The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
THE COMMITTEES ON REsoLu-
TiONS DECLARES THAT tn
MONETARY SYSTEM is
STILL a POLiTiCAL,
ISSUE.
THE COMMITTEE ON REsoLU-
TiONS IN CONTINUOUS SES-
SION FOR THIRTEEN HOURS
WILL REPORT TO-
-. t.-E MIGHT. ..E----. v

ST. LOUIS, July S.--The Committee
on Resolutions of the Democratic Ma
| tional convention at five O'Clock this
| morning by q vote OF 30 to zl5, st-i.ck
out tne plank declaring the monetary
| system no longer political issue
| The fight against the plank was led
| by w j. Bryan, who. during the dis
cussion which at times became quite
bitter was verbally assailed by Sena-
tor w. ], Daniel. of Virginia. The
Senator questioned the propriety OF
the man who had twice led the party
TO defeat, attempting to again dictate
the issue upon which those battles
were fought and lost.
1t was a decisive victory for Bryan
and his friends who had waSed long,
aggressive and determined warfare.
Ex-senator D. B. Hill, OF New York,
Senator Daniel. OF Virginia. Senator
Carmack. of Tennessee. and Mr.. Poe,
of Maryland. we're among those who
pleaded earnestly, and at times almost
pathetically for the retention in the
platform of the plank favorably re-.
ported to the full committee at o.
o'clock last night.
Bryan Ex-senator PettiGrew. OF
South Dakota, Shively, Of Indiana, and
Fleming, of Wisconsin. were among
the foremost members, who advocated
absolute silence upon the financia!
question. 1t was after one of Bryan's
emphatic declarations against what
he considered an attempt at repudia-g
tion of the platforms Of 1896 and 1900.
that Senator Daniel spoke.
"T,le silver issue was known in Nir-
ginia long before Mr.. Bryan was
born scathingly declared the Sen
ator in his calm, cold and penetrating
voice, that could be plainly heard in
the hotel corridor, where scores OF
people were gathered.
"By what right he continued,
under what pretense of propriety
does this man come here to instruct us
upon an issue which led US to defeat
twice? This man, whom the Demo
cratic party has twice highly honor
ed, has seen fit to pick flaws in every
candidate proposed for the Office to
which he twice unsuccessfully as
pired But it seems he has yet to find
one in whom he can find ought Of
good
81 say he continued with great
earnestness, if we are going to wait
for Presidential candidate till we
find an angel we had better adjourn
and go home"
Mr. Bryan who sat on the opposite
side of the table about which the de-
were being held, flushed !!
deeply. His lightly compressed lips
bespoke the effect he was making at !
self-controI. There was a hush in the
room. Daniel was about to continue,
when he said he thought the time had
arrived when all loyal Democrats
should be actuated by the purest mo-
tiyes and their actions open to the /
fullest criticism.
Continuing he declared his belief
that the country stood upon the brink
Of great calamity and catastrophe.
"I favored free silver he said, but,
right or wrong, 1 think the exigencies
of the situation demand that we I
should bow to the wishes of New Eng
land and the great empire State.
Heroic situations demand heroic
he shouted
"We should put ourselves in line
SO as to touch elbows in this great
conflict. No self-interest, no right Of
regard or ambition should
weigh with any man"
Mr.. Shively,, Of Indiana. pleaded
hat no mention of finance be made in
he platform. ON say the question
IS settled" he exclaimed, Then let
IS remain settled. Why raise it
again to cause rupture in our party?
even the moderate treatment proposed
would indicate all too plainly that the
silver question is not settled. There
ire. tens Of thousands Of Democrats
n Indiana, who would consider such
i plank a slap in the face.
Fleming, of Wisconsin declared
hat he was there to oppose any re.
lfI1rrnation Of the Kansas City Plat
.orm, andsto oppose any specific dec-
aration on finance
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