New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10


Sgt they said. In the interest OF harmony we
must leave that OUT and thus every promo
.i-ton on our side was voted down. and thev
nut il on the ground that as the proposition on
-rsr side had been voted down. therefore mis-
.,usr not be brought in.
when We came 10 make the final ranor-
41lod that. inadvertently. a phrase had raar
-ze5 n Tie last para graph that might h~tnp
is question IN, but also the active assistanca
al our fellow citizens. who disrags rg7i-,g.
,,ast differences upon questions no longer nj
issue" moved 10 strike cut on questions no
.onger al Issue on the ground that it was a
declaration Lhar the money question was se--
led and substantially a declaration for the
gold standard, while on the motion IN that com
rnitree II was stricken out, and there is the
original. and the words stricken out
found that the published copies had been
given OUT before this was adopted. or al least
in duplicates and as il appears in the papers
hose words are in there Now the con,rlirta.
-ooly every precsutiCn 20 keep this question or-
md 2oW understand that We are 10 make
declaration II mis- teiegran 70 Mr.. Parker that
-1e platform adopted " this convention is sile-
upon the question OF the monetary standard be
cause Il s not regarded by Us as possible issu-
n this campaign. and only campaign issues are
mentioned in The platform. Therefore. - Is
,o+hinr n the views expressed bv vo1I II the
platform which IS received that would preclude
a man entertaining them from accepting NOM
3na+ior said platform.
ASKS FOB HONESTY.
n the committee I asked Senator Hin II. ne
knew ut. Fa-Ser views on TIE gold standard
he said ne 15d not; that ne had never talked
WITH him on that subject and that he did not
know his views on that question. Now, my
friends il YOU send This telegram and say that
ms question is no longer an issue. YOU simply
saw Il Is settled on The gold standard side. and
insist L you are going % declare for the gold
standard, YOU should be honest and manly and
say so IN the platform. (ApplauseD
Senator Itlln7an has said that we all know
where M Parker STANDS That We al knew
II the comm tee HoW cld Va know2 only by
his silence. That was the only way. Judging
bv his silence. l believed he was for the gold
standard, and have insisted for months that
~ org7r state his DoSirior "a ? ha
lean people could sit IN judgment upon il and
not come Embodied into a convention on this
Now. M friends. i this convention will adopt
q plank declaring that the gold standard has
been established in this convention and IS ac-
ceptec, sna-l oi1er no objection 10 the plank
except TO vote against il. (AppIause.) But I ap-
peal 10 you 10 be candid with the voters Of this
country. lApplause.)
I appeal 10 YOU take them into your conf
dence. L there is any objection 10 our saying
this plainly. why should we say il by inference?
And Il you say thar you are willing 70 say this
IN regard 70 the gold stanCird because II is set
tied then I insist that, having entered upon the
money question you shall tell Us in your plat
form whether the party IaTors the melting up
OF the silver dollars. the asset currency. the
branch bank and the national bank currency or
not lApplause1 And II the convention does
not want II co this-if Il wants simply 20 send
this telegrar-uhen I insist that, + are going
70 tel Mr.. Parker that his views are uniInpor-
rant on this question because IL Is not an issue,
vii you not tell him that his views are inpoT-
rant on these other phases OF The financial cues
tons which are before the country iApplause.)
Senator Pettig-ew-A1ay ask the gentleman
q question? AS I recoIect the telegram OF Judge
Parker. II practically says that the gold standard
Is irrevocably established. and he would veto
any bill 10 disturb il want 10 know # his Ian
guage admits Of any other Interpretation.
NJ Bryan-Now. L he meant that il was es-
tablished beyond any act Of the American people,
I would deny Il, for the American people have
The right 10 fix their standard and 10 change il /
whenever they please. T. however. he simply /
means that 50 far as he IS concerned he IS op-
posed 10 il. and that he wants TO 90 IN with the
understanding that all the influence OF the /
executive viii be used TO prevent any change in /
Il, then understand him TO mean that Il elected
President. having the veto power which gives
him the influence sufficient 10 override anything
less than two-thirds Of the people, even # the /
majority Of the people want 10 change il. he
VIII nor ter them change Il. CAppiause)
Now, my friends, I an sorry thar this ques-
ton ever arose / joined in the report Of the /
committee resolutions brought UP. and
wanted harmony. I joined because wanted 70 (
put a united party back Of our candidate. 1
think II is a manly thing for a man 70 express
his opinion before the convention adjOurns. Il
would have been uanlier 10 have expressed II /
before the convention met (Applause.) II IS
a manly thing 10 express his opinion before the
oe-egates act finally upon his position, but il
WOULD nave been q Uauller thing had he eX-
pressed his opinion before the voters through
ouL this country went 10 their caucuses and
their primaries ard sent instructed delegates
here applause
BRYAN HEARTILY APPLACDED.
1Ir. Bryan's declaration that the sending Of
the message 70 Judge Parker was a declaration
On the gold standard side and his statement
that f the Democracy was 10 adopt such d view
i should be honest, and say so frankly were
greeted with q shrek Of APPLAUSE from the gal
lerles, and one man with a strong voice yelled
That's right"
Ex-senator Pettigrew interrupted 10 know IL
the Parker message did not declare thai the
gold standard was firmly and irrevocabIy fixed !
and was Informed that he was correct. Loud (
applause greeted Mr. Bryans remark that II !
was manly thing in Judge Parker to express
ais opinions before the convention adjourned, |
out that IL would have been a ulanlier thing |
mad he spoken before the convention met
He announced that he would propose an |
amendment 10 the message. and took his seat
amid loud cries Of Vote "Hiur" Hill
Senator John ". Daniel. chairman Of the com
mittee on resolutions, was then announced 20
reply 70 1lr. Bryan. Il was then II o'clock and
tnere we're signs that the expected storm would
De passed Mr.. Bryan's speech and that Of Sen
ator Iiluan had been listened 70 attentively.
Nnere applause was given there was no dis
position 20 prolong It The delegates were evil
oeaty IN a businesslike frame Of mind and de-
'efinined 10 adjust and close the incident that
1so been so dramatically injected into the stu
alton
senator Daniel was recognized, but had spoken
only few words when a delegate from Arkan-
sas announced that he could hear nothing be-
cause Of the noise among The delegates, and
after some conversation between him and the
chairman, the latter directed that if delegates