The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19
ADOPTION or THE PLATFORM.
Senator Teller Objects TO the Finan-
cinI Plank.

st. Louis. June 1S-AIr. Foraker read in
a clear voice with distinct enunciation.
He gave a pointed emphasis to the in
dorsement OF President Harrison. which
was received with cheers, but not with
any overwhelming demonstration.
As Mr. Foraker approached the fnan-
cial plank Mr.. Teller left his seat with the
Colorado delegation and moved up 10 the
platform, where he seated himself at the
end Of the second row of seats TO the right
of the chairman.
With the opening sentence, "the repub-
mean party IS unreservedly for sound
money" which Mr.. Foraker read slowly
and Very emphatically, n burst of cheer
ing occurred, and the applause was re-
peated with redoubled volume when the
pledge to promote internationa agree
ment for free coinage was read. The
that it Interrupted the proceedings for
some time and compelled the chairman to
rap for order.
The demand for American control of
the Hawaiian islands received approval,
but the proposed building of the Near
aqua canal by the United states and the
purchase of the Danish islands for a
naval station fell hat There was sur
prisingly little enthusiasm over the Mon
roe plank, but the convention missed the
clause demanding the Intervention of the
armed forces of the United States IN Gu
ba, which appeared in Unauthorized
guesses at the platform. Influence and
good oihees appeared in place Of armed
Civil service enforcement was received
in blank silence, but the demand for a
free ballot and the condemnation Of
lynching enlisted the enthusiastic ap-
proval of the cOlored delegates.
The reading Of the platform as a whole
was listened TO with marked attention,
and at the close II was greeted with great
cheering. The reading occupied twenty
five minutes. Mir. Foraker moved the
adoption OF the report as the republican
national platform for 1896
Then the chair, amid the breathless at
tentiOn of the convention, recognized
Senator Teller, who sent to the secreta-
rvs desk and had read the following mi-
nority report:
We, the undersigned members Of the
committee on resolutions, being unable to
agree with that portion of the majority
report which treats of the subjects Of
coinage and finance, respectfully submit
the Following paragraph as a substitute
therefor: The republican party favors
the use OF both gold and silver as equal
standard money, and pledges its power to
secure the free, unrestricted and indepen-
dent coinage of gold and silver at our
mints at the ratio Of l6 parts OF silver to
one Of gold.
Mr.. Teller then advanced to the front
and in earnest tones. addressed the con
Ventlon IN explanation of his course.
He said: Gentlemen of the Conven-
toni viii not attempt to indict upon
you q discussion Of the great financial
question which Is dividing, not only the
people of this country, but of the whole
world. The few moments allowed to me
will not enable me to do more than state
in the briefest manner our objection to
the financial plank proposed for your
consideration. / am a practical man, and
/ recognize the conditions existing IN this
convention, foreshadowed as they have
been by the action of the committee on
resolutions, to whom this proposition was
presented, and by whom it was rejected
Loyalty to my own opinion compels
me, in the face of unusual dHiiculties TO
present this substitute for your consid-
GRAFTON, not with that abiding hope, nor
with that courage with which / have pre-
sented the same in other bodies with
greater measure of success than / have
hoped for here. The great and supreme
Importance of this question Is alone my
excuse for the few words which l have to
say to you. / have dealt with this sub
tect in a public capacity for twenty years.
l represent state which produces silver.
but / want to say to you here now that
my advocacy of the proposition is not
In the slightest degree influenced or con-
trolled by that fact. (Applause.) 1 contend