Le Mars Semi-Weekly Post (Newspaper) - July 6, 1900, Lemars, Iowa Published Every Tuesday and EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO VOLUME LE JULY 1900. NUMBER 58 Democratic Convention Stirred Up by SEIZE STATE Banners Arc ionic Aloft and Parade of States HILL STAMPEDES THE Tint tho delegates fretted during deliverances and sought for exciting 1' first dramatic episode of tho day occurred after of Michigan had secured tho adoption of a resolution for tho reading of tho declaration of As tho reading was about to begin two attendants pushed up to tho bearing a and a both in tho stars and As the orator raised his voico for tho Urst words of tho immortal instrument tho wero thrown N e w Oration u of t ho f ny Spout I n O r g a n i z i ng j and L i s t e n i n g t o Platform o Decides l o r S i x t e e n to KANSAS July Amid scenes of tumultuous enthusiasm unfitting tin event and a tho Democratic national convention began i ts ' 0 ssions But after sitting until a Into hour last night tho climax of tho the nomination of William J. Bryan as tho candidate for has failed of ami all of tho larger business of tho convention awaits tho completion of tho As a spectacul a r tho convention has fulfilled tho hopes of tho most fervid party for tho vast of delegates and spectators has twico boon swept with whirlwind first for the loador who is about to bo placed in and then for that CONGRESSMAN J. 1). other champion of David B. But in actual accomplishment tho day's work is to organization with tho speeches of tho temporary Governor Thomas of and of tho Hon. Jamos D. tho up of tho various and tho preparations for tho moro work yet in The It was an inspiring scono that Chairman Jonos out when at beating a tattoo with b is ho stilled tho tumult and tho convention About h im woro fully 25,000 rising tior on tior like tho spectators in some vast coliseum awaiting tho of tho dole gates of tho while on Bide away tho rows of dosks of tho press from every 6octiou of tho and on all sides was a gorgeous sunburst of huge flags in and aud in long mottoes and coats of arms of tho many statos mingl i n g this overhanging spread of color with tho bright summer bats and drossos of tho many womon But clearly not n gathering alono of wealth and Tho bronzed facOB of many of tho thoir and marked thorn as from tbo With hardly an thoy took off thoir coats and sat and Many of tho women woro in and ginghams rather than in summor silks and aud tho gorgeous costumes and picture hats woro in an oasis of It was a nouo tho leas inspired with the spirit of tho which found constant expression in wild hurrahs at Bound of or In the body of delegates woro tho bost known men of tho many of thorn of national Immediately in front sat Governor Smith of Maryland aud his sido of them was that Now York Murphy and Van To tho right was the faco of of whilo back of him Arthur Bewail of Maino and Whito of California conferred across tho To tho at tho hoad of tho was thoir young Prod h im sat Governor McMillin of and tho tall liko of soon to bo permanent chairman of tho With tho Bat thoir youthful Governor Bookham by Senator Blackburn and ex- Governor Hill was lato to upon tho The groat had boon eagerly awaiting his on trance was tho signal for tho first real of the Ho found no placo reserved among tho Murphy dignitaries iu tho forefront of tho dolo gat and himself with seat far in tho Sitting with tho ( Mississippi was a whito ' lady Mrs. W. J. of that and further back sat Mrs. J. N. Jady alternate Salt Lake I Tho early proceedings of tho woro by t w o brilliant but timed o n e o f wol from tho mayor of the c i t y and DAVID o. disclosing a splendid head of Tho was electrical upon the vast which up to that moment had neither hoard tho namo nor soon tho faco of thoir As tho marble woro recognized a yoll wont which fairly shook the steol and tho storm faintly could bo heard tho strains of tho band which had out witli tho national Men and womon woro on thoir foot waving coats aud fans and joining in tho wild AB tho orator Bought to proceed woro demands from all parts of tho hall to seo tho full faco of the leader and it was turned first this way and then Each turn a frosh outburst from somo new At last tho people and Orator strong read tho document which 121 years ago mado Amorica Quickly following this caino another outburst as a young woman from Now York tho platform and in a clear soprano voico sang Tho Star Spangled Deafening cheers greeted tho and as tho last lino died away and tho singer turned tho strains to thoso of tho vast with ono accord took up tho inspiring air mid boro it forward in n tumultuous paeon of tho nation's F o r H i l l. Tho outbursts of patriotism n ow turned in a now and during a momentary in tho proceedings tho namo of Hill was It was quickly caught first among tho dol and then from gallory