The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

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| the world. They may say the silver ques
ton is dead, but let me tell you that the
best part of the world is with the adyo
Gates of bimetallism. All the great po
! liticnl teachers of Europe. with the eX.
ception of five or six, are the pronounced
advocates of bimetallism, unrestricted bi.
mctallism. Great teachers of political
economy in European colleges, without
exception, are in favor of bimetalism
My judgment, based, as | have said to
| you, on careful preparation and careful
study for twenty years, bears me out and
| puts me in accord with them, and would
be recreant to my trust if failed to pro-
test here and if | failed, when the Repub-
lican party makes this one of the tenets
| of its faith, to sever connection with that
party.
Mr.. President, | ask your kind permis-
sion to say few things personal to my
self | can not do what conscience COM
mands | should not do. | leave this ques-
ton for consideration. Do you suppose
that myself and my associates who act
with me and take the same view of this
question that | do, do you suppose that
we can take this step without distress ?
Do you suppose that we could take it for
any personal advantage or honor that
could he conferred upon us? We say ii
III this convention any man you choose
if you nominate the right kind of man
on the right kind of platform, | will
vote for him. You may take any meth
DDS to nominate him that you think proper;
| will defer to your Judgment and support
him if the platform is right one. But
when you ask me to surrender to you my
principles as an honest man | can not do
that | realize what it will cost us. l
realize the gibes and sneers and contume-
ly that will be heaped but, my fellow cit
izens, | have been through this before,
before the political party to which you be-
long had a beginning. | have stood for
the doctrines of free homes and free
speech and do not care what may be the
result. If it takes me out of political life
| will go out with feeling that at least
| maintain my consistency and my man
hood and that my conscience is clear, and
that my country will have no right to find
fault with me. (Cheers.)
Il beg your pardon for saying things so
personal, but yet if a personal act that to
some implies pcrfidy and dishonor is about
TO be taken, | think it but just to myself
and my associates that | should proclaim
to you that we take this step, not in an
ger, not in pique, not because we dislike
the nominee prospective or otherwise, but
because our conscience requires as honest
men that we should make this sacriflce,
for sacrifice we feel that it is.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for your
kind attention, retiring from you as l DO
perhaps never again to have an opportunl-
ty of addressing a Republican convention
| can not do it without saying that after
all have in my heart hope, nay, have
an expectation, that if you should be fool,
ish enough to adopt this platform and
force us TO this step, better counsel WIN
prevail and ultimately, on true Repupll-
can platform, sustaining Republican prin-
ciples. | will have the estimable privilege
of again addressing you"
At the close of Mr.. Tellcr's speech the
applause, especially from the silver states,
was tremendous.
Intermingled with cheers and applause
of silver delegates there began a roar
which finally became recognizable as the
cry of Foraker
C'hairman-The convention will be in
order. The chair recognizes the chair
man of the committee, Mr.. Foraker
prolonged applause)
Foraker-I move you, Mr.. Chairman,
that the motion to substitute, he lald on
the table.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts
I rise to second the motion made by
the senator from Ohio.
Chairman-It is moved that the sub
stitute offered by the gentleman from
Colorado be laid on the table. The state
of Colorado demands that the roll be
called and n record made of the vote.
Is that demand seconded by any othef
state?
Montana and Nevada seconded the de-
mand. >, -,
Chairman-The secretary will call the
roll of states and the chairman of each
delegation will answer Those who are
favorable to laying amendment upon the
table will say aye and those opposed no.
The chairman announced the vote as
follows: Upon the motion to lay on
the table the ayes were S1S IL; nays,
1O5 1-2" The substitute is upon the
table. and the result was greeted with
great applause. :.
Senator-elect Foraker, on behalf of the
state of Ohio. now moved the previous
question on the motion to adopt the reso-
luton as read from the PLATFORM
This motion brought Senator Dubois OF
Idaho to his feet. He said:
"Will the gentleman from Ohio give
way until | can ask a question:
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. by
their chairmen, had seconded the mo-
ton of Foraker9
Senator Dub0iS-l ask the senator
from Ohio not to press his motion until
| can ask him a courteous question.
Considerable confusion and noise fol-
lowed. The chairman said:
"The chair will state that under the
rules, from previous questions and order
of debate, | can recognize no gentleman
until the previous question is put"
FOraker-I will withdraw my motion
until the gentleman from Idaho can ask
his question.
Senator Dubois-Mr. Chairman, there
are a great many delegates in this con-
vention who are not in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at ratio
of 16 to 1. There are also .-reat many
delegates in this convention who are not
in favor of single standard. /, there
fore, ask for a separate vote upon the
financial plank in order that our great
party may go on record on this question.
(Cries Of no, no.) ask this particularly
in the interest of the Republican party.
Chairman-The chair will state that in
case the previous question is ordered by
this convention, under the rules any state
seconded by two other states can have
division of the question.
Colorado and Montana called for
division of the question.
The chairman-The question for
division of the question has been prop
erly seconded and the chair will there
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