The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-22

q. JUNE ~. 1892.
70 the needs of the people and pledQing the
democrRtic party TO such alteration Of the
laws relating to banking ~ will afford al
l0cAitttes hn opportunity TO supply them
selves with adequate banking facilities and
safe. elastic and properly distributed cur
Isncy. several gentlemsn prominently
before the COMMITTEES snd argued for the
ADOPTION Of . plank In the platform favoring
recognition and substantial appropriation
Tor the exposition. A committee also
appsarsd and argued for the adoption Of =
plspk on the Nicaragua camel question,
ing tho cardinal principles Of the demo-
cratic party and insisting upon its enforce
ment whenever circumstances may require.
and Tor both defense and commerce alike
demanding that tho canal be built with
Amcrical, money and absolutely controlled
BY the United States.
Interest centered chiefly In what would
be done on silver. Don Dickenson offered
plank which favored bi-metallic stand
ard and opposed any discrimination in IA
vor Of either metal, or placing any burden
npon sithsr. The silver caucus men had
three separate planks, varying In their ma
form tho strongest that the eommittes
would stand. 54
To w. a. CLARK, OF Montana, the uncom.
promising advocate OF freo bi-motallic
coinage, and ex-senator Patterson, OF Col
orado, is due the credit Of securing the
adoption BY ths delegates from the silver
strong silver plank. These two gentle
men are urging it, adoption with consum-
mate ability on the platform committee Of
the convention. Clark declares his sourse
in this connection will be open and uncom-
promising, that the interests not only OF
the silver states. but also OF ths agricultural
states. must necessarily suffer until the con-
tracing of the circulating medium Of the
country il relieved by free and unlimited
coinage.
The woman suffragists, represented by
Susan 3. Anthony, Rev. Olympia Brown
and others, were given = hearing. and the
addresses and memorials which were ie-
nored BY the platform committse OF the re-
publican convention we're pres ented. Down
ing, Of New York, and Christian. OF Penn
sylvania, two prominent colorsd men,
pleaded for plank disappearing mob law.
The Mississippi river improvements had
strong supporters, who urged the adoption
reafirmation Of that in the democratic
platform Of 1884. Anti-conviot labor and
Anti-imported labor planks we're also placed
before the committee.
Immediately after the hearings Chairman
Jones, who had succeeded ex-Secretary
Bayard at the latter's own suggestion. pre-
sented platform prepared in detail for
the consideration Of tho COMMITTEES. II
seemed tomset their approval. The pre-
amble arraigns the republican party for
Capitalization OF governing power in the
hands Of favorite few and denounces the
force bill as the means by which it 10
sought to maintain the republican party in
t,1pk -
honest will Of the people a. expressed at
the ballot box. "We favor a reform OF
a reduction OF import duties to !
revenue basis. with protection only to such
industries as require it for the protection
Of American workiaRmen." On the fnan-
cial question the platform says: "We de-
nounce the Sherman law of 1890 and de-
mand its unconditional repeal. We favor
the free coinage Of both gold and silver on
such basis as will maintain the two met
ais on parity Vith each other. We
denounce all trusts and combine
tsas bsss hsa sas.aa hags apser esGTn ,Sa and
class legislation Of the republican rarity,
and demand their regulation or suppress
sion by legislation. We congratulate the
democratic party for the modern and more
efficient navy which had its birth under the
last democratic administration. and we ia
AGC666hFY
reasonable increase and proper mainte-
nance OF the navy. and for the protection
of our seaboard. We denounce the policy
of the republican patty. which by oppres-
sive legislation resulted in the gradual i'm
poverishment of the farmer. We arraign
the republican party rs the enemy to the
agricultural GLASSES. az we'll as to organized
labor. We reaffirm the old-time democratic
doctrines Of reciprocal trade relations with
foreign powers, and denounce the reci-
prooity pretensions of the republican party
as subterfuge designed to mislead." The
platform declares the present administra-
tion in foreign relations to be the oppressor
of the weak and truckers to the powerful.
On the school question the platform says:
''We commend the common school system
which had its birth under democratic sd-
and has stood the test Of
many years OF practical operation, and
declare in favor OF freedom of education
and the right of the parent to control the
teaching OF the child, which is necessary
to the maintenance of civil and religious
liberty"
II is quite probable the financial plank Of
Chairman jones' platform will be some
what modified and the committee received
with favor the following resolution to-day
adopted by the conference of silver states
tee by one OF their representatives: "We
denounce the demonstration Of silver BY
LEGISLATION of the republican
congress- of 1873 as crime against the peo-
pie, and one of long line of acts
by which that party has systema tically
tAken the money and property Of the ooun-
try from from producers and toilers for the
benefit of the capitalist and creditor classes.
We therefore demand the immediate repeal
of all laws discriminating against the COIN
age OF silver on an equality with gold, and
demand the restoration of silver to the po-
sition and full legal status occupied BY it
from the foundation Of the government
until its demonetization." 81
." n The Unit Rule. #Ss5.s4s;
CHICAGO June 2.--The m ost important
matter under consideration by the commit
lee on rules tonight was the unit rule.
After prolonged and heated dis
cnssion the subcommittee ON rules
passed resolution declaring against the
unit rule. Messrs. Harrity and Whitney
assert with confidence that when the full |
meets in the morning the actiop
II the snb-com mittee will be overriddep, |
10 that the unit rule will still hold sway |
when ballot is taken.
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MAINE REPUBLICANS.
Approve Of Blaines Course at tho National |
Capital.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 21.--The republican
tate convention was called to order by J.
xuA,n srk, NJ |