to gallery among tho until tho whole had joined iu a noisy do maud for tho formor from N ew For fully ton tho dom tho bat vainly it. stood on chairs and joined in tho demand and tho senator was by a shouting crowd of insistent Ho smiled and shook his hoad throughout tho Many of tho N ow joined iu tho but it was thn f tho immediato following of Mr. ud tho Tammany leader hold thoir scats aud maintained a stolid throughout tho tributo to their At last whon tho demonstration had run on for 1C minutos Hill could bo rising from his obscuro placo iu tho body of Now York Ho and aud his lips moved to address tho But as woll might ho had addressed for tho waves of tho sound drowned every thing and lie dropped back in his Whon tho had time to think thoy began to ask each other if Hill was to bo tho hero of this convention for another such demonstration at an time might carry tho con volition off its 2ICOCS8 Is Tho proceedings woro quickly disposed of. But in this thoro was op to tributo to the Now and when Judge Van Wyck's name was called as tho New York member of tho platform too a call for with from thoso who opposed tho With tho thoro was nothing to do but wait thoir reports ] and tho convention took a recess at 8: 80 until 4 p. in. As tho filed out of tho hall thoy prossed around who for half an hour was tho center of an interesting programme At 4 o'clock tho woro not ready to re port and another adjournment was taken until 8: 30 p. m. Beano o f W i l d J o y It for tho night session to bring tho most demonstration of tho Again the great structure was by thousands and tbo moving took on ' new glories of color aud animation countless Tor the first hour the woro formal and but when at tho of tho speech of Permanent Chairman ho paid a glowing tributo to William ium broke looso aud tho historic scono of Bryan's at Chicago was In a demonstration lasting half an Tho standards woro from thoir aud borne a 1 for was waged bo tho urged on by William J. our Standard the other from Governor Thomas of I tho deafening applause of the mW & B * 1 i 0ut | I l l s Adili Hil mi A s s u m i n g ( lie I n i t i o s of I am deeply of tho groat honor have bestowed upon mu in calling inc to preside over this groat Democratic Wo havo been clothed with tho authority to formally name tho candidates at tho next are to bo chosen president aud ico president of tho United and to lay down of principles upon which tho battle is to bo fought and tho victory With your permission I will address to somo of tho issues of tho impending Tho groat national contest for supremacy was fought mainly upon one that is to say one was paramount in tho That issue I was 10 to 1." It involved the question of tho free of gold aud silver at a ratio of 10 parts of silver to 1 part of with which all of us are The momentous this your is again 10 to 1, but tho lfi parts to tho 1 part of this which I will briefly uro wholly different from those of 18SJ0. I will first refer to tho 10 parts and then to the 1 part. Those 10 parts Wo have tho fraught with indescribable importance to our native those who have for patriotic reasons cust thoir fortunes with mainly that of tho against the On this part alono of tho if thoro woro no wo confidently to win a swooping victory iu Tho Republican party stands for Tho Democratic party stands for the for tho declaration of and tho constitution of our The paternal and fostering care given by thoso with whom wo to tho combination of corporations and companies into powerful organizations familiarly known as Under years of Republican rulo whilo thoy controlled tho tho and tho of that all of the lawmaking power of tho trusts havo boon propagated and fostered by legislation until they not only dominate all both tho buying nnd but defy tho very power of the government Tho efforts put forth by tho Republican party iu an alleged to restrain thorn in tho dying hours of tho lute session of congress only excited contempt aud to emphasize their inability and disinclination to grapple with tho monsters and thoir conduct and No matter what thoir excuses may tho fact is their havo created though with all thoy to legislation to control of to March 4, 1807, under a pledge to reform tho thoy seized the first opportunity to fasten upon tho land tho protective tariff law over put upon tho statute book of any This l aw was enacted not to raise but to protection to favored It failed to sufficient revenue for tho but answered tho of enriching tho favored few whilo it robbed tho and at tho samo timo brought forth trusts to us as numerous as tho lico and locusts of Their high tariff is the mother of This administration In to with a solemn declaration in favor of bimetallism and a pledge to promote it. It has failed to keep that It has erected in i t s stead tho single standard of and has on to destroy all hopo of Ill doing this it