New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

impossibility. we succeeded in bringing to
you a platform adopted by your committee on
Grant once said that the Democratic party
might always be relied upon to commit some
fatal blunder when conditions pointed to the de-
Ieat or the Republicans, and thus save them
from the results Of errors or sins. am quot
Ing the substance. rather than the exact Lam
guage.
WOULD NOT BE THRILLED WITH
Tonight, when became acquainted with the
fact that telegram had been sent here which
seemed 10 be an insult and attempt to die =
tate. sought the gentleman to whom it was
addressed; read 1t hastily, and I confess, fell
low Democrats. that that anger in me which is
often too quick to rise surged up in a flame,
and took 1t 10 be the Idea of any who has
any respect for himself and has been a free
silverite that an indignity was being put upon
US and that some was attempting to trff1e
with us, and 1 swore by the Almighty God that
!. for one. would not endure it. (Appiause)
L asked a conference with some of the gentle
men who are leaders on both sides. We went in
TO the hall: we conferred first TO what we
ought to try to do. what was our duty both TO
ourselves and to our constituents at home and to
the people of the country at large 1t looked like
an almost hopeless task but after we adjourned
the convention and few who could be reached
hurriedly got together met in conference at one
of the hotels, considering the telegram. and con-
sidering the condition in which we found our
selves, 1t was determined that this was the
proper. the sane. the safe and probably the only
way by which we could escape from some great
disaster 20 the party.
THE MESSAGE A FIREBRAND.
Now let me review for moment the condi-
lions. Judge Parker has been nominated on the
first ballot showing that. with the lights before
us. he was the choice OF an overwhelming ma
tority of this convention. and received enough
votes and accessiOns on the first ballot TO give
him the nomination. We were proceeding to
complete the ticket, and by this time had ex-
peCted to have happily concluded our labOrs
and to be quietly at sleep somewhere, because
most of us had had very little sleep, when
,LEe AI.. Arat
promised once To be was thrown into our
ranks There has since been all manner
of rumors. all manner of statements. all kinds
OF propositions. angry discussions and you, my
friends. probably in no condition of mind
TO calmly consider. and may not upon the first
blush be ready to accept the solution of the
trouble which has been reached by those of us
who have had the time and opportunity TO con-
fer. Judge Parker's act has been characterized
by Mr.. Williams as probably injudicious.
think myself II was entirely unnecessary. and
while. my friends. am ready to accept his in
depreciation. giving IL the meaning of being the
result of a highly honorable and sensitive
nature. unwilling TO fly under false colors. 1
was ready at once 70 deny that to denounce this
man as having attempted 10 repeat what was
done at Kansas City four years ago, to dictate
TO the party what should be it's plan of battle.
l thought 1t might be said OF this man
that he was attempting to enlarge our
platform. and to take the liberty
to write into II something that was not already
In IT, after We ourselves had completed 1t, but
If you calmly consider who is actually involved
in these words. I believe you VIII reach the
same conclusion that have reached-that Judge
Parker possibly under the stress of clamor
around him and in the New-York newspapers
and by telegram. has felt that he must make
his position clear whether have or not and
has sent this telegram here, and I am giving
him the benefit of the doubt, as I myself would
want you to give ii to me. l. however had
the conclusion that the mans action In sending
these words in dispatch meant to give us
the opportunity, If we found that his views were
so contrary to our own, to put somebody else
up Now, let see If there is anything here
which we did-aot already know
1 think 1t has been generally understaod-I
Know l have heard no one who has Contended
otherwise-that Judge Parker was gold man
1 don't believe
Senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota-AIr
Chairman. would like to ask the Senator a
question if>he viii yield for that purpose
Senator Tillman--I WILL sir.
Senator Pettigrew-Isn't 1t a fact that In the
committee TO frame the platform I asked Sem
ator Hill. of NewYork, the views of Mr.. Parker.
his candidate, on this subject, and he replied
that he did not known
Senator Tillman--I want to answer to that
that the words which have been repeated by the
gentleman from South Dakota were asked and
answered just he has said.
But let US see IL there was anything of mo-
1nent in that. How many men are there in New
York with whom Governor Hill associates that
he thinks it necessary to find out by particular
questions whether they are gold men or not?
U4aughter)
told the solemn truth when he sai1Th he did not
know because he had never discussed the ques-
ton with Mr.. Parker. and that therefore. the
attempt of the gentleman to bring about in the
minds of some dstrust here has no real foun-
dation and is not worthy of consideration.
1 say that every man on the committee on
resolutions and at least nlne-tenths of the con-
vention If not ten-tenths, have known or be-
ieved that Judge Parker was gold standard