Arizona republican., 1904-07-10

have heard it, you will note that there is not in it one word about requiring or demanding, or asking, or requesting that anything should be placed in the democratic platform. Loud applausa.)
 You will also note that if there is any error in it at all, it is an error of judgment proceeding from a tco sensi- tive spirit of honor. (Applause). A too | sensitive idea not to be misunderstood or placed in a false or in double po- stion.
 | shall now ask Governor Vardaman to read the telegram to you. Loud cheering and applause.)
 Mir. Williams words were heard in silence so deep, so intense that, nos withstanding his weakened voice, his every word was distinctly audible in all parts of the hall. He then handed the telegram to Governor Vardaman, who, after requesting absolute quiet, read the telegram as follows:
 THE MESSAGE ITSELF
 Hon. William F. Sheehan, Hotel Jef- | ferson, St. Louis:
 T regard gold standard as firmly and irrevocably established and shall act accordingly if the action of the con- vention of today shall he ratified by tn, people. As the platform is silent on the subject, my views should be made known to the convention, and if 1t proves to be unsatisfactory to the ma jority, I request you to decline tha nomination for me at once, so that an- other may be nominated before ad- journment.
 "A. B. PARKER
 MT. Williams continued: .'Mr. Chairman. think you will bear me out in what I said. This was the first time in the history of the United States that man already nominated for the greatest office on the surface of this earth has been so representative about a matter of personal rectitude and ho- nor as to send a telegram to frien l asking him to decline the nomination for him, if as he seems to have been informed, there is something in the platform, which is not in accord with his opinion.
 Now, my friends. Judge Parker ex- presses this opinion for fear somebody might think that you did not know if There was not in all this vast assembly one single, solitary man who did not already know that Judge Parker was a gold standard man. have been one of the most consistent, persistent and perhaps radical silver men in the Unit ed States and knew that he was a gold standard man, and he never made any attempt to conceal it from anybody. H. had supported our candidates and had said that, although he did not agree. with us upon this plank, he was still I l democrat
 Now, my friends, we purposely made the platfoEm, so far as tbe none tary standard is concerned. upon which ". J, Bryan could have stood or Grover Cleveland could have stood, or anybody else, who was with us in the lending live campaign issues could have stood" (Applause)
 THE REPLY.
 His declaration that Parker's views 7 were known to every man in the con , vention was received with faint ap- l plause. He asked Senator T.llman to : read a message to MT. Parker in reply but there was a short delay owing to the difficulty experienced by the sen ator in deciphering the handwriting oi
 Mir. Williams.
 ) He then pr ploposed to read, when MT } Williams, interrupted him with the re- mark "here is a typewriter copy" For which I thank Almighty God retorted the senator. He then read the 5 following message to Judge Parker: ' The platform adopted by this con- vention is silent on the question of the ? monetary standard because it is rot regarded by us 2s a possible issue ir ! this campaign, and only campaign is- a sues were mentioned in the platform
 Therefore there is nothing in the vioNs expressed by you in the telegram just , received which would preclude a mar , entertaining them from accepting the , nomination on the said platform
 As Mir. Tillman concluded the reading of the message Representative Rich
 ardson, of Alabama, rose as he said , ito dispassionately discuss the mes sage to be sent to Judge Parker. Chairman Clark explained that he haC recognized Senator Tillman, who alst . desired to discuss the same matter.
 MT. Richardson bowed and retired al l once and MT. Tillman proceeded. "Tillman's remarks were followed closely by the whole audience. Hi
 vehement declaration, "I swore by Al mighty God that would rot endure tC
 be trifled with brought forth applaus,
 and cheers. As Senator Tillman wa endeavoring to answer the question in jected into the discussion by Forme
 Senator Pettigrew oA South Dakota a!
 to whether Mir. Hill had not stated il . committee that he did not know Judg, Parker's views on the financial question
 Mir. Bryan came into the hall. l