Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-21
SECOND DAY.

The democratic national convention
resumed it's work with a clear two
thirds majority for the silverites in
sight.
Subcommittee on platform had
agreed on draft, and it was being read
10 the full committee when the con-
vention met The chairman called for
The report of the committee on creden-
tials. but there was no response. None
Of the committee were ready to re-
port Gov. Hogg was requested to adj
dress the convention. He began his
speech by appealing for friendliness or
spirit among the delegates in the con-
yenfion hereafter. The republican
platform was referred to as mass of
glittering generalities TO deceive the
public. He denounced the policy OF
protection as only in the interests OF
the wealthy against the farmer and
workmen. He made the assertion that
a republican corruption fund was be-
ing formed for carrying Illinois. Ohio
and other states. The governor pro-
ceeded to show how in his opinion the
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 TO
{ was absolutely essential to the well
fare of the country and denounced
the financial plank of the republican
party as formed in the interest of for
eign nations.
Senator Blackburns Remarks.
Senator Blackburn was then invited
TO the platform. He declared the ma
jority of the American people were suf-
fering and looked to this convention to
right their wrongs The platform, he
thought, should be simple and have
but one meaning: Unlimited free
coinage of gold and silver without dis
elimination" There should be no
idea of perpetuating the national debt
or national banking institutions.
Overmeyer of Kansas, addressing the
convention, said the seat of empire was
on Tuesday transferred from the At
lantic states to the great Mississippi
valley.
Gov. Altgeld was the next speaker.
Nearly everything in the country, he
said, was mortgaged to English money
lenders, from farms to the sewing ma
chimes of seamstresses. Bimetallism
was the only hope. and the people ex-
pected that from the convention. He
claimed the gold standard had lowered
the prices of farm products, while the
farmers have had to pay more for what
they had to buy.
A New Silver Convert.
Williams of Massachusetts said the
convention now is sectional. New Eng
land represented, and has as much at
stake as west and south, and speaks
for five million spindles now silent. He
pleaded for harmony and doing away
with sectionalism.
The committee on credentials re-
ported against seating the gold dele
cations from Michigan and Nebraska.
1t asked for further time to consider
the individual credentials of Michigan
delegates, but asked that Bryan dele
gates from Nebraska be seated. The
part of the report as to seating Bryan
delegates of Nebraska was declared
carried amid much confusion.
The Bryan delegates took their seats
amid cheers. Repeated calls for Gov.
Tillman met with no response. Al
half past l the convention adjourned
until o'clock
At 80 o'clock the committee on Gre
dentials, led by Senator Hill, came in
The reading clerk read the report, seat
ing the delegates Of tour silver districts
in Michigan; which changed the com
plexion of the delegation under the
unit rule from gold to silver
Michigan siiverites Contest.
Ex-Congressman John c. Crosby Of
Massachusetts. on behalf of the minor