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Cb-hordol. Bat. 1877. » Athena Bannar. Eat. 1832.
ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MO
Greater Part of the Day at Chi
cago Devoted to Oratory.
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A HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS
fhr Committee on Credential* Wa» Una
ble to Make It* Report When Called
Upon and the Convention Listened to
Npeoehrs by Unfit, Blackburn, Altgeld
and Other*—Itryan Delrfatlon Seated.
OniCAOO, July 8.—The second day of
the convention opened bright and cool,
with the continuance of that refreshing
breeze which has made the work by day
endurable nnd has given delegates a
chance to sleep with comfort undor
blankets during the scant hours allotted
to rest. It has been ideal weather since
tha advance guards arrived last week,
and weather predictions give no indica
tions of n change. The crowds down
town and about the convention hall
show no diminution, but there was less
furoro and demonstration than there
has boon. Tho personal elements sur
rounding candidates had given place to
that tense feeling over tho issue between
tho gold and siver forces as it neared its
culminating point. Moreover, there ap
peared to bo tho lack of that personal
magnetism among candidates which in
spires convention crowds to genuine en
thusiasm. The shooters seemed to rest
content with the showing already made
und are allowing the workers to settlo
down to serious business. Tho crowds
wore moving towards the Coliseum
early in the day, as the time of meeting
was 10 o'clock, and tho experience of
the previous day warned the people that
tiino and pationco were required in
gaining admission.
SergeanUat- Amts Mm tin promised an
Improvement on Tuesday's arrange
ment. He has boon the most abused
man iu Chicago since tho wild rush ap
peared at tho opening, and reports were
torrent that lie would be superseded
ivhen the permanent organization was
perfected. There was prospect also of
\ coup do main by the silver forces in
throwing open the convention doors to
the public. This had lieen seriously dis
cussed at the meeting of the committee
pn rules, when it was pointed out that
hundreds of seats in the rear of tho
main tloor and the galleries were unoc
cupied Tnosdny, although tho silver
leaders had striven vainly to secure a
quota of tickets commensurate with the
convention. The committbo appointed
Senator Money nnd General St. Clair to
confer with Chairman Harrity, and the
threat was made that, if a lilieral distri
bution of tickets did not follow, tho
doors of the convention would lie thrown
o|>en to the Democracy. The day
promised to lio ono to bring tho crisis on
the lb sir of tho convention, which nil
havo so long anticipated. The order of
business adopted by tho rules committee
was such that, nftor tho introduction of
tho permanent presiding oUlcer, Senator
Stephen M. White of California, the
first business would be the report of tho
credentials committee, embracing the
litter contest over Michigan; then the
report of tho platform; noxt tho speeches
.placing candidates in nomination, and
filially tho balloting.
Sathflod With Senator White,
Tho choice of Senator White gave
universal satisfaction, even tho gold
men conceding his fitness as a presiding
officer. He lms a voico of that vibrant
timbre which carries without the slight
est effort. Ho is not demonstrative or
heavy-eyed delegates, many o’ yfEeim
had had an ailnight vigil, were late in
arriving. A fresh green fern bank,
crowned with bright roses, lined the
edge of tho platform. The sunshine
sifted through the air spaces in the vast
dome and glittered among the gay
trappings. Tho band kept np a fuxilado
of lively airs while the people bnbbled
up through tho entrances and melted
away in acres of seats and tho scene
early became a brilliant one. A fow
minutes before 10 the delegates be
gan to arrive. They came with their
loins girded for the fray. The first of
the conspicuous leaders to arrive was
Governor Altgeld. He stalked mood
ily to his seat and immediately became
the center of a group, nervously run
ning his lean fingers through his short,
brown beard, as, wlion incliuod, he had
listened to tho last reports of his lion-
ten auts before the engagement.
The air was rits with rumors hover
ing about the question of a gold bolt.
The arrival of a New York delegation,
which was still in conference ou this
subject, was anxiously awaited by some
the convention until the credentials
committee was prepared to report.
The Texas governor’s attack on the
Republican platform met with hearty
sympathy from the audience. Someot
the gold men, however, showed openly
that they were opposed to some of hu
extreme expressions.
When ex-Governor Hogg had finished.
Senator White assumed the chair tern-
wrarily ana the crowd cried far Bryan.
Blackburn, Altgeld and others. Sena
tor Moi
Senator
dress the
yelled itself hoarse in^pprovaJL
Black bur* Make**an Addr<
inti
ith their heads together iu the main
STEPHEN U. WHITE.
oratorical, but his diction is choice and
he has a command of parliamentary pro
cedure which gives lucidity to his de
cisions. Ho is in tho vigor of middlo
life, with tho robust physique which
adds force to his other attainments.
