Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-18
STEPHEN NJ. WHITE,
Ch airm a

Com mittee.
During the reading of the platform the
applause was incessant. Every time the
name OF Grover Cleveland was mentioned
the members applauded, and at all the
telling points the cheers that rang out
were simply deafening.
Mr.. II. G. McPike OF Alameda, obtained
the floor and said: with reference TO
that part Of the platform which refers to
the free coinage OF silver and gold,
think that the Committee must have
been laboring under some misapprehen-
sion. Gold is free, and therefore the
clause relating to it is unnecessary, and
| move that the word gold be stricken
out from that plank of the platform"
Mr.. s. NJ. White, of Los Angeles
'.That plank is copied word for word
from the platform adopted at San Fran
cisco during the last state Convention. -
Several voices were heard in support
Of Mr.. McPike's proposition, who rose
and said that there must have been a
misapprehension existing whenever such
q plank was inserted in any platform.
Governor Daggett, holding proxy for
MIR. l. s. Mathews, OF Siskiyou, asked
that the plank in question be read again,
and this was done by Secretary Kelly,
after which Governor Daggett, addressed
the meeting as follows: Gentlemen,
as there appears to be some misappre-
hension as regards the meaning of that
plank, will explain what free coinage
is. We want to give to the producer Of
silver the same rights that are extended
to the producer of gold, viz, that he be
permitted to present his bullion at the
mint and have it refined and coined by
paying the necessary charges. AS it is
now, those who hold any silver have tc
bring it under the influences of market
and sell it here and there for the best
price that can be obtained. The Gov.
eminent is compelled to coin a certain
amount of silver money-it goes to the
market and purchases it; and to-day the
Government is ahead Of the producers
five or six millions Of dollars. 1t is only
justice that the same rights should b.
extended to the traders of silver as t.
those of gold, and it is most importan
question for the country, and especially
this State. l, therefore, as producer
of both gold and silver. am of opinion
that the plank referred to is good one
and should remain"
| MIR. McPike: 81 think that my posi-
ton in regard to the silver question i!
well-known, for in my canvass of til,
Third Congressional few years ago
expressed myself as in favor OF free coin
age, and as stood then, so l stand now
Four years ago, when the Convention
was held at San Francisco, gentleman
remarked: Once citizen, always
citizen And Mr.. Niles Searles Gale,
attention to the fact that such an ide
was long exploded. All that l want Il
do is this; do not wish to stultify tn
Democratic party in any way, for l an
proud Of it, but | do not wish it to G
forth to the country that this Convention
4 was so ignorant Of the law that it re
lquested gold to be coined free when
always has been SO"
| MIR. 7. Findley, of Ell Dorado: "Gel
never has been coined free
/ Mr.. McPike, continuing: 81 am nc
against the platform; all that / want
to have some bad specks removed fror
it,"
/ Governor Daggett "The privilege W
mean by saying that gold is coined free
/ is not intended to convey the idea tha
no refining charges etc., have to be paic
have put in three million dollars, an
i l ought to know something about it.
al Mr.. j. Rothschild, Of San francisco
The Committee on Resolutions HI
E made an unanimous report, and THU