Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09

| to say we want 10 Wln, continued Mr.
Hill. 1--WE have stood defeats in the
past and we can stand them again, il
is true. This contest, for me, means
that l shall devote myself from now
on until November to the campaign.
shall leave my business but I shall dc
it gladly and 1 shall work for whom
soever the Democrats nominate, but
think the platform is of the greatest
Importance. especially the gold stand
ard plank.
He reiterated that he thought an in
come tax plank would be mistake
but added that the gold plank was of
far greater Importance.
| In conclusion he said:
| Nor should one of these planks be
traded for the other 1 earnestly hope
each Will be taken up separately and
considered on it's individual merits"
Mr.. Hill was applauded at the con-
cl,Ision of his speech.
Mr.. Bryan replied at length to the
| argument of Mr.. Hill and insisted that
in the face of past declarations of the
party gold plank would now ALLEVIATE
| many thousands of Democratic voters.
He said that when the campaign for
Judge Parker was started it was never
expected that the Democratic party
YVES to be brought to a declaration for
the gold standard.
Mr.. Thomas of Colorado also made a
strong protest against the gold stand
ard plank.
plea especially for the South and said
in the face of the Republican policy of
imperialism.
Its recent platform was dangerous
to the South. He hoped some agreement
could he reached which would bring
to the support of the Democratic South
the Democratic party of the East. AS
to the money question, that was for
the time settled, and he urged that
that matter be not injected into the
coming campaign as disturbing ele-
mont.
Mr.. Shiveley of Indiana followed
much the same line. If this money
question was brought into the CAM
paign, he said, it would cause Seri-
Gus, division in the Democratic party,
and especially in Indiana. Several
congressional districts would be ell
dangered.
Mr.. Fleming of Wisconsin was OPP
posed to the gold plank and favored
the declaration of the Williams plat
form. If this committee were SO much
divided, how was it possible to pre-
| vent division among the 100000
Democratic voters.
shortly before O. clock Senator Dan
| by an attack upon Mr.. Bryan which
soon evoked cries for order from sew
| eraI members.
Senator Daniel who some time
before called Senator Tillman to
the chair, began by saying be
questioned the propriety of a man
whom the Democrats had twice
| honored with the presidential nomi-
| nation and under whose leadership
the party had twice been defeated, at
| tempting to force his leadership upon
| the party again. Growing more inn
FASHIONED, Senator Daniel said regard
ing Mr.. Bryan:
"The silver question was question
| in Virginia ten years before the gentle
man from Nebraska discovered it. But
conditions have changed in the last
| few years and heroic changes demand
heroic remedies. We must consider
New England, New York and that sec
| ton of the country"
Again facing Mr. Bryan. Senator
Daniel. He has reviled every man
| whom any state has recommended for
the presidency and as far as l have
been able to learn. has as yet present.
ed no candidate Of his own"
At this point Senator Daniel was in
| tcrruptcd with cries of order. Senator
Tillman who was acting chairman de-
manded order and said:
"Well. let's have order before this
| meeting deyencrates into CONVERSE
| tiOnal row."
Mr.. Bryan asked that Senator Daniel
be allowed to proceed and the latter re-
sumed his speech by saying that he
had not intended to enter into person.
alities. Continuing the senator said:
Il am convinced that the country is
on the verge Of a great catastrophe and
calamity"
He said further that it was urgent
| that the Democratic party recover the
reins of government.
This is not the time" he said, "for
selfish interest, for small concessions
of consistency, for personal likes or re-
CARDS.
TT is not pleasant for me to give up
my own opinion but there are questions
of expcdiency to be considered"
Senator Daniel favored the gold
plank.
Mr.. Poe of Maryland. made Il brief
but vigorous appeal for the gold plank,
declaring that if the party in it's, plat
| form refused to recognize an existing
fact which could neither be denied
nor effaced by emitting the gold
plank, he feared that Maryland would
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