Tlio report on the Michigan case was to
bo the signal of tho opening conflict.
The reports nre ready. Tho majority
seated eight of tho silver contestants,
thereby giving a total of 20 silver men
out of tho 28 in tho Michigan delega
tion, nnd under tho nuit rule swinging
tho entire 28 to the silver side. The mi
nority report favors the retention of the
gold ’delegates, which thus far held
the balance of powor under tho
nuit rulo in keeping the 28 votes
of Michigan in tho gold column.
Tho issues on the two reports involved
inteuso personal feeling in which
charges were made that federal offices
had lieen bartered in order to control the
Michigan stato convention. There was
eveiy indication that this personal ele
ment would bo aired on tho floor of the
convention, and that the question of
federal influence would lie bronght in
for that severe criticism which has thus
far proceeded behind closely guarded
forces. Such is tho feeling of the con
test promised to take np much time and
possibly to crowd out other business
Swing tho day. It was regarded by
many as furnishing the opportunity to
gold men to leave the convention on the
ground that tho silver forces were
riding over them rough shod. Talk of
bolt was heard os a result of a meeting
of prominent New York men Tuesday
night. This bronght out expressions
from ex-Governor Flower and Mr. Con-
dort that tho time for decisive action is
at band. Ex-Secretary Whitney coun
seled caution and urged that nodocisive
step should be token nntil delegates had
an opportunity to confer with constitu
ents. What tho final determination
would be was still open to conjecture,
and much depended upon tho manner
in which the Michigan contest was con
ducted and the platform adopted.
Delegate* late In Arriving.
The crowds began pouring into the
SOVKRXOn IIOCO.
of tho Democratic war horses among
the silver mon, lint many radicals ex
pressed absolute indifference as to tho
course of the gold men. Tho silver
leaders entered the arena with their
program pretty well mapped out. They
intended to charge the gold army and
drive them as far as possible against
such stubborn resistance as masterful
generalship could offer.
At 10:15 a. m. tho Iowa delegation
appeared in a body anil marched to their
seats behind a Boies bonuor. Their ap
pearance was greeted with a ripplo of
applause, punctuated with a rattle of
cheers, which, however, quickly died
away.
Chairman Daniels with his long black
hair falling to his shoulders, hold au in
formal reception on tho stage.
At 10:;i0 a. in. a man iu a tow suit,
bearing tne banner of the W. J. Bryan
club of Nebraska, lushed np through
tho south entrance, followed by acoaple
of hundred Nebraskans. They cheered
wildly. A brief demonstration for the
boy orator of tho Platte run around the
hall. Tom Johnson of Ohio, freetrader
and single taxer, his colleague, L. E.
Holden, with gray beard and smooth
npper lip, and Congressman Jones of
Virginia formed au interesting group
wit
aisle.
Daniel K.i|H For Order.
At exactly 10:50 Senator Daniel rapped
for order. Tho minions of tho sergeaut-
at-arms had some difficulty in clearin
tho aisles. When all wore soatod an
ordor was obtaiuod, it was found that
tho spaces reserved for tho New York,
Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland and
New Jersey delegations wore practloally
vacant. The threat of a bolt camo home
with a realizing souse, but it was ex
plained that tho delegations were still
in conference, discussing tho situation.
Rev. Francis Edward Greon, an Epis
copal iniuistor of Cedar Rapids, la.,
who has the distinction of having
prayed for peaco and harmony at two
Democratic conventions, was introduced
and delivered tho invocation. The min
ister’s voice was strong but of pleasing
timbre, and tho vast audionco stood and
listened attentively with ploasinggrace]
After tho prayer, Senator Daniel aiv
nonncod that the noxt business of tho
day would bo the reports of tho com
mittees. A hitch in tho machinery ap
peared at once, for the committee on
credentials, which always reports first,
was not ready with its recommenda
tions. While the convention was wait
ing, diversion was furnished by tho
band that was bronght to Chicago by
tho Bland marching club. The conven
tion band was pounding away in the
gallery over the platform and au unne
counted blare was heard away in the
for west end of the hall, while the Bland
band came into sight, filling np tho long
nisle, playing the pyrotechnic strains of
Dixie” which never fails to effect a
Democratic convention like a match
dropped in a powder barrel. It caused
tho customary explosion of onthnsiasm
and the Maryland delegates with many
of their supporters climbed into chairs
to shont “Maryland, My Maryland,’’
which inspired another demonstration.
Governor Boss Speak*.
