The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-06
Bryan Chosen
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his reading with emphatic gestures, strid-
ing up and down the platform, turning
this way and that after his manner in
the Senate. There was howl of appro-
val as he clnched his fist and fiercely
rraigned the course of the Administra-
sion in Cuba. But it remained for his
reading of the declaration that Imperial
ism is the paramount issue of this cam
paign," to evoke a storm of enthusiasm.
The delegates sprang to their feet, stand
sng on their chairs, waving hats, hand
kerchiefs, umbrellas, flags, while the gall
cries took up the chorus and carried it
along for many minutes. Senator Hill
could be seen marshalling the hosts to
cheer. He held fan high above his head
and added his voice to the vociferous
shouting. second time Senator Tillman
read this declaration, and now even
greater demonstration than before carried
the convention off it's feet. Suddenly hun
dreds, then thousands of miniature Ameri-
can flags were passed among the dele
gates and the whole floor of the vast
structure became a sea of flags. AN in
slant later the flags swept over the gall
ferries like an mass of flame. Hundreds of
them were tossed upon the seats and dis
trlbuted The scene was magnifcently
inspiring and the great audience was
worked up to a fever heat. On each flag
was the device "The Constitution and The
Flag are lnseparable, now and forever.
Inc lag of the Republic forever, of an
empire never" While the demonstration
was It's height, the band sent another
thrill through the audience by playing
Dixie and medley of patriotic airs.
state standards were again torn from
their sockets, banners were raised and
trlumphal procession of the delegates
marched about the hall. Now the strains
Oh the band turned to ''My Country IT'S
OF Ihee, at which the entire audience
as with siIgle voice, Joined in mighty
and swelling chorus Amid the billowing
OF flags could be seen a tall standard
bearing the inscription "Forcible Annex
alton, would be criminal aggression-Wil-
liam Mckinley"
THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC.
1t was at this juncture that the c..max
was sprung upon the great assembly. A
huge flag had been flung across the roof
between two trusses and slowly it unfolded
its white and crimson folds as it fell
gracefully and swung over the platform,
slightly to the rear and south of the
enormous affair, being fully so feet long
and about one-half as WIDE Upon the
white stripes were printed the following
sentences in large letters of blue:
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTS
DERIVE THEIR JUST POWERS FROM
THYl CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED"
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
FLAG, ONE AND INSEPARABLE NOW
AND FOREVER.
THE FLAG OF REPUBLIC FOR
EVER, OF AN EMPIRE NEVER
"A REPUBLIC CAN HAVE NO
COLONIES"
TO the vast majority of those in the
hall the fiag was an unexpected incident,
and its appearance was the signal for a
frantic roar which caused everything that
had gone before it to sink into insignifi-
canoe. For a full two minutes the cords
OF the flag caught and were drawn in to
permit of its full length 1t caught up
Just enough to prevent the convention
from reading the inscriptions upon the
banner and until they were released and
the banner swung free, the enthusiasm in
creased every second When finally every
word was visible there was a climax Of
cheers that was deafening.
WHAT HANNA WOULD SAY.
Senator Tllman stood surveying the
storm and awaiting an opportunity to
proceed. The chairman. pounded his gavel
and appealed for order. But the march
of the delegates, bearing their standards
and banners, ran uninterruptedly for
twenty-five minutes. AS Senator Tiilman
was about TO resume he remarked that
the thread of his discourse had been
broken, and that down South they were
in the habit of saying: Hell has broken
loose in Georgia. -
And added the Senator vociferously,
'if Mark Hanna had been here a few
minutes ago he would have thought He'll
had broken loose in Missouri
THE FEELING AGAINST IMPERIALISM
There were cries Of Good" Good y
when the trust plank was read When
the Senator reached the reaffirmation of
the Chicago platform, with the declara-
ton for free silver coinage at ratio
of 16 to /, Pandemonium again broke
loose. But the demonstration was faint
in comparison to what had Just occurred
when Imperialism was announced as the
paramount issue Many of the dele
gates stood on their chairs and waved
flags and cheered, but very considera-
bic number-more than half-held their
seats. Senator Hill was among those
who maintained quiet, while Mr. Croker
waved flag until it broke, and George
Fred Williams led the Massachusetts
contingent in salvos of cheers. One of
the New York delegates raised a stand
ard bearing the inscription: Don't think
there are no IS to 1'ers in New York
The demonstration lasted four and one
half minutes
There was an intense scorn in the SEN
ator's voice as hp read the platform ar
raignment of the Hay Pauncefote treaty
evoking mingled laughter and applause
The Boer plank brought another cheer
and the Senator received a round of APP
plausc as he closed.
When the applause had subsidized Chair
man Jones, of the Platform Committee,
said he lad been instructed to move
that the platform be adopted by the con-
vention by reclamation.
The motion was put and amid a roar
of cheers the platform was adopted with
out a word of dissent.
PLATFORM ADOPTED WITH A WHOOP
The announcement of Chairman Richard