has built up a national bank and has given us a upon tho debts and liabilities of the Wo stand for bimetallism aud not for a monometallic standard of ono or tho other ' Tho dominant party has made tho fraudulent declaration that it tho aud yot thoir and secretary of state have done all iu thoir to nullify abrogate that famous and much Democratic Iu order to obtain placo and they plodged in tho of uu expanding to construct a twp great ( ho tins iney havo negotiated tho treaty while it virtually abrogates tho renders it impossible to build an American Under tho tonus and provisions of this which is English and not tho canal can never bo Wo stand for an American operated and fortified by They declared in their platform that thoir party was responsible for tho that it was thoir creature and that the civil law should be protected and its operation By the president's order many thousand lucrative regularly covered by the civil service law were taken from under its and these places turned over to his partisan followers in a vain to satisfy their They declared in thoir platform in favor of tho admission of tho territories of New Mexico and Oklahoma ns states of tho nearly four years of full they are still When congress last assembled the president in his first utterance addressed to tho frosh from tho people urged upon them that it was their plain duty to free trade to Porto His party quick to obey his made ready to comply with his But in a almost in the of an tho mighty magnates of tho trusts swept down upon Washington and thoir strong and plain duty vanished like mist beforo tho rising sun. Tho wheeled into tho party reversed its and sot up a wall tho island of Porto Rico and tho of tho United It is not at all surprising that in tho rocent somewhat lengthy declaration of principles by tho party iu whilo thoy ou upon almost political they could not find tho spaco to point with to tho of their party in i ts with that unhappy Tho party for equal equal rights and opportunities to all who como under tho folds of tho I. of r i i l l l p p i i i n Thoy wholly fulled by thoir legislation or by tho method of platform declaration to toll tho country what thoir policy is in to tho Philippine For two by their equivocating and no policy at thoy havo continued in that a war human as woll as in Incompetent to deal with this question aud too cowardly to avow thoir roal purpose of I imperialism and militarism iu dealing j with thoso and colonial ques thoy should be from aud tho control should bo givon to a purty bold and patriotic enough to apply American and to existing conditions and thereby solve thorn iu harmony with tho underlying principles of tho declar ation of aud tho constitution of our Another part of tho of the campaign this yoar is tho scandalous dealings of a high officer with privato banks of tho j These scandals are and arc upon tho and written demands of tho of somo of thoso batiks that thoy should bo fav orod by this administration because of contributed by them w i th to buy tho of 1800. The scandals surrounded tho war department in beef to the iu its of old for use as army transports constitute ou important So also tho scandals iu with tho mattors in and the scandals iu connection with tho expenditure of tbo funds of tho Paris Thoy loudly proclaim that iff tho party of and in thoir vainglory boast of thoir very yot thoy uro caught forming secret on tangling alliances of tho most character with tho old mother Thoy stand by and oyon an expression of sympathy with tho Door republics iu thoir heroic anil unequal struggle for existence against the of of went down in defeat whon ho sought to prevent tho establishment of our own loving They thus a brave iu lovo with their republican institutions to perish from the lest by ono word of sympathy and comfort they might offend the delicate sensibilities of their now found Great An important chapter is tho oft repeated made to bo that when tbo war tho aud war on many of prime should bo or ro Though tho war closed two years ugo and notwithstanding thoro a largo aud growing surplus in tho not ono dollar of reduction in these has been Tho only hope for relief lies iu hurling fron power tho party and tho restoration of tho party which believe iu simple and government COBI of and Tho cost Republicanism and its t w in Thin is tho timo nor tho occasion to discuss In detail th appropriation mado by tho Republican policy of imperial I will mention that tho of appropriations por yoar for all purposes of government for tho two years immediately preceding tho American war was about 8475,000,000. Tho average por annum for each of tho years sinco that including tho fiscal yoar upon which wo havo just show an increase of nearly $ 800,000,000. Tho total for the throe yours Will bo nearly $ 900,000,000. And in proportion it will go This shows tho in cost