Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19
SILVER MEN BOLT
Decline to Abide by the Platform Adopted
by the Convention.
BID FAREWELL TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Dramatic Events Follow the Defeat Of the
Substitute Plank,
FREE COINAGE MEN WALK oUToF The HALL
Senator Teller Leads the Dissatisfied Free
Coinage Men.
WILDLY CHteRsD AS THEY DEPART
One of the Most Extraordinary scenes
Ever Enacted Mt n National lie
publican Gathering Witnessed
Mt st. Louis Yesterday.

ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-The silver deIesales
played a star engagement today. 1t was
brief. but dramatic in the extreme, and
easily divided the public attention with
the presidential nomination. The pro-
ceedings in the convention were of an i'm
pressive nature, and all thinking men pres
ent felt the gravity of the situation. There
were only twenty-three of the silver men
who left the hall, but there was a feeling
that the hearts of a hundred and more
who voted with the majority followed the
departing delegates down the aisles they
strobe along. Nevertheless, the band
played on, the convention Joined in singing
THE Red, White and Blue and the bust
ness of the great gathering proceeded as
il no unusual event had occurred. The
men who walked out held a miniature con-
vention of their own and agreed to spring
Senator Teller of Colorado, who has been
their leader in the independent movement,
as a candidate for president. This plan
will be at a meeting to be held
tomorrow. when an address Will be issued
over the signatures of the disaffected dele
gates who turned their backs upon the con-
~vention, and probably by some others. A
canvass for signatures was made tonight
among the silver men,, and the canvassers
expressed satisfaction at the success which
they naQ met. lues Ut uOb eAptSh u &C
cure the names OF all the delegates who
voted against the gold plank, but they say
they have received words of encouragement
from a majority of them. This address
Will simply suggest Senator Tellers avail
ability as a presidential candidate. upon
whom the entire silver vote can be con-
centrated. and calling upon the voters of
all parties who believe in bimetallism to
support him.
atluougu the determination OF the ultra
silver delegates to bolt was we'll understood
nv every man. delegate or spectator, in the
great convention hall, few anticipated the
scene of tremendous excitement which at
tended their leave-taking.
The seeding delegates had during the
night prepared an address to the public In
which they sought to justify the step they
proposed to take this afternoon. Nothing
unusual occurred to mar the perfect har-
mony which existed on the surface OF the
convention until Senator-elect FORAKER OF
Ohio. chairman of the committee on resoiu-
lions, presented the platform. After Its
reading had been concluded Senator felier
presented a minority report and spoke with
impassioned eloquence for fifteen minutes
in favor of its adoption.
At the conclusion of his remarks the con
vention by an overwhelming vote laid Tel
ler's silver substitute on the table.
PARTING MANIFESTO.
Senator Teller then sent to the platform
and HdQ TGSG IIS ~ AN
nrepared by himself and his colleagues last
night. II was as follows:
In announcing the purpose asserted in TINS
paper. 1t is due to our constituents ana 10
ourselves that there shall be a pubic snow
ing of indicating facts.
The sole authorized expression OF national
republican faith from June 3, 1&2, until the
present date has been the platform adopted
In the national convention at Minneapolis
Neither the utterance OF state conventions
the tenor of that platform or abate the
sanctity of it's binding force. Every dele
gate TO this convention was elected as its
sdherent and it's advocate. True. one of its
most important paragraphs has been SUD
jected to such a divergence OF ucllon
as TO make its language unsatisfactory
through the intervening time and dangerous
If continued in the future. but of the inten-
has never been a doubt. 1t is the rishtful
province of this convention TO revise the
party tenets and 10 an IN tb,s co 9nS PtdifoTy
Ina the exercise of such authority. has this
day made a renunciation OF republican law
and gospel. With much of the platform we
agree. believing that in many essential par
ticulars II compasses the needs OF human,
itv' afirms the maintenance of right and
II declares one elemental principle not only
in direct contravention of the expression of
party faith In 1892, but IN radical opposl-
ton to our solemn conviction.
we recognize that in all matters OF mere
mS 4 1t snail Is pu vtel2d is to an" the WIFI Viii of h mae nne
jority, lest we should have chaos in parties
and in government. But as no announce
ment by maiorities can change existing
KNOWLEDGE or belief sincerely held, so 1t
cannot oblige minorities TO abandon or dis
avow their principles. AS sure as II Is
ieouisite for peace and progress that minor
ities shall YIELD 10 majorities In matters of
mere method, Just so surely IS II necessary
minorities shall not yield in matters OF
fundamental truth.
ACCEPTED II MINNEAPoLIS PLANK
The republican platform OF 1892 affirmed
that the American people, from tradition
and interest. favored bimetallism and de-
manded the use of both gold and silver as
as a declaration In behalf of the principle
upon which rests the Interest OF every citi-
zen and the safety of the United States In
factory to the believers in bimetaiiism
ocal construction and evasion has 1t since
been demonstrated TO be insufficient.
AS the declaration OF lS2 mas been by a
a single gold standard for our monetary
basis and the recent trend OF the official
power OF the party has been in that -direc-
lion we can but assume that The q pney
plank OF the new platform, being much
more favorable TO p~erpetnate gold mono
metallism, will be determinedly used in be-
half of that idea.
The republican party has won its power
and renown by pursuing it's purposes cour-
ageously and relentlessly; II is therefore
only in accordance with the party's history
aathorIty in sH the tinted States il viii crys.
taIlize into law and administration under
gold standard in our finances. This. III
long continued, will mean The absolute ruin
% DC p--juceIs C. the country and finally
OF tfc sc.lo;. i.sslf.
TIC Hmericsa I.,ple not only favor BIZ
from the wise instinct which has always
been manifest In the affairs of a people
destined for the worlds leadership. Under
the operation of our great demand for ad-
vancement sc have become TO other ma |
uons, the greatest debtor nation of the
world. We pay vast charges which every
year accumulate against US In the clearing
houses OF the world with the money of the
world procured by the disposal of cur com
modities IN the markets Of the void. We
are a nation OF producers. our creditors
are nations of consumers. ANY system OF /
international or national finance which ele-
Yates the price OF human product makes
that day when 1t shall be entirely lifted
and our country freed financially, as IL Is
politically, from the domination of mon
Archy and foreign autoeracy. Amy system !