Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-10


showed no diminution, but there was
less of demonstration than there has
been. The personal elements surround
ing the candidates had given place to in
tense feeling over the issue between the
gold and silver forces, as it neared the
eliminating point. Moreover, there ap-
peared to be lack Of that personal
magnetism among the candidates which
inspires convention crowds to genuine
enthusiasm.
Charges were made against 5erg cant
alarms Martie that he disseminated
against the silver men. The silver
men also charge that they have been
Disseminated against in the matter of
admission 10 the galleries. A commit-
tee waited upon Chairman Harrily and
threatened hat if liberal distribution
did not follow they would throw open
the convention hall to the Democracy,
Among the presidential candidates
there was but little change. The lead
ing candidates seemed to have reached
their full strength and come 10 a stand
still. The effort of the Bland leaders to
win over the Southern delegations has
not proven successful, as Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Georgia we're standing out
against the movement. The Boies men
were in some confusion over the split in
the delegation manifested at the first
roll call yesterday Teller seemed 10
be profting by tise situation and the
feeling prevailed that it was anybody's
race, and that dark horses must be
watched.
The convention was called 10 order
at Io1o. There was a visible state of
expectancy and apprehension when it
was discovered that the New York and
New England delegations were gener-
orally absent. Many thought the
threatened bolt had come, bnt It was ex-
planned they were caucusing over the
situation. The convention awaited pa
tiently their arrival and occupied the
time in listening to addresses.
Senator Blackburn was called for and
electrified the audience by frey ad-
dress. It was like fierce cavalry
charge. It swept along with voiIey af-
ter volhey ofsflver shot. There was a
terrific veil when he said: "Let US
construct platform that neither human
nor devilish ingenuity can submit 70
more than one construction"
Fred Wilson, the free silver delegate
from Mas sachusetts was loudly applaud
ed when he said the reason so many
,pindles were idle was because the rest +
Of the country was TOO impoverished 70 /
buy.
The Michigan and Nebraska contests :
we're settled in favor of the silver men Z
which gives them the necessary two
birds MAORI to nominate.
THE PLATFORM
Following is substantially the platform
greed upon by the committee:
Recognizing that the money question
S paramount to all others at this time
We invite attention 10 the fact that the
federal Constitution names silver and d
old together as the money metals of
he United States, and that the first
oinage law passed by congress under
he constitution made the silver dollar
ne unit of value and admitted gold to
rec coinage at a ratio measured by the
liver dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873, de-
silver without the knowledge
r approval of the people, has resulted
the appreciation of gold and a cores /
onding fall in the prices of commodi- s
es produced by The people; heavy in i
ease in the burden of taxation and of 9
| debts, public and private; the en- +
chment of the money-lending class at ! r
ome and broad; paralysis of industry 5
I'd Impeachment of the people. {
We are unalterably opposed TO the '
ngle gold standard which has locked h
st the prosperity of an industrious S
ople in the paralysis of hard
nes. Monometallism is British pol I,
Y founded upon British greed for gain d
d power, and its general adoption has tt
ought other nations into financial SER o.
tude to London. 1t is not only un- b
nerican but anti-American, and il can lie
fastened upon the United States only u
the sitting of that indominatable as
irit and love of liberty which pro- al
timed our political independence in tn
70 and won it in the war of the Revo- tn
ion. nS