The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-08
committee to escort Senator Daniel to the

tor Daniel came forward. Delegates stood
I'm their chairs and yelled with might and
main waving canes. handkerchiefs ami
flags.
Tho band aided the enthusiasm by
starting W n patriotic air. and the dele
gates stamped. capHed and checred with
"A righteousness that threatened to drown
the efforts OF the musicians.
HIS SPEECH.
Senator Daniel brought down the con-
vention I'm taking the chalrman's gavcl by
saving no convention had ever been pre-
sided over with more dignity and ability
and fairness than had been shown by Nh
Harrity. and he only hoped that be might
Doe able TO discharge the duties conferred
upon him with some approaching degree
OF ability.
The Senator expressed profound erati-
tudc for the honor conferred upon him.
and his regret that his name should have
been brought in even the most courteous
competition with his distinguished friend.
Senator Hil would readily recognize the
fact. however. that there was no person
alify 10 the natter 10 was solely due
TO the principle which the great majority
of Democrats stood Tor. he (Mr Daniel
standing with them As the majority OF
tie convention was not personal In Its
aims. neither was n sectional. IL began
with the sunrise I'm Maine and spread into
sunburst i'm Louisiana and Texas. 10
stretched in one unbroken lire across the
continent. from Virginia and Georgia TO
California. II swept like a prairie fire
over Iowa and Kansas. and II lighted up
the horizon in Nebraska.
When he saw that grand array and
thought OF the British gold standard that
was recently unfurled over the ruins OF
Republican promises at st. Louis. he
thought OF the battle Of New Orleans, OF
which IL had been said:
There stood John Bull in martial
pomp but there was old Kentucky
(Checrs.)
There was no North. no South. no East
nor West. depressing the people from
American emancipation from the Euro
pean kings. led by Great Britain which
sought 10 destroy one-half OF the money
Of the world, and TO make American
manufacturers merchants. farmers, and
mechanics hewcrs of wood and drawers
Of water. lie appealed to Democrats to
acquiesce i'm the Will of the great ma
iority Of their fellow-Democrats, and TO
go with them. as they had oftentmes
gone with those 10 whom he appealed.
-FOUR YEARS AGO.
"Do not forget that in the last Ma
tional Convention OF 1892 you proclaimed
Yourselves 10 be i'm favor OF the use OF
both gold and silver, without discriminat-
ing against either metal or charge for
mintage. and that the only question lett
open was the ratio between the metals.
do not forget thai just four yc.rs ago
in that same convention. the New YORK
DELEGATION stool here solid and immov1-
III. for d candidate committed 20 the free
~ Eff q
III the ratio OF Us 10 / basis. and that n
we are for IL still 10 is in some measure
from your teachings.
"That We owe YOU much Is readily and
gratefully ACKNOWLEDGED. but are not
our lebfs mutual 10 each other and not
ouc-sidcd2
"As this majority OF Democrats IS not
sectional. neither Is 10 for any privilege
Of class or class legislation Tie active
business men 90 this country, IT'S manu-
facturrrs. JUS merchants. - farmers us
sons OF toll. in counting-room. factory,
field and Nine know that contraction
Of the currency sweeps away with the
silent and relentless force ~ gravi's ton
the annual profits Of their enterprise and
investment. and they know. too. that the
cold standard means contraction ana the
orean.-lfi0n Of disaster. applause
"Whaf hope IS there FOR the country
v.tst homo for Democracy. unless the
,.,.,.s MI fha ma foriiv boz here adopted?
.Tho Republican party has now re-
,onnced tile creed of it's platforms and
~ ,rr statutes IL has presented to tine
cottnfr, the ISSUE OF higher taxes. more
bonds. and less money. and has proclaim
cd for the British gold standard
we can only expect should they sue
coed. new spasms or panic ana ions
proracted period OF depression. 10 NOT
ask us then 10 join them Oh any OF 'He'e
propositions.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
off We should 60 upon the gold stand
and q, - o,ldsnt we must change the ex-
-. ft,,o,..fii. standard of uavment of
-,,i''.t,t.ts ,,ve. and concentrations
'''' r., s-o,iao,i, navable I'm gold only.
and a. ,ya have twenty billions of public
and private debt. it would take more than
three times all the gold in the country
90 nay one year interest jill 'i'"' me
alum.
We should De conp'ileu H'l'",' ~
contract the currency ny pa9l"5 .'v 1--WE
hundreds or millions OF uoiial7 OF
backs ana sherman notes ll 5''D' W.
would nearly exhaust the eullr' Aiieii'''
stock in ana out OF the Iea9ui 10 anu
the same policy Wouid require .n"- 'Nc
three hundred ana ioily-i our H.iii''"' oi
silver certificates shouii ne PAM li -o'N'
forcshadowed by the present Diie1'"i
OF the Mint IN ms recommends, -'".
'Ihis means lhe 'li'i 80 ~
debt by five hundreu ihlilon' ol "''' i'''
bearing gold bonds Win inc piopot, "-
three hundred and iorty-lour ilii'io"'