The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-03
SESSION.
Forming the Permanent Organization
of the Convention.

oA III ION
At 4:27 the convention reassemblad, Tenn
porary Chairman Flower in the chair. Mr..
Brennan, of Wisconsin, chairman Of the
on credentials. presented the fol-
lowing report, which was unanimously
adopted:
"The committee on credentials reports as
follows: There are present in this %conven-
forty-one States and three Teri ito-ies.
(Cheers) We recommend that those pres
the States and Territories sha1 be respect
lively entitled. AS to the contest With ref
erence to the delegation of the State of
Connecticut, we that the action
Of the national committee in seating the
delegation oa at returned BY the State conven-
Mr.. williamson. of Illinois, offered a rcso-
luton, which was adopted, to the effect
that the marching clubs present be ad-
mitted to the house.
While waiting for the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. the con-
vention listened to the following speech by
DR.. Everett. of Massachusetts,:
Mr.. Chairman, Fellow-eitizens-I will
not say elow-DemocratS, but l say fellow
patriots and fellow-Americans who love
their country (cheers)-Massach1 sets has
sfnt her de leg here e to assist and
west and the center in r9peiling the inva-
sion which has arisen in heir midst. At
Chicago we were reviled an I abused in the
convention conducted cy-t don't Know
what party, but certainly not by the old
Democratic party. (Cheers.) We were told
no part in the selection Of IL Dem, cratic
candidate or a Democrats platform: we
were told we might stay out IN the cCld.
Wei, Massachusetts has been out in the
cold of the east wind ever since she was
created, and she manages to hold neg own
and to keep to her own ancient principles
of liberty and honor, whether outside CT in
to the little band of patriots who deter
mined that they would not submit to the
invasion of the ancient honor and credit
Of the whole country (cheers). and | bad
the honor to announce then tnat We would
not be deluded by false doctrine nor by rob
bers, but that we would come to whatever
convention the South and West might call,
TO strengthen their hands IN this great
fight. We saw that that invasion was d-
rected against the credit cf the country,
the, faith of contracts, against personal lib
erty, against the Supreme Court, against
of America with her sister nations. Now.
here We are, nearly sixty strong. on this
Massachusetts is here for the credit TT the
country; Masachusetts is here for the pay
without reputation (cheers); Massachusetts,
is here for sound money. for that form of
sound money that we already h~ave-goid.
(Cheers) Talk about an International
agreement in favor of bimetallism! Have
you not got at this moment all the rat1ons
united for the gold standard? (Cheers.)
Massachusetts is here against all class dis
tinctions. Applause.) The Democracy OF
hiiCNo AZ Y
tween rich and poor Cheers; between the
farmer and the manufacturer between the
man who raises the grain and the man who
takes it to market. 1t knows no distinc-
ton between the capitalist AID tle wage
no distinction between North and South
East and West. (This statement by the
speaker was received with a tremendous
outburst Of cheers, the delegates rising and
wildly waving hats, fans and flags. In .he
midst Of the uproar the land :tSsiSta,i The
music ceased DR.. Everett resumed his
specify
GREAT CHEERS FOR CLEVELAND.
above all, sir. the Democracy OF our
State, the independence of our State, the
sound men of our State, will not stand
the insults that have been cast upon that
administration that man that has pre-
served the credit and the honor of America
untainted-we stand by President CIeve-
land" 1.-THE mention of President Cleve-
lands name was received with a tremen-
dous outburst of applause, the delegates
rising to their feet and cheering wildly.
Some one proposed three cheers for Cleve-
land, which were given with a will. Then
a member of the Kentucky delegation in
CURED. What is the matter with Grover"
and was informed in loud tones that he
was all right. DR.. Everett then resumed.(
I'VE are not here pledged to any special
candidate or candidates. Alas, Mr.; Chair
man, two months agowsixty brief days
Massachusetts might have presented to
this convention a candidate for President
that every sound-money Democrat-aye,
that many Republicans would have voted
for. Great applause.). For, sir, that noble
heart that went to Chicago in the attempt
to stem the tide of anarchiStic invasion
broke in agony when he saw the act of the
so-called Democrats, and he went home to
the shore of the Atlantic to die of grief
at the folloy of his Democratic country
men. (Applause.)
Massachusetts also thinks, sir. that she
might this day name a candidate for Presi-
dent, one who, in the Cabinet of President
Cleveland IN two high offices has done
Massachusetts, abundant honor. Massa-
chusetts has a representative in Mr.. Cleve-
lands Cabinet. who. when Illinois was
attacked with anarchy and socialism drew
the ancient sword of the law and waved
it in defense of "eace and good govern
ment. applause :
candidate. Gentlemen of the South and
the West, gentlemen of the Pacific and the
any men that the country knows for
honor, for discretion, for purity, for worth
Civilian or soldier, and Massachusetts will
take the candidates of this convention and
do all she can in their support. (Applause.)
MIGHT .INDORSE M'KINLEY.
1--WE are told that we might do as we'll by
accepting the candidates nominated at ST.
LouisLI mean the first ST. Louis conven-
ton. daughter We are told that for
sound moneys sake we have nothing to do
but to go over into that camp. Mr.. Presi-
dent. l respectfully decline to admit that
all public virtue is concentrated in the Re-
publican party. Great a~pplause) If it We're
only for this year. if it were only for this
campaign, / might think differently of
what we are to do. But we are not here
only for this campaign. We are here for
1900; we are here for the culture. (A~pplause)
Mr.. Chairman. there are hundreds and
thousands, l might say millions of young
men, that are asking for whom they shall
vote. There are hundreds and thousands
of young men who know nothing of the /
traditions of party. they know nothing of
Hamilton or Jefferson, nothing of Webster
and Calhoun, hardly even of Lincoln. They
want to know what party to join them
selves to that is the progressive party, the
party of the day and the hour, and / say
this convention is to be not the last, but
the first of q series of conventions. (Ap-
plauSeO This is to be the first convention
of the party of young America to which
that wonderful young man is going to rally
eight millions strong in a very few years.
(Applause.)
Mr.. Chairman, I thank you infinitely for
this chance of speaking to you. We are
fighting not merely for the ancient honor
of a historic party; not merely against an
archiSm and PopuliSm; not merely against
protection and paternal government. but
We are fighting that the United States may
stand in the face of her sister nations I'M
dimmed in honor and mistaken in credit"
Great applause)
Report on Organization.
Mr.. Eaton, of New York, chairman of