Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-18
ARB REPUBLICANS STILL,
But Claim tho Party Convention Has
SCeltd from The Truth.
SILVER MEN WILL NOT FOLLOW.
Hepudiate the Cold Platform auh is
CsndIdntrs.in - strouE Protest
Against the Conventions
Action.

Following Ia the statement, Of the
silver men IN tho Republican con.
venuon ut ST. Louis, o. It was read
by senator Cannon Of Utah, amid
great excitement. Immediately pre-.
ylous 10 tho withdrawal Of silver
men from the convention, as narrated
In the regular proceedings today;
In announcing the purpose asserted
In this paper It h due To our oonsiilu.
eals aud TO ourselves that there shall
be q public showing vindioa,ing tho
facts.
Tho sole authorized expression Of
national Republican faith from Juno
o. 1859, until the present date has been
the platform adopted in the national
convention Mt Miunoai oils. Neither
the uttohncts Of tthto conventions
nor the attitude Of individuals could
change the tenor OF that platform, nor
auats tho aauoIity OF lie binding force.
Every delegate 10 thio convention gus
elected ~ ils adhtrent And III advl.
cate. True, one Of T. most important
paragraphs has boom subjected to such
"a divergence Of construction ~ 10
make its lnnguAgc uusatisisctoty dur
ing the intotvening time, aud danger.
ouH " continued In the future; but OF
the Intention cootained wi.hin that
language there has nevet been
doubt. tis tue rightiul province Of
this convention TO revise the party tcn-
cts apd TO gnuvunce the party purpose.
The malority,of This convention. In the
exercise II tuuh authority, hos today
made official onunoiRtion of Republic
can law aud gospel. Win muon Of the
platform We agree, believing that Ia
many essential particulars u compasses
tho need Of humanity. niiitms tho
maintenance OF right anu proposes tho
just remedy for wrong. But u declares
one elemental principle not oLly In
direct c5utravoution Of tho expression
ofpany faith Ia 1892, but In radical or
position 10 our solemn conviction.
W. TocogaiEs that Ia all matters Of
mere method II is but just and helpful
that tue minority shall yield TO the
Willof the majority, lost we have chaos
In psTli,e ana Ia government. But az
no procurement by M lofiies can
change opposing knowledge or be-
luf sincerely entertained, 10 It cannot
oblige minorities to abaraon or dis
Hyow their principle. AsBureily Ms u
is requisite Tor peace anu progress thai
minofities fhAll yield to naloritles Ia
matters OF mere method, Just 70 surely
Is It necessary for that sans peace and
progress that minoIities shssl not YIELD
Ia matters OF fundamental tulh.
The Republican platform OF ls9.
affirmed that the American people
from tradition and Interest favored
bimetGllism aud demanded tho use o
both gold and silver as STANDARD
money. This was accepted by Us ~ I
declaration In behali Of the principle
upon which rests the interests Of every
citizen ana the safety Of the UniteI
States. In such terms the platform
was then satisfactory to tue believer
In bimetallism within our party, bu
because VI tquivoeal construction ant
evasion sinra Il has been demonstrated
10 be lost ~ silent. Tho platform TIL
Jay adopted In the national Republican
convention at 81. Louis eays: Tha
the declaration Of 1902 has been by .
majority OF thelpartS construed to lus1l
fy Rsingle gold standard Tor our none
tAty basis, and at the recent trent
OF the otiicial power OF ths party hs
been In that direction, We can bu
assume that tho money plank OF th'
new platform, being much more favor
able to pprpstuate gold monometslliam
viii he delarminoGly used In behalf o
that idea.
Tho Republican party has won III
power apd rsuowR by puTsulng ils pur
poses oourAgeously and relentlesslyi 4
ip therefore only in accordance Wal
the paIiy's history 10 assumo that II
shall come 10 present authority In th'
Umtsd States Il will crystailiza inc
law aud administration under IhiI
tempting platform tho perpetual Single
gold standard IA our finances. Ihi'
II long continued, will moan the ab1e
luto ruin OF the producers Of 'h'
county and finally Of tne nation i'sel'
Tho American people not only iaNo
biInetaIiism from tradition aud In
tsTsst, but from that wise in'nhe