Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-09
nINonITY nrPonE
Relating Principally to the fipau
ciAi Plank,

NNNA AAhhhs
CmcAul, july 0.-Sixteen dolega.
lions C lrsUuunt tho minority OF the
o1umittea on resolntiuts hnd Dinr
declarations In the report OF tho mg-
lorlty 10 which they cannot give their
ascent. Some Of these are wholly
unnecessary. Some IRE ill.oousljerei
ana amblgu0us.y phrased, while
others are extreme AMI revolutionary
o. VOL rec. gnzcd principles Of the
party. THIS minority content them.
solves with tlis general expression OF
inoit dissent, without going into q
specific statement OF those objection.
a1lB features Il the report OF the ma.
l0fily, but upon the huancial question,
which engages At this time tnU chief
share Of public attention, the
views Of the majority differ 90
fundamentally from that Of the
minority In regard TO q vital Demo
cratic doctrine as 10 demand a distinct
statement OF what they hold 10 ~ the
only just and uus expression OF the
Democratic faith upon this paramount
issue, a. follows, which IL offered as u
substitute for the financial PLANK In the
majority report;
"Wo declare our belief that an OK.
pertinent on the part OF the Unilvd
5tatoa alone OF the free coinage Di
silver and n change Of the existing
standard OF value, Independently 10
TIE action % other great ualioue, would
not only imporll our finances but
would Tetard or entirely prevent "a,
establishment OF international bimbt.
Aii.sm, 10 which the efforts OF thu gov.
U pmont should BE- steadily dlfuUtnI
4. w0uid place the C1uutry upon
silver basis, impair contract, disturb
bu ucHs, Diminishing tgn purchasing
power Of tbs wages Of labor anu iuillol
irfupAIaDle ovile upon our nations
commerce ana Industry. Until later.
ratl0nal cooperation among the lead.
log nations Tor the free coinagu OF silver
Can he secured, WB favor q rigld m etc..
tuLanno ut the oHiatiug GOLD standard
pa essential 30 the prUsurvatiou vi GU
national credit, tho redemption Of our
public plodgoa and the keeping invi1.
late our country'i hOnOf. We intlsl
that all cur paper anu silver currency
hhall DO kspt at a partly with gold.
The DumOcraIc party DO r. part Of
hard money and opposed 10 legal ten.
der payment as part u our permanent
nnanCiai system, aud 80 therefore
favor tue retirement and CANCELLATION
OF AL Unitod States notes aud treasury
uOtUs by SUCH legislative pfOvlsionb ~
will prevent undue r1nttIoti0n. We
demand that our national credit shall
DO rusOluloly maintained At all times
and under all circumstance.
"fho minority also feel tual the report
u the malsrity IL detective Ia iailng
g. make any recognition OF the non.
tsty, economic courage anu fidelity of
tho present Democratic administration
anu they therefore offer the following
declaration an an amendment 10 Toe
majority report:
1--WE commend tue honesty, econ.
Omiu courage aud hlellty Of tho pre-.
ent Democratic national admiuislfa.
glon. lSiguell
"David b. AN, Now York; William
n. Wise, Wis; George GTaym, Della.
ware; John Pteatiss Poe, Mo; Irving
w. Drew, n. H.; q. U. Holman,
Maine; 4. j. Farrell, Vermont, Lynuu
Harrison, Conn; David T.. Baker, II
III rhO,uaa a, WcautcE, Mion.; Jam .
T.. Obtion, Mimi john l.. RussulI.
Mass; Robert r.. Wight, Penna.
VIM. Il. Steel, 3. Dak., Allan A. Me.
NNAAAHAAN aHH 90 ~ ~ ANNkNANf
Alaslla.n
Senator Hill offered this report and
also the following amendments u the
platform aud moved their adoption:
Amendment hut it should be
carefully provided ny law at the same
limo that any change IN the monetary
standard should not apply 10 existing
contracts
Amendment 2-Our advocacy OF the
independent flee coinage OF silver be.
ing batod ON the belief that such coin.
age VIII elect and maintain tbs parity
between gold and silver at ratio u l .
70 1--we declared as pledge OF sincerity
that II tuuh fee coinage shall TAIL ~
elect such parity within ono year from
IT, enactment W law such colnsge
email thetuupon DO suspended.