The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
TiIIman Speaks Quietinq Words


ing live campaign issues could have stood
Tiliman Speaks Quietina Words
His declaration that Parkers views
were known to every man in the con-
vention was received with faint an
plause. He asked Senator TiIlman to
read the message to Judge Parker and
the senator did So Then Senator Till
man said:
I thought 1t might be said of this man
that he was attempting to enlarge our
into it something that was not already
in it after We ourselves had completed.
but. if you. calmly consider what is ac-
you will reach the same conclusion that
have reached, that Judge Parker pos
sibiy under the stress of clamor around
him and in the New York neWspapers and
by telegraph, feeling that he must make
his position plain. whether we have or
not has sent this telegram here; and
give MIN the beneft OF the doubt, as
myself would want you to give it to
me.
What is there to alarm anybody? What
IS there to create a furore and to get up
which does not exist? The Democrats who
have acted with the lights before them
have our platform He stands where he
stood before; we nominated him and this
has not changed his status one iota. Are
we going to change our platform?
Mr.. Bryan Enters
AS Senator Tillman was endeavoring
to answer a question injected into the
discussion by former Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, as to whether
Mr.. Hill had not stated in committee
that he did not know Judge Parkers
views on the financial question Mr..
Bryan came into the hall.
Instantly there was an uproar. Calls
Of Bryant" Bryant" went up and the
galleries cheered. Mr.. Bryan first went
to his place in the pit, but as the cries
of the NebraSkan's name, coupled with
the words PLATFORM PLATFORM con-
tinued, Mr. Bryan made his way to the
stage.
His face was chalk white, as he walk
ed rapidly up the side aisle. His lips
were compressed to a thin line and his
brows drawn straight He nervously
famed himself and paid no attention
to the hands that were held out to him
as he passed. When he appeared in the
front of the rostrum his face was pale
and drawn with illness and his voice
was weak and hoarse. He spoke with
great effort, but quietly and with self
control.
AS the speaker went on his voice
grew stronger and clearer and as he
narrated the story of his efforts to Sc
cure the insertion in the platform of
financial plank, the flush of excitement
covered his face and his gestures be-
came more frequent and more en-
phatic.
committee on resolutions. For sixteen
hours we were in session the last time.
When the platform was reported from the
subcommittee it {, contained the gold
standard plank, of which you know.
Mr., Bryan again told the. story of
what was done in committee, and went
on:
know where Mr. Parker stands That we
all knew in committee How , did we
the onv way 0y bS his i senee
believed he was for the gold standard.
and 1 have insisted for months that he
American people could sit in Judgment
upon it and not come blindfolded into a
convention on this subject.
p Now If this convention will adopt
plank declaring that the gold standard has
been established in this country and is
accepted, | shall offer no objection to the
plank except to vote against it,. But l
appeal to you to be candid with the voters
of this country.
II there is any objection to our saying
this plainly why should we. say it by in
ference, and If You say that you are
willing to say this in regard to the gold
standard, because it is settled, then 1 in
sist that having entered upon the money
question, You shall tell us in your plat
form. whether the party fayors the melt
ing up of the dollars. the asset currency,
the branch bank and the national bank
currency, or not.
Parker's Views Important
And if the convention does not want to
do this, if it wants simply to send this
telegram, then insist that if we are go
ing to tell Mr.. Parker that his views are
unimpOrtant on this question. because it
is not an ISSUE will You not tell him that
his views are important on these other
phases of the financial question, which are
before the country.
am sorry this contention ever rose.
acted as I did in the committee on
resolutions because l wanted harmony.
think man should express his opinion
before the convention adjourns. think it
would have been better to express his
opinion before the convention met It is
a manly thing to express his opinion be-
fore the delegates act on his nomina ton,
but 1T would have been manlier thing to
express his opinion before the voters of
this country went to their primaries and
their conventions sent delegates here It
is the judges fault that he did not speak
sooner, not our fault.
i shall oppose this telegram. or rather
that the matter be acted on, will pro-
pose some amendment and then. If the
motion to send the telegram is defeated
you can propose your gold standard plank
and let your convention vote upon it.
Mr.. Bryan'S amendment questioned
Judge Parker in his views on asset
currency and silver
His declaration that the sending
or the telegram to Judge Parker was
declaration of the gold standard SIDE
and his statement that if the Democracy
was to adopt such view it should be
honest and say SO frankly, was greeted
with a Shrek of applause from the
galleries. and one man with a strong
voice yelled, That's right
Ex-senator Pettigrew interrupted to
know if the Parker telegram did not
declare that the gold standard was
firmly and irrevocably fixed, and was
Informed that he was correct. Loud
applause greeted Mr.. Bryan's remark
that it was a manly thing in Judge
Parker to express his opinions before
the convention adjourned, but would
have been a manlier thing had he
spoken before the convention met, was
again cheered.
He announced that he would pro-
pose an amendment to the message,
and took his seat amid loud cries of
'Vote!'' "Hilli'
Chairman Daniel Replies
Senator John w. Daniel chairman
of the committee on resolutions, was
recognized to reply to Mr.. Bryan.
Whatever may be said about the cir
cumstances which now surround U.S. no
one can read the manly. openzand plain
words of the broad minded jurist without
perceiving and recognizing that they came
from the hands and were inspired by the