tho empire us against tho republic rofor to tho cost of tho and do not include the of tho blood of tho Amor ican tho of which is far youd Iu tho Republican just not ono dollar could bo hud for needed public buildings throughout tho country at but millions woro promptly voted to prosecute a war in tho away Philippine Not a dollar for improvements of our rivers and harbors at but millions to bo stolon squandered in Cuba and our now insular Nothing for isthmian canal and many other enterprises and but more thun two hundred ions woro freely given for tho army aud for imperialism and for gold and I said at tho outset the issue this year was again 1( 1 to 1. Tho foregoing are briefly tho 10 parts of tho What is tho ono We have seen that platform uro made and Thut good intentions of men arc many times sot at That plain duty dourly sot forth aud is That sonic men uro weak aud vacillating and may change thoir solemn opinions iu a It is to all that iu this of the republic a demand goes forth not for a faint of platform but for a a man who stands like a mighty rook in tho a man knowing tho will dare do the a man rather than follow d multitude to do will stand like pillar by and in Such a man a tho ono this will to tho nation as their candidate for A man who is unsurpassed as iv as an as a conspicuous in element that constitutes tho typical and the true William J. and of consolidated but as tho of tho who that rill men woro equal aud all governments thoir just powers from tho consent of tho Wo aro not hero as tho representatives of tho vast which dominate our industrial but as tho champion of the individual citizen who stands helpless in thoir Wo speak not for thoso who would pivot tho finances of tho world on a singlo i ts inadequacy by a currency by n privato monopoly at tho of tho but for tho millions who iu tho money of tho constitution and in tho ability of thoir to for themselves without tho previous permission of foreign potentates or Wo aro in vory truth tho party of tho Our of faith and purpose to tho world four years ago has boon strengthened by ( tho of and is enshrined today in our hearts and It marked uu epoch in political history and tho regeneration of the party whoso birth was coeval with tho birth of tho It crystalized into an undying creed tho of our defeat in 1890 bad scarcely boon whon tho march of consolidation was Evory pursuit that tho attention of man has boon capitalized aud Tho earth aud tho waters rouud about it havo boon explored for subjects of and thoso who havo thundered against unsound have used tho printing pross aud tho art to turn out thousands of millions of fictitious to whoso profit tho toilers nud pay constant Evory of industry is closed to tho competitive of the has boon listed ou tho stock and risos aud falls with tho turn of tho gambler's Consolidations succeed aud as thoy lessen in thoy in tho of thoir roal and fictitious and thoir moro sway over all material aud political Thoso startling in their magnitude aud inevitable iu thoir must culminate iu immenso all powerful and all or bo arrested and dissolved by the forco of an aroused opinion finding expression polls iu support of tho nominees of this Democracy wages no war against Under her its crc and havo ovor among the most worthy objects of human The desiro for material comfort and well being is tho mainspring of The that comes as the reward of industry aud thrift commands and must tho encouragement and protection of But tho wealth thut comos through partnership with tho which usurps its and prevents its which absorbs tho resources and blasts tho opportunities of tho levies tributo on tho producer and corrupts poisons all brunches of official lifo and tho citizen to upon its will excites our just Freo institutions must languish thoro is communism of Official integrity cannot survive its Against its continued tho conscience of tho nation must bo quickened and roused if its influences arc to bo Modern monopoly is tho offspring of tho 4 ' I ' u u ' ' u l u l Thero was a timo whon it put i t s trust iu tho Sinco thou it has put tho people iu its Thoro was a timo whon its standards woro lofty and Its only standard now is Standard Thoro was a timo when its ideals shone forth liko goms through tho dust and boat of party s t r i f e Its ideals now tho party machine and tho party campaign Its battle cry years ago was Freedom and tho If duo credit bo given to ono of its modern its motto for is ' Gold aud It is a far cry from the ringing tocsin of 1800 to tho buccaneer refrain of 1000, yot it woll typifies tho to i t s attractions we add monopoly nnd militarism with trusts and taxation aud place the dollar murk them on its waving tho world upon tho composite of its last official tho continuance of this party iu wo will outer WAIT Short Session of the Convention Addressed by HILL 0RY AGAIN ISSUES OF