The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-02
General Bi,lweIl of California and
Crantill of Texas the
Nominees.
The Last Day of the Convention
Treatened to Prove a Very
Disastrous One.
A Number of Rows and a Permanent
Party Split Narrowly
Averted.
The Prohibition Convention.

CINCINNATI. o., June 30 Secretary
Wheeler of the platform committee read
the majority report in the convention
this afternoon. The first cheering came
at the end Of the prohibition plank.
Woman suffrage also elected cheers.
There was loud outburst of applause
on the reading of the free coinage decar
alton. Enthusiastic manifestations con-
tinued throughout the reading, every
plank seeming to strike responsive
chord in the convention. particularly the
anti-option and public school planks.
The two main planks, the finance and
tariff. as put in the platform by the ma
joritv. are as follows:
Flnance-The money of the country
should be issued by the general govern
ment only in sufficient quantities to meet
the demands of business and give full
opportunity for the employment Of labor.
| To this end an increase in the volume of
money is demanded. and no individual
or corporation should be allowed to
make any profit through its issue. 1t
should be made legal tender for the
payment of all debts. public and private.
| Its volume should be fixed at definite
sum per capita and made to increase
with our increase in population. We ia
vor free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and gold.
Tariff should be levied only as defen-
sive against foreign governments when
levy tariff upon or bar out our products
| from their markets. revenue being incl
dental. The residue of the means neces
sary to an economical administration OF
the government should be raised by
levying burden upon what people pos
sess instead of upon what we consume.
Margins-Speculation in margins the
cornering of grain and products and the
formation of pools. trusts and combina.
tions for the arbitrary advancement of
prices should be suppressed.
Other planks-The other planks in the
platform urge laws for the suppression
of liquor traffic. demand more woman
suffrage and equal pay regardless of sex;
demand government control of railroads.
telegraphs and other public corporations
Demands further restriction of immi-
gratod and extension Of naturalization
period: opposes acquisition of lands by
aliens and favors forfeiture Of un.
earned land grants: denounces the reign
of mob law and demands trial
by jury for all citizens; demands one
days rest in seven for all persons; favors
arbitration and PENSIONS: unequivocally
stands by the American public school
system and teaching in English. and Op.
poses grants of money to sectariar
schools and denounces both parties for
trucking to the money interests ana tC
saloons.
The minority composed of almost hall
the members of the resolution commit
tee, through Mr.. Wheeler of New York
offered the following as substitute fol
the financial and silver and tariff planks
The issuing of national currency belongs
to congress alone as the representative
of the sovereign power of the nation. ant
should not be delegated to private. indi
viduals or corporations. The insufficient
, the relative values OF gold and sill
yer render it impracticable to rely
upon either gold or silver fol
safe. sound and sufficient currency. We
r favor therefore the issue OF legal tender
; treasury notes exchangeable in gold OF
, silver bullion on a plan similar to that
which now floats S:i40OOOOOOg
8 on slOO.OOO.OOO of a gold reserve ant
: makes them more acceptable and con
venient than either gold or silver coin
j. In the extension of this plan rather thar
in the coinage of gold and silver lies thu
solution of the monetary problems thai
are disturbing all nations.
!: For the tariff plank the minority ha'
the following: Our tariff should he Sc
levied as to furnish revenue for the
needs of the government economical,
!. administered, relieving the necessities
used by the mass of the people for th'
e benefit of labor; protecting American
: productions and manufactures agains
= competition of foreign nations. The de
tails of our tariff laws having become
foot ball of party politics to "a grea
disturbance and damage of our protec
8 tive industries and commerce. we be
| lieve. that such details could be bette
adjusted by tariff commission to re
/. commend to congress duties to meet th'
= wants of the government so GRADUATED
= as to protect American skill and iabo
against the competition Of the world.
The following was offered by the
minority IN an additional plank to TIT
platform: Recognizing and 6eclarin!
that the prohibition:of the liquor traffic
=, has become dominate issue in natlona
politics. we invite to full party fellow
ship all those who on this one dominan
o issue are with us agreed within the ful
belief that this party can and Will re
y move sectional differences. promote Ma
3 tional unity and insure the best wclfar
I of our entire land.
n Two reports were read. There, was NJ
serious trouble until the the iinancla
= and silver panks Of the majority repor
$ were reached. After parliamentar,
y tangle the debate opened and CONTINUED
4 warmly. The majority report was adopt
J. ed. The majority report relating L
finance was then adopted. lhe lgh
then come up on the fourth plank lie
v claring in favor Of free coinage Of bot
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