The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

the senator did so. Then Senator Till
man said:
I thought it might be said of this man
that he was attempting to enlarge our
into it something that was not already
in it after We ourselves had completed,
but if YOU calmly consider what is ac-
tually involved in these words l believe
you will reach the same conclusion that
I have reached, that Judge Parker pos
sibly under the stress of clamor around
by telegraph, feeling that he must make
his position plain. whether We have or
not. has sent this telegram here; and
give him the benefit of the doubt as I
myself would want you to give it to
me.
What is there to alarm anybody? What
is there to create a furore and to get up
disintegration and Generalization
which does not exist? The Democrats who
have acted with the lights before them
have spoken. We have our candidate we
have our platform. He stands where he
stood before; we nominated him and this
has not changed his status one iota Are
we going to change our platform?
Mr.. Bryan Enters
AS Senator Tillman was endeavoring
to answer a question injected into the
discussion by former Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, as to whether
Mr.. Hill had not stated in committee
that he did not know Judge Parker's
views on the financial question. Mr..
Bryan came into the hall.
Instantly there was an uproar. Calls
Of Bryant" Bryant" went up and the
galleries cheered. Mr. Bryan first went
to his place in the pit, but as the cries
of the Nebraskan's name, coupled with
the words platform" platform con-
tinued, Mr.. Bryan made his way to the
stage.
His face was chalk white, as he walk
ed rapidly up the side aisle. His lips
were compressed to a thin line and his
brows drawn straight. He nervously
famed himself and paid no attention
to the hands that were held out to him
as he passed. When he appeared in the
| front of the rostrum his face was pale
and drawn with illness and his voice
was weak and hoarse. He spoke with
great effort, but quietly and with self
| control.
! AS the speaker went on his voice
grew stronger andNcleareY and as he
narrated the story of his efforts to Sc
| cure the insertion in the platform of a
I financial plank, the flush of excitement
covered his face and his gestures be-
came more frequent and more en-
phatic
We had a protracted session of the
| committee on resolutions. For sixteen
hours we were in session the last time.
| subcommittee it contained the gold
| standard plank, of which you know.
Mr.. Bryan again told the story Of
| what was done in committee and went
on.
Senator Tillman has said that we all
| know where Mr.. Parker stands. That We
all knew in committee; How did we
the. only way. Judging by his silence I
| believed he was for the gold standard,
and have insisted for months that he
ought to state his position so that the
American people could sit in judgment
upon it and not come blindfolded into
convention on this subject. :,
Now If this convention viii adopt
! plank declaring that the gold standard has
| been established in this country and is
-aceepted. I shall offer no objection to the
1 plank except to vote against it. But L
I of this country.
If there Is any objection to our saying
| this plainly why should we say it by in
ference. and If you say that you are
| willing to say this in regard to the gold
standard, because it is settled, then in
/ siSt that having entered upon the money
/ question. you shall tell US in your plat
| FORM whether the party favors the melt
ing up of the dollars. the asset currency,
4 the branch bank and the national bank
currency, or not.
/ Parker's Views important
! And if the convention does not want to
1 do this, if it wants simply to send this
telegram, then insist that If we. are go
4
! is not an ISSUE will you not tell him that
4 his views are important on these other
phases of the financial question, which are
| before the country.
4 1 am sorry this contention ever rose.
! acted as 1 did in the committee on
I resolutions because I wanted harmony. I
| think a man should express his opinion
| before the convention adjourns / think it
/ would have been better to express his
/ opinion before the convention met 1t is
manly thing to express his opinion be-
| fore the delegates act on his nomination.
| but it would have been manlier thing to
express his opinion before the voters of
| their conventions sent delegates here 1t
! is the judges fault that he did not speak
/ sooner. not our fault.
shall oppose this telegram, or rather
i that the matter be acted on, will pro-
| pose some amendment and then, if the
motion to send the telegram is defeated
you can propose your gold standard plank
: and let your convention vote upon it.
/ Mr.. Bryans amendment questioned
i Judge Parker in his views on asset
+ currency and silver.
His declaration that the sending
of the telegram to Judge Parker was
a declaration Of the gold standard side
/ and his statement that if the Democracy
4 was to adopt such a view it should be
honest and say SO frankly, was greeted
] with a Shrek of applause from the
galleries. and one man with strong
| voice yelled, That's right,
Ex-senator Pettigrew interrupted to
know if the Parker telegram did not
declare that the gold standard was
firmly and irrevocably fixed, and was
informed that he was correct. Loud
| applause greeted Mr.. Bryans remark
| that it was manly thing in Judge
| Parker to express his opinions before
| the convention adjourned, but would
| have been a maniier thing had he
spoken before the convention met, was
again cheered.
| He announced that he would pro-
| pose an amendment to the message,
and took his seat amid loud cries. Of
/ 'Vote!'' s.EIilli"
/ Chairman Daniel Replies
/ Senator John w. Daniel, chairman
| of the committee on resolutions, was
| recognized to reply to Mr.. Bryan.
Whatever may be said about the cir
| cumstances which now surround us, no
one can read the manly, open and plain
words of the broad minded jurist without
perceiying and recognizing that they came
from the hands and were inspired by the
heart of a man who wishes to act in the
open and d not be tempted by
the highsGk uiae gift of the Ameri-
can psi tany other than an
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