The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-04


or the representatives OF the people In
this convention. Compromise IN the
financial conflict was as impossible as
In the civil war, but the victors should
be magnanimous. While there was no
halfway station In the fight. there
should now be peace. We were either
right or wrong. Directly, he replied to
Chairman Long. saying We have tried
your medicine for more than 20 years.
till the masses are impoverished. We
know something OF the profit II brought
to few. but God alone knows the extent
Of Its devastation among the masses.
But the people have liberated them
selves In capturing Kentucky. They
will capture the country at the Chicago
convention. when we will try to do
more for the many. and, perhaps. less
for the few. Every Southern state and
the great Western empire will join US
at Chicago.
He denounced the subservience of9he
democratic press to the banking power.
and its abuses of those advocating the
rights OF the people. He described how
the federal power was usurped for the
purpose Of defeating the election Of q
United States senator. because he stood
on the platform of the people and not
Of the money power.
Senator Blackburn was frequently In
terrupted by applause. and between the
outbursts commanded the closest at
tention. AT the conclusion of the sena-
tors address. recess was taken until
p. m.
On reassembling at p. m. the COM
mittees were not ready to report and
the convention was addressed by Evan
Settle, Ollie James, w. p. Thorn.
James Tyler and others on free coin
age. A free silver greeting from the
Kansas democratic convention was
read and loudly applauded. At this
juncture Gen. r. Watt Hardin, the
democratic candidate for governor last
year. entered the hall on Senator
Blackburn's arm. The most enthusi-
astlc reception was given him. He
was almost carried up on the platform
Chairman Bronston had Senator
Blackburn introduced to him. General
Hardin addressed the convention at
length on the abuse of the silver men
in the past two years, but they coun-
seled peace and harmony for the fu-
ture. He believed all the democracy
would be together on the financial as
well as other questions. At 10:30 the
chairman announced that the commit
tee could not report tonight. when the
convention adjourned till a. m. to-
morrow.
The drift of the democratic state
convention to-day has been to make
Senator Blackburn president and Gen.
p. Watt Hardin, the defeated candi-
date for governor. his successor In the
senate. The convention is ten to one
for the 16 to ratio.
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pleted its work tonight and was ready
to report, but the report on credentials
was wanted first. and that committee
will not be through tonight. The ma
jority report reaffirms the democratic
principles in the FIRST section. the others
being as follows: Eve are In favor Of
an honest dollar. a dollar worth neith-
er more nor less than 100 cents. We IA
vor bimetallism, and to that end we
demand the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the ratio Of
1s to 1, as standard money with equal
legal tender power, independent Of the
action or advice of any other nation.
We hold that the secretary Of the treas
ury should exercise his legal right TO
redeem all coin obligations In gold and
silver. as may be most convenient. and
we are opposed to ting issuance Of bonds
in time Of peace for the maintenance of
the gold reserve, or for any other pur-
pose. We are opposed to the national
banking system and to any enlarge
ment Of its powers. and opposed to any
contraction Of the currency by the re-
tirement of greenbacks or otherwise.
We are for tariff for revenue only"
The resolutions condemn Governor
Bradley and declare for party loyalty.
The resolutions instruct the delegates
to Chicago to cast the vote for Ken
lucky as a unit for Joseph c. S. Black
burn for president.
A minority report will be presented
by A. ]. Carroll. member from Louis
Vile. Its financial plank reads: I'VE
insist upon a Arm maintenance of the
present legal standard OF value. with
such use Of legal tender silver coins
and paper, convertible into coin on de-
mand, as can be maintained without
impairment or endanger the credit of
the government or diminishing the pur-
chasing or debt-paying power OF the
money in the hands Of the people. and
In the absence of an internatioal agree
ment, we protest against the free coin
age OF silver or the compulsory pur-
chase of silver bullion by the United
States as injurious to the industrial and
commercial interests Of the country.
and especially disastrous to the inter-
ests of the farmer and the laborins
man."
District Delegates.
Lexington. KY. June Sat the meet
ing OF delegates by congressional dis
tricts to-day two delegates and two al
ternates from each district for the ma
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