The copper era., 1904-07-14

-l--iizzszD Flis--A--s-~sf1d lnaSmucn as the piatformt was silent on the moo ev question, hfs views would not be compromised wi ith by it.
 few minutef he had the attention oi the audience. He said:
 'The comHittee on resolutions tried
 it's best to find out how Parker stood on the gold uestion. We were told by his chid sponsor, Senator Hill,
 that he did lot know. Senator Laniel
 has said tht Judge Parker is a foot higher thaufe was yesterday. I will
 say that is a1optical delusion. Judge
 Parker only EpPears foot higher be-
 cause the 5n 'ention is three feet lower. (TreneHOus applause gree teG
 this saliv.l His $ an attempt to
 or:~p this Qies'on as an issue into
 this convcntiou.Y He has attempted to
 dictate 10 us. we send this message
 to him it is eqivalent to saying, All
 right. Judge Irker. we'll give any
 thing you wanto long as you will run.
 Bryan, who Hs sick at his hotel,
 heard of the troole and made his way
 to the convention and his appearance
 was the signal f. loud applause. He
 had been m bed sl day and looked ill.
 Ills vo!ce was sC weak that when he i began It was almost inaudible. The
 audience listened wilh strained atten- 1 ton. When he rose to the crucial point of Parker telegram his voice seemed to regal its full power and
 his animation rturned, When he told how in the nsolutions committee
 he had asked SaiatOr Hill what were
 Parker's views .,n the money question and ne had answered that he did not l,.a ton in which Senator Hill and John Sharp Williams were placed and cheer ed nightly.
 One of Mr Bryan's sentences that the crowd seemed to especially eujoy was: Tt Is a manly thing for d man to express his opuion before conveu- ton adJourns, tut l think it would nave been manlier thing to express nls opinion before the conven tion met.
 Later he said II am not willing to .A.n,d1i-ihis telegram to him | am nnt willing rUsay tEaG~e acquiesce in leaving silver out of the platform. want you to know that if there is dis cord 1t is not my fault. We have not forced any issue, but this issue has been forced upon us"
 A this point Carmack twice inter- rupted Nr. Bryan. but he smiled ca alm- odh "tub tL- lie redu t1c JettHTdn which he wished to add to the one pro- posed by John Sharp Williams and the u Hiil-Belmont combination
 But as you will, if elected. be called lpon to act upon certain phases of the money question. we would like to know | whether you favor reducing the volume | 'i silver collars, whether you favor | 'n asset currency. the national banks, | md whether you prefer national bank | currency to United States notes."
 Mir Bryan's speech seemed to indi ate that he suspected the entire affair md that the telegram was a fake or d rick ot Senator Hill. for he referred 0 the suspicious nature Of the commun- cations and continually brought hem home to the senator in a most suggestive way He referred also nth bitter eloqueuce to the silence of ud@e Parke" on the money question ntll It was too late to take action on is opinions.
 "l was rejoicing yesterday" he said in the happy thought that the old me harmony had been restored to le party and that we were once more win. And now we are split again 1d now the old dissentions are reviv- 1; and DOW the old quarrels are ought back; now the old sores are 'eneG and the. -Ban that has done all lis is Judge Parker. had reioiced