The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21

Much Discord-The Reed Rules
Adopted.
| Cleveland, Ohio, June 20. EARLY this
morning the sub committee of committee
on resolutions of the League of Republi-
can Clubs which had been in session
since the adjournment of the general
committee at IL. 80 last night, is said to
sented to the convention as soon as it
shall have been adopted by the general
committee.
| This address, as was predicted yester-
day, will recommend that the convention
take no action on the financial or other
questions, but that it simply turn all
such matters over to the national conven-
tion in 1896
| 1t is believed the general committee
which meetssthis afternoon will adopt the
report and that the convention in it's turn
will take like action.
Thus will the party stand uncommitted
on the financial question, which it was
at first feared would cause SO much dis
cord in the ranks.
The address finally agreed upon by the
subcommittee was referred to another
subcommittee of three, who will not,
however, change it,
| They have been commissioned to revise
| it with regard to putting it in the best
possible language and making it as
sound and cordial as possible.
This committee is composed of Robin
son of Pennsylvania, Hartwell of Mis-
souri, and Dubois of Idaho
The suppression OF any opinion on the
financial question is regarded by the gold
advocates as victory. but the silver
men do not so regard it by any means.
They say that the single standard
champions threaten to shut them off, and
regard the fact that they have forced
a non-committal platform as decided
point gained, in view of the fact that, as
they claim, the pro gramme originally
was to adopt resolutions declaring un-
compromiSingly against the metal of the
far western states.
| The fact that the committee on resolu-
tions will report non-committal plat
| form must not be taken to mean that
| there will be no fight on the resolution.
| That it will be a futile one now seems
! certain, but the programme of the sill
| yer men now is to make it, whether it is
| or not. The original programme, which
Dubois and Garter were delegated to lead,
has not been changd so far as known.
Gen. McAlpin and party arrived from
New York last night. There has been
| no change in the Presidential situa-
tion. If McAlpin has any opposition at
all, it will not be worth considering.
1t was II O'Clock before the convention
was called to order this morning by Pres
ident Tracy The delegates were present
| in force, but there was a lack of interest
on account of the overshadowing impor-
| tance of the meeting of the committee of
resolutions in session at the Hollenden
| Hotel
| The committee on rules reported that
the rules formulated by Thomas B. Reed
were good enough for them
| Senator Thurston of Nebraska said he
understood Warner Miller of New York
was in the city, and he was sure that the
convention would like to hear from the
| eX- senator.
| A committee was sent for Mr. Miller,
who spoke in part as follows: We have
heard it said that the tariff question is
no longer one of ruling Importance
With that statement take issue. Any
party which, in its financial policy, does
not provide for enough revenue to keep
up the country is q failure and must be
driven out of existence. Is the Democra-
tic party party for revenue only?
enough of late to pay the expenses of the
coutry by about S75, 600, 000 The Re-
publican party stands for "a tariff, not for
revenue only, but for a surplus also.
From. the day of election last fall down to
the present time, the prospect has been
gradually growing better, and the full
fruition of success will come to us in
1896 when the Republican party will once
more take charge of this country. We
propose also to restore the reciprocity
laws, enlarge and widen them. We
propose to increase our merchant marine
If necessary to Japan and China, and fur
ther than all this, the Republican party
will see to it that the Monroe doctrine
does not go into inocuous desuetude. We
will say to all our sister foreign coun-
tries, you are our national allies and we
will be your defender. We shall plant
our flag on the island of Hawaii, that is,
with their permission. You may call this
jingoism if you will AS to the curren-
cy question, when I was asked whether
or not this question should be discussed
in this convention, l said had never
known the Republican party to shirk
any important question, and did not
believe this convention would. 1t was
suggested to me that perhaps l ought to
leave this currency to the various presi..
Dental candidates. but thus far none OF
the candidates have shown up. came
here expecting to meet favorite son of
New York. and the fayorite son OF Ohio.
But one of them stole by us silently last
night, and the other will propaply not
make his appearance | do not blame
these candidates for lodging the cur
rency question when it is the business of
the National Convention to formulate
money plank in it's platform.
AS to the silver question the good this
convention has done is to bring the sill
yer men of the west and the gold stand
ard men of the east together. The differ
ence between them is not SO great as we
have been taught to believe by the press.
For myself I wish to say | am not
gold monometallist and am not silver
monometallist.. 1 do. not belive. it is
wise at this time to have free coinage
of silver at 16 to ]. L do not believe
parity of these metals could abe main
tained. Gold would soon become an ar
ticle of merchandise. We should at least
wait for the cooperation OF France and
Germany. The probability that we will
have international bi-metallism is becom-
ing greater every day, and think it will
be assured in few years. We Of the east
have no grudge against you OF the west.
against silver. What advantage can there
be to any of our people to depreclate