Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-27

in the history OF our great party and In the Jus,
tlce OF our cause. we present our platform ana
our candidates In the inil asSuSnce h can ,n@I ce
party and prosperity TO the people OF the oniteu
States.
The reading of the platform as a
whole was hstened to with marked at
tention, and at the close it was greeted
with great cheering. The reading oc-
cupied 25 minutes Mr.. Foraker moved
the adoption of the report as the re-
publican national platform for 1895.
Then the chair recognized Senator
Teller, who sent to the secretary's
desk and had read the following minor
ity report:
We. the undersigned members OF the commit
tee on resolutions being unable to agree with
that portion of the majority port which treats
OF the subjects OF coinage and finance, respect
fully submit the following paragraph as q sub
stitute therefor:
The republican party favors the use of both
gold and silver as equal standard money, and
pledges its power to secure the free, unre-
stricted and Independent coinage of gold and
silver at our mints at the ratio OF 10 parts OF
silver to one OF gold.
TELLER's vALEDICToRY.
Mr.. Teller then advanced to the front
and in earnest tones addressed the con-
vention in explanation of his course.
He disclaimed that his advocacy of free sill
YER was in any manner controlled by the fact
that he represented q state which produced
silver. He contended for it because he believed
that no country could prosper without 1t, and
because he believed the gold standard was the
great weight which was now weighing down
the country. Processing tolerance for those
who differed from him. he said his decision had
been arrived at after many years OF deliberate
thought. The great contest whether there
should be one flag or two in this country was
not more important than this. Confronted for
party OF ours with the danger OF o financial
system which in our Judgment would be de-
structive to the country, they were called upon
to decide whether to adhere to it or reject It
He asked the convention to pardon him II he
closed with some personal illusions. He had
formed his conclusions on this subject to such
an extent that this became binding on his con-
science. He believed the morality. the civili-
zation-nay the very religion-of this country
were at stake in this contest Men in distress
were neither patriotic nor brave. This was
what made him republican, because he be-
lieved its principles were calculated to build
up and sustain the unfortunate and distressed.
He did not believe this could be done on the
gold standard. With this solemn conviction
upon him he must. sever his connection with
the political organization with which he had
been so long associated
THE VOTE TAKEN.
Mr.. Foraker moved to lay Teller's
substitute on the table. Senator Lodge
seconded the motion. The yeas and
nays were demanded by the states OF
Colorado, Montana and Idaho and the
vote was taken.
The result of the roll call was an
uounced Yeas s1s15, nays 1861. So
the motion to lay Senator Teller's sub
stitute free silver plank on the table
was carried.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Mr.. Foraker moved the previous
question on the passage of the resolu-
tiops The previous question was or