Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-20
NATIONAL POLITICS.
SATISFIES NOBODY.

Washington. The financial plank
agreed upon by the Republican conven-
tion is regarded by the gold standard
men as fairly satisfactory, but some of
them say that it contains one omission
which will be dangerous if Mckinley be-
comes president. This is the absolute
failure to declare against any further pur-
chases of silver bullion on the part of the
government, whether for coinage or 9th
erwise. The platform as it stands has
plenty of glittering phrases about parity
and is definite against thu opening of the
mints to the free coinage of silver, but
there is nothing in 1t that definitely
pledges the Republican party not
to enact another Bland law or
another Sherman law. Eastern men who
do not desire the use of silver beyond
that now in circulation, or in the treas
ury, declare that the real danger from
Mckinley is thus completely ignored and
that he will feel free to go on censuring
the Democratic administration for the
repeal of the Sherman law, and defending
that and similar measures for the liberal
treatment of silver.
The Republican gold men are gratified
that the gold standard is directly men
toned in the platform, but they wish that
the pledge to maintain the parity was ac-
com panied by specific assurance that
the mass of silver which the treasury is
now carrying should not be increased.
STANDS BY TELLER.
Denver.-When the news of the action
of the Colorado delegation at St. Louis
was received here salutes were fred from
the capitol grounds Of this city and in
other principal cities of the state by Or
der of the governor, who sent the follow
ing telegram:
Hon. Henry M. Teller, ST. Louis.
"a national salute of twenty-eight guns
is being fred at the state capitol in
honor of yourself and the other Colo
RADIO delegates for your brave and patri-
otto stand and loyalty to the people
you represent. We are proud of the dele
cation and delighted.
(Siened) "A1sERT W. MoINT1RE."
TELLER QUITS HIS PARTY.
st. Louis.-In the course Of his mas
terly speech prior to leaving the Repub.
lican convention, Senator Teller said:
II realize what it will cost US; realize
the gibes and sneers and contumacy that
| will be heapsd upon us, but, my fellow
citizens, I have been through this before
before the political party to which you
belong had being. l advocated cause
more unpopular than this. have stood for
the doctrine of free men, free homes an d
free speech. I am used to detraction.
| L. houo ho6 IN
heaped on me without stint. When the
Republican party organized was there
It never had national candidate since II
was organized that my voice has not beer
raised in his support. 1t never had unit
now great principle enunciated in itt
platform that has not had my approval
With its distinguished leaders, it's distin
guished men of forty years, have beer
in close communication and clos'
frisndship;I have shared in its homo
and in its few defeats and disas
ters. Do you think we can sever on
connection with party like this until i
becomes matter Of duty? A duty no
to our states, but to all the people of thi
great land.
"Mr. President, there are few men il
any pOAtlcal parry tnat nave Deen nun
ored more than have by the people il
the state in which they live. There ar
few men in this convention or anywher
else that have been longer connected wit
this organization than I.
"There are few men in it that have bee
more active and not one who has bee
more attached to its great principle
than 1, and can not 60 out without hear
burnings and feeling that no man ca
appreciate who has not endured it; an
yet can not, before my country and m
God, agree to that proposition that sha
put upon this country the gold STANDARD
and will not, and do not care wha
may be the result. If it takes me out c
political life, I will 20 out with the fee
. ing that, at least, maintained my cor
. sistency and manhood, and my conscienc
is clear and my country will have n
. right to find fault with me.
Mot in pique, not because We dslik
the nominee or otherwise, but becaue
our conscience requires, as honest mel
that We should make this sacrifice, for
. sacrifice We feel that II is"