Chairman Daniel put a motion that
tho convention tako a five minnte recess
and be addressed by Governor Hogg of
Texas. The motion was carried. The
former lone star governor, who is best
known to the world at largo through
his fight against the railroad corpora
tions in his state, is easily the biggest
man in the convention, llis weight is
not less than 300 pounds and he stands
some inches above 0 feet. He has lost
tho bearding which ho wore last sum
mer daring his invasion of Wall street
to lure northern capital southward, and
faced the friendly audience with a round,
smooth face. He proceeded with a voice
like tho bass of a church organ to hnrl
thunderbolts against gold and Republi
canism. Ho began by congratulating
the convention ou the proud opportunity
before it. The t/ictics of Democrats, not
bolters, he declared, should prevail iu
accordance with tho timehonored Dem-
crotic doctrine of majority rula Ho
spoke of tho preservation of the liberties
of the people from the yoke of Republi
can rulo.
The party, he said, had mado a mis
take four years ago which would not be
repeated. If the Republican party re
turned to power it would be for a na
tion of millions and millionaires.
He dononuced the growing tendency
toward tho centralization of govern
ment, which, he said, mnst eventually
mean the oppression of tho people by
the bayonet and tho destruction of their
liberties. He drifted thence into a dis
cussion of the tariff question. His pur-
With prond step, the gallant Kentook-
ian mounted the stage. His appearance
set the convention wild. He is one of
the silver idols and it was apparent as
soon as his fervid oratory was launched
that he had pit and gallery with him.
The Democratic party, he said, was in
convention to correct its grievances and
right its wrongs. The campaign had
been opened in splendid style. State
after state had fallen in line and the
convention was instructed overwhelm
ingly by a majority of the party and
tho people. There was no donbt where
the duty of the convention lay. The
Kentuckian’s speech was like a fierce
cavalry charge. It swept along, volley
after volley, aud he was greeted wtili
shrieks of applanso.
The first terrific yell went up when he
said: ‘’Let us construct a platform that
neither human nor devilish ingeunitv
can submit to bat one construction."
Tho second when he exhorted the con
vention to tell the country “that we
mean to put silver back where it was in
1873;” another when bo denounced “the
issue of bonds in times of profound
peace,” and uuother wilder than all
when he shouted “Clirist with tho lash
drove from the temple a better set of
men than those who for 20 years have
shaped the financial policy of this
country.”
During the progress of Senator Black
burn’s speech, the 15,000 people in tho
hall were aroused to a high pitoh of en
thusiasm, and as lie closed they went
wild? For two initiates they cheered
wildly. Load calls of Bryan were heard.
Another demonstration almost equal to
the one bestowed on Blackburn arose
when the chairman inquired if Mr.
Bryan of Nebraska, was in the halL
Tho delegates and spectators jumped to
their feet aud waved their handker
chiefs, but were disappointed, for the
onng orator from Nebraska could not
e found. A chorus of demauds for
Hill was raised again loader than ever.
While the tumult was at its height.
Delegate A. H. White of Illinois stepped
upon the platform with outstretched
arms towards Senator White, clamoring
for recognition. Tho chairman saw him,
and he cried: “I move that Governor
Alt gold address tho convention,” al
though no one 20 feet away could catch
the purport of the demand. Senator
White boat a sharp, penetratlug click
with his gavel nutil the convention con
sented to subside a trifle, and then he
yd face at the Illinois
sosqui
far the
Money of Mississippi moved that
star Blackburn be requested to ad-
oonvontion .and the crowd
Governor Altgeld spoke
utes. and when he finis]
soended from the platform
great demonstration. The
mounted on their chairs
waved their banners,
other states crowded the
his hands while the crowd
leries yelled and shouted.
Williams* Ringing
After music bv the
Fred Williams, the Btalwarf, ?ashio£
ably attired, blonde moustached, schol
arly looking young ex-congressman from
Massachusetts, whose conversion to free
silver was recently annonnobd, was
called to the platform amid great enthu-
1. C. B. BLACKBURN.
announced that Governor Altgeld of Il
linois was called for.
Altgeld Chcero*! and Kissed*
Governor Altgeld has many warm
friends in Iiliuois end many enemies
equally worm, and they sprung to the
cliauce to voico their sentiments. The
Illinois delegates over in the seotion
to tho chairman’s right led in an enthu
siastic cheer, whioh was taken up by
other delegates and chorused by the
galleries, and curiosity was rife amoiq •
the delegates to see the man afcou;
whom they had heard so much. Alt
geld mado his way into the aisle and
stood there, a pale faced man with blaok
beard, closely cut, with close cropped
block hair aud jet eyes that snapped
and gleamed like sparks while he stood
with uplifted nrm appealing for atten
tion. Few could see him, and there
was much crowding and confusion un
til he mounted his chair under the Illi
nois standard, and then the cheer was
redoubled. Iiis opponents, when they
spiod him from the galleries, were in
flamed to wrath, aud they sent down
upon him a shower of hisses.
