Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-04
CHAIRMAN JONES USES THE GAvEL At 12:02-C0L0 L0RADO'
GOVERNOR AS TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER
MAYOR OF KANSAS CITY TALKS
IMMENSE CROWD Is PRESENT WHEN THE CALL FOR ORDER
C0MES-APPLAUSE GREETS SPEAKERS DESCRIPTION OF
AUDITORIUM AND GOSSIP ON INTERESTING TOPICS.

, Interrupted by cheers and applause and
the applause when he finished was long.
The delegates and spectators had lis
tened with attention but no great enthu-
siasm, applauding the closing sentence.
Senator Hill entered just at this mo-
ment and the applause turned to him.
Hill Of New York. Hill, Hill," they
shouted.
! But it was noticed that the New York
delegation did not respond to the enthu-
siasm. Hill came in with Elliot Dam
forth Of New York and stopped at the
row. -.r
| Delegate John Mcmahon Of Rome
| arose and gave his seat to the ex-sena-
tor. Hill smiled and thanked him. Mean
while the crowd continued to yell for
| ''Hiil."
| Let's hear Hill," with few misses in
tespersed, until the chairman finally rap
ped them to order. A rev minutes later
they renewed the call, but the audience
| was impatient to get on with the pro-
! ceedings and showed their disapproval
with Misses.
Finally the chairman was able to make
his voice heard and he introduced Gov
ernor Thomas of Colorado, the tempo
rary chairman. A round Oh applause
+, greeted Governor Thomas as he ascend
ed the platform. He looked the ideal
presiding officer, TALL dignified, black
| garbed, his face showing intellectually
and force of character. He held in his
! hand the typewriter manuscript of his
speech. and IN full, round voice, easlly m
! reaching to the remotest corners of the
building, he began his address as tenn
porary chairman. ta7r
'sThe line of division between political
forces became sharply defined in 1886 upon,
! That question involved, as we then assert
ed, and as we now know, every other econ
omic problem. It embraced within it's wide
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| of combination and competition and of pro-
! duction. transportation and distribution. II
lism would be followed by the retirement
of all forms of government currency, by
the delegation Of the power OF note issue
the practical consolidation of all lines of
transportation and the consequent domi-
nation - Of every pursuit ey
tions have generally been verified. Demo-
cratic defeat had scarcely been recorded
! sumed. Every avenue of industry is closed
to the competitive energy of the citizens.
has been listed on the stock exchange, and
rises and falls with the, turn Of the gam
bler's card. Consultations succeed con-
| solidations, and as they lessen in number
they enlarge in the volume OF their real
political interests. These evils, startling in
their magnitude and inevitable IN the con-
: immense aggregation, all-powerful and all
absorbing, or be arrested and dissolved by
ing ing expression at the polls in support OF
/ the nominees of this convention"
Governor Thomas a., tn 5nen n g spoke the - cur, M
most important features, and adding:
AGAINST this scheme of finance democ-
tenn founded upon the public debt and die
!, tated by those who hold it. We stand for
the gold and silver of the constitution, for
q founded them a
ment of our society. We will not tax the
money system. We would pay and not
perpetuate our public debt. Those who as
sert that the money question is dead have
given but little heed to the lesson Of ex-
perience. It can never die until 1t shall
receive righteous solution.
of eold Ras materaly addea to to he ne eenera
stock Of primary money and relieved some
part of the stress of contraction which sue
| ceeded the closure OF the Indian mints to
silver in 1893. The consequent Improvement
in business and in the industrial conditions
may be traced directly to this fact. al
tions of the world and the waging Of q
great offensive war, with its accompany
ing Of have contrib
ment of the sum of our metallic money haa
cheapened it's value, stimulated prices and
tion. No more signal demonstration OF
the bimetalnc contention was ever wit
| messed. Had the concurrent coinage and
| circulation of the two metals been :inin.
terrupted they would have kept the guam
| tity of our money of redemption In ha,.
| mony with our national growth and our
| development apace with the Increased
wealth and population. The terrible cr;ses
| of the past quarter Of q century, with their
! attendant miseries and bankruptcy would
| have been avoided and prosperity would
have remained with us unbroken and EN-
during. The false plea of 1895 that the
monetary volume Was sufficient and fhe
| worlds supply of gold ample for ITS needs.
Is now transparent. Its error is admitted
| in the boast Of our opponents that they
have increased our per capita circulation
| The vast quantities included by the mines
are readily absorbed by the ceaselese de-
mand for 1t, and its multiplied Increase Il
earnestly hoped for. No voice is raised
against its continued production No fear
Is expressed that we can be embarraseail
! by Its abundance yet it's annual output -.
/ ceeds that Of gold and silver in years when
| the latter was repudiated because OF m
tthreatened inundation. Our opponanfS
| stand confounded by the irresistibie f0rce
| of a law they have denied" -
| Referring to the war with Spain, the Rov-
| ernor said: s
| "The prevailing sentiment OF democHat IL
sympathy for all people STRUGGLING for M
| tration two years ago to interfere With the
secure to the people Of that island the rieh1
Of self-government. Our ultimatum 6eaiv.