The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05

until o'clock, in order to allow its mem
bers to get their dinners. 1t had become
evident to all present that it would be
impossible to conclude the preparation
OF the resolutions in time for presenta-
ton to the convention upon reassembling
at $780,
Upon all question other than that per-
tanning to finances the three platforms
were practically the same, except that
Mr.. Van Wyck's draft did not cover
SO many questions as did the other two
Mr.: Metcalfs copy, after reaff1rming the
chicago platform and referring especially
to the ratio In the coinage Of the metals,
denounees the trusts in drastic language
and In the same connection refers to the
protective tariff as one of the principal
supports of the trust system. 1t also
condemns the alleged tendency of the
present Republican administration to-
ward imperialism and the increase of
the standing army
sympathy Is expressed for the Beers
in their struggle with Great Britain, and
the president is condemned for his failure
to take decisive steps looking towards
the manifestation of the sympathy of
the American people with the people of
the Transvaal.
In connection with the expression on
the Boer question the assertion is made
that 1T is evident to all men that a secret
alliance exists between the Mckinley adj
ministration and the British govern
ment and this alliance is denounced as
revolving and repulsive to all liberty
loving people.
The platform also takes positive po-
sition on the Philippine questions, pro-
nouncing in favor of a policy looking
to the granting of liberty and home gov
eminent to the natives of the Pacific
archipelago with a promise of protection
to the people of that country against
foreign aspersion by the government Of
the United States similar to that Youch-
safed to the South American republics
Planks have been suggested covering the
questions of Chinese immigration, good
roads, the reclamation of the arid lands
of the West, free homes and equal suf-
frage for women.
NO NEARER 4 RESULT.
When the committee on resolutions re-
assembled at $3.50 tonight Chairman Jones
was of the opinion that the fight over the
platform would be carried into the con-
vention, as two reports would be pre-
scented. The first speaker was G. Irving
Handy, of Delaware, who took a position
in favor of the reiteration of the plat
form instead of reaffirmation.
IF you reafirm the PLATFORM" said
Mr.. Handy, you will have to include in
1t IHe ATTACK upon the supreme court, ana
the Chicago riots which caused that dec
laration are thing of the past. If You
reaffirm the platform you still declare for
silver. What other Interpretation can
you place upon 1t? If you think to make
the convention silent upon the subject of
silver you cannot silence that great voice
in Nebraska. In tones to be heard from
ocean to ocean will the man you are go
ing to nominate declare that the Demo-
cratic party is for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1,
without the consent Of any other nation
| on earth. Instead of taking silver out
of the platform you will serve to empha-
size the interest in 1t. In his letter or
| acceptance Mr.. Bryan will interpret the
| platform. Do you think he will make the
| silver issue subordinate to others of the
| Chicago platform, which you propose to
| reaffirm? No, never, and all over this
| land will he proclaim that silver is stlll
| the dominant issue.
! Mr. Handy was listened to with close
attention, and his speech was applauded
by the 16 to advocates.
! Great interest was manifested in the
speech of Carter Harrison, of Chicago.
He went over many of the arguments
| that have been made since the issue was
raised, and declared that the proper ac-
ton of this convention was to reafhrm
| the Chicago platform. give us the
platform we have adopted in Illinois,
he said, land we will win back some OF
the votes that have been lost to the DEM
ocratic party since 1892. Many of these
are in Chicago. Offer them a chance 20
vote for the Democratic party. We must
have recruits or we cannot win, and we
must get them in Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin. states which are ready TO
leave the Republican party on other IS
! sues. If we depend upon the states car
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Standing firmly and fatty upon the Chi
cago platform Of 1896 we give a sufficient
Endorsement for silver and this IS all that
is asked We believe we can win on that
platform If reafirmed by this conVen-
ton
MR.. BALLS ARGUMENT.
Representative Ball. of Texas, said he
came from a state which gave Bryan 204,-
600 majority on the Chicago platform In
1896 and was ready to repeat the opera
ton this year.
-Four years ago." he said, "the middle
West and the South took strong grounds
on the silver question and made plat
form for the mining states of the West
and vet those states hao not furnished
SUFFICIENT votes to save tbs election with
the loss of those of the middle West and
the East"
ssWhat is the USE" he asked, "of max
ing an Issue for the purpose of getting
whipped? If the states of the middle
West and those of the East thought they
could give the Democratic party electoral
votes on the Chicago platform reaffirmed,
why not give it to them? Silver was not
Every man here knows that there can be
no silver legislation during the next presi-
dental term because the complexion Of
the senate cannot be changed in that
an issue in this campaign he continued.
time. We must secure 100000 votes this
year that we did not have in 1896 to win
We must get those votes on the issue Of
trusts, imperialism and militarism. Why
should we require the men of the East
and the middle West to accept reitera-
ton?
ut is an effort to make them take some
thing they do not want, although they
are willing to accept a reaffirmation of the
Chicago platform. The advocates of re-
iteration have said there was no dis
tinction, yet the men of the East and
of the middle West thought there was
enough distinction to give them a pros
pect Of winning.
"Why do you insist upon a specific
declaration for free silver at 16 to 1? Why
do you want to cram it down their threats
in order to be indicated? The gentle
man from Massachusetts, George Fred
Williams, is one of the advocates of this
vindication, yet he comes from a state
that cannot and will not send a single
man to congress who will vote for 16 to
l. He had to hold the convention two years
In advance of the national convention in
order to hold his organization. Does any
man believe Illinois, West Virginia, Mary
land, New York and New Jersey, the