There came an eud to the uproar at
last, and Altgeld made his voice heard,
shooting: "On behalf of the state of
Illinois, I suggest that Hon. David B.
Hill bo given an opportunity to speak. ”
This brought down a shower of de
mands for “Hill! Hill! Hill!”
Tho chairman made himself heard
and said the distinguished gentleman
from New York, who hod been called
for so'often, is a member of the com
mittee on resolutions and is not here.
Still the con ention demanded Hill un
til Senator White was driven to cry ap
pealingly: “Why do you insist on
man who Is not here?”
Then the cry was turned to “Rus
sell, ” by the eastern men, but tho young
Massachusetts governor rose in his chair
in tho first row and his friends gave him
up.
Finally Governor Overmeyer of Kan,
sas was brought to the platform and
appeased the appetite of the crowd for
several minutes as he pleaded far the
“dollar of the daddies.”
For five minutes the band held them
in check with stirring music. Then
Altgeld was called again. Some of the
old delegates crowded to the foot of the
stage, not because his voice was weak,
for its clear tono reachod out to the
furthermost limits of the hall, but to
get a closer view of the man. With
great deliberation he opened with the
statement that he had not come here to
make a speech, but to assist In the nom
ination of the next president of Use
United States and the formulation of
the dedarati « of principles that would
again offer help to the party of the
Opening sentence wanned np the
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swayed as by a cyclone with
oratory.
George
and all havo given their positive
pledge that the sole object of ther mis
sion to Chicago is to secure Teller’s
nomination. Failing in that, they will
oome to St Louis, and at the silver con
vention, which is to he held on July 23,
the same time as our own, but in differ
ent buildings, they will nominate Teller
by acclamation. Then they will, I pre
sume, send us a request for a confer
ence. The result will he as I have al
ready said, the indorsement of the nom
ination of Senator Teller.
“An agreement to this effect is as
binding os any compact among honor
able men. It was first discussed in
Washington. At this meeting Senators
Dubai e, Pettigrew. Oannou, Congress
man Mantle and others spoke for the
silver men. The People’s party was
represented by National Chairman Tau-
bcneck, Mr. Davis of Texas, Mr. Pat
terson of'the Rocky Monutain News,
Denver; Dr. Taylor of Illinois and my-
self.
i 4, For vice president we can nominate
straight-cut Populist and the only can
didate spoken of at present seems to be
A. L. Myons of Davidson county, Tonn.,
a strong man, and in every way elig
ible.
With snch a ticket, we will carry
beyond all donbt Texas. Alabama, Geor
gia, North Carolina, Tennessee and a
number of western states and territo
ries, besides making a big fight in many
others.”-
JOHN F. ALTOELDk
siasm. Ho spoke in a new vein, for the
free silver men of New England, and
his speech was by far the most striking
incident of the day. He made au im
passioned plea against sectionalism and
made it in snch forcible, clear ent, ring
ing sentences that every shot went to
the mark like a bullet.
His first sentence: “This is not t. sec
tional convention,” bronght the silver
men to their foot like a regiment an
swering to the word of command, and
when he declared that “this a battle for
the restoration of the onion of states,
the shout made the roof rattle.
This is not a transfer of the 6eat of
lower from the Atlantic to the Pacific,”
le continued. Cries went up of “Hear,
hear!”
“I speak,” he said, “in behalf of the
honest capital of New England, not in
behalf of the capitalists, but the men
who earned what capital they could by
honest toil and in bealf of the millions
spindles of New England and the farm
ers of the west nnd south, to whom
New England sold her goods, the rail
roads in which she invested her honest
earnings, were bankrupt,” ho said.
The seal of the empire was made in the
plantations of Louisiana, the wheat
fields of the west and the mining camps
of the rockics, by the restoration of a
financial system under which prosper
ity would return. He continued with
the statement that the / seal of power
esweaMnafneas
was not heard in the tomnlt which fol
lowed.
The Virginia senator-chairman, with
the face of a last centnry statesman,
stepped forth and greeted tho yonng
Puritan with words of strong approval,
while Blackburn, in his more offhanded
style, said: “You did splendidly, Fred.
Passing down to his seat, the Massachi
setts delegation in the row directly be
fore the platform was surrounded by a
crowd of silver men, and one delegate
from his own state extended a congratu
lating hand.
