The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05
Teller Delivers Notable Speech
in Accepting the Chair
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BRYAN AND T0WNE CHEERS.
Delegates From Twenty-FOur
States and Territories Display
Great Enthusiasm-T0wne
Opens the Convention.

Kansas City. No.. July 4-The National
Convention of the Silver Republican party
met in the Auditorium Theater to-day. The
delegates We're rather slow In arriving and
It was some time after IL o'clock. the hour
fixed for the convention, when Chairman
Charles y. Towne's gavel fell and the party
formed in St. Louis four years ago. after
the bolt Of tine advocates of free silver from
the Republican National Convention was
launched OF its first regular national gath
ering.
Twcny-four States and Territories were
represented at the convention. Compare
lively few spectators were present. owing
to the assembling of the Democratic Ma
t!onai Convention. but there were delegates
in abundance. especially large delegations
being seated from Kansas. Nebraska. Min
nesota. Iowa and Colorado. Other States
represented by smaller delegations were:
Arkansas. California. Illinois. Indiana. In
dian Territory. idaho. Michigan. Montana.
Missouri. Ohio oklahoma. oregon, New
Jersey. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. South
Dakota. II xas. Utah and West Virginia.
Convention Opens.
Just before o'clock the Minnesota dele
gates. headed by a brass band. and carrying
Bryan and TOwne. entered the hall amid a
roar OF cheering. and a moment after Chair
man Tcwne raped the convention to order
and Introduced the Reverend Doctor Bige-
low OF Cincinnati. who invoked divine
blessing on the convention. Doctor Bige-
lows prayer was a passionate appeal for
relief from the chains that are binding us
and the golden padlOcks that are being
forged for our lips. from the national sin
and the vengeance. that Is SIRE 10 follow.
In that solemn day" Doctor BIgelow
continued, that comes to men and nations
aad when that destiny shall have fully ap-
pearsd. as We are now shaping IT. may we
not have to point for Justification to the
affairs raised the souls OF our fellow
men
The unusual spectacle was then present
ed Of q minister being cheered.
Thank God. there's one minister who
loves the poor" shouted a California dele
gate. and the delegates cheered and ap-
plau1ed.
Declaration of Independence.
After the playing of the Star Spangled
Banner 10y the Posten Military Band OF
the secretary OF the commit
tee read the call for the convention. and
Stanley L. Parkhill of Minnesota read the
Declaration Of Independence. Several Of
the sentiments OF the paper were appiauded
during the reading.
delegates ana audience stood while the band
America" Temporary Chairman
Towne then introduced Doctor Howard s.
Taylor of Chicago. a poet OF the new poiiti- |
,al movement. who read his poem entitled
The Liberty BeIl''
Preceding the recitation OF the poem the |
author. to the qualification of the coDven- |
ton. made a short speech in which he COM
pared some OF the leading characters of |
10 TO those Of the as' Rshubcan Gonven.
George Washington was conspicuously dis |
tinSuiShCd from some of those of 1870 In |
,hat he could not tell lie. met with a |
'plrted response from the convention. His |
reference TO the military career OF Roose- |
Teit. I'm which he charged that the latter |
Mas wearing the plume which belonged to |
he Ninth and Tenth tcoioredD regiments. !
'aused demonstration which threatened |
20 delay the proceedings.
TOwne Also Spoke.
Temporary Chairman Towne then de-
ivered az address. MIR. Towne's teclara-
ion that the Republican platform amount
III 10 q repeal of the Declaration of In
i i, st. brought the delegates to their
iad met TO further declare the principles |
II tnst instrument was applauded.
Il wish now 10 Introduce as temporary
chairman" said MIR. Towne in conclusion. |
that grand old man OF Colorado. Senator
Every delegate jumped to his fee, and
shouted his approval OF Senator Teller as
he latter stepped to the speakers table,
hr- Towne presented gavei made from
springfield. H.. TO Senator Teller II was
presented TO the convention by Lincoln
dubois Of Illinois.
TeIIers Speech.
Senator Teller then delivered an eloquent
ADDRESS. dealing with the monetary quss- |
ion and bitterly denounclng the disestab-
ishment OF silver He spoke in part as fol-
ows:
When Congress assembled In Iss7 the Senate
vas freeIcoinase body. The administration sent
irrational hinieisilisni IN accordance with the
latform on the return q the comm,srios. TO the
,nii.d states. the chairman In speech In tho
,1 sy fnsrT Sei The sef s AZ ., the TTeasS
TN more effective Efforts Of the Prerldent 10 de-
GEARING hs ar lhe soa S saanS e.'a 'S
"nPt has been made TO secure International BIZ
aver o: !, hare been abandoned during the last
IN was pressed and received the Vote OF every
T'he. party is now declaring That il kept all the
ronIses made at 81. Lo1is. cy esiat iIs.:ng the
st%biisn thu god a stsn 1 ssd done ss
-cg ., Si, not nov ,sS he, Re i1 a power;
ucsd over 81. .ep.0cp OF gold and about ssoo.- |
.; 90 Of silver. This great 2r,duc,i,n Of gr,d
re world. The result has been a. predicted.
n Improvement, Of conditions with the Increase
VIVA, becomes Of their claims tina, in 1898 we
a sr money Whs We haT. a sss as
mi 10 the stock of gold and silver Of isss, with
e great produc ton Of gold and silver coined into
ioney, here Is no surplus OF money. NOR will
lere be ~ the present rate OF production con-
nues for long time. or even If II should great
The Republicans boast that they have re-
onal bonded debt 500 60. 0oe Nor DID they
ention the fact that they collecting an
ternsl revenue from the people nearly. II not
niatrstion did in time OF peace" ,
He contsndsd that n. present prosperity was !
The law making gold the standard Of value. | !
liy 3 months old he said ''rannot have |
fused the prosperity that the party has boasted q
for two years past.
e result OF tariff laws. why is II that under :
epuhiiCan tariff laws administered nv Repub-
rans from 1861 to 1875 Inclusive there were | =
ily two years when there a surplus Of ex-
,ris over imports and the aggregate of such sur
us only about s2oos.0s while the ag- I
egate imports we're 81. 20. COO 600 In excess Of
ports u.s. WY an tsey no, ne sst the fac.
at this occurred under the Wilson bin? Why |
q they not tell rs that in lsss and In 1855 un- |
r Repuhliean ,arin law, our imports ex-
surely one can pretend that our increased |
ports for the year lsas and 1899 are due 10 the
ngley hiil or the enactment Of Il gold stand
d law sa snfss the mniSs sSo or any other !ess
senator Teller also discussed the trust gues- ! /.
m. militarism. imperialism. the Porto Rico
u and the Cuban frauds. In conclusion. he | a
The Republican party Is no longer the party | F
the people. as Il was for many years IL | N
s changed its position on the financial ques- | =
10 the old PARTY Of Lincoln or
ant or even 10 the party OF 1855 and 1892, on
. financial question, when it stood for gold c
augsd radically he rnonev question | I,