The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
GOLD PLANK FRAMED.
THE TEXT AS REPORTED TO THE
COMMITTEE.
Opposed to Free silver. Except by In.
ternstional Agreement, Which the
Party is Pieged TO Try TO Pro-
mote-AlIegiance to Platt.

ST. LoUIa, June 17.-The following is
the financial plank adopted by the sub
committee of the committee>on resolu-
tions:
The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
mont Of the law providing for the resump-
tion Of specie payments N 1879; since then
every dollar has been rs ~ )d as gold.
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country. We
are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage
of silver. except by international agree
ment with the leading commercial nations
of the world, which we pledge ourselves
be obtained the existing gold standard
must be preserved All our silver and
paper currency now in circulation must be
maintained at parity with gold, and we
favor all measures designed to maintain
inviolably the obligations of the United
States, and all our money, whether coin
or paper, at the present standard, the
standard of the most enlightened nations
of the earth.
Senator Teller offered free silver
resolution as substitute, which was
voted down.
Senator Teller Of Colorado offered
four propositions in the subcommittee.
first for free and unlimited coinage at
the ratio of 16 to 1, then for the free
coinage of the American product.
The third proposition of Mr.. Teller
was preamble reciting that protection
was impracticable unless free coinage
Of silver was adopted, and the fourth
was q proposition which, Mr.. Fowler
of Wyoming requested, should be sub
mitted, for the coinage of the American
product and for tariff on all foreign
silver imported into this country. All
Of these propositions were voted down
by vote of to 1.
Mr.. Teller will submit minority re.
port ON the money plank, but not upon
any other feature of the platform, ana
will make hard fight.
The preamble of the platform refers
to the four years of Democratic rule
compared to the 30 years of Republican
rule as good ground to appeal to the
American people. The four years of
unrestricted rule of the Democratic
party is denounced as calamitous and q
record of incapacity. An adverse bal.
ance of trade, the deficit in the treas,
ury and piling up the public debt and
the menace to the redemption fund is
denounced. The effect of the Demo
cratic policy has been to blight industry
and has caused prolonged depression
with disaster at home and dishonol
abroad.
Allegiance to protection is declared
1--WE are not pledged to any particu
lar schedule" but the question of rate,
should be governed by conditions.
The restoration of discriminating
duties for the upbuilding of the merch
ant marine is favored.
A plank favoring liberal reciprocity il
! Incorporated and the repeal of til,
reciprocity agreements is condemned.
The plank on foreign affair favors tn,
independence of Cuba and the contro
of Hawaii by the United States and en-
dorses the Monroe doctrine.
There are planks favoring the exten
sion of civil service reform h declara
ton against the use of money for sec
, tartan purposes in favor of labor arbi
tration; for liberal pensions and tn
building of the Nicaraguan canal b,
the United States government.