The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-16

long before the first roll call is ended.
1 have heard ridiculous talk tonight
about aIr. Platt forcing Mr.. Hanna into
accepting his gold plank. I have kept
in fairly good touch with Mr. Hanna
and 1 have never heard him say any
thing unfavorable to the gold standard
The convention viii adopt a financial
plank that viii be acceptable 20 the
business interests Of New York state
and the United States. This haggling
about the use of the word gold IS rdicu-
lOILs. II the convention proclaims for
sound money, 100 cents On the dollar,
that is all that is necessary We have,
as a party, always maintained that
standard and shall in the future
would not be surprised 10 see the con-
venticn nominate Garrett A Hobart for
vice president I believe Mr.. Mckinley
viii carry New York state by over 10o,-
COO, and that with little aid from the
state machine"
Chauncey " Depew OF New York.
delegate-at-large. gave the Associated
Press this statement:
u am % do a great deal Of talking TO
the convention on behalf OF my candi-
"
not be proper for me 20 say anything
tonight further than that I believe the
good sense of this convention will be
used in framing a financial plank that
viii be assuring 20 the business men Of
the country. 1 am too faithful a be
lever in Repubhcanism 10 be very
sloeptical upon this question
Senator Teller made the following
statement:
To the ASsocfa led Press-The western
people admire men who have the cour-
age TO say what they mean What is
the use OF twisting around with such
expressions as the existing standard
when gold is meant2 Why not just
say what they mean without playing
with words that will not fool anybody.
The American people are Intelligent
and cannot be deceived There should
De no attempt 10 evade the direct issue.
CSigned) HENRY NJ. TELLER"
General Grosvenor's statement is as
follows:
There IS a great deal Of unnecessary
energy being expended upon the ques-
ton Of the wording of the money
plank. The record Of the Republican
party upon the question Of money IS be
yond successful criticism. But mas
much as the attempt 10 Great a panic,
which SO signally failed. has made this
issue abnormaly prominent, we should
declare for a currency, whether of gold.
silver or pa per, Of equal value and good
all over the world, determined by the
standard prevailing in the great CON-
mercial nations OF the world To main
tain this standard. which is the gold
standard. we should refuse the free and
unlimited coinage of silver until