Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
THE INDIANAPOLIS GATHERING.

supply Of the world. Applause,
THE INDIANAPOLIS GATHERING.
senator Cnffery Made Permanent
Chairman and Delivers a Speech,
It was Ais when Temporary Chairman
Flower appeared on the platform to call
the afternoon session Of the democratic
gold standard convention to order yester-
day. Both he and Senator Palmer sat on
the platform, and were warmly greeted
and an enthusiastic Iilinoisan called for
three cheers for John NJ. Palmer, 1.-The
grand old man. They were given with
eject. There were no demonstrations as
other conspicuous men entered. The gal
leries were more crowded than at the first
session. and the proportion of ladies was
fully as large.
The reports of committees were called
fer. The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was first presented by Chairman
Brennan of Wisconsin. The statement in
the report that there were present S24
delegates to the convention, representing
forty-one states and three territories, was
heartily applauded The report of the
committee OH permanent organization not
being ready, DIR. Everett of Massachusetts
was introduced to the convention by Tenn
rorary Chairman Flower. He was en-
Enthusiastically greeted, and made a stirring
speech.
DR.. Everett declared that Massachusetts
was opposed to sectionalism, and when he
said that the convention would uphold the
bonds Of Mr.. Cleveland for maintaining the
credit of the nation, the delegates jumped
to their chairs and joined In a stormy dem
onstrati"n. Fans, handkerchlefs, flags,
everything that was movable were waved.
amid frantic cheering. He made a touch
ing reference to the sad death of eX-Gov.
RUSSELL who he said, had died of a broken
heart because of the folly of his party at
Chicago
cheers.
There were loud calls for Bragg, Villas
Buckner and others when DIR. Everett took
his seat; but the committee on permanent
organization was ready. and read its report
The report was read by Delegate Roberts
of Missouri. 1t recommended Senator CAT
fiery of Louisiana for permanent chairman;
John r. Wilson of Indiana, secretary, and
Walter kessler of Indiana, sergeant at
arms. 1t also reported on order of bust
ness. The report also recommended that
the organization of the party be made per-
manent, and that the committee be en-
powered to call future conventions. This
portion of the report met with a warm re-
srense from the delegates.
The report was adopted and Mr.. Bullitt
of Pennsylvonia and Mr.. Lawler of Min
nesota escorted Senator Caffery of Louisi-
ana to the platform. In assuming the
gavel Senator Gallery made strong
speech. Without being ornate Mr.. Caffery
is an impressive speaker clear in logic,
bold in statement. emphatic in gesture. He
referred occasionally to his manuscript.
The convention listened closely and fire.
quently interrupted by applause. He spoke
as follows:
Chairman Caifery's Address.
Il ten Ter this convention my deepest
thanks for the high honor of selecting me
to preside over it's deliberations. 1 shall
always regard it as the highest horror ever
conferred upon me.
of ministering in its temple of faith and
teaching the people its true doctrines, our
priests have desecrated its affairs, broken
its shrines and taught false doctrines to
the people. We now enter the sanctuary
of the temple and take possession of the
ark of the covenant of our faith. which we
Will hereafter vigilantly guard and defend.
We will purify its desecrated affairs and
rebuild its broken shrines. And lest the
hearts of the people be stolen away from
true democratic faith-the faith Of our
fathers and founders-we must separate
from our brethren who have wrought this
evil. ana from those who have followed
their evil teachings. We cannot follow
them in the road they have taken: for
their feet are swift to destruction. and
their way is the way of death. The ties
that bound us were as strong as hooks of
steel, and we part from them in sorrow.
Loyalty to party discipline and organi-
cation has ever been the pride and strength
of our party. Loyalty to principle has
ever been. and ever will be. its cardinal
and leading tenet. paramount to all others,
binding in conscience and guiding the
action Of every true democrat.
Not Bound by the Chicago Convention
III we do not look into evidence aliunde
to the Michigan frauds and other devious
acts and practices designed to pack the
convention. the Chicago platform has the
stamp of our party and claims it's allegi-
Rllt G a
form without the substance of democracy,
and no democrat is bound by 1t nor is it
entitled to his fealty. The declarations Of
that platform are open. palpable and fla
grant departures from all that democracy
has stood for. They assail the money
standard of the country and declare for
the inflated and deprecated standard of
free silver at the ratio of IL to ]. They as
sail the right and power of the executive
to enforce the law and to protect property
under the control and in the custody of
the federal courts in any state in the Union:
they attack the integrity of coordinate
branch of the government: they declare
that the function of issuing paper money
Is to be exclusively exercised by the gov
eminent itself: they assail the right of the
citizen to contract for payment in any
legitimate commodity: they declare that
the obligations Of the government. for
which gold was received and for the pay
ment of which in the same coin the ma
tional faith is pledged. may be paid in a
deprecated coin, and We declare that each
and every one of these attacks and declar-
atoms are undemocratic. They are an as
sault upon the Constitution, the time-hon-
ored principles of the democratic party and
the distinguished patriot and statesman
who has twice led it to the only victories
it has achieved in thirty-siX years.
1T Is the Ishmael of platforms. = 1t raises
its hand against some of the principles Of
both parties and all the principles of the
democratic party. 1t is begotten of the
unhallowed union between democracy,
popuism and anarchy. And that the
Scriptures may be fulfilled. 1t will be a
fugitive and a wanderer on the face of the
earth.
1--WE hold that no argument is needed to
show the revolutionary and auarchistic
character of the doctrine that the laws
cannot be enforced In a state to protect
property which is in the jurisdiction of fed
eral courts, Or to protect the United States
mails. or that the Supreme Court ought to
be reorganiZed, or that the national honor
should be stained or the national faith vio-
lated, or that the freedom of private con-
tract ought to be limited, or that the func-
ton Of issuing paper money ought to be
exclusively exercised by the federal gov
eminent. We hold that tine theory of free
coinage of silver with gold al the ratio of
16 to l admits of argument, but we hold
that the weight of authority, the strength
of rea 5oning and the facts of history all
point to it's fallacy and the ruinous coEse-
ouennCa of its adOptjOn We hold that II