Evening journal., 1896-06-17


resolutions met at the Iindell hotol.
Some time was spent IN comforting to-
gether, during which time there were
three groups Foraker Lodge and Teller
being the central figures respectively in
these clusters. Over half an hour was
spont in this general conference and in
unloading the resolutions that had been
referred TO different inembers. Some Of
the members had their pockets full Of pa
pers Eyen the silver men were divided
on the phraseology OF their plank. and each
silver member of the committee had his
own version. IL was seen ut the start that
Lodge and Foraker and others were CO.
operating together. Senator Lodge called
the committee to order and presented the
name OF Senator Foraker Of Ohio. Tho
silver men presented the name Of Senator
Dubois OF Idaho. Then Charles K. Pryor
Foraker's law partner, who was with
him, was mnde teller and temporary sec
retary. The roll was called, showing 80
present and 2 absent, ana a-s official list
of the mbsrship was made up before
the sntes were called on the vote for
chairman.
This roll call resulted: Foraker 80,
Dubois 4. The former was then declared
ny Senator Lodge the chairman, when the
committee began an informal session Ia
outlining It's work.
General Lew Wallace was unanimously
chosen secretary, and resolution was car
ried unanimously TO appoint a subcom-
mittee Of seven to draft the platform, and
Chairman Foraker named as the commit
tee Merziam OF Minnesota, Fessenden OF
Connecticut, Teller of Colorado, Lodge Of
Massachusetts,. Patterson OF Illinois, War
mouth OF Louisiana and the chairman.
Burleigh OF Washington moved to enlarge
he committee, on tho ground that it
should represent every section Of the coun-
Try. Foraker replied that he did not con-
slider geography in the makeup Of the
committee. but appointed men to repre-
sent the different ideas on the currency
question as nearly as possible The mo
lion to increase the committee was car
ried, and Mr.. Burlelgh Of Washington and
Lauterbach Of New York were added to
The committee.
The Subcommittoe's Report.
The subcommittoe of the committee on
resolutions adopted the following draft Of
the PLATFORM
The Republicans Of the United States
by their representatives In national con-
vention assembled, appealing for the popu-
lar and historical Justification OF their
claims to the bitter fruits of four years Of
Democratic control, as we'll as the match
| less improvements of 80 years Of Repub-
lican rule, earnestly and confidently ad-
| iress themselves to the awakened intelli-
genco, experience and consclonoe OF their
sountrymen in the following declaration
IF facts and principles:
For the first time since the civil war the
American people have now witnessed the
| salamitous consequences of full and un-
restricted Democratic control OF the gov.
rnment. 1t has been record Of un-
paralleled incapacity, dishonor and disas-
ter In the administrative management
IL has ruthlessly sacrificed Indispensable
revenue. eked out ordinary current run.
ming expenses with borrowed money, piled
up the public debt S262, 000, 000 in timo OF
peace, forced an adverse balance of trade,
kept perpetual menace hanging over the
redemption fund for pawned American
credit to alien syndicates and reversed all
the measures and results Of successful
Republican rule.
Mo deuouuce the present Democratic
party tariff as sectional partisan and one
sided and dsnstrous TO tine treasury and
| destructive Of business enterprise, and we
domand such an equitable tariff on for
eign imports which come into composition
with American products as will not only
furnish adequate revenue for tho necessa
~ expenses of the government, but viii
protect A merican labor from degradation
land tho wage level of other lands. VIZ
are not pledgeS to any particular schedule
The question os rates Is a practical quos
ton TO be governed by he condition Of
the times and of production. The ruling
and uncoinpromsing principle is the pro
lection and development of American la
Dor and industry.
The Money Plank.
"Tho Republican party IS unreservodlJ
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment OF the law providing for the re
sumption Of specie payments In 1879
Since then every dollar has been cs gooC
as gold
I'VE ars unalterahly opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our ourrenc,
or Impair the credit OF our country. WI
are therefore opposed to the free coinage
of silver except by international agree
ment with the leading commercial ma
tions of the world, which we pledg