Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-14

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! place this country at once upon q silver basis
impair contracts, disturb business, diminish
the purchasing power OF the wages Of labor
and infict irreps rable evils upon our nations
commerce and industry.
Until international cooperation among
leading nations for the coinage Of silver can
be secured. we favor the rigid maintenance OF
the existing gold standard rs essential 20 the
preservation OF our public pledges, and the
keeping inviolate OF our country's honor We
insist that all our paper and silver currency
| shall be kept absolutely pa ity
with gold The democratic party Is
the party OF hard money, and is opposed TO
legal tender paper money as part OF our per-
| manent financial syste m. and we, therefore ia
! vor the gradual retirement and cancellation of
| all United States notes and treasury notes
under such legislative provisions as viii pre-
vent undue contraction. We demand that
| the national credits shall be resolutely
| maintained at all times and under all circum-
| stances"
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 admin
| istration, and they OFFER the following deelara-
1 tion an amendment to the majority report:
! I'VE commend the honesty, economy, eour-
| age and fidelity OF the present Democratic ma
| tional administration"
! The amendments proposed to be offered by
| Senator Hill were then read as follows
First amendment: But IL should be care
| fully provided bY law at the same time that
| any change in the monetary standard should
not apply TO exi~ling contracts"
Second afnendment: Our advocacy OF the
independent free coinage OF silver being based
on the belle. ihut such coinage will effect and
n aintafu u parity hetweAn gold and silver at
the ratio OF rs 10 I, declare 4 pledge of
cur sincerity IN : II such fr@e coinage shall
+ il TO zee. such parity within one year from
its enactment by law. such coinage shall
thereupon be suspended"
Tillman led of in the platform debate, and |
the sturdy South Carolina senator was given |
hearty reception Unassuming in manner |
and having the garb OF workiugman, me did |
not look the senator, but few speeches have |
been anticipated with more interest. The |
Kisses by the gold men were drowned by the |
cheers Of the silver contingent
During 1illman's address he was interrupt |
ed by calls from every part of the hall for
Hill. When quiet was restored Ttllman said: |
"You had just as we'll understand am going |
to have my say IL stay here all night"
A tumult broke loose. and the chairman |
when he could be heard instructed the officers
to clear tho galleries. This had quoting eff
feet and Tillman proceeded.
After Ttllnan had finished Senator Hill APP
report He was greeted with the most gen.
uine outburst OF applause yet heard in the
convention. Delegates stood on chairs and
waved hats fans and handkerchiefs. Mr..
Whitney rose with the rest and the sight of
his erect figure brought many to their feet
The galleries seemed to rise as man and the
waving sea Of hats. newspapers and every
thing at hand that could be made cons pcuous
rose and fell all over the hall The attempts
Of the chair to still the tumult were unavail-
ing, and although most OF the delegates re-
sumed their seats after several minutes OF
cheering the galleries would not be quiet and
yelled and shouted with hearty good will
All this time the object OF the demonstra-
tious stood calm and cool facing his enthusiast
tic friends, He showed no feeling IN facial
expression and glanced straight ahead Then
gradually the tumult ended and finally silence
reigned
Mr. Hill began in slow and distinct tones,
and finished his address without further inter-
ruption. Mr.. Hill, among other things. said
his mission here to-day was to build up. not
TO destroy. He knew he addressed conven-
tion that did not agree with all the views he
held, but he knew they would hear him for
his cause. New York made no apology for
South Carolina tCheers) She did not need it
Need he remind this great convention that 1t
was New York city whose wealth had been so
decried. that had always been the Gibraltar
of democracy. He asserted this afternoon
that the democrats party stood to-day In
favor OF gold and silver as the money OF the
constitution. and not for either gold or silver
alone, but differed as to the means that should |
be employed to attain their end One side |
favored the cooperation OF other nations. 1t |
was not question OF courage
Senator Hill brought his speech TO q close |
by recapitulatIon OF the defects he found in
the platform and said there was still time to |
remedy them in part
AS he returned to his delegation he was
thar 80 II,
the opening of the convention The demon
stratton over Senator Hill was at it's height |
when Senator Villas assembled the platform TO-
support his New York colleagues argument |
Mr.. Villas was applauded as he was intro |
duced The resolutions OF the minority were |
presented, he said, vita recognition that |
they constituted a protest against the pro- |
posed attempt at party revolution
After Villas finished his speech VIM E. Rus
sell OF Massachusetts,. was recognized By the |
chair and spoke for the minority report
| Ex-Congressman Bryan then took the plat |
| form to close the debate. He spoke In favor
| OF the minority report. Mr. Bryan was given
rousing reception Delegates stood on chairs |
| and cheered for several minutes The band
played We Won't go Home Till Morning." at
! the close OF his speech
Bryan was lifted on the shoulders OF dele
gates which surrounded the Nebraska delega- |
| tlon. 1t was an attempt to stampede the con- |
| vention for Bryan
| Delegates bearing the state signs marched
| In the circle around the delegates seats All
! were in line except is states. most of the ex-
| cepCions being the gold states
After order had been partially restored.
| Senator Hill was recognized. He moved the
! adoption OF the financial plank OF the minor
ity report and asked for call OF states
The official ballot on the minority report on
! platform is go nays. 1903 ayes; not voting
| This Is six more than two-thirds
The amendment indorsing Cleveland's an
ministraton was lost. Onicisl result: Ayes
| S57 nays 5G+: not voting and absent o.
Hills amendment referring to existing con-
| tracts was lost on viva voce vote.
Hills amendment declaring p6atln case the
adoption OF the free coinage plank does not
10 aintain the parity OF silver one year after its