The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-10

said he disagreed with the Senator from
South Carolina In his statement that this
was a sectional issue
HE was Southerner. but he loved the
Vhoie country ana was willing to lay
down his life for II. (Wild cheering).
| 4hS question was not sectional but
involved every part of the country. The
democracy believed as he did. In liber-
~ and union. He believed the whole
people would stand together.
| Just then David B. Hill moved to the
PLATFORM to speak for the substitute
plahk, ahu scene that approached in
enthusiasm that OF last night, when
New York cast her ~ votes for the mi
noraty report of the credentials commit
oee. began. Delegates stood on chairs
and waved hats fans and handkerchlefs
Mr.: whitney rose with the rest. and the
sight OF his erect figure brought many
To their feet. The gale rles seemed 10
rise as man, and the-waving sea OF
| ntbts, newspapers and everything Mt
hand that could be made conspicuous.
rose ana fell all over the hall. The at
tempts OF the chairman to st!ll the tumult
were unaVaiing, and although most OF
the delegates resumed their seats nfter
several minutes of cheering, the galleries
would not be quiet and yelled and shout
ed with hearty good will. All this
time MIR. Hill stood calm and cool, facing
his enthusiastic friends. He showed no
feeling and glanced straight ahead.
Then gradually the tumulu ended and
finally silence reigned.
Mr.. Hill began In slow and distinct
| tones, saying that, following the course
OF the Senator from South Carolina. he
| would Introduce himself by saving "I
am Democrat. but l am not n revo-
lutionist." (Cheers) Without intend
Ing to especially reply to the remarks of
the distinguished Senator from South
| Carolina, he would only say that II
wus waste of time for him to assume
| tnat we were so ignorant as not to know
| tnat IL was South Carolina that In 1860
| attempted to destroy the Union. His
| tHills) mission here to-day was to build
up, not to destroy He knew he ad-
| dressed convention that did not agree
with all the Views he held. but he knew
they would hear him. New York hnd
no apology to South Carolina. She did
| not need It.. Need he remind this great
| convention that ii was New York City
whose wealth had been so described
| that had always been the Gibraltar OF
Democracy. He asserted this proposi-
tion. that the Democratic party stood
| to-day I'm favor of gold and silver and
not for either alone. but differed as to
| means to be employed to attain their
| end. One eide favored the co-operation
| of other nations. 1t was not n question
or courage. The majority report treat
| ed IT as if we We're not brave enough to
| undertake. this alone. 1t Is q question
| ".
He did not assail the honesty of those
who differed with him. He had always
| treated the free coinage men respect
| fully. and would do so to-day. He did
not believe they could ignore the finan-
| cial system. 1t fiattered American pride
| to say this country was big enough to
| stand alone.
He saw before him distinguished free
| coinage agitators who had introduced
bills advocating other ratios. The plat
form said the gold policy was the policy
of England. 1t forgot to say that this
was a French policy also, n German pol
icy-that in fact 1t was the policy OF the
world as represented by the states of lthe
Latin union. lie took 1t for granted that
this convention was in favor of main
tanning the silver dollar on q parity with
every other dollar. But the platform
said not a word about this. Everything
was risked on free coinage.
Could the American people. no matter
how brave they might be, make copper
or lead the equal of gold? II was a
question OF economy, and therefore, In
| the opinion OF the minority, the safest
course was to advocate International BIZ
metalism and to stop there. The crttl-
cism was made THAT the minority plank
was similar 10 that of the Republican
party. lie did not think 1t the worse FOR
that. He did not like many of the planks
in the Democratic platform. and he
/ thought II the wise counsels Of the Sen
| ator from Arkansas Jones) had pre-.
vailed 1t would have been different
| Therefore, when that Senator said tina,
the platform meant what II said. and
said what Ii meant, he would like some
one 10 explain what was meant by the
| plank about the issue OF paper money
In the future. Was this an attempt 10
commit the Democratic party to the sui
cidal policy of issuing paper money?
Further. he did not believe ii wise 10 in
troduce new tests of Democracy Wha,
was the necessity of making an income
tax test OF Democratic faith? Had 1,
come 10 this he asked. that the followers
of Tilden. who all his life opposed this
liniquitous tax. Were now required, as q
test or their Democracy. to express theiI
belief In the constitutionality OF an in
come tax? Was 1t wise to attack the
i Supreme Court? (Cheers). "Will some
one tell me- he continued, what tina,
clause means in ahis platform? If you
mean what you say, and say what YOU
mean, that plank means. II 1t means
anything. that 1t is the duty of Congress
to reconstruct the Supreme Court.
Will not follow such a revolutionary ster
as that"
He summarized the results that would
l have followed II the President had not
the use of the authority to issue bonds
Speaking o the deficit of fifty millions
which had arisen because tariff bill
passed by the Democratic party had not
he said yX,it In prnph SiS uiaI5 ad