Credential* Committee Report*.
Chairman Atwood of Kansas of the
credentials committee then presented
the report. It found the temporary roll
correct, save in Michigan and Nebraska.
It recommended the seating of the
Nebraska delegation headed by J. W.
Bryan. The announcement was re
ceived with cheers. The committee
asked further time to decide the Michi
gan contest
T. J. Mahoney, ono of tho gold dele
gates from Nebraska, mode a brief
speech of protest. He and his colleagues,
he said, well understood that they were
to be thrown out, and at the head of the
delegation they marched out The re
port of the committee was adopted by a
•Viva voce vote.
Ex-Governor Russell of Massachusetts
at first demanded a rolloall, but subse
quently withdrew it
The band regaled the convention with
more music and the crowd was kept in
a good hnmor while the wait for the de
cision in the Michigan case occurred.
Just as the strains of the mnsio of “Just
Tell Them That Yon Saw Me” were
heard the Nebraska silver delegation be
gan shouting for W. J. Bryan. The
yonng Nebraskan was given on ovation.
After a lull of some minutes Mr.
Marston of Louisiana moved that Sen
ator Ben Tillman of Sonth Carolina be
requested to address the oonvention.
No one heard tho motion on account of
the bustle.
After 10 minutes the chairman an
nounced that the convention was in re
cess nntil 5 o’clock.
Say* Populist* Won’t Support Bland.
St. Louis, July 8.—“We have noth
ing against Mr. Bland, personally, but
if nominated he will not got the sap-
port of tho People’s party or the silver
party outside the Democratic lines,"
said Sergeant-at-Arms McDowell of the
People’s party, in an interview. “I am
positive that no Democrat can secure
the Popnlist vote this fall, and that
large majority of onr people will either
indorse or nominate Senator Teller for
the presidency. As the independent
silver men, including those who re
cently walked ont of the Republican no
tional convention, will already have
nominated Senator Teller he will
once beoome a powerful candidate,
backed by the full strength of the Peo
ple’s party and the silver party.
“Bat,” repeated the reporter, “it has
been stated -hat Senators Dnboise, Pet
tigrew and others favor Bland, if they
cannot get Teller, and Teller himself
has declared his intention of taking the
■tump for TOami it tho latter is nomi-
t y<
the Tennesseean. “Senator
Teller sent no sueh intimation, and
neither Dnboise, nor Cannon, nor Petti-
E W, nor Mantle, nor any of the bolt-
silver men will support Bland. How
Senator Teller Taking a Beet.
Pueblo, Colo., July 8.—Senator Henry
M. Teller, Mrs. Teller and Miss Teller
are in this city visiting F. L Stanton, a
life long friend, with whom the senator
will remain some days for a much-
needed rest The senator read the Peo
n's party ultimatum issued by Messrs,
leaver, Tnubeneck and others, arguing
his nomination, with evident interest,
but declined to make any comment.
Asked to give a statement on the eve of
the Chicago convention he said that he
thought best to preserve silence. Ha
had not sought tho nomination at Chi
cago, bnt friends had taken hold. He
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
made no positive statement relative to
the action of the Chicago convention.
enue caused by the adverse decision
of the supreme coart on the Income
tax. Then- would lie no deficit
the revenue but for the annulment
by the* supreme court of a law passed
by a Democratic congress in strict pur
suance of the uniform decisions of the
court for nearly U*> years, that court hav-
ing*sustaincd constitutional objections to
its enactment which has been overruled
by the ablest judges who have ever aat on
that bench.
We declare that it is the duty of con
gress to nse all the constitutional power
which remains after that decision or which
may come from its reversal by the court,
as it may hereafter be constructed, so that
the burdens of taxntion may be equal and
impartially laid to the end that wealth
may bear its due proportionate expenses
of the government.
We hold that the most efficient way to
irotect American labor is to preyent the
mportation of foreign labor to compete
with it in the home market ; that the value
of the home market to the farmer and
artisans is greatly reduced by a vicious
monetary system which depresses the
price of their products below the cost of
production anil thus deprives them of the
moans of satisfying their needs.
We denounce the profligate waste of
money which is wrung from the people by
oppressive methods and the lavish ex
pense of recent liepubliean congresses
which have kept the people poor, while
products of the people’s toil nre so de
pressed in price that they will no longer
pay the cost of production.
We demand a return to that simplicity
and economy which liost befits a Demo
cratic government and a reduction in the
number of useless offices, the -salary of
which drain the substance of the people.
