San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-18

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to law and administration under this
tempting platform the perpetual sin
gle gold standard i'm our finances.
This, if long continued. will mean the
absolute ruin of the producers of the
country and finally of the nation it.
self. The American people not only
favor tradition and interest but by
that instinct which has always been
manifest in the affairs of the people
destined for the worlds leadership,
under the operation of our great de-
mand for advancement. we have be-
come to OthernatiOns the greatest
debtor nation of the world. We pay
vastcharges which every year accu-
mulateS against us in the clearing
house of the world. with the money of
the world. produced by the disposal
of our commodities in the markets of
the world. produced by the disposal
ducers. Our creditors are n nation of
consumers. Any system of Internal
ional or national finance which ele-
Yates the price of human product
makes our burden lighter, and gives
promise of that day when it shall be
entirely lifted and our country freed
financially as it is politically, from
the domination of monarchy and for
eign aristocracy. Any system of fl
nance which tends to depreciate the
price of human productions, which
we must sell abroad so adds to the
burden of our debt and conveys a
threat of the perpetual servitude of
the producers of our debtor nation to
the consumers of creditor nations.
To us it is silly without parallel that
this country should deliberately ac-
cept a money system which enriches
others at our cost. History, philoso-
ply, morals all join with the common
est instinct of self preservation in de
handing that the United States shall
have Just and substantially unvary-
ing standard composed of all availa-
BILE gold and silver, and with 1t our
country will progress on financial en-
franchisement. But with single
gold standard the country will go on
TO worse destruction; TO continued fal-
ling principles, until our people would
become the hewers of the wood and
the drawers of water for the consul
mers i'm creditor nations of the earth.
To such an unholy end we will not
| lend ourselves. Dear as has been the
Republican name to us adherents,
that name is not so dear as the faith
itself. and we do not sacrifice one 1ot
or the title of the mighty principles by
which Republicanism has uplifted the
| world when we say that at the parting
of the ways we cling to the faith. let
the name go where it will We hold
that this convention has receded
from the truth; that the triumphs OF
such secession would be the eventual
destruction of our freedom and ou4
civilization. To that end the people
will not knowingly follow any political
party, and ve choose to take our place
| IN The ranks Of tie great mass nj citi'
zens. who realize that the hour has
come for justice. Did We deem this
issue less important to humanity we
/! would yield since tie associations or
all our political lives have been en-
| twined with the men and the meas
| ures of this party OF past mighty
| achievements.
But the people cry aloud for relief.
| They are beneath burden growing
| heavier with the passing hours, en-
| deavor no longer brings its just re-
ward, fear takes the place of courage,
and despair usurps the throne of hope,
and unless the laws of the country
and the policies of political parties
shall be converted into mediums OF re-
dress. the efforts of human desperation
NAV soon be witnessed here as In
other lands and other ages. Upon the
| fiat of this convention, as the present
purpose of the party, we Withdraw
from this convention, to return our
constituents the authority with which
they invested us, believing that we
have better discharged their trust by
| this action. which restores to them au-
thority unsullied, than by giving cow
ardly and insincere endorsement to
the greatest wrong ever willfully at
tempted in the Republican party-once
| the redeemer of the people, but now
about to become their oppressor, I'M
less providentially restrained by the
votes of free men.
This document was signed by Sen
ators Teller, of Colorado, Dubois, OF
Idaho. and Cannon, of Utah; Congress
men Hartman, of Montana, and Mr..
Cleveland, of Nevada, as the repre-
senatives of their respective states on
the committee on resolutions.
ASSOCIATED PRESS BULLETINS.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-Bulletin
No. Weather clear and warm.
A strong effort will be made to
close up the convention tonight.
The impression generally prevails
that Mckinley and Morton will be
the nominees.
Bulletin No. 2-Heated time ex-
pected over the financial plank of
the platform. A minority report
favoring silver will be presented
backed by ten members OF the
committee and they will have two
hours to present their case, 1t Is