Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
read. The minority report is as fol

~ tho1 INdtlDbai SOb-
vention: Sixteen delegates, consti-
tuting the minority OF the committee
on resolutions, find many declarations
in the report of the majority to which
they cannot give their assent. Some
OF these are wholly unnecessary. Soms
are considered and ambiguously
phrased, while others arc extreme and
revolutionary of the we'll recognized
principles Of the party. The minority
content themselves with this general
expression of thoir dissent without
going into specific statement OF these
Objectionable features of the report of
the majority.
"But upon the financial question,
which engages at this time the chief
share of public attention, the views of
the majority regard as a vital Demo-
Garlic doctrine to demand distinct
statement Of what they hold to be the
only Just and true oxpressien of Demo
cratic faith upon this paramount issue,
az follows; Which is offered as sub
stitute for the financial planks in the
ma ority report:
1--WE declare our belief that the ex-
pertinent on the part of the United
States alone of free silver coinage and
change OF the existing standard of
value independently of the action of
other great nations would not only i'm.
peril our finances but would retard or
entirely prevent the establishment of
international bimetallism, to which
the efforts of the government should be
steadily direGted. 1t would place this
country at once upon a silver basis,
impair contracts. disturb business,
diminish the purchasing power of the
wages of labor and inflict irreparab!e
evils upon our nation's commerce and
industry. Until international CO.
operation among leading nations for
the free coinage of silver can be secure
we favor the rigid maintenance of tho
existing gold standard az essential to
tho preservation of our national credit,
the redemption of our public pledges
and the keeping inviolate of our
country's honor.
"We insist that all our paper and sill
yer currency shall be kept absolutely
at parity with gold. The Democratic
party is the party Of hard money and
is opposed to legal tender paper money
as a part OF our permanent financial
system, and we, therefore, favor the
gradual retirement and cancellation of
all United States notes and treasury
notes under such Legislative provisions
as will prevent undue contraction. We
demand that the national credit shall
be resolutely maintained at all times
and under all circumstances.
1.-THE minority also feel that the report
of the majority is defective in failing
to make any recognition of the honesty,
economy, courage and fidelity of the
present Democratic administration and
tha1 ..fFn h. ell 4
claration as an amendment to the
majority report:
"We commend the honesty, economy,
courage and fidelity of the present
Democratic national administration. -
The part of the minority report en-
dorsing the administration was ap-
plauded.
Senator Hill also offered the follow
ing amendments to the platform and
moved their adoption: -''
But it should DO carefully provided
by law at the same time that any
| change in the money standard should
not apply to existing contracts. :"
Our advocacy of the independent
free coinage of silver being based on
belief that such coinage will effect and
maintain a parity between gold and
silver at the ratio of III TO /, we de
clare as pledge of our sincerity that
ii such free coinage shall fail TO effect
such parity within one year from its
enactment by law such coinage shall
thereupon be suspended.
| il. .30-Tillman goes upon the stage,
greeted with cheers and Kisses.
IL, ,42-Tilman ia frequently inter
rupted with applause and hisses
IL. .43-Tillman declares that the
financial question is sectional ISSUE
Declaration greeted with cries OF
Noes" and Kisses.
1l.5S-" Where is Now York now?"
asked Tillman. "Where ia the New
York IeaderY" "In the soups comes d
response from the back of the hall.
ll.59-There are loud cries for Hill
and the convention is in disorder.
AN APPEAL FOR ORDER.
1902 p. Chairman Richardson
"Hill will follow me; | will have no
front, but he would not. F"
l2.06-Tillman Gays: chill desplsed
the President of the United States in
1889. Since then he has had cause to
despise him more but he has appeared
in the United States Senate as his
| sponsor. !"
IL. 19- Tillman says: 1.-THE Demo
Gratis cannot succeed if they do not re-
pudiate Cleveland"
II. 21-Tillman has closed. He offers
the resolution denouncing Cleveland.
Greeted with hisses and jeers. Some
cheering.
49, = Tillman says: "One more
word and l will relieve the howlers
who have been brought in here by the
gold bugs"
12 27-Marston of Louisiana inter
| rupts Tiliman, trying to ask IL Till
mans resolution ia a substitute for any
plank in tho platform, but he is NOT
heard.
Il. 2.30-Jones of Arkansas follows Till.
| man.
12 32.-Jones closes and is checred.
The gold mon are wildly cheering Hill.
~. 2.33 Massachusetts leads in tho
cheering, for HILL. New York is giving
| the tiget yell.
12 So The demonstration for Hill
lasted 10 minutes. Hill now speak
ing.
12. 3ssZHill is frequently cheered.
1.20--IIill closes. Great applause
from the gold delegates.
1.22-Now York leads in three cheers
for Hill.
1.23 Villas of Wisconsin has taken
| tho stand The convention is dis
orderly.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 10. The decks
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