions so
far held
WOMEN PIRATES.
From The London Globe.