THE lis r u i y of t h o Governor Thomas of tho temporary said iu Wo moot under most in Ou the nation's iu a great central city of tho at tho opening of a century wo como together to reaffirm our to tho principles of ' Thomas Jefferson our loyalty to their Wo havo boon hy tho farmer and tho tho minor and tho tho of wealth in every state and - territory pf this mighty nation to a thoy havo pro of ( l| v MIUO Qia who ' to Ono U o c l u r a t l o n Carries In o u l t c s o l n t l o n s by n V o t o of 8 0 t o 2 1 l i n t F i g h t Is o n F l o or of KANSAS July 5. Convention hall was today by eagor and thousands and long tho timo set for opening tho second day's proceedings of tbo all of tho streets approaching tho building were solidly massed with humanity forward to many Expectancy was at a high as it was universally felt that tho day had in storo tho great tho By 10 80 minutes before tho timo sot for tho of tho every seat in tho was 1 woro much more erato and camo iu The word had gotten abroad that thoro would bo a fight ou tho floor ovor tho adoption of tho and anticipating a session which would bo long and hard after It. had onco thoy to only at tho Inst that thoir stay iu the crowded hall might bo mado no than Tho crowd was anxious to seo and ou two occasions w h e n a man camo through tho door leading to tho soats thoy put up tho cry had so sensational a at both sessions Tho was ono of tho last of tho Now York delegation to Tho short was by Hogg of A. M. Dockory of Mayor Rose of Williams of nud Governor Beckham of nnd adjournment was takon to 0. During tho session tho crowd took of opportunity to start tho ory of It came from all quarters of but little of it from tho Mingled w i t h tho calls woro Hot KANSAS CITY July Whon tho on resolutions at 8::! 0 night Chairman was of tho opinion that tho fight over tho platform would bo into tho as two roports would bo Tho first was G. Irving Handy of who took a position in favor of of tho platform instead of Groat interest was iu the of Oar tor Harrison of Ho wont ovor many of tho that havo boon made sinco the was raised nud that the proper action of this was to reaffirm tho Chicago was what He said that whilo ho to uo ouo in h i s admiration of neither ho nor any other man was big to tho of wholo Tillman took tho floor at 1 and mado a vigorous plea for a spool fio for 10 to 1. Ho said tho party could not to one stop in its to silver and that tho should accodo to tho mauds of tho iu this At 3 Judge Vau Wyok took tho floor to reply to tho mado iu favor of 10 to 1, reiterating his arguments iu favor of u concession to Blackburn of followed Mr. Vau Wyok with a strong speech in favor of 10 to 1. Blackburn in uncomplimentary terms to the members of tho who ho said woro tho historio Tho resolutions committee for an for coinage at 10 to 1. Tho voto 80 to 24 aud was takon at 0: In Not July S. It is clear that Lord Roberts does not consider tho war iu South Africa as ho has put a stop to tho return of civilians and has ordered tho mining men back to Ho is with thinking that three months must affairs will bo to of tho resumption of s. A largo body of British aro again to bo in General has a proclamation announcing that supposed to bo and not against thorn will have thoir farms confiscated aud tho thoy hold for goods requisitioned New nt Juno 80. Tho college of primary aud secondary education was iu Manila in tho of Judge of tho civil and his col Judo Taft spoko iu fitting aud tonus of the ot tho Tho institution is tho first iu the Philippines that is not under tho control of priests and looks for support to tho contributions of tho ve hundred pupils havo 1 W f t already STEVENSON NOW Formor Finds Iu t h o l t n e e ' KANSAS CITY July 6. Very little that was tangible in the vloo presidential although tho Stevenson apparently met with favor aud thoro to ho a possibility of this being tho solution of the Tho determination of tho Indiana to put Shively iu the field caused a little u part of tho but later Shively stated that ho was not a and would not Friends of said that thoy would havo boon willing a short time ago to bavo supported but after the positivo mode yesterday that Shivoly would not bo a candidate aud would not - bo by thoy now folt that thoy should stand by ' Tho mado ovor Hill iu tho was takon by some to moan that tho would bo stampeded for but Hill does not think and it is possible that if makes a on the platform ho will make it plain that he would not be candidate on a Bryan He says that ho will not be Two booms remain in much tho - condition thoy woro Both and are in the though tho convention does not soom to The - inou claim thoy havd tho port of and if 10 l. Us - put la tho platform thoir man will bo the g | Now - York men say that action John W. Kollar is and that will try and | TAU morning tho n W H U i r n i l n n A - V