We denounce the arbitrary interference
by federal authorities in local affairs as a
violation of the constitution of the United
States and as a crime against free institu
tions, anti we especially object to a new
nnd highly ingenuous form of oppression
by which federal judges In-come at onco
legislators, judges anti executioners; and
wo approve the bill passed at tho last ses
sion of the United Siatr-fmeuate and now
sending in the house relative to contempts
n federal courts and providing for trials
y jury in certain cases of contempt. No
discrimination should be indulged by the
government of the United States in favor
of any of its debtors.
Against a ltallro.nl Funding 111)1.
Wo approve of the refusal of the Fifty-
third congress to pass a railroad funding
bill, nnd denounce the effort of tho pres
ent Republican congress to enact a similar
measure.
Recognizing the just claims of deserving
union soldiers, we heartily indorse tho rule
of Commissioner Murphy, that no names
shall be arbitrarily dropped from tho pen
sion roll, and the fact of enlistment and
service should be deemed conclusive evi
dence against disease or disability before
enlistment.
We extend our sympathy to the peoplo
of Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty
and independence.
We are opposed to life tenure in the pub
lic service. Wo favor appointments based
upon merits, fixed terms of office and such
an administration of the civil service laws
ns will afford equal opportunities to all
citizens of ascertained fitness. We declare
to be the unwritten law of this republic,
established by custom nnd usage of 100
years and sanctioned by the examples of
the greatest and wisest of those who
formed and have maintained our govern
ment, that no man should be eligible fora
third term of the presidential office. Con
fiding in the justice of our cause and the
necessity of its success at the polls, we
submit the foregoing declaration of prin
ciples and purposes to the considerate
judgment of the American people.
Invito the support of all citizens
e then, ana rvlnsdaelre/tn hevj
CoiScumshortly after iTo’clock, bnt th« J* 060 *° hold tho attention of audience and soon the pale, almosthag- can they? They are honorable gentie-
Tho Platform Submitted.
We, the Democrats of the United States,
In national convention assembled do re
affirm our allegiance to those great es
sential principles of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which the Democratic party has advo
cated from Jefferson’s time to our own—
freedom of speech, freedom of tho press,
freedom of conscience, the preservation of
personal rights, thejequnlity of all citizens
pefore tho law and the fnithful observance
of constitutional limitations.
Recognizing that the money system is
paramount to all others at this time, we
invite attention to the fact that the federal
constitution names silver and gold to
other as the money metals of the United
itates, and that the first coinage law,
passed by congress under the constitution,
made the silver dollar the unit of value
and admitted gold to free coinage at
ratio measured by the silver dollar unit.
We declare thnt the act of 1873, demon
etizing silver without the knowledge or
approval of the American people, has re
sulted in the appreciation of gold and a
corresponding fall in the prices of commo
dities produced by the people; a heavy in
crease in the burden of taxation and of all
debts, public and private; the enrichment
of the money-lending class at home and
abroad; prostration of industry aud im
poverishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to the single
gold standard, which has looked fast the
prosperity of an industrial people in tho
paralysis of bard times. Gold monomet
allism is a British policy, and its adoption
has brought other nations iuto financial
servitude to London. It is uot only un-
American, but anti-American, and it can
be fastened on tho United States ouly by
the stifling of that indomitable spirit and
love of liberty which proclaimed our po
litical independence in 177C, and won it in
the war of the revolution.
Free Colunge
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at the present
legal ratio of Hi to 1. without waiting for
the aid or consent of any other nation,
We demand that the standard silver dol
larshaltbea full legal tender, equally
with gold, for all debts, public ami pri
vate, and we favor such legislation as will
E revent the demonetization of any kind of
seal tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy nnd prac
tice of surrendering to the holders of tho
United States the option reserved by law
to the government of redeeming such ob-
ligationn either in silver coin or gold coin.
Wears opposed to the issuing of inter
est bearing bonds of the United States in
times of peace and condemn the traffick
ing with banking syndicates, which, in ex
change for bonds at an enormous profit to
themselves, supply the federal treasury
with gold to maintain the policy of gold
monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money, and President Jackson
declared that this power coaid not be del
eg*tod to corporations or Individuals.
We therefore demand that the power to
Issue notes to circulate as money he taken
from the national banks, and that all pa
per money shall be issued directly by the
treasury department.
We hold that the tariff duties should be
levied for the purposes of revenue and
that taxation should be limited by the
needs of the government, honestly admin
istered. We denonnee as disturbing to
business the Republican threat to restore
the McKinley law, which has been twice
condemned by the people in national elec
tions and which, enacted under the fal:
plea of protection to home industry,
proved a prolific breeder of trusts and
monopolies, enriched the few at the ex
pense of the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great Amer
ican stapled of access to their natural
markets.
