The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-10
Continued from Page One.)
Carmack Makes a Blunder.

Parker would be declaration enough on
the money plank.
Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Bryan, ris-
ing hastily, Il beg the gentleman
pardon, but I never said that
John S. Williams supported Mr..
Bryan in his statement and Senator
Carmack accepted the correction.
The Senator took occasion 10 oehS
that he had ever received message
from Judge Parker.
The Chairman recognized Mr' Bryan
who presented an amendment to the
reply to Judge Parker as follows: j,
: but as you will, IL elected, be called
upon to act upon certain phases OF Tue
money question, we would like TO know
whether you favor reducing the Voi-
ume of silver dollars or whether you
favor an asset currency and pranch
national banks; whether you preie,
national bank currency to ohi'eo
States notes."
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded TO ans
some of the statements made by thooe
who had followed his first address.
Great applause followed his assertion
that lack of harmony in the party
could not be laid at his door.
Senator Carmack undertook 10 cor
rect a statement male by MT. Bryan
as 10 the proceedings In the coihn,i
tee and a short debate foiloweu oe-
tween the gentlemen as 10 WIN p''-
sessed the better memory
The sneaker woke the galleries 10
enthusiasm when he declared tnat ne
has EXPRESSED a Willingness 10 sup
mort a gold standard man TO puilo up
harmony in the party and when ne
aao;areS he believed the adoption of
tho gold standard would defeat the
nartv in the impending campaign.
Only Two Courses.
There were only two ways out OF
the difficulty into which the action
of Judge Parker mad plunged the
marty. One was to amend the mes
sage in the manner he had suggested
and the other was to amend the pla.-
form nv the insertion OF gold plank
Leaning far over the railing on the
platform he shook his hand at the
New York delegation and said, 4 VIII
agree to accept Senator Carmacks
plank. Will that satisfy the frlenos
of Judge Parker!
Mr. Bryan said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the convention: / do not know wheth-
err l can make myself heard by you
7 was informed that some action was
being taken here and l came over.
81 understand that you have recelV-
ed from your candidate telegram
which has been read to you and which
/ have read and that motion mas peen
made to send back a reply and that
the question is now on the resolution
directing the sending of this reply. 1
want to state the facts as they appear
in these manner and then make
suggestion.
Session of the Committee.
session of the
Committee on Resolutions. For sixteen
hours we were in session the last time,
When the platform was reported from
the subcommittee, 1t contained the
gold standard plank of which you
know 1t was discussed in committee.
1t was stated by members that II
would be unfortunate to insert the
plank and finally by vote of 80 to
is, it was decided to exclude 1t.
IT introduced them some separate
resolutions. 1 had previously intro
duced resolution reaffirming the
Kansas City platform. That was voted
down. When we refused to declare In
favor of the gold standard and refused
to reafirm the Kansas City platform
we left the question open as a matter
of principle. / called attention to the
fact that there were certain questions
before Congress upon which we ought
TO act. upon which we ought to ex-
press an opinion and bring the party
together that we might fight this bat
tie as unit, but they were not willing
to declare against the asset currency
and the branch bank 1 then proposed
a resolution that we thought the Unit
ed States notes furnished better money
than the national bank notes, trying
to get a declaration on that principle
that had no connection with the silver
question, but had connection with {
vital, living throbbing question, bu
they said in the interest of harmony
we must leave that out and thus every
proposition on our side was voted
down and they put it on the GROUND
that as a proposition on their side hat
been voted down, therefore this mus
not be brought in.
Phrase Left Out.
when we came to make the fina
report / found that inadvertently
phrase had been used in the last para
graph that might bring this question
in. But also the active assistance o
all of our fellow citizens, who, disre
garding past differences upon question
no longer at issue / moved to strik
out ON questions no longer al issue OF
the ground that 1t was a declaration
that the money question was settle
and substantially a declaration for tn
gold standard, while on the motion Il
that committee it was stricken out an
here is the original and the word
stricken out 1 found that the publish
ed copies had been given out befor
this was adopted or at least in dupli
Gates and as 1t appeared in the paper
those words are in there.
Now, the Committee took every pre-
caution to keep this question out an
now l understand that we are to max
a declaration in this telegram to NJ
Parker that the platform adopted b
this convention is silent upon the ques
ton of the mnoetary standards becaus
It Is not regarded by us as a possibl
issue in this campaign and only cam
paign issues are mentioned in the plat
form. Therefore, there is nothing
the views expressed by you in the plat
ford that would preclude a man enter
tanning them from accepting a nomina
ton on said PLATFORM
Now, my friends, if this conventio
will adopt a plank declaring that tn
gold standard has been established
this country and is accepted. l sha
offer no objection to the plank exceI
TO vote against it. (Applause) But
appeal to you to be candid with tn
voters of this country
1t was ten minutes after midnigh
when Mr.. Bryan conc GUIDED and Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams wa
recognized. He plunged without pre-
face into a .scathing arraignment Q
Mr.. Bryan. Turning from time to tim
he faced Mr. Bryan who sat with i'm
mobile countenance and famed him
self. His voice trembling. Mr.. viii