The record-union., 1896-06-17

consideration of the committee The
standing of Lodge of Massachusetts.
Fessenden of Connecticut. Lauter-
bach of New York and Patterson of IL
liEois is unequivocal. Burleigh OF
Washington represents the State that
was among the last to pass gold reso-
lutions. Foraker, although preferring
the omission of the word gold" accepts
the situation, and will vote for that
standard Ex-Governor Yarmouth OF
Louisiana will fall into line, thus leav-
ing Teller the solitary silver man on the
committee. From such committee the
character of the plank can be readily
Giscerned.
n few minutes after s o'clock the
members of the committee again gath
cred in the ladies' ordinary of the Lin
dell but the subcommittee did not put
in its appearance.
At $50 o'clock Governor Yarmouth
of Louisiana came over and said the
b-committee was still in session. and
requested an adjournment until to-
morrow at 10 a. m.
This was done, and the members
present We're then informally addressed
by a delegation of ladies favoring the
Insertion in the platform of a wonnan's
suffrage plank
The subcommittee on Resolutions
tonight resolved to recommend to the
Committee on Resolutions the follow
ing financial plank:
THE Republican party is unreserved-
ly for sound money. 1t caused the en-
actment of the law providing for the
resumption of specie payments in 1869.
Since then every dollar has been as
good as gold.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our cur
rency or impair the credit of our coun-
try. We are, therefore, opposed to the
free coinage of silver, except by inter
national agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world. which
we pledge ourselves to promote, and UNI
til such agreement can be obtained the
existing gold standard must be pre-
served.
All our silver and paper currency
now in circulation must be maintained
at parity with gold, and we favor all
measures designed to maintain invio-
lably the obligations of the United
States, and all our money, whether coin
or paper. at the present standard, the
standard of the most enlightened ma
'tions of the earth"
The adoption of the above plank was
not concurred in until four different
preparations submitted by Mr.. Teller
were voted down. First, Mr. Teller pro-
posed a straight-out plank, free coin
age at 16 to /. This was followed by a
proposition to coin the American prod
uct, although Mr. Teller frankly con-
fessed that he did not indorse this prop
oSition, but would take it if it was pos
Sible to get it. The third proposition of
Mr.. Teller was a resolution declaring
for free coinage, accompanied by reSo-
lutions which in brief set forth the fact
that the protective tariff system could
not be maintained on a gold standard
basis. The fourth proposition was a.
resolution submitted by Mr.. Teller at
the request of Mr.. Fowler of Wyom-
ing. 1t provided for the coinage of the
American product and a tariff on all
silver and silver ore imported into the
United States.
Mr. Teller, having been defeated all
along the line, said he was willing to
leave the construction of the rest OF
the platform to the rest of the commit
tee, and started for his rooms for the
purpose of getting a good nights rest
1t was at Mr.. TellerS request that the
committee decided to make public the
financial plank upon which it was
agreed.
The sub Committee on Resolutions
adjourned shortly before midnight, with
its platform ready to submit tomorrow
morning to the full committee. The
members of the subcommittee were
placed under an injunction of secrecy.
The text of the platform will not be
given out until after the full commit
tee has acted upon it tomorrow morn
ing. The preamble and arraignment of
the Democratic party was written by
Charles E. Smith The tariff plank is
vigorous in it's enunciation of the poll
icy of protection and reciprocity and is
based upon the speech made by Nc
kinley in opening the Ohio campaign
at Springfield.
An effort was made to secure the in
sertion of a plank restoring bounties
on sugar, but this was defeated, al
thought also the subject was carried
through the medium of a declara tion
for the protection of the American
sugar-grower and manufacturer
The plank relating to foreign affairs
is especially strong. 1t indorses the
Monroe doctrine, commends the policy
of the Harrison administration in affairs
pertaining to Hawaii, and declares in
favor of the recognition of the Cuban
Insurgents as belligerents.