The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-10

SENATOR TILLMAN
was greeted with great applause by the
silver delegates. many demanding tho
reading of the free coinage plank a second
| time When the Cuban resolution was
| read n Cuban banner was raised The
chairman promptly ordered it lowered and
he was obeyed.
The Minority Report.
j. ~. Wade read the minority report
which starts out by saying that sixteen
delegates constituting the minority of tho
committee on resolutions object TO many
declarations in the majority report and
submit the following rs substitute:
We declare our belief that the experiment on
the part of the United States alone of free sill
YER coinage and change OF the existing stand
ard of value Independently of the action OF
other great nations would not only imperil
our finances but wouli retard or entirely pre-.
vent the establishment Of international
bmetallism to which the efforts of
the government should be steadily
directed IL would place this country
at once upon silver basis, impair contracts,
disturb business, diminish the purchasing pow
er of the wages OF labor and infict rrepara.
be evils upon our nations commerce and in
dustry.
Until international corporation among lead
ing nations for the free coinage of silver can
be secured, we favo' the rigid maintenance of
the existing gold 1t ndard as essential To the
preservation Of our national credit, the re
demption Of our public pledges, and the keep
ing inviOlats Of our country's honor. We Ia.
sist that all our paper and silver currency
shall be kept absolutely at a parity with gold
Party of Hard Money.
The Democratic part is u party of hard
money and is opposed to legal tender paper
money as "A part of our permanent fnanci-l
system. and we therefore favor the gradual 10
tirement and cancellation of all United -Statcs
notes, under such islative provisions as will
prevent undue contraction. We dem md that
the national credit shall be resOutely main
tanned at all mes and und all circumstances
The minority also feel that the re Of tho
| majority is defective in failing to make any
| recognition of the honesty, economic courage
| and fidelity of the present Demo ratio admin
istration, and they therefore offer the follow
ing declaration as an amendment To the ma
\ jority report; We commend the honesty,
economic courage and fidelity OF the present
| Democratic national administration.
Senator Hill also offered the following
amendments tn the majority report and
moved their adoption
But il should be carefully prov dcd by law
| at the same time that any change In the
monetary standard should not apply Ia exist
ing contracts.
Our advocacy ~ the independent free coin
aye of silver being based belief that such
coinage Will eff ct and maintain parity be
tween gold and silver at the rate OF III to |.
we declare AS n pledgs Of our sincerity that IL
such free coinage shall fail To effect such par
ity within one year from its enactment by
law. such coinage sh Ill thereupon be sus-
pended.
A Yell from the Galleries.
The gold people rose and cheered, but
after their outbreaks on "Wednesday these
efforts were faint. The Endorsement of
the Democratic administration which
Senator Hill had made losing fight for
i'm the committee ON credentials, brought
down IA yell from the galleries
The issue was drawn. Senator Ben
Tillman of South Carolina mounted the
stage To open the great debate In behalf Of
free coinage One moment the 10000 peo-
pie held their breath as they gazed. Then
they broke forth. Cheers mingled with
Misses rent the air. senator Till
man turned defiantly and fierce.
ly surveyed the vast congre
CATION who were kissing him. Then,
with a conte mptuous toss OF his head. he
looked down mt the silver delegates before
him, his eyes blazing, and said with u
sneer; There are only three things that
hiss" said he, with a curl of his thin lips,
declared that the financial question was n
sectional issue IL was greeted with cries
of "no" and Misses.
Aroused To Resentment.
Tilman drifted into statistics to show
the bondage Of the south and west tn the
east and these dry figures gave the hostile
galleries another opportunity To cry him
down "Timew "1imei' they shouted
This aroused the senator again to angry
resentment. He paced the platform like
an cnragcd lion.
IL know, know" he cried with arms
aloft. you are against us. There Is not
paper i'm this city that Is lot
In the power Of the money inilu
ences. They will not give VA IA fair |
show. They characterize us as bowling |
dervishes and silver lunatics" Continu |
ing Senator Tillman declared that the |
only way to avert revolution would be
TO select man whose record would ht the |
platform. Soon the kissing began again |
at some radical utterance, and the South |
Carolinian took occasion To say that |
.four years ago the New York senator was
Kissed as am now.
"Where is New York nowy" he asked. |
"Where Is New York's leaders" And
from the gallery came In the cry, I'm the |
SOUP" which brought down wave of |
cheers for Hill, topped with n foam Of |
Misses.
Resolution penouncing Cleveland.
Tillman closed and offered u resolution |
depounclng Cleveland " was greeted