The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
"A the platform which Is MT In accord
with bis own opir1tp
Ri Did II Pitrposcly.

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my friends, we p,irposely at1e tiiis
z platform silent OH the question Of
Fl the money standard. vnkmnde It 3Hi-3
! lent because We all agreed that that
was not an Issue In this campaign
(applause), and we agreed furtlier.$
Is moro that nothing should be placed In
z the platform which was not b. cam
paign issncf and the consequences was
that In the RESOLUTIONS Committee
motions were made 10 Ia BILE, and those
motions were carried, tabing every
resolution on botJi sides which tended
to bring lip as IN Issue In this cam I
i palgr the question OF monetary stand-e
4 ard, n II
Now, my friends. Judge Parker ex-
pressed his opinion for fear some
body might think you did not know II.
# There WAS not In all tliissvas assem-
bly, ono single, solitary man who do
not already know that Judge Parker
4 was d gold standard man / have
4 been one Of the most consistent. per- i
slstent and perhaps radical freo 81. I
& yer men In the United States, and
know that he was a gold sta NJ ar "a =
man, and he made no ,attenpt To coil- {
ceal II from ANYBODY. lie had sup-s
gported oul. candidates flfid had SAID
!. that althougfg he did rot q gree Will (
/ ,,s upon this plank !, y fie was still u
4 Democrat. (Appia,,.e.)
Il Now, my friends, III o campaign
i. which was 40 [raught gainst ir,pe.6
Tialsm. against executive usurpatton.
VIC Spurposely made a. pla TORN. SO far 1
a4 monetary Standard Is concerned, Is
I, upon which, NJ. j. Bryan could have
stood or Grover Cleveland could have
stood, Or anybody else who was with y
lis In tho pending live campaign issues
could have stood. tApplause,) sf
1 Message to Parker.
Ills declaration that Parkers views
we're known 10 every man In the az
sembly was received With faint applause.
s1Ic3 asked Senator Tilllnan to read the
r,e ssage, but there was a. short delay.
owing to The difficulty experienced BY
3,i,s Of Mr.. Williams. The senator asked
for quiet. saying that he had undergone
AN operation on his throat, and thai
his voice had4.ost - hat nightingale quail
Is that It once possessed Fly
He then proceeded Il TO read, when MI.
Williams interrupted him With the re-
mark: III 63;5 5s 55
Here is "a 9typewrtstcn copy & +,
i For which i thank Almighty God, Y
Returned the senator. He then read the
following niessage to Judge ISark ": s 81
..Tha platform adopted by this conven-
zion liz silent on the question OF the
monetary standard because it is not re-
garded by us possible issue In this
caml,a. en-. and only an1pai gn Issue we're
mentioned In the platform. Therefore!
there is nothing in the views expressed
by# you In tho telegram Just received
which would preclude a man entertain
ing them from accepting a domination
on said plntform.. tApplanse.)
AS Alr. Tillman concluded the rca t ding
of the message, Representative Richard
son. OF Alabama, arose. he said. ITO
dispassionately discuss tho III message
ID be sent to Judge Pa rker." II ii
Tiliman Talks; Bryan Enters
Hall.
83 Chairman Clark explained that he
Mad recognized senat tor illnan. who also
desired TO discuss the same matter. nv.
Richardson bowed and retired al once
and Mr. Tllinan proceeded. While Mr..
sJillman was speaking, Representa- tive
J Din Sharp Williams proceeded from the
platform TO the seat OF shlr. Richardson.
and the two 3engag ed in. earnest conyerra-
ton. Mr.. Tillma1,'s re1nar IS were folk -
cd closely by the whole II AUDIENCE. Us
vehement dcclara tion, d - ay,orc by al
brightly God that I would not endure e
be 2trt led VII ID. hi ought IL orth cheers
Senator lima n was endeny or.ng stc
answer d question Injected into the dis.
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