The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-26
SENATOR DANIELS POSITION.
Was Prepared 10 Offer Gold Plank rs
Independent Resolution.

New York Sun.
The the editor of The Sun Sir: There
is an interesting article in The Sun of
July Is on the Democratic Convention
at ST. Louis, which styles it, the most
remarkable of National Conventions.
Permit me. if you please, to make these
comments:
/. In this article it Is said: Chair
man Daniel and number of others ad-
viaed Mr.. Hin that in deference to Mr.,
Rryan's wishes the so-callcd money
plank ought to be eliminated
As to myself, this is not the fact. On
the contrary. took the floor and spoke
earnestly in favor of Keeping IN me
platform the money plank as reported
Ivy the sub committee, and would nave
supported any strong, clear expression
to the effect that the gold standard was
settled | expressed myself to this
effect in the convention, whioh fact the
article does not notice.
As to Governor Hin. he did not con-
sent. to my knowledge, that the gold
he did On the contrary, the article 1t
self would seem from its face to show
the contrary. for 1t says: The money
plank of the sub committee was then
voted down by the full Committee on
Resolutions by n vote of fifty TO fif-
teen" This was not consent to elimi-
antiOn," but a vote against the money
plank Governor Hill and myself being
of the fifteen in favor of 1t. There
We're not fifty, but thirty-ilVe against
1t.
=. a minority report would have been
made in favor of recognizing the gold
standard as settled but for the fact
that il would have produced, as MEM
bors of the committee 'Mr Bryan ana
others) declared. other minority re-
ports from them on number of ques-
lions, and great confusion would have
resulted. SO it was agrS' d that no mi
noritY reports be made.
3. 1t was argued by the Hon. John
Sharpe Williams and others that New
York had said nothing in it's platform
on the money question: that by general
consent the question was regarded as
settled. that there was no use IN notlc-
ing a dead issue; and tNat silence about
ii was the best way of showing II was
regarded as dead There were num-
bcrs of the committee who have been
test who took this view and voted ac-
cordingly. This was the reason FOR the
most part, that produced the vote OF
thtrty-tive against noticing the ques-
tion. While logically offered, the pubic
view soon showed that it did not coin
eide as to the meaning OF silence. ana
this view led to the vote or the conVen-
tion indorsing Judge Parker's telegram
which was greatly larger than the orig
inal vote for him. This fact is a DEM
onstration that he greatly strengthen
ed himself. before the convention as De-
fere the country, by his manly and up
4. The writer of this article does me
the honor to say, after speaking or the
discomfort expressed by some in an ex-
cited way about judge Parker's tele-
gram. that Senator Daniel was calmer
but none the less troubled. True, eve
rybodY was to some extent troubled
by the commotion the telegram caus-
ed But Mr. Sheehan came to me i'm
mediately. and at once I took the gold
plank of the sub committee in hand
went to the stand. took my seat by
the Chairman and was about to take
the floor 10 offer II as an independent
resolution. At this juncture a member
of the committee. others Concurring
came to me and suggested that as
represented compromise report
should offer no other resolution. l re-
pll"d tn isI might olner win MN; hs
eXigent situation presented, but
would not debate question of pro-
priety. and yielded to this opinion. Ac-
cordingly, l returned to my delegation
and did not speak until Messrs, Tillman