The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-06


to the Silver Republican convention
were very late in assembling this morn
ing. II was past 10 o'clock when Chair
man Brown raped for order.
A few moments previous 10 conven-
ing the delegates were entertained by
speeches and prayers delivered from q
phonograph and this resulted in one
rather touching incident. The prayer
delivered by DIR. Bigelow of Cincinnati
at the opening OF the convention ana
which brought cheers from the dele
gates Joined in the old war song until
At it's conclusion a whiteheaded dele
gate from Ohio started singing John
Browns Body" One by one the dele
gates jdned n the old war song unit
the auditorium rang with the thunoer
OF a thousand voices.
A committee was appointed 10 invite
Former Assistant Secretary OF the IN
terror Webster Davis To address the
convention. The committee on resolu-
lions then announced that IL was reaoy
70 REPORT and ID. G. Tillotson or kansas
took the stage TO read the party .
principles.
THE PLATFORM.
We, the silver Republican party, IN na
tionai convention assembled. declare these
as our principles, and inNi.. .r
operation OF all who agree therewitn;
We recognize that the princlPles Trs
forth In the Declaration of American IN
dependence are fundamental and ever
iastingly true In their application 10 sVr sn.
ernments among men. we pehsNe .nu
10 he the words of soberness and wis,
dom. inspired by the spirit of right ana
truth.
priceless gems OF American statesman
Ship. We hold in sacred remembrance
the broad philanthropy and PATRIOTISM
OF Lincoln, who was the great inter.
snostle of human rights and of Industrial
freedom and we declare as was ue,
clared by the conyentiop that nominateu
the great emancipator that me mi,lli ,,al
In the Declaration of independence, ana
embodied in the Federal constitution,
THAT all men are created equai, tns TIN.
cerfain inaiienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty and the pursult oI
happiness; that TO secure, these fights
governments are Instituted among nti'
deriving their Just powers from the con-
sent Of the governed" Is essential to
the preservation OF our republic and IN
stitutions.
FAyORS BIMETALLISM.
We declare our adherence 10 the prin-
cple OF bimetailism as the right basis
of "A monetary system under our nauohai
principle mat found place
repeatedly I'm Republican platforms from
the decentralization OF silver In 1913 10 the
81. Louis Republican convention of 1896.
Since that convention a Republican Con-
gress and a Republican president at the
dictation of the trusts ana money power
has passed and approved currency Dill,
which I'm itself is reputation OF the
doctrine of bimetallism advocated there
tofore by the president and every great
'eaps Th,s oa currena~ ,s @ law destroys the fun
money power of the silver. dollar. pro-
vides for the payment of all government
obligations and the redemption or all
forms of paper money in gold alone
retires the time-honoredA and patriotic
greenbacks, constituting one-sixth OF the
money i'm circulation and surrenders To
banking corporations sovereign rune
ton Of issuing all paper money. thus
enabling these corporations 10 control the
prices OF labor and property by inoreas-
ing or diminishing the volume or money
in circulation, thus giving the banks the
power to create panics and bring disaster
upon business enterprises.
BoNDHoLDERs FAVORED
The provisions OF this currency law
making the bonded debt OF the Republic
PAYABLE In gold alone changes the con-
tract between the government and tho
bondholders to the advantage of the hat
ter ard Is I'm direct opposition ID the de-
claration of the Matthews resolution
passed by Congress in 1876, for which
resolution the present Republican pres
idcnt. then member OF Congress. voted
as did also all leading Republicans, both
I'm the House and Senate.
We declare Ii to be our intention to
lend our efforts to the repeal OF this
currency law, which not only repudiates
the ancient and time-nonored principles
OF the American people before the con-
stitution was adopted, but Is viol1t.ve
Of the ItI,.ples of tire constitution u
self end we shall not cease our efforts
until there has been established in its
place "a monetary system based upon the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold into money at the present legal
ratio of l6 to by the independent action
of the United States. under which sys-
tenn all paper money shall be Issued by
the government and all such money coin
ed or issued shall be a full legal tender
in payment of all debts, public and