The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-23
SILVER PLATFORM.

81. l&ouis, July es.--The COMMITTEES q
RESOLUTIONS of the silver party met to,,e
ana subcommittee was appointed 10 a
range ana pass upon The platform russ,
a. Washington hy tho bimetalilc league
ife re was a hard tight ON tho part ,
Ger.oistl Warner. the Ohio mombos. for 4,
endorsement OF ;he democratic plank !
'"''o. but by Il vote OF Ii to 5 the su,
ca Wnm'tice was instructed 10 repor, III
hibwing PLATFORM:
Tho National silver party IN conven-
iton assembled hereby a,iop, the fol
LOWING declarations OF prlnci,lcs
l. thc rasunount issue AZ tbs tme
IN thT tinted Statcs is md.sputably
wy inoihsy question. II is between the
Eoiu stanlaid. gold bonds and eur
metallic standard. no bonds and GOV
etnmeht currency. on tile other, ON
inns issue we declare ourselves 10 he
~ FAVOR or distinc,ivcly NnNncal
system We are unaltcrahly oppos,,d
10 me Single god standard and demand
ne lninci'air return to the ronstitu-
,io''ai standard of gold and liver by
,,,,,a ,.S'or',len OF the unrestricted
.Vsnhkc OF both gold aud SILVER into
standard money at the ratio OF ID TO
ana npon The. terms OF exact .uualitv
as ihcN .N,st.u prior TO 1855; the SILVER
vVlil Stali h, ma legal tender, fully Us
y.
ana public. and we favor such ierlsia
Nioh as VIII prevent Tor the future thu
u'hloh.i .ition Of amy Kind of LEGAL
,l,y"r money by private ooatraet. We
mona That the power 10 control uud
i.Suinie a paper currency ~ insvrnrn-
pc from his power to coin money, ana
h'het ina, ai currency intended To
circulate rs money shatl IN, issued and
IT'S volumes controlled hy TIM. ,..nrr,I
government aud shall hc legal tender,
we are nrG, oihhly ol,l,n$,d 10 tho
,s.,ug ny ihe United St4tca OF interest
ht%'1ns bonds iiiifmcs OF pence. aud wo
arnpNnce. as a hhpdcr. worse than a
'lliu, ne present Treasury ,~,iicy'
Sph"nrrrd N by the rcnbiic.tiis 81
hundreds Of miilons In the vain ny, N.Y.
iinri To naiiitoin the gold standard
nih hy p9rrowins gold, ana w lie
an q re II" 'y MIA 8 s,n, IN , AZ ~, sH yiG
by existing luws. In either gold or an
Yer com al The option ot tho govern
ment and not al the option of the
: That over aud above MI questions
we are IN favor 81 restoring 10 the l,..i-
pc OF i''e nited Stater ;he time non
49, silN.f not one but 10th the
money OF Washington and Hamilton
nnd jefferson and Monroe ana Jack
son ana Lincoln. To tho end ,iaa tha
pay Tor honest products ihnt ~.
, ninTsir.n debtor may may pay his issi OBJ
rot IA q standard THAI has appreciated
20 Irr cert above MI the gicut ntapless
- ON country lnd nnthe'. hat ~
prlrod of the uuinat .,d,Arrarc they
now enjoy VI thu difference y ~
changc lHtwegn gold and silver an
aayAn'ase which, inri'f iegi station
nloue can not ovcrcnin,
We. therefore, vonfdeisiy apprnl To
! ZEE uc1liln Of be iinifcil Ninies to
leave In allegiance for the moment All
and even momeniouS they may np-
PEAR, to suniier, if necessary. ali for
,ner iariv TICS aud affiliations and
IT, ms lVoS and 'l"ir childr.n finm the
domination ri The money power
power more destructive ,han my
which has ev.ar been fastened upon tho
CIV Ha.1 men OF any race or IN amy
ago. And f,pon the conslimmm,ipn Of
.lir dg.rc and cfrartS we involtc the
The platform which General Warner
ought 'o have recommended rec!tcd that
~ democratic party had Incorporated
,nk IN ita platform IN accordance thcrc-
ith. md further s,st forth that mn sill
r. pniiy's platform ahould endorse both |
ie Democratic platform AMI nominees.
Judge a. r Sweatt Of N"hrashn was |
his feet und offered the Platform above |
n slbentute. DR. Frank Ipwell Of
isconsin in.u,. a fperch strongly uijSiS |
- adoption OF the substitute.
Ne wts followed liy q. w Bauer 81
Nip Nohi'liru llF"i vac l'Ni'
att, cundiidntrp woNld Ii" indu, .ed. and
at WINS az much as lr democrats should
ast upon,
lenerSl warner sad a." democrats
rpfpd rfHoiic'lv TIN same PLATFORM ns
- conference al WaaMnr ton. aud tho
is change wns In the phrnseolnry, ~
,si done ia unite all the Il, nlpcrMs nnd
snvorltos ard IN his Judgment 'he
plrifovm should ho inaorssl
hort were srverrl .ofhcr spcnkers alonn
80 nle line, when Judge Scott mad" the
tion ,hnt II subcommittee OF iise pc
,niatoi and iusiri'i"d 10 report ne, In
atrd. md this motion was agreed TO-
nhe Fsapls subcommittee WIS authorized
'..aun an address Ia tho citi2cns ot the
iiod states explaining the attitude Of
silver pprty The ormihtiee 0rnoinl-
was G. W Daucr Of californ,1, w ~ ;
rvey NJ Illine,ia. Judge Scott of Now (
-scv. y. ". THOMPSON ~ Wash1nR't,. }
Kilhourne Of Wnshinrton and ijr.
mix Powell Of Wisconsin.