Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-09
CHICAGO.

week.
The silver crowd appeared the largest
and most determined from the beginning
and the gold men knew for the begin
that they must take a back seat. The
money question was discussed every
where.
On Monday The Nationsl Committee set
tied the contests, and by a vote OF ~ 10
a. selected Senator Hill OF New York,
for Temporary Chairman, but the silver
men said they would present minority
report and elect Senator Daniel OF VIZ
ginia.
Bland seemed 10 be in the lead for the
Presidential nomination, with boles d
close second, Sibley a possibility, Teller
we'll spoken OF by everybody and SlD4ey
on deck
The Convention met Tuesday noon,
and was opened by prayer, after whlch
Chairman Ha-ritv named Hill Tor tenn
porarv chairman amid tremendous cheer
ing by gold delegates. The silver men
with few exceptions, kept their seats dur
ing the demonstration.
when the applause subsided, CLAYTON
of Alabama arose to move that Daniel
name be substituted for that Of Hill, and
an immense demonstration followed.
Clayton's motion was seconded by
Thomas of CoTorado and roll OF States
was demanded on the motion. The mo
ton then was discussed pro and con, each
mention OF Hill or Daniel elicitlng cheers
New Jersey and Connecticut advocated
the selection of Hill, Waller, of Connect
icut saving the gold men are here TO stay
but they appeal for courtesy and 1alr
treatment. and the upholding OF Demo-
cratic precedents.
The count gave Daniel $50 votes and
Hill 3Ae, and Mr.. Harrlty announced
that unless objection was made lie would
regard il as the sense OF the convention
that the majority report had been reject
ed and Mr.. Daniel selected.
Senator tones of Arkansas, K. Z. heat-
ing of Nevada, and Senator White were
appointed to escort Senator Daniel 10 the
platform.
As the committee appeared on the plat
form with the Virginia senator tue DEM
onstration of the silver men was renewed !:
Senator Daniel has the appearance OF
an old-tine statesman, smooth snaVen,
with clear cut features and raven-black
hair and wearing the conventional BLACK
frock coat, he looked as If he had Just
stepped out Of some picture OF the senate
of the past. He bowed profoundly IN
response to the ovation he received.
When order was restored Mr.. Harrlty
said: Gentlemen of the convention,
have the honor of introducing as your
temporary chairman the honorable John
w. Daniel, of Virginia.
Senator Daniel addressed the conven-
ton at length on the money question:
favoring bimetalisian at IS TO ratio,
and concluding as follows:
The majority of the convest1on-l have
the honor here to represent lt-malntain
that this great American nation, with
natural base OF fixed empire, the greatest
ever established by man, with more terri
tory and more productive energy than
Great Britain, France and Germany COM
bined, without dependence upon Europ-
can nations for anything that they pro-
duce and with European nations depend
ent upon much we produce, is FULLY
capable of restoring this constitutional
money system of gold and silver at equity
with each other.
As our fathers, in 1916, declared our
national independence of all the world,
so to-day has the great Democratic party,
founded by jefferson, the author OF that
declaration, appeared here in Chicago to
announce the financial independence OF
the United States of all other nations, and
to invoke all true Americans to assert 1t
by their suffrages at tie polls, that our
country may be placed where she by
right belongs, as the freest, as ths fore
most, as the most prosperous and happy
nation that ever blessed the life OF 1nan-
kind upon this globe.
At the conclusion Of Daniels address,
Hill was called for but would not re
spond; the roll was called, and the con-
vention adjourned till next day.
On Wednesday the convention practlc-
ally did nothing. The Committee on
Credentials was not ready with its re-
port, and the day was consumed in NAL
ing speeches, that of Altgeld OF Illinois
being the most radical.
The platform will probably be discuss
ed to-day.
The money plank. as reported by
the sub committee to the committee on
resolutions is as follows:
Recognizing that the money question
is paramount TO all others at this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver and
gold together as the metals OF the Unit
ed States, and that the first coinage law
passed by congress under the constitu-
value and admitted gold to free coinage
at ratio measured by the silver dollar
unit.
Ne declare that the act Of 1873 de
monetizing silver without the knowledge
or approval of the American people has
resulted i'll the appreciation OF gold and
a corresponding fall i'll the price OF COM
modities produced by the people; a
and of all debts, public and private; the
at home and abroad; prostration OF IN
dustry and impovcrishment OF the people.
We are unalternably opposed to the
single gold standard which has locked !
fast the prosperity OF an industrial peo-
pie i'll the paraly ysis OF hard times. Cold |
is British policy and |
its adoption has brought other nations |
into financial servitude to London. 1t is |
not only un-Aiderican but antl-Amerlcan
and it can be fastened on the United |
States only by the sitting of that in |
1omitable spirit and love Of liberty which |
proclaimed our political Independence in |
1916 and won it in the war of the revo- !
luton.
We demand the free and unlimited |
coinage Of both gold and silver at the |
present legal ratio of I6 TO !, without |
other nation. We demand that the stan
lard silver dollar shall be full legal |
tender with gold for all debts public and
private and we favor such legislation as
will prevent the decentralization OF any
<ind of legal tender money by private
contract.