The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-03
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W. chairman of the committee, Mr..
lanes W. Eaton, of New York. 1t recon-
ynended Senator Donellson Canery, or
louisiana as permanent chairman, ana
M. ]. R. Wilson, of Indiana, for perma-
DAnt secretary and. further, recommended
he establishment of permanent national
oroanization The report was adopted
,,it hout a dissenting voice. Senator car
ferv was escorted to the chair by Mr.. Bull
Iitt of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. LAWYER, OF
Minnesota, and addressed the convention.
His remarks were delivered with much
force and were greeted with continued
cheering.
Chairman CafYery's Speech.
~ tender this convention my deepest
.banks for the high honor of selecting
me- 70 preside over its deliberations.
hall always regard 1t as the highest ever
conferred upon me. Charged by our party
win the function of ministering in its
temple of faith, and teaching the people It's
true doctrines, our priests have desecrated
ms affairs, broken it's shrines and taught
false doctrines to the people. We now
enter the sanctuary of the temple and
rake possession of the ark or the covenant
of our faith, which we will hereafter Wig
Hantly guard, protect and defend. we
will purify its desecrated affairs and re-
bIild IT'S 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. and from those who have followed
their evil teaching. 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 Som them in sorrow.
LOYALTY to party discipline and organi-
cation has ever been the pride and
-, orfx oil 70 npi
pie has ever been and ever will be its
cardinal tenet, paramount to all others,
binding in conscience and guiding the
action of every true democrat If we
do not look into evidence aliunde to show
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 its allie
glance But 1t is a mere simularcrum,
form without the substance of democ-
racy, and no democrat is bound by 1t,
nor is it entitled to his fealty. The dec
larations of that platform are open, pal
pabe and fragrant departures from all
that democracy has stood for. They as
sail the money standard of the country
and declare for the inflated and depre-
ciated standard of free silver at 16 to /.
They assail the right and power of the
executive to enforce the law and to pro-
tect property under the control, and in
the custody of the federal courts, in any
state in the union; they attack the in
tegrity of a coordinate branch of the
government; they declare that the func
ton of issuing paper money is to be ex-
clusive1y exercised by the government it,
self; they assail the right of the citizen to
contract for payment in any legitimate
commodity; they declare that the obliga
lions of the government, for which gold
was received and for the payment of
which in the same coin the national faith
-I.-a1 -, to-. 1
coin. And We declare that each and all
of these attacks and declarations are
undemocratic They are an assault upon
the constitution, the time-honored prin-
ciples of the democratic party, and the
distinguished patriot and statesman who
has twice led it to the only victories it
has achieved in thrty-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,
populism and anarchy. And that the
scriptures may be fulfilled, it will be
fugitive and wanderer on the face of
the earth.
I'VE hold that no argument is needed to
show the revolutionary and anarchstic
character of the doctrine that the laws
cannot be enforced in a state to protect
property which is in jurisdiction of fed
eral courts, or to protect the United
states mails, or that the supreme court
ought to be reorganized, or that the ma
uonal honor should be stained or the ma
tlonal faith violated, or that the freedom
OF private contract ought to be limited;
or that the function of issuing paper
money ought to be exclusively exercised
by the federal government.
we hold that the theory of free coin
age of silver with gold, at the ratio of 16
70 l. admits of argument, but we hold
that the weight of authority, the strength
of reasoning and the facts of history. all
point to its fallacy and the ruinous con-
sequences of its adoption. We hold that
IL win rob the poor man of his wages,
ana the rich man of his wealth; the
WIDOW OF her savings, the child of his
patrimony, the soldier of his pension. the
INDUSTRIOUS of his toll, and the inventor
Vi the reward of his genius. We hold that
II VIII demoraliZe and seriously disturb
the immense trade and commerce of the
republic and drive the country to a dis
credited, deprecated and depreciating
standard; smtte our finances as with pal
sy, and trade with blight. We hold that
me natlons credit will fall PROSTATE, it's
oongatlons will be dishonored and its
unsullied character stained with fraud
and deceit.
We claim that these averments are
true and established by historical fact by
uhanswerable reason, the opinions of the
NiO9t ulsllHgulSned political economists,
ana the commonsense and common hon
esty of the largest portion of our fellow
citizens
Inc credulity and cupidity of some of
our good citizens have been played upon
ana aroused by artful fanatics and cum
nlhs demagogues There are, however,
many honest patriotic and intelligent
men who cling with all the strength OF
convection to the speeious but unsouni
theory of bimetallism at 16 TO 1. If their
theory is denounced as false and per-
hicious, no imputation is cast upon their
character nor any slur upon their inteli-
Inc free coinage of silver is, and has
oeen since Mr.. Cleveland's inauguration.
the supreme, overshadowing issue before
Ihe country. Upon that issue, the Presi-
ueht and majority of his party repre-
sentatlyes in congress- took opposite
sues In consequence, he has been pow
erless to effect financial reform and Sc.
cure immunity from gold raiding on the
treasury. Since the inception of the strug-
Sle LOT free silver, no compromise has
bten possible. Our brefhra,, IrVnv,