New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18

recognize its monetary and stamp It as money
was as valuable when melted when coined jn nt
gold has continued to be- waS dis"rimi
mated against silver. and refused TO coin or recon
it, that people lost faith in silver. and Its value
The Value Of gold dollar rests alone on the
faith and credit of the Government ana uro Go,a-
wSnd reH on he same Tine The ratio Of
car. MORE %hch howeS that there
weight just about sixteen times az nuch silver az
not materially changed 49,. .o,.
When r6sS T s S
Jewish hierarchy charging them with bndlng
heavy burdens too greyous to be borne he TSs
the people Of the American colonies protested
, were denounced as revolutionsts when Richard
Golden led his crusade against the unjust ana 3l
nounced as a rcvoutionist When William II:
Seward pronounced that this Nation could not
denounced as a revolutionst. When Abraham LIN
coin issued the proclamaton which struck IL, rns
letters from the limbs of millions OF slaves ne was
denounced revouionist. The cry OF revoiu
ZIONIST and Anarchist have always been RAISED
whenever man has protested against eNiSths
abuses in government and social order
When Mr.. Rockwell had finished and was
wiping the perspiration from his seething brow
Bernard ]. York. of Kings. hoped ur with the
report of the Committee 'on Resolutions Fear
ing apparently that Chief Clerk De Freest
might fail to give the proper emphasis at the
the report himself 1t viii he found in another
column.
VAIN ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS PURROY.
When Me York got through reading, ne
moved to adopt the report and topped that
motion with another. moving the previous ques-
ton. Chairman Rockwell. with the celebrity Of a
trained machinist. put the questions, and al
though Henry D. Purroy. Of NewYork. and half
tbprs ell
bowling and gestculatng, the chairman
damned" the platform through and declared
II duly adopted Nothing dIsmayed. however.
and although he knew that Hill had especially
requested him to keep quiet for this occasion
anyhow. Purroy continued to trumpet and
howl that Rockwell was "stiffiing free speech"
"Sit down." screamed Rockwell, you are out
OF order.
mo man can make me sit down" retorted
Purroy at the top of his voice
Purroy appealed from the Chairs decision that
the previous question had been ordered on which
the platform had been adopted. After long and
heated discussion. in which Senator Guy and
others rose to points of order, Chairman Rock
we'll finally decided to entertain an appeal from
his decision.
The roll called by Chief Clerk De Freest.
The great majority were voting to sustain Rock
NewYork list. the latter hoped around on his
tiptoes and piped out Il ask to he excused from
voting. and will give you my reasons from the
platform" With this Mr.. Purroy skipped up the
stairs leading to the stage, helped himself to a
glass of water from the chairman's pitcher. and.
pulling out n roll of typewriter matter. began
to read The idea OF a delegate having prepared
himself with typewriter speech a question
of being excused from voting struck the crowd
as so ludicrous that he was met with a loud
guffaw.
But this didn't phase Purroy. and he went
with a long lingo about his determination to
stand by Bryan and free silver although he had
gone to Chicago as an uncompromisng gold
man. Plainly, Purroy's object to exploit his
intense fealty to the free-silver lunacy. and to
assure his hearers that he would pretend to be as
crazy any of them as long the campaign
lasted but the galleries misunderstood the ar
dent and disinterested nature OF his explana-
tons. The shouters who had been put there to
hurrah for Sulzer when the time came. howled
"Sit down. sit down. loud uproar broke out.
DR. Robert p. Bush. of Chemung. who
picked out to head the free-silver electoral tick
ct, jumped up and said The gentleman has
asked to be excused from voting. and | move
that he be excused without subjectng to
longer harangue."
While PurrOy speaking. Charlie" De
Freest was heard to remark: II thought Guy
could make a better speech than that"
VOTES AGAINST HIS OWN MOTION
Purroy got through at last. and said that he
would vote against his own motion appo ang
from the chairman's decision. It appearing at
last to the dullest- witted in the body that Mr.
Purroy's purpose was to make a speech and tell
hoy str he. free Npr
the roll-call was suspended and his motion was
declared lost. Later in the day Mr.. Purroy and
his friends explained that he had given out adj
vance copies Of his speech to the newspapers
and thought he would he 'queercd" If he failed
to deliver it in the Conyenticn
Several times during the day. Senator Guy
arose as though intending to address the Con
vention. Asked this evening why he had nos
embraced the opportunity, he said This is q
bad year for cyclone orators. I was afraid tho
Lieutenant Governorship might strike me if l
went on the platform"
After Chairman Rockwell had announced THAI
the Bryan free-sver 16-to-1. unlimited coin
age. reputation and Anarchy platform had been
swallowed by the Convention, he said that nom
nations for Governor were the next thing II,
order and recognized Louis n. Pratt. Internal
Revenue Collector at Albany, who submitted the
name of John Boyd Thacher
PRATT PRESENTS TEACHERS NAME
Mr. Pratt gave in detail many reasons why
Mr. Thacher should receive the nomination. but
none of them accused MIR. Thacher of believing
in free silver. Mr.. Pratt said in part:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention:
our enemy, the Republican party. holds the citadel
Of our State Government Three years ago they
Wrcsted ii from our grasp Since then they have
twice successfully wilhstoOd assaults. In
renched behind phenomenal majority. in fancicd
security they revealing at the feast In riotous
disregard Of their duty and opportunity. Conf
dent OF an easy victory i'm New-YOrk. and a return
to power In the Federal Government they have
chosen puppets as their champions and sent them
forth to the coming battle Of the ballots.
To contest the GovernOrship OF New ork with
Frank ;. Black / have the honor present for
q of IN.