The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-20


fne speaker eseoTi2te3 the pemocrssia
psFtY, AID asserted that uatli the Demo-
eras'e party Nas Getaroae4 tAere cou.tl he
ho permanent prosperity Tor tas countrv.
ih sae cpasifncftan % The uaVerneycr TAR
( ST tssa tae Democratic senators had an
HESAF aisrrEar4rd The interests Of sbs
saass az ashan gtea. H0weyer. hy iasse-
fstagahie iae0Fs the saenhers az rnner~sx
from this state had secured nbeyal
appronropraat.ons for the 4snprove-
meat 81 the various rivers ana har.
boss Of the state. ard he eaamerat,d
the appropriations male. His rsg.reana
to the appropriation Tor ghe Lake WaSa-
ingfon canal was receivia with great an
p aase. Pierce eounty heartily joininx.
After senator Squire had falshsa spsak-
ing there we're loud and snresSant calls for
Coz. MctiraS. When the governor an.
p~aFed on iae stage tie convention nrac.
iieAiis rose 10 rs feet as one man. Hats
we're thrown IN the SIR. handkerchief aaa
canes we're moved alosf aud the applauss
vas simply terrible. Mr.. NcGrsw spoke
very briefly, bat every sentence was to the
point
Congressman Doolissle followed Gov.
Ac"faw, and the delegates also gave him
cordial greeting. Mr.. Dooiittls paid \
senator Squire aud Congressman Wilson.
lie stated that Two years age the people, in
an anlueky moment. had placed in power
.he Democratic party. and since that time
misery and want had stalked abroad in
the land. The people had learned a les
son. however. aud were turning To tho
kepab4iean party for deliveranee. III ths
people re-eiect me to congress. said the
speaker. II promise 90 serve you to the
best OF my ability" Col. Hewlett OF
Yakima, also spoke briefly. aud vas fol-
lowed hy state Senator Claypool. OF
Fierce. who brought down the house by
stating that ne was thoroughly convinced
that the representatives in congress from
thus state had served the state faithfully
As shey had SAID 80 themselves.
THE PLATFORM.
AT the conclusion OF Senator Claypool's
remarks it Was announced that the COM
mttiee on platform aud resolutions was
resdy 10 report
fishback. Of King. chairman OF com.
miEtee on platform. stated that "a number
OF resolutions had been submitted TO the
committee aud had been iayorahly consid-
cred, bat had not been Incorporated in the
platform. These he read and ieft them for
the convention 10 say whether or not they
should be ingraited in the platform. The
chairman further stated that the commit
tee on platform had appointed a sub-com-
mittee TO consider the question of silver.
This subcommittee had made two reports,
that of the majority being:
The Republican party Of Warrington
believes IA sound and honest money and
to the end that we may have sound and
stable currency ws declare ourselves in
favor Of bi~metallism. We commend the
wise and patriotic utterances of the Re-
publican national convention OF iS9z ia
the national platform. We believe that
platform means Just what it says upon
this question, and We instruct our senators
and representatives in congress 10 lAvor
such legislation as shall maintain the alb
soiute equality In debt-paytng power OF
every dollar of the money OF the country.
whether gold, silver or paper"
The second silver plank was as follows,
THE Republican party. from tradition
and interest, tavors bi-metsiiism, and We
believe that tras bi-metailism can only be
accomplished through the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio OF is TO /. We further
favor discriminating tariffs against ail
countries maintaining the single gold
standard"
Judge Blake, of Spokane. moved as .
substitute tho adoption of the second re-
port lie asserted that the SILVER question
was the chief question today, and
that the state of Washington Was
deeply interested in its solution.
lie favored the FREQ coinage OF sill
yer. Col. Feighan. OF Spokane.
spoke in similar strain. Fishback Of
king stated tha. tho Republicans of this
stale should abide by the principles of the
Republican party as enuncated By the
national Republican platform, and ths
a - -
principles Of the national platform on tue
silver question. Wiley OF King favored
the Blake plank. lie asserted that Cisve-
land and the Democratic party had stricken
down silver. Bell of Snohomish favored
the Fishback plank. and thought
that he represented Snohomish county.
Hart, Of Snohomish. took the opposite
view of the case from his colleague. Bell.
and believed that the people Of snohonish
county favored free coinage OF silver.
Judge Chase. Of Okanogan, desired FREQ
silver. Eddy Of Snohomish thought
that all Republicans favored honest
money; there was simply differ
ence In opinion as 10 what consti-
tuted honest money. He thought a middle
ground could be found on which ali Re-
publicans might unite. George Turner, OF
Spokane. said that IL hzd been asserted
that Spokane county stood alone ia in-
sisting on tho adoption OF the Blsko
plank. but this WAS a mistake. Other
counties favored Il also. MeMillin. of san
Juan, who drafted the minority report,
stated that the rock on which the COM
mi.tee split was the question of ratio. On
sit other considerations of tho question
they did not differ materially. lie be-
lieved that the settlement OF this gues-
tlon should be left TO where its settlement
belonged, 10 the law making power. He
did not believe the Republicans Of this
state should ay Ia face OF the declarations
OF the national platform. The k1shback
plank as directly in iine With the dscla-
ration of the national Republican piat-
form. lie did not want the Republicans
of the state 30 Be placed on the defensive
in the coming campaign, to have TO sx-
main and reconcile the difference between
the national platform and The platform
adopted By the Republicans Of tails state.
Brown. Of Spokane, spoke in favor Of fres
coinage. krsiaer, OF Thurston. moved ths
previous question and tbs motion WAS
adopted.
On call Of the roll tho Fishbaek plank
was adopted by . vote Of o6E TO e2L The
convention thea adjourned az s.2l
At s.30 The convention reasssrnblef.
Mexisr Of w ahksakBm immediately novel
90 adjourn until tomorrow morning ~ ID
O'Clock Burieigh Of King seconded the
motion. On a roll caii the motion vas lost
bv vote of 4gi TO G0. Before the vote was
announced King changed ia vote from yes