The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

ST. LOUIS, June 1s-The following Is
the protest of the silver delegates
presented to the convention to-day by
Senator Teller;
sin announcing the purpose asserted
in this paper 1t is due 20 our constituents
and to ourselves that there shall be
public showing of vindicatiug facts.
The sole authorized expression Of
national Republican faith from June 9,
1899, until the present date has been
the platform adopted In the national
convention at Minneapolis. Neither
the utterances Of the State convention
nor the attitude of individuals could
change the tenor of that platform or
sbate the sanctity of its binding force.
Every delegate to this convention was
elected as its adherent and it's advocate.
"True, one of Its most important par
agrsphs has been subjected to such
divergence OF construction as to make
its language unsatisfactory during the
intervening time. and dangerous, II con.
tinued In the future; but of the intent
contained within that language there
has never been doubt. Is Is the right.
| full province of this convention to revise
the party tenets and to announce anew
the party purpose. The majority of
this convention In the exercise OF such
authority has this day made official
| enunoiation of Republican law and Cos
| PEEL
with much Of the platform we agree,
believing that in many essential par
ticulars 1t compasses the needs Of hu.
manity, efflrms maintenance Of right
and proposes the just remedy for wrong.
But IL declares one elemental principle,
not only In direct contravention OF the
expression OF party faith in 1892, but in
radical opposition to our solemn convio-
ton. We recognizs that in oil matters
OF mere method 1t 10 but just and help
full that the minority shall yield to the
will OF the majority lest we have chaos
in parties and in Government. But aB
no pronouncement by msiorities can
change opposing knowledge or belief
| sincerely entertained, 30 It cannot obliRe
minorities to abandon or dissvoW their
| principle.
"Assuredly as It is requisite for peace
and progress that minorities shall yield
to ma orities in N alters of mere method,
just 80 surely Is It necessary for that
same peace and prosperity that minor.
tiles shall not yield in matters of funda.
mental truth.
THE Republican platform of 1892 At
frmed that the American people from
tradition and interest favored bime.al-
ism and demanded the use of both gold
and silver as 8 standard money. This
was accepted by US as declaration in
behalf of the principle upon which rests
the interest OF every citizsn and the
safety Of the United States. In such
terms the platform was then satisfac-
tory to the believers in bimetalism
within our party. Only because OF un-
equivocAi construct on and evasion has
1t since been demonstrated to be in
sufficient.
THE platform this day adopted in
the national Repu party conven.
ton at st. Louis, says: AS the declara-
ton OF 1892 has been by q majority of
the party construed to justify o single
gold standard for our monetary basis
and as the recent trend of the official
| power of the party has been in that
direction we can but assume that the
money platform being much more
favorable to perpetuate gold monometal.
lism will be determinedly used in behalf
Of that idea
THE Republican party has won Its
| power and renown by pursuing Its pur-
poses. courageously and relen tlessly; 1t
is only in accordance with the party's
| history to assume that If 1t shall come
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