Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-15

sidered carefully and deliberately and when
the voice OF the convention was crystalIized
INTO judgment, that Judgment should be
binding on all true democrats (Cheers)
MT tlark. OF Montana, rising in the body Of
the hail. produced n silver RayeI from INC
mines OF Montana, which he rendered to tho
presiding onccr In tho name of the delegation
from that state The chairman remarked
that In the absence OF objection he would feel
compelled to accept this handsome token from
the Montana delegation No objection being
heard the silver gavel was passed up TO the
chairman.
senator Jones, OF Arkansas. chairman OF the
committee on resolutions. announced that the
committee on platform and resolutions would
meet thursday morning at9:2O o'clock This
was taken by the heated and excited audience
rs an indication OF an immediate ad journment
ana for the second time in the course ~ tho
day an incipient panic partiaIIv devei
oped People in the galleries began to
move out with rush and a CORE
spending movement was started on The
floor. The means OF exit from the buiidIpg
arc so utterly insufficient that trouble might
nave occurred. but the sergeant-at- rails
ing his big voice. comman ded his deputies To
stop those men When some degree OF order
h1u Oeeh mus restored, motion TO gdiourn
until ten n. m. Thursday and at O. ~ was dc
clared carried and the second days conyen-
ton ended
CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO. .,uiS iO-sev-
erai disturbances occurred Thursday norntpr
the aislcs 10 reach their seats The police ex-
ecuted their orders arbitrarily and the crowd
hooted and Kissed In evidence OF disapproval
Al TO- - Chairman White called the conven-
tloh 70 ORDER The scrgeint-at-arms was di-
rected TO clear the aisles
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR. Green. OF
cedar Rapids. After which Senator Jones OF
Arkansas. was recognized By the chair. and
presented the report Of the committee on reso-
senator white called James ID Richardson
OF tennessee, TO the chair aud Senator Jones
read the platform. All references 10 silver
was enthusiastically aDplauded by the gall
lericA Tho free coinage plank In the piatform
was drowned In cheers Ordered rc-rcad
THE PLATFORM
We. the democrats Of the United States in
national convention assembled. do reanirm
our allegiance 10 those great essential prin-
clpie5 OF justice and liberty upon which our
INSTITUTIONS arc founded and which the demo-
cratic party has advocated from Jenerson's
time TO our own-freodom OF speech freedom
OF the press. freedom OF conscience. tho
preservation OF personal rights. the equality
., az cltiIehs before the Law and the faithful
observance Of constitutional limitations
During all these years the dernocratic nat,
mas resisted the tendency OF selfish interests
70 the Capitalization Of governmental mower
and steadfastiy maintained the integrity Of
the dual scheme Of government established BIZ
the founders OF this republic Of ren1bItcS
Under its guidance and teachings the great
principal OF local self government has found
It's best expression IN tho maintenance OF the
rights Of tho states and IN its assertion OF the
necessity Of combining the general government
70 the exercises Of the powers granted BY the
constitution Of the United States
The constitution % the United States
guarantees % every citizen the right OF civil
and religious liberty The democratic marty
has always been the exponent Of political lib
erty and religious freedom, and 10 renewa lie
obligations and reaflrms It's devotion TO these
fundamental principles Of the constitution
Recognizing that the money question Is par
amount 70 all others az this time, We invite
attention 20 the fact that the federal constl.
tuition names silver ana gold together az the
money metals Of the United States. and that
the hrst coinage law parsed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dollar the
monetary unit % value and admitted cold 70
Tree coinage az ratio measured BY the silver
dollar unit
We declare thattbe act Of is73 domonetlzlng
silver without the knowledge or approval OF
the American people has resulted On the an
probation OF gold and q corresponding fan in
the prices 81 commodities produced BY the
people heavy increase IN the burden of tar
alton and Of Oh debts public and private. the
enrichment 81 the moncy-ionding class AZ
home and abroad. postration o. Industry. ana
i4poYerishment Of the people