-Opposed to TarUT Changes.
Until the money question is cottled we
are opposed to any agitation for fm
changes in onr tariff laws, except soi
are necessary to make the deficit iftrev-
=am Cubans killed
Spaniards and Insurgents Fight
Near Quemado.
TEE DOES’ LOSS WAS 0EL? TWO
them made effective through legislation
for the relief of the people and the r**to
ration of the country’s prosperity.
Smallpox Epidemic Extending Throughout
the City of Santiago do Cube—A Spea-
lard claim* to Uave Discovered Manns
Whereby lie Con Maneuver Balloons la
Any Direction.
Havana, July 8.—General Linares,
hearing that Calixto Garcia, Joso Maoeo
and others had marched toward Ramon,
left Congo, Santiago do Cuba, with 1,-
600 men, and encountered ou the Garro
Hills and at Quemado numerous bands
of insurgents. A fiercely sustained en
gagement of six hours followed. The
troops, by bayouet charges, captured the
enemy’s positions. The insurgents left
60 killed ou tho field and retired with
their woundod. The troops bad two
mon killed, two officers and 24 men se
riously wounded and many slightly
woundod.
In a skirmish that has just taken place,
the guerrilla force of Santa Clara killed
13 insurgents, including Pedrasa, an in
surgent loader.
Lieutenant Colonel Escudro, in the
Provico of Matanzas, has destroyed
several insurgent camps, and hns been
ougaged with tho insurgonts under Ln-
cret, Garcia, Sangnilly and othors who
woro intronchod. After an honr’s fight
ing tho insurgents were dislodged from
their last trenches at tho point of tho
bayonet. Tho loss of tho enemy is not
known. Tho troops had two killed
and a captain, a doctor aud 18 privates
wounded.
Reports of Recent Skli-mUlie*.
During skirmishos that havo recently
taken placo in tho provinco of Santiago
do Cuba, Mantanzas, Santa Clara, and
Havana, 39 insurgents, including Arfc,
n loader, have boon killod, 20 mon wore
wounded, six prisoners were captured,
and eight mon surrendered. Iu these
encounters the troops had four killed
aud two officors and 15 mon woundod.
Tho Mexican consnl, Souor Clomento
Vazquez, acting upon tho instructions
lie Mexican minister for foreign
affairs, lias had a longthy conference
with Captain General Woylor in regard
to tho treatment of Moxicans in Cnba.
Tho consul is said to havo been highly
pleased with tho assurancos recoived.
A dispatch receivod here from Carde
nas announces thnt a man named Allo-
jandro Sotolougo lias been dotatnod
there on tho charge of being an insur
gent spy.
Acoused of Aiding Insurgonts.
The lieutenant in charge of the fire
men of Gunnabncoa aud threo men have
been arrested. Tho former is charged
with having been tho chief of a detach
ment at the plantation of Loteria, from
which Fernandez Castro, a prominent
autonomist,'sent arms and amnv
Crtstobnk- ptuvlflEo of '
Wounded Two Women.
Detroit, July 8. — T. H. Otten,
drunken horsoshoer, shot his wifo, tho
ballet lodging in her shoulder, and also
shot Mrs. Henry Desvuissoanx, at whoso
houso Mrs. Otten had been staying, she
having left her homo oil account of her
husband’s dissipated and dangerous
habits. Mi-s. Desruisseaux was shot in
the abdomen. Both women wjll prob
ably recover.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
-Vav.il Store*.
SATA!t*\tf July 8 -Snlr't* ->f • nrotV.ln
flrmat£U4 for regular*; sain*. 1.50) m k
buyers bid but srijes of 1,50.) casks were
made at after the c»o.**e; receipts, 2.068
Rosin, firm; salo*. 4 0*0 bfrels; receipt*
0,501; A, B \ an t E $1.40: F, SI.4*; li
$1.50: H $1.51; I $1.0*; i\, $1.70; M. $1.75: \
$1.60; wtndowtfla’M. water wait*. $30#
WiLEOtor6«. Ju y 8 — Ruin, Ur n strain
ed. $i.3J'4; «i:vn»i, 51*37 4 sprite
of turn*titm\ <1.1 ; uw inv tne;u
!ar<. 22*4: tar mm at $ .3-J.crule tarjorU a*
firm; hard Sl.'iJ. i v rr»u. $1 Ai.
Cliic:&£
Wheat—July
Wit bat—So p tc m 1 >o r
COUN—Jlllv
Co UN—September....
Oats—July
Oats—SeptemiHjr....
Rohk—July.. ..
Pobk—September ...
Laud—July.
Laud—September...
Kins—July.
