The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04

the happiness of her family; ana prefer
that practice of domestic economy. the IN
stinctive wisdom of the woman, 10 all the
political economy that was ever preached
by Bryan or by Bland. (Applause.)
1--WE have been asked to form, an alliance
with those who have heretofore been. and
who are now, strangers to our faltn. IL
was current for time in the political his
tory of this country that the sherman
purchase act of 1880 was passed as a mat
lican President from the embarrassment or
signing a free-silver bill; but only recently
! the truth has come out. and it now appears
that the passage of that bill was made a
condition by the representatives of the sill
Yer States o OF the passage OF the Mckinney sS,
| these men who profess themselves now to
| be the especial friends of the plain people
/ for the sake of enhancing the product of
| their mines-not the products of their toll.
| but something that God in his bounty had
stored away to be of equal benefit to all
| people.
FREE COINAGE OF WHEAT
"Our silver friends have had much favor
| at the hands of this government They
! have a representation in the Senate beyond
| that of any other section of the United
| States. The State of Nevada, with its 10000
! people. is represented by two Senators. If
| the county in which we hold this conven-
! ton were represented in the Senate upon
| the same basis she would be entitled to a
bakers dozen. and if the whole United
| States were thus represented, you could
not crowd the Senators into this hall,
though you packed them like sardines.
| They have received in the price of their
product purchased directly by the United
States sum more than $3.50 900, 900 in excess
| of its market price to-day. If there is any
power in legislation 10 establish ratio be-
tween silver and gold, if there is power in
the legislation of this country to fix i'm
mutually the value of one thing in relation
TO another, then l insist that the great
Mississippi Valley, which has been neglect
ed throughout the hundred years of
history, be given an opportunity, and that
we have a law declaring a dollar in gold to
be the price of a bushel of wheat. laugh
We are asked what we expect to do.
We stand out in solitary array. We are
met by our ancient enemies with urgent in
Vitation. Both tell us that standing alone
we can do nothing, and that the logic of
our position compels us to the one side or
to the other if would make action
effective. But we answer that success is
never the duty of the individual. The duty
of every man is to make himself right as
his conscience points out the right TO him,
and II he succeeds in that he can trust that
God in His own good time and in His own
good way will crown his cause with VIC
tory. (Applause)
MR.. BYNUMS ADDRESS.
Judge Moran, of Illinois, offered a mo-
ton inviting Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, to
address the convention The motion pre-
vailed and Mr.. Bynum spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention-For more
than six weeks L have been earnestly Ia
boring to bring about this convention, and
o
and, therefore, when l saw my hopes re-
allied beyond expectation l say to you that
reaction at once set in. When l entered
the hall last evening and witnessed the
proceedings at the mass meeting L al
most impressed with the conviction that it
must be a dream and not a realization. In
this hall, not very long ago, l struggled
two hours to get five minutes to address q
Democratic or a so-called Democratic con-
vention. (Applause) How the scenes have
changed daughter and appause) | did
not despair then that the conscience of the
hi 1tr.xy l1r,
aroused to a realization of the dangers
that threatened this country, and | have
now simply to say that l gratified that
that realization has come true; and L can
say to you that the sentiment, the earnest
ness and the courage that is displayed here
IS taxing root IN every State in this Union
and you will witness one of the most Wig
orous. aggressive and successful campaigns
that was ever waged in behalf of q princi-
pie in this country" Great applause)
The chair inquired of Mr.. Eckels, of Illi-
nois, whether the committee on resolutions
was ready to report Mr.. Eckes rose in his
seat to reply, but in response to vociferous
demands from all parts of the house he
took the platform and spoke as follows:
CONTROLLER ECKELS ON POPO-
CRAZY.
"Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen
1t seems to be a dangerous thing to arise
in this convention. l arose simply to an
nounce that the committee on platform had
sented by the distinguished Senator from
the State of Wisconsin a platform which
will add credit to this assembly
mo one looking over those who are here
gathered would dare assert that the Demo-
cratic party does not still represent the
champion of the peoples rights the quick
avenger of it's wrongs. the best custodian
or the liberty OF our country. Here are
gathered those who are met for CON
sciences sake. (Applause) Here are met
for no
of office or moved by pride of public praise
We are here in no unkindly spirit towards
leadership has taken possession of MANY |
of the misguided people of this country,
to great financial and great national
wrongs. We could extend to those who
have been carried off by specious reasoning,
by pyrotechnic oratory. by the jingling
sound of a metaphor and the elegant ex-
preston of a phrase-such a platform and
read the error of his way, and find here
sufficient of the true Democratic party and
sufficient of the true Democratic faith IN |
once again desire to make this his haven of
refuge and to here offer has OBLIGATIONS and
his blessing to the only true Democratic
plished that this convention has not been 4
held in vain. If we have pointed out their
errors; If we have withdrawn attention
from Populistic to Democratic doctrine: if
we have filled again the Democratic party !
win Democratic thoughts, with Democratic
IDEAS, with Democratic aspirations, we have
done suff1cient to make a grateful party
wish us the blessings which a party best
can pestow and f grateful country render
to us-the homage that is due to patriot
ISM that has sufficient courage of its con-
Vlctlons to stand up against their wrong
and TO defantly assert a right (Applause1
CAUSE OF THE DEPRESSION.
Gentlemen of this convention a long
series of extraVagances in public and in
private expenditures, undue speculation
upon the part of individuals and of cor
porations the fostering care of monopo-
lies through unwse legislation. the build
ing up of wrong theories of finance bv un-
wise fiscal legislation, the curtailing of
credit through the operation of these un.
wise financial laws, have brought the coun-
try to the state of discomfort with existing
conditions which these men have played
upon and taken advantage of, not of the
merit Of the question involved but of the
passions and the discomfort of men, and
have builded up a party and a faction
which, under right and normal conditions
would not for a single day stand the test of
American reason, American common sense
and of American honesty. (Applause)
They have built their party upon the false
ideas of finance which they are teaching
unworthy of a great and mighty people
They have fostered their growth by dis
content and appealing to passion and to
prejudice, but, thank the God who reigns
above. there still remains in every nook