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

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of the plank upon which the demand is
made for separate vote. The question
before the convention is upon the previ-
Gus question.
Stevenson of Idaho-I ask that the
states be called and the votes be an
nounced by delegations.
The chairman-The question on the de-
mand for n division will be first put
upon the adoption of the financial plank
reported by the committee and upon
} that question Idaho demands Il roll call
Is there Il second to the demand for
roll call?
Mathews of Montana-Mo Sec
onds the demand of Idaho for a call of
the roll.
Chairman-The question is, shall the
financial plank, as. reported by the COM
mittee, be adopted as part of the plat
form of the Republican party? AS the
states are called those favoring its adop-
ton will vote aye, those opposed no. The
secretary will now call the roll
During the roll call Mr.. Depcw was
observed to walk around in front of the
Ohio delegation and engage in :onversa-
ton with Mark Hanna. The Cminous
spectacle at once attracted the attention
of newspaper correspondents, and the
ubiquitous photographer promptly leveled
his camera from the galleries. The
| conversation was afterwards discovered
to have been about as follows:
Dcpew-Let us have n short adjourn
mcnt; we are all accustomed to having
| Il little lunch at about this time and we
are hungry. We will all be in a better
humor if we have something to eat.
Whereupon Mr.. Hanna replied: mo,
no, no."
Chairman Thurston announced the re-
suit of the vote as follows: Ayes, S12 1-2;
i ~ I., Il
the financial plank is adopted"
Chair-The question now recurs ON the
adoption of the balance of the platform.
When the chair put the motion the con-
vention seemed to vote aye with an al
| most universal voice, but on call for the
noes" perhaps Il hundred voices were
raised in the negative
When the little flutter of excitement
died away, the chair announced; 'The
ayes have it," (Cheers.)
| Immediately after the announcement
of the adoption of the platform, Senator
| Teller of Colorado appeared on the plat
form. ut the side of the chairman, and in
II low voice informed him he had an i'm
portant communication to make to the
convention.
The chairman then said: "The gentle
man from Colorado rises to a question of
personal privilege"
Mr.. Teller-Mr. Chairman, we have
prepared Il statement which, with permis-
sion of the chairman, will be read by Sen
ator Cannon.
The Chairman-It is asked as n matter
of privilege that Il statement, prepared
by certain members of this convention, be
read.
Senator Cannon then read the following
protest:
ITO the Republican National CoDven-
ton of the United States-In announcing
the purpose asserted in this paper it is
due to our constituents and to ourselves
that there shall be n public showing of vim
dicating facts The sole authorized eX-
preston of national Republican facts from
June 8, 1892, until this date, has been
the platform adopted in national conven-
ton at Minneapolis. Neither the numer-
Gus state conventions nor the protests of
individuals could change that platform nor
abate the sanctity of the bondholders.
Every delegate to this convention was
elected as its adherent and its supporter.
True two of the most important para
graphs have been subjected to such di-
vergence of construction as to make its
language unsatisfactory during the inter-
vening time, and dangerous, if continued
in the future; but of the intent contained
within the language there never has been
doubt. 1t is the rightful province OF
IlllS convention ~ GcNlSt lllC party ttnclb
and announce anew the party purpose.
The majority of this convention, in the
exercise of such authority, has this day
made official enunciation of Republican
law and gospel.
"With much of the platform we agree,
believing that in many of its essential
features it compasses the needs of hui
manity, favOrs the maintenance OF right
and proposes n just remedy for wrong.
Dad IL. al tNptnn ntrln nn
only in direct contrast to the expression of
party faith in 1892, but in radical opposi-
ton to our solemn conviction. We recog-
nize that in all matters of mere method
it is proper and perfectly right that the
minority should yield to the will of the
ajority, lest we have chaos in parties
and in government. But as no pronounce
ment by majorities can change opposing
knowledge or belief when entertained, so
it can not oblige minorities to abandon or
disavow their principles. Assuredly as
it is requisite for peace and progress that
minorities shall yield to majorities in mat
ters of mere method, just so surely is 1t
necessary for that same peace and progress
that minorities shall not yield in matters
of fundamental truth.
''The Republican platform in 1892
affirmed that the American people, from
tradition and interest, favored bimetal-
liSm and demanded the use OIL DOtn Solu
and silver as standard money. This was
accepted by us in declaration in behalf
of the principle upon which rests the
interest of every citizen and the safety OF
the United States. In such terms the
platform was then satisfactory to the be-
levers in bimetallism within our party;
only because of equivocal construction
and evasion has it since been demonstrated
to be insufficient. The platform adopted
today in the national Republican conven-
ton at st. Louis says the financial plank
of the platform of 1892 has been looked
upon by majority of the party to justify
single gold standard for our monetary
basis, and as the recent drift of the power
of the party has been in that direction we
can but assume that the money plank OF
the new platform, being much more favor
able to perpetuate gold monometallism,
will be determinedly used in behalf OF
that idea.
"The Republican party has won its pow
ers and renown by pursuing its purposes
courageously and relentlessly; it is there
fore only in accordance with the party's
history that if it should come to authority