The Meeker herald., 1896-06-27

report.
The chnir then recognized Senator
Teller. who was received with loud and
long continued applause. Senator Tel
Ter handed to the chair his substitute
for the financial plank. 1t was read by
the secretary. 1t is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned. members of the
on resolutions, being unable
to agree with that portion Of the ma
jority report which treats of the sub
jects Of coinage and finance, respect
fully submit the following paragraph
as substitute therefor: The Republi-
can party favors the use of both gold
and. silver as equal standard money
and pledges its power to secure the
free, unrestricted and Independent
coinage Of gold and silver at our mints
at the ratio of IL parts of silver to
of gold.'"
Mr.. Teller then advanced to the
front, and in earnest tones addressed
the convention In explanation Of his
course. He disclaims that his advocacy
of free silver was In any manner con-
trolled by the fact that he represented
a state which produced silver. He
cOntended for 1t because he believed
that no country could prosper without
1t, and because he believed that was
the weight which was now weighing
down the country. Processing toler-
ance for those who differed with 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 the first time In the
history of this glorious party Of ours
with the danger Of financial system
which in our judgment would be de-
strnctive to the country, they were
called upon to decide whether to ad-
here to 1t or reject it.
He characterized the allusion to in
ternational agreement as weak plati-
tude implying that the American peo-
pie had lost the ability to control their
own affairs. tremendous cheers), and
this declaration came from the great
American party, the party Of Abraham
Lincoln and Ulysses s. Grant.
tCheers.)
Mr.. Teller launched out into a gen.
eral discussion Of the International
phase of the silver question, declaring
that the American people had the
power to maintain financial system
commensurate with their own great
ness. (Applause) He approved the
doctrine of protection (applause), but
he believed protection impossible under
u single gold standard.
Senator Teller retired from the stage
at 11:45. There were cries for Mr..
Foraker to reply, but he merely moved
that the Teller substitute be laid on the
table.
Colorado asked for a roll call. and
Montana and Nevada seconded 1t.
The calling of the roll was often
s'Vss
Of states being demanded some we'll
known delegate recorded his vote.
This was particularly the case when
U. 8. Grant, in the California delega-
tion, following after L. A. Sheldon
(Garfield's chum) and ]. B. Spreckles,
voted in favor of silver by recording a
may" on the motion to lay Mr. Tel
ler's substitute on the table.
The motion to table Mr.. Teller's free
silver substitute carried: Ayes $751;;
nays 1O5h.
The votes favorable to the silver sub
stitute were as follows: Alabama Z,
Arkansas /, California 10, Colorado 8,
Florida 2, Georgia 3, Idaho 6, Illinois 1,
Kansas 4, Michigan 1, Missouri 1, Mon
tana 6, North Carolina 141s, Tennessee
l, Virginia 5, Wyoming 6, Arizona g.
New Mexico 3, Oklahoma i.
The majority report was then adopt
ed by vote Of S12Ia to HOY.
Mr.. Teller stated that formal pro-
test had been prepared by the silver
men which would be read by Mr.. Can
non OF Utah.
Chalrman-It Is asked as a matter of
privilege that statement prepared by
certain members of this convention be
read.
There were few cries of "No, no."
but the mass of the convention indI-
Gated Its desire to hear the protest of
the silver men.
Senator Cannon then read the pro-
test.
When the senator reached that por-
tlon of the address In which reference
is made to the Republican party "once
the redeemer of the people, but now
about to become their oppressor unless
restrained" he was interrupted by
perfect whirlwInd of Kisses and cries
of NO, no, no." and shouts of" traitor"
and Democrat"
The chairman raped for order.
Mr.. Cannon-This is signed by the
committee In behalf of the withdraw
ing delegates. The names of the COM
mittee are: Henry NJ. Teller of Colo