Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
speech to be that Judge Parker favored the

| speech to be that Judge Parker favored the
| Insertion of gold plank
Mr.. Hill declared that the democrats
| could not possibly nominate better man
| than Judge Parker and spoke at some
| length upon his peculiar qualifications for
| the office. He emphasized the fact that
| Judge Parker was in no sense an active
| candidate for the nomination and that he
| had not dictated anything regarding the
| platform.
| say we want to win continued Mr.. Hill
| 1--WE have stood defeats in the past, and
we stand them again, it is true. This
| contest for me, means that L shall devote
| myself from now until November to the
campaign I shall leave my business. but 1
| shall do 1t gladly, and l shall work hard
| for whomsoever the democrats nominate.
| but l think the platform is of the greatest
| Importance, especially the gold standard
| plank"
He reiterated that he thought an income
| tax plank would be mistake, but added
| that the gold plank was of far greater i'm
| portance.
| In conclusion he said: Nor should one
| of these planks be traded for the other. 1
| earnestly hope each will be taken up sep
arately and considered on its individual
| merits
| Mr.. Hill was applauded at the conclusion
| of his speech.
Bryan Replies to Hill.
Mr.. Bryan replied at length to the argu-
| ment Of Mr.. Hill and insisted that. in the
| face of past declarations of the party. a
| gold plank would now ALLEVIATE many thou
| sands of democratic voters. He said that,
| when the campaign for Judge Parker was
| started. it was never expected that the
| democratic party was to be brought to
| declaration for the gold standard.
| Mr.. Thomas of Colorado also made a
| strong protest against the gold standatd
| plank
| Senator Carmack of Tennessee made a
| plea especially for the south, and said that
| democratic success was necessary in tbs
| 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 ques-
| ton, that was for the time settled and he
! urged that the matter be not injected into
| the coming campaign as disturbing ee
| ment
Mr.. Shively of Indiana followed much the
| same line. If this money question was
| brought into the campaign he said It
| would raise a serious division in the demo-
| cratic party, and especially in Indiana. Sew
eral congressional districts would lie en-
| dangered
Mr. Fleming of Wisconsin was opposed to
| the gold plank, and favored the declara ton
OF the Williams platform. If this commit
| zee were SO much divided. how was it ;s-
| sible to prevent a division among The seven
| ihIIlon democratic voters.
Oaulei ACtackS Bryan.
Shortly before o'clock Senator Daniel
| created sensation in the committee by an
attack upon Mr.. Bryan, which soon evoked
cries for order from several members
Senator Daniel, who some time before
| called Senator Tillman to the chair began
by saying he questioned the propriety of a
| man whom the democrats had twice hon
ored with the presidential nomination and
under whose leadership the party had twice
oeen defeated attempting to force his lead
| more impassioned Senator Daniel said re-
| garding Mr.. Bryan:
The silver question was a question in
virginia ten years before the gentleman
| from Nebraska discovered it. But condi-
lions have changed in the last few years
and heroic changes demand heroic rene
dies. We must consider New England.
New York and that section of the country
Again facing Mr.. Bryan. Senator Daniel
said:
He has reviled every man whom any
state has recommended for the presidency
| and, so far / have been able to learn
has as yet presented no candidate of his
own
| At this point Senator Daniel was inter-
| rupted with cries of Order"
Senate Tillman, who was acting chair
man. demanded order and said: well. let's
have order before this meeting degenerates
into conversational row.
Mr.. Bryan asked that Senator Daniel be
allowed to proceed, and the latter resumed
his speech by saying that he had not In
| tended to enter into personalities Continu-
ing, the senator said:
| Il am convinced that the country is on
| the verge of great catastrophe and ca
! lamity He said, further. that it was ur-
| gent that the democratic party recover the
reins of government. This is not the
| time" he said, for selfish interest for
small conceptions of consistency, for per-
sonal likes or regards 1t is not pleasant
| for me to give up my own opinion. But
there are questions of expediency to be
| considered"
Senator Daniel favored the gold plank.
Poe Advocates the Gold Plank.
Mr.. Poe of Maryland made a brief but
| vigorous appeal for the gold plank, declar-
| ing that if the party in it's platform re-
| fused to recognize an existing fact which
| could neither be denied nor effaced by
emitting the gold plank he feared that
Maryland would be lost to the democrats in
| the fall elections He pointed out that the
| gold plank recommended by the subcom-
mittee which the silver and gold
elements in the party could easily stand
upon. He said that this plank did not call
on the free silver advocates to retract or
repudiate their former beliefs. TT is SIM
| ply he said, "a recognition of an existing
fact Mr.. Poe closed by saying that the
! democratic ticket would have a forlorn
| hope If the plank were omitted
The Gold Plank Barred.
| After several other members had been
heard briefly the question was demanded.
| The gold plank was stricken out by a vote
| of 35 to IS.
| Earlier in the night Mr.. Bryan had with
| drawn temporarily his income tax resolu-
| ton. At this juncture an attempt was
| made to secure a recess, but it was unsuc-
| cessful, Senator Tillman remarking that
| 1T was sun-up and we might well go
| ahead"
| After the vote, however. many members
| left the committee room with heavy eye
| lids and refreshed themselves with coffee
| at q nearby restaurant.
| Mr. Bryan got the floor soon after the
| adoption of the motion striking out the
| gold plank, and informally presented for
| the individual consideration Of the men,
| bers of the committee a financial plank
| which 1t was his intention later to present
| as substitute for the gold plank.
| The Panama canal plank brought out a
| severe criticism from Senator Pettigrew.
| He said that the canal could not be built
| in ten years, and when completed, it would
| be valueless, for sailing vessels would never