The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-23
GOLDBUG DEMOCRATS.

Inc Action of the Indianapolis Convention
Rdliiidi in New York.
New YORK. September 22-"Thts ia one
Vi cho peculiar meetings of a peculiar
c"thInlgn, said II man Ell terlng the hlp
aHdiorlum in the Madison SQUARE Garden
'o'"s'i' ana lie spoke The truth. for while
| t"e ueinodrauc state committee was busy
p'oc"S away strengthening out a
! lahgle in an endeayor TO aid tho ur,,ar
! tthhpalSn, men who had grown r,av In
nc service OF the same party argi1ed
Is sat.iist Ar bryan and his policies ana
PT rdsrS lot me salvation OF the country
I'm AI!eSed Threatened ruin Had M
managers of this meeting tried ia NIL,
NrfS l.clurht OF " at variance with the
nv, t'' hs,ta Of William j. Bryan. ii could
III T. nave been more successful
,,.lhe presence upon the stage of ma,
~ huaW ea J.. Flower. W. II. Bvnum
Nhait,' u. Farchld. Robert Greer Mon.
zoe, IN hdiitnn to the speakers. gave Il
dignity to the affair that was Sarr,.I
ont IN the audience w." wa 's'
Iohtr, Hi,ggs-iis was called 10 ordog by
$50 T. W lhdcinin, chairman OF ! the
- "eu7e cohNentiOns State committee
t NED lhToduced Ex-Governor Flower 1as
Ina, ,ns presiding ,s officer Mr.. Flower wail,d
h1, suns ded. when he said:
hreilow Clt zans-We are here to natify
In ,,g IONS ana the platform held at
,.ti l'v4.N We are IN favor of utr.l ~,
,,rsulitei by law; we are not revoiutioh-
,.H; We believe in dollars of intrina.v
wn,d'. regulated by the markets of me
Moi.u' We arc not Jo-cent democrats We
laNor a tarif for revenue only. We 1e-
.iare mat the government should not
o o,,s''s IN the bank ng business, We are
,ii..rH 10 nat money. We .ndorse the
Liiliiins .on of Presi lent cleveland.
Dur PRINCIPLES point the way to stability.
hVsiuoSu',' 'lul experiment.; to confidence IN
puSiiless. hot uncertainty; TO prosperiV
ana not panics. / now take pleasure IN
~ nrouucing the tall ckory OF the Wa
tntStl' my old colleague IN congress Will
"",h ~ Bynuln OF Indiana.
~ 10y NUN made a brief argument
Iisa'hst iree coinage. Near the close OF
~ ~ seecah the candidates, Generals
amer ana BuclSncr. came In and ascent
e s., the platform. The sight of tho Two
biflzHlei veterans. remnants of the armies
the 'n ni, North and of the South, ascending
s'. .sd p".,orm created the grc0tesi entnu.
annia,,ss,' ~ here was "A hearty burst of
ai, Pyiause mat lasted Tor some minutes the |
band n,t, suthdlng on thor feet. rho |
tSrSat aqe1 A 59 the !Gmgl BY playing NJ
ne u. l'n General Palmer was introduced ,
IT, H. was was received with vooiferous applause. |
expected this afternoon or even nr TO |
ADDRESS a very large audience. | prepared !
~, ii f"tch mat supposed would about fit |
To- 20 around, ! am in the habit Of al.
pressing people n the omen oiltdoors ard
i = IN zone times unable to reach the o..
m nnlN 10 great many. In fact good
t5p Of yVIbt XII i,go ! was speaking on the,
c,t,,,V' d. Jun Known as Mount Pulaski
SnUIuc OF my political ddvcrslres were n
y V's,rv" 10 llsturh the meeting. Finally they
Ia. s,a'I; Gentlemen. don't go away. be-
n n'p"sc u you remain within mile of this
fI"u you "lE coria My hear mo"
f, o a,u iSre tns evening in the attitude of
I -,, v"tiil unle for the presidency OF the
! iu,nNu Sletos. Less than a month ago
4 "I'ie expected 10 address this audience.
Lo, ~ 1npUohs ! met very large num-
n H. oi democrats Gppause) men who
III, ~, w talheSh who believe n democratic
plnIiimg.illes. They drafted me and then /
,oa,"itt1r9A Undertook 20 enter this con
70 ahu DO wist could to insure sncross
~ , wa, Pl'tAi lnry. did not then hclievt
, ,n,,,, WIS single delegate to the con-
.oou,t"n lh3i expected thai | would or
'Iu'@ ne elected 20 the prosidenry.
, - Ldci IN the preface of the = ciara.ion
~, lIluclplcS adopted by th convent on q !
'gch expectation. '''' NY
q 49, inns convention has assembled
'crdP t"lH the principles upon which H.
AZ" w honor and welfare Of the Ameri
- p,unle in order thu damocrats
\. .utukilpnt the Union NAV unto their
a., i,uc EFFORTS 10 avert disaster to this
IIt ~ ana ruin for Their party"
~ Vas IN me face OF that distinct Off
~ ~ u.utrahnH that | accented the n0mina-
.on tnat was 50 kindly offered N me The
VhN.nllon Was composed 90 ~ ,rn rso- I
~ uvh' Ihev were the democrats 81 Q
", VINO contributed their efforts 20 tho
. n.ttuh OF mat honest. manly democrat, |
whom the convention said: The ndel-