Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18

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Mich: keense. Patterson Tanner
Buckley. and host OF others
The only Significant demonstration
came when Fairbanks, tho temporary
chairman outlined the position the
party should take ON the financial is.
sue which now, as ut all times since
the delegates began to arrive, has
been the question about which the
whirlpool OF speculation and interest
swirled. Out and out sold men ana
conservative silver men made counter
demonstrations, hut the radical silver
sen sat silent and sIim
st. Louis, Mo. June i1.-1he sub.
committee on platform Of the repub-
lcan national convention met promrt-
y at . last evening Il. tie 81 Nicholas
hotel MI members were prest NJ
They decided 10 give out Tor puhhca-
tion he financial plank adopted BY the
subcommittee Senator Teller, OF Col
orado offered tour propositions in the
subcommittee First, for free and un
limited coinage at l6 to l. second, free
coinage ot the American product;
lhird, preamble lCrltiug that protoc-
ton WAS impracuCaOlc unless free
coinage of silver was ad0ptcd, and the
fourth was for coinage o. the American
product and a tariff ON all foreign sill
yer imported into this country, An
these propositions were voted down by
81 = h,t : Ia
man who voted in the affirmative on
any proposition looking TO the re, ognl-
ton of SILVER. Teller would offer no
other proposition on silver rs he has
all along stated chat he would not
agree TO anything like a straddla. lie
will submit minority report on the
money plank hut not upon any other
feature of The platform, The Colorado
senator says the subcommittee is
made up unfairly that silver money
delegates should have more than one
man on the subcommittee, as their
representation entitled them 10 .Wo
He will carry his fight to the full COM
mittpe. but he has little hope of sue
cess as he does not believe that there
are more than 10 or IL men on the
tall committee who will vote against
the subcommittee resolution. AS
modified the financial plank will read
as follows: The republican parry is
unrCservedly for sound money. 1t
caused the enactment of the law pro-
vding for a resumption of specie pay
mentS III 1879. since when every dol
lar has been as good as gold We are
unaltcrably opposed to every measure
calculated to debase our currency or
impair the credit of our country. We
are, therefore, opposed TO the ace
coinage of silver except by internation-
al agreement with the leading com
mercial nations of the world and until
such agreement can be obtained we be
lieve the existing gold standard must
be preserved. All our silver and pa
per currency now II. circulation must
he maintained at parity with gold
and we favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolablc legislation of the
United States and all of our money
whether coin or paper at present stand
ard the standard of most enlightened
nations of the earth. The changes
made are not entirely of phraseology.
The expression we favor the use of
silver as currency" etc, was rliminat-
ed in the last draft and the form
changed 50 as to put the declaration on
tie question Of silver coinage in the
negative way. 1t also makes mos pos
tive the declaration for maintenance
of parity of the different kinds Of
money lhan did the first draft.
The resolution declaring for protec-
ton will hr adopted after comparative
ly little discussion and the Cuban qucs-
ton to be taken up on a basis Of rcso-
lutions is definitely determined.
This plank will probably he coupled
with a strong pronouncement for a
distinctive American policy At the
meeting of the committee on rules and
order OF business last night Congress
man bingham, of Philadelphia, was
elected chairman. The committee de-
cided 10 allow six votes to each OF the
territories and two TO the district Of
Columbia, as arranged by the national
committee 1t was also decided that
the rules of the house of Representa-
tiyes of the saith congress shall be the
governing rules of the convention.
According to the rules as adopted the
convention VIII proceed in the follow
ing order of business: Report Of tom-
n,ittee on credentials, report on per
manent organization, report on resolu
tions, presentation of candidates tor
president balloting, presentation Of
candidates for vice president, balIotlng