Ribs—September
i 1 l*i’jyiiiu:ii.
f>5j*
20%
1SH
6 isu
7.03
a. e
3.7
3.55
3.05
New Vui-lc C jtton Future*.
New You*. July 8
January
G.f2 ..
6.64
February
6.67...
6.68
March
0.7J...
6.70
April.
—...
—
May
—
f - ——
Juno
——. . .
—
July
7.05 ..
o.i;
August
7.13..
. 0 17
beptember
0.58...
6.03
October
6.59.
. 0.62
November '.
6.55...
. 6.5£
December..
0.59...
. 6. Cl
Spot cotton closed quiet at 7 7-18 cents,
A Women Accidentally Killed.
Columbia. S. O.. July 8.--News has
been received of a very shocking accl
dental killing which occurred
Woodruff, in Spartanburg county. Mat
Landlord, a yonng while man, while
walking along tin; public road liehiud
buggy, containing John Fleming, his
wife and three children, accidentally
discharged a gun, which lie was carry
ing for crows, the whole load emptying
iuto Mrs. Fleming’s head, killing her in
stantly. . Landlord is acousin of the un
fortunate woman.
••Murk Twain’’ Say* Uitlamlorn Will Win*
Capetown, July 8.—“Mark Twain,
in an interview after his tonr In the
Transvaal, says the Uitlandors event
ually will become masters there, and
that without war. He thinks Jameson
was partly justified by the oppression of
the Uitianders in his attempt to assist
them. In this connection ho refers to
the Concord-Lexington (Massachusetts)
battle in the American revolution.
“Twain” is being lionized in Barkley.
del Rio, Cavetano Valdes, said to be an
insurgent reerniting • agent, who was
trying to indneo volunteers to desert,
has boon imprisoned.
Joaqnin Pordigon Pastrana, an insnr-
gent, was shot at tho Cabanas fortress
Tuesday.
Insurgent forces, nnder Calixto Gar
cia, Joso Maceo, Oeorcco, Rabi, Capote
and othors are reported to havo passed
two miles from San Lnis, province of
Santiago do Cnba, escorting a largo con
voy of ammunition, loaded npon mules
and bound westward.
The smallpox epidemic is extending
throughout tho city of Santiago de Cuba.
To Uso Balloon* Id the Cuban War.
New York, July 8. — Tho Herald’s
correspondent in Montevideo, Uruguay,
telegraphs that a Spanish resident, an
electrician, declares that he has discov
ered means whereby he can maneuver
balloons iu any direction in tho air. The
Inventor has been asked by the Spanish
government to visit Madrid, that his in
vention, if found to bo practicable, may
bo applied to uso in Cuba.
Two Americana Drowned In Norway.
New York, July 8.—Daniel D. Yon-
mans of this city, tho well known
Broadway hatter, better known as
“Youmans, tho hatter,” and his wifo
were drowned in a lake near Bergen,
in Norway, while driving along the car
riage road at the sido of tho lake. No
particulars of the accident have yet been
received. Mr. Youmans and his wife
left New York June 18 last for an ex
tended trip on the continent. Mr. Yon-
mans was born in Orange county, New
York, 60 years ago. His wife was sev
eral years his junior. He came to New
York at an early age and engaged in the
op** ou mi business which has mado him famons
throughout tho mercantile world. He
is reputed to bo worth quite a large fort
une.
Georgia Crops Iu Flue Condition.
Atlanta, July 8. — Tho abundant
raius for tho past two days have had a
splendid effect npon all crops In this
state. More rain fell during Monday
and Tuesday than fell during the whole
of tho month of May and within a few
hundredths of an inch of the whole rain
fall for June. The rains arc general
throughout the cotton region and the
cotton weed is growing with great vigor
as a result. Reports from tho different
near wea ti ier stations in the south indicate
that tho crop will be a very large oho
this year.
I, Reese and Lnckle Ont on Ball.
Lancaster, S. 0., July 8.—A motion
was made before Associate Justice Ira
B. Jones here for bail for M. R. Reese
and G. D. Luckie, charged with the
murder of Charles T. Williams of Tun
nel Hill, Ga., at Blaoksbarg, S. O., on
the night of the sixth of February last.
The motion was granted, the amount
of Reese’s bail being fixed at $3,000 and
that of Lnckie at $3,000. Tho prisoners
were present in the custody of the
sheriff of York county.
Mrs. Franklin Wants Dm mag**.
Atlanta, July 8.—Mrs. Mary Frank
lin, the mother of the yonng man who
was instantly killed over a week ago by
a street cor, has filed suit against the
Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway
company in the sum of $20,000.