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

empire as against the republic. These
hgureS refer alone to the money cost of
! the change, and do not include the ex-
pense of the blood of the American boys,
| the price of which is far beyond computa-
! ton. In the Republican congress lust
| closed not one dollar could be had for
| H1ucn-needed public buildings throughout
the country at home but many millions
Were promptly voted to prosecute a war
IN the far-away Philippine islands. Not
| dollar for necessary improvements Of
our rivers and harbors at home. but mil
| mons to be stolen and squandered in Cuba
| ana our new inSular possessions Nothing
Ior 1stnman canal, and many other en-
! terpIlseS ana objects, but more than two
| hundred millions were freely given for
| Ine army and navy, for Imperialism and
mIhtary' for gold and glory.
| was again 16 to i The foregoing are
briefly the sixteen parts of the issue.
! What is the one part?
We have seen that platform pledges are
made and broken. That good intentions
OF men are many times set at naueht.
| That plain duty clearly set forth and I'M
derstood, is disregarded. That some men
are weak and Vacillating and may change
| their solemn opinions in a day. 1t is APP
parent. therefore, to all that in this su-
| Prene eXlgency of the republic demand
goes forth not for faint hearted dec
| Iarauon OF platform platitudes but for
| man. Yes, man who stands like a
! mighty rock in the desert; a man who
| showing the right will dare do the right:
1
tu6e TO do evil, will stand like Pompev's
piliar conspicuous by himself, and sim
| gle IN integrity"
such a man as the one part. this con-
| Venuon will tender to the nation as their
| candidate for president A man who is
! unsurpassed as a citizen, uneuualed &C
e en- orator; courageous as soldier, con-
| sPicuous in every element that consti-
| Iutes the typical and the true American
"llllam j. Bryan, of Nebraska.
The first token of approval given to his
"uuress was that which greeted his first
mention of 16 to l. The applause. how
ever, was rather feeble and scattering
Much more energetic was the shout that
j AolloWed the declaration that the coming
campaign was to be a trial of the republio
against the empire
The hall had become very ouiet nv this
time, ard the address of Chairman Rich,
druson was given a much better bearina
than any that had preceded it. His ar
| fragment of the failure OF the Repub-
| nc@n party to establish bimetaIIism. and
the creation instead Of a single gold
standard, were received by manifesto.
lions of hearty approval
| TWENTY MINUTES OF SHOUTING.
The conclusion of Chairman Richard
| sons speech, which he had arranged
under sixten separate heads, was the
| signal Tor terrific applause and cheers
| his mention of the name Of William Jen-
| nlngS Bryan brought the convention 70 ito
feet in a frenzy of enthusiasm. Dele
gates sprang upon their chairs. waving
! hats handkerchiefs and umbrellas in the
| widest fashion. By a common implusa
| the plose bearing the names of the states
| were torn up and thrust into the air.
Then down the ailses towards the speak,
| err desk came groups of delegates sur
rounding one man who held the name of
became engaged in rivalry as to which
should hold the name of the state highest
IN the air. The Lone Star state had the
advantage at the outset, for the New
York standard had been grasped by one
| OF the small men of the delegation This
was quickly remedied when the Tammany
| men saw themselves in second place. The
pole bearing the name of the state was
grabbed from the small New Yorker, he
was bumped down into his chair, and
| Mr.. Kellar, Endorsed by New York for
| vice president, seized it. Mr.. Kellar
put Texas in second place in flash, and
| try as desperately as he might, the Texan
| could not place the name of his state
within one foot of New York Wild with
delight, the Texans grasped their man,
placed him on their, shoulders, and New
York was down again-but as before, it
! went down only to rise higher. Richard
| Croker, Grady, Carroll and a half a dozen
| others of the delegation, came to Mr.
Kellar's assistance, and the emblem of
| the Empire state went up again nearer
the ceiling by foot than Texas has been
! able to reach.
/ FRENZIED DELEGATES.
While this strife was going on between
| the two states, the frenzy had taken hold
of the other delegations and from all
| parts of the hall men came plunging
! through the throng, carrying their state
! emblems. They became denseIy packed
! In front of the speakers desk and, yelling
and cheering like maniacs, they strove
| to raise the name of their state level with
that of New York. The effort was use
less, however, and held firm by the Tam
many men, New York kept it's place.
| The Georgia men, wrought by their fail
ure to equal New York, made a rush
for the speakers stand. They went
through the crowd with a force that no
opposition of the crowd before them
could prevent, and pushing, showing,
| clawing and cheering they hoisted their
man upon the platform and lifted him
! upon a chair. The effort was successful,
and New York was eclipsed once more.
Kellar is no small man to hold aloft
in crowd of struggling, pushing men,
and the Tammany crowd was nearly
ready to drop with exhaustion, but a
| glance at the Georgia banner brought
| new strength into their wearied arms,
and new determination into their hearts,
and Mr.. Kellar went up still higher, and
New York was on top once more.
The convention by this time was In a
state of frantic excitement. The men
from Hawaii, carrying their large ban
ner, came down the aisle, followed by
a shouting mob which bore all before
It, The band struck UP 1.-THE Stars and
Stripes" and to its inspiring strains the
crowd commenced to march around the
floor, yelling like madmen, waving ev-
erything that could be lifted into the
air. Hats, handkerchiefs, umbrellas,
state emblems, banners and the national
colors were united into a conglomerate
wave, and beneath it marched a crowd
of men fairly beside themselves with ex-
citement. With flushed faces, down
which the perspiration rolled in streams,
many without coats and vests, they went
round and round the hall, shouting, yell
ing and screaming at the top of their
voices.
Those delegates who did not join in he
march lent most efficient aid in increas-
ing the uproar. They could contribute
nothing but their voices and their hats
and handkerchiefs, but they used the
first as though they were made Of brass,
and originally designed for one night s
wear only, and the last two in manner
fully as energetic.
ALL JOINED IN.
The band did it's share and the loot
ers of horns and the beaters of sheep
skins worked away for dear life No
body knew what they played-nobody
cared They were doing their full share
and that was all that was necessary