The record-union., 1897-01-14

tnan the action and example or SEN
ator Lamar in 1873, when from every
home, hamlet and town in his State
came demands that he should vote for
the free coinage of silver. But know
ing that they were wrong, and with his
conscience and heart between HIM and
his God, he voted against it Then he
went home, as every true man would
do, laid down his honor at the feet OF
his people, went to work to educate
them UP to the truth and not to de-
scend to the level Of ignorance" Cap
plause)
Mr.. Roots, rising to question of per-
Sonal privilege, said he had nothing to
retract, but to disavow the sneer which
Mr.. Fowler had imputed to him, and to
say that he approved his proposition to
put the matter in the hands of the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Bullitt Of Philadelphia opposed
the Fowler amendment, because it was
impracticable for the States to select
COMMITTEE of the caliber of men who
conceived and made possible this con-
vention of which alone the committee
Should consist. No progress would ever
have been made of the accomplishment
of good for humanity If men had been
driven from the track because some
man under the influence of disappoint-
ment over failure of plan or ambition
had told them they had damned the
movement they were supporting. (Ap-
plause.)
Mr.. Bullitt warmly indorsed the re-
port Of the committee as avoiding the
dangers which threatened any other
course. He trusted the convention would
adopt the resolutions as reported.
Mr.. Camp of Knoxville, Tenn, sup
ported the Fowler amendment, as being
much more likely to prove effective in
accomplishing what was desired than
the committees proposition. In the Sc
lection of the committee Congress
should be represented, he said, and that
could be secured under the Fowler
amendment.
M. E. Ingalls, of Cincinnati supported
the report of the committee. He said:
1T has seemed to me that our work was
in danger of injury by the discussion
that is going on here and which has
nothing to do with the case. If our
friend Walker wishes to give a lecture
on the best way to help Congress, will
hire a hall and give him an evening.
hiiO" LllO ollOC1Tly vi Liz llldu, dilu
think he is mistaken in his zeal for the
cause, and has worked himself to the
idea that there is but one way to ac-
complish this thing. and in which the
committee did not quite agree with him
in his way he is disappointed.
''All l want to beg of you, gentlemen,
is that the committee of thirty-five on
resolutions which considered the papers
which were presented to this conven-
ton, appointed committee of five and
that committee spent hours upon this
report and finally they brought 1T back
into the Committee on Resolutions, and
it ran the gauntlet of twenty-eight
members and came out as unanimous
report. I hope that the 300 and odd
gentlement here will each and every one
vote aye for these resolutions exactly
as they came from the hands of the
committee and send out platform to
the world that is a credit to this con-
vention and will survive so long as the
| memory of man shall last
In rising to move the previous ques-
tion on the pending motion Mr.. Hanna
said the discussion was being carried
further than it should go, working up a
feeling that did not exist. The move
| ment eliminating In the convention, he
said, was not unfriendly to Congress.
1t was thought Congressman might like
to divide the responsibility. Congress
was asked to appoint a committee If it
would do So if not, the convention,
| through its Executive Committee, would
do so.
The previous question was ordered.
and Mr.. Fowler, in Difference to what he
had said, said the resolution was evil
IDENTIFY the practically unanimous senti-
ment of the convention, amid applause
and cries Of Good for Fowler"
The report and resolutions were
agreed to with but two or three negative
votes.
The convention, after votes of thanks
| ITO various organizations and persons,
| adjourned subject to the call of the
| Executive Committee.
Chairman Patterson stated that after
| a conference with Mr.. Hanna he would
| announce the names of the committee
| provided for.