New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
Colgate s. Co.'S
AT WORK ON THE PLATFORM
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RESOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE.

AIR. ST. JOHNS PANIC PRECAUTIONS PUT ASIDE
THE COMMITTEE BY DECISIVE VOTE LAYS
AN ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND ON THE TABLE.
Chicago July S-The subcommittee on Reso-
lutions was slow In assembling this morning
and It was o'clock before 1t got together. In
the mean time the majority Of the subcommittee
had prepared their views for submission to their
colleagues, and the majority made some revision
Of the draft prepared last night, and shortly
after o'clock the members Of the subcommittee
retired to an adjoining room for further confer
ence When they had vacated the room the
members of the full committee who were present.
having nothing else to no. gave an audience to
the representative Of the Womans Suffrage AS
ISOLATION who pleaded for expression In the
platform favorable to their cause.
ST. JOHNS COIN CERTIFICATE.
w p ST. John Of New-York, also secured an
audience to present the demands Of the Young
Democracy Of New-York and American Silver
Organization, as follows:
Waving all dssension as a protective tariff or
other reforms to the conservative wisdom OF Con-
gress and the Executive under the oPtlonaI IN
itiatiye OF the peope-we unite In the following ue-
/. (A)-That the mints of the United States shall
and silver into unlimited .ega-;ender money OF the
United States the gold to issue In the present stand.
standard silver dollars CB)-Depositols OF the gold
silver the mint to receive II they prefer In lieu
shall be redeemed on demand in gold or silver coin
az the oP,Sn and according to the OF
panic and money stringency the secretary oil t.ie
Treasury shall be empowered to issue such com Ger
bearing bonds OF the United States the Interest ac-
cruing the bonds to inure % the United states
heir
which coin certificates when returned sna De can,
cea s n a Snf th perceae OF coin
and bullion reserved for coin certificates ana silver
OF coin certificates and silver certificates outstand,
ing The now outstanding silver Ger goa
certificates and Treasury notes OF lso to De rereu
as they come into the Treasury.
q We demand provision for direct legislation by
means OF the initiative and optional referendum.
Having been at the head Of a NewYork Ma
tional bank for years. and Republican. Mr. st.
Johns pronounced pro-silver views were re-
ceived with great qualification by the silver men
on the committee
w W. Gatewood, a delegate from the XIIth
District OF Texas, which in 1894 elected Judge
Noonan a Republican. to the LIVth Congress,
but who carried It later himself, after six
weeks campaign. for silver. was present to urge
the adoption Of the following plank on the tariff:
Resolved. That we favor tariff for revenue suf-
Government economically administered. and so adj
justed not to discriminate against the industries
Of any section especially the raw materials OF the
South and West including their wool. hides sheep.
cattle and other live stock interests,
A WARNING FROM TEXAS.
He was heard after the subcommittee had
made its report. was also A. r. Smith. OF New
York. behalf of a dfferential tonnage-due
plank. Mr. Gatewood told the committee with
rtv a
clared for free raw material many Of its men,
bers in Texas would have to go out. Ten thou
sand he said had already gone out In his dis
trict.
Representative Mcguire took Senator Whites
place on the committee this morning, and Mr..
Bryan. the free-silver leader Of the Nebraska
delegation superseded Mr.. Carter. the gold man
thrown out by the Committee Credentials.
At II o'clock the subcommittee reported the
platform to the full committed and the reading
of the financial plank and that relating to bond
issues received decided approval
Mr. Miller OF Oregon. moved the adoption Of
the report OF the subcommittee. This notion
however, not pressed, suggestion that the
document be read by paragraphs for discussion
and amendment being agreed to-
Mr.. Thurman. Of Ohio offered as an amend
ment to the money plank the st. John PROPOSE
ton that the Secretary of the Treasury be au-
thorzed to issue coin certificates in case Of panic
OIL money stringency. Supporting the amend
ment he said it necessary. at least de-
sirable in his opinion, to satisfy fearful people
that the free and unlimited coinage Of silver by
the independent action OF the United States
would not bring disaster to the country. And he
believed that the St. John proposition was the
best that had been devised for that pur-
pose. Like General Francis a. Walker, Thurman
said he believed anything that did the work Of
money was money and these certificates GER
tainly did that. If the money power attempted
to bring on a panic he said this people Of sew
enty millions would be found to be behind tho
Government. and not behind the banks (Ap-
pause)
The amendment gave rise to quite spirited
discussion participated in by a number OF men,
bers. 1t defeated by a small majority on the
ground not of opposition to the proposition per
se but that 1t was detail Of legislation which
had better be left to the discretion OF the Demo-
cratic Congress.
1t was stated by Senators Hill and Gray. in
answer to questions the subject. that the
minority views would not be given out until they
had been presented to the Convention.
HILL AGAINST WASTING TIME
Senator Hill at this point said that he was
ready to submit the views Of the minority II the
committee desired to hear them. He stated that
he had no desire to put them before the commit
tee merely for the purpose Of having them read.
but to refute the charge that he had concealed
them The minority expected to submit their
views for the consideration Of the Convention in
any event.
A desutory but somewhat exciting discussion
followed a Willingness being EXPRESSED on the
part OF the majority to hear the minority views
IL Senator Hill desired to present them He. how
ever. decided that 1t not desirable. involving
as il would some additional time and double
statement of them to the committee and to the
Convention.
The reading of the platform then resumed