The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-07-14

We made il silent because we all agreed
1t was not an issue. ana We AZ!
agreed that nothing should be placed IN
the platform which was not q campaign
issue and tho CONSEQUENCE was that IN ny"
resolutions committee motions were mace
to table. and those motions were C&ftlEI,'
every resolution on both sides when
tended 10 bring up as an issue IN TINS
campaign the question of monetary s'hiu-
ard. -.
Judge Parker Expresses his opinion for
fear somebody might think that you Iin
not know It. There was not " all thlS
vast assembly one single, solitary ma
who did not already know that Judge
Parker was a gold standard man. nave
been one OF the most consistent, perSlSt-
ent and perhaps radical silver men III inc
United States, and | knew he was a goa
standard man, and he never made any at
tempt to conceal it from anybody. nc
had supported our candidates and had
said that although he did not agree. with
US upon this plank he was still a demo
crat. C~ApplauSC)
Now, my friends. VIC purpOsely made n
platform, 50 far as the monetary stand
ard is concerned, upon which VIM. J.
Bryan could have stood, or Grover Clev"-
who was with us in the preceding cam
paiSn issues could have stood. lAppiause)
He then announced that a message in
answer To the one from Judge Parker
had been prepared and would be sub
mitted to the convention.
The Message to Parker.
He asked Tillman to read the mes
sage. The senator proceeded to read
the following message to Judge
Parker;
The platform adopted by this convention
is silent on the monctay Standard be
cause it is not regarded by us as a possible
issue in this campaign, and only campaign
issues Wor" mentioned in the platform.
Therefore there IS nothing in the views
expressed by YOU in the telegram just re-
Cctvod which would preclude a man enter
tanning them i'll a campaign on said plat
form, CApplause)
Chairman Clark recognized Senator
Tillman to discuss the matter. Senator
Tillman proceeded:
AS I entered tho hall tonight, passing
among some gentlemen whom ! know, /
was caught by the arm by one OF them. a
distinguished democrat from Missouri,
who. looking me in the eye, said
huffman, we are depending on YOU to
see that there is no triCkcry or hoCus po-
Gus here tonight (Applausc)
answered t. that challenge or cxprcs-
sion of confidence. for | took It for some
thing of both: ON my honor ! am going
to tell YOU the truth, tho whole truth and
nothing bur tho truth, and | win allow no
man to trit1e YOU in this case Gap
plauScO
Tonight when I became ACQUAINTED With
the fact that a telegram had hccn sent
here which seemed to he an insult and an
attempt to dictate. I sought tho gentle
hastily and 7 confess, fellow democrats.
that anger in mo. which is often quick TO
rise, surCcd up in I fame. ! sworC by the
almighty God that l for one would not
endure II.
Now let me review for a moment tho
conditions. Judge Parker had hoen nom,-
mated on the first ballot, showing thar hn
ity Of this convention. Judge Parkcrs act
has been characterized by Mr.. Williams rs
probably injudjcious. / think myself il
and I are ready to accent his intnrnrafa-
and sensitive nsturo ,,nTrtur
ny under false colors. '
0aFkeF names course.
But II you Will calmly consider what e
actually involved in his words I believe
I have rcnChed-that Judge Parker. D0ssi-
bly, under the stress or clamor around
him, felt he must mako his position plain
~olutions, ana. at least. nlue-ienths Of the
convention, have believed that Judge Par
Gcc,arafion or rn frSaI'a or ~, I1of' ~ ana mi,, the ~
an overwhelming vote Of II 10 4 10
put a gold STANDARD plank in It's platform
grew our OF mo fa't that wo all recog-
~ M I,r, go o5n"Il'"ilS, We SNOW
" Nv +, L" " ~ ria7 t, ~ ". Eotl standard.
date. He is a gold man. ana he " hae I ,m' .
manly enough In this hour of his uomira.
ton to send us word that he is for gold,
That. as president, IL elected he wGl up
n0iH lfilI h9lcy' ana has sata: ~ the
a a Dno,1ncoI rn,!a, Nalt me. after J have
wav. it is thoir ri5ht nr5 ,ri,tIar1
to take me down and put IN sn1,nhIS,.
else" t~Applausc) Therefore. when W.
kH9W Wnat We already knew and that his
tt,ian an 'sSo.EDS npLhlhg put the repc-
recognized, what is t there - . p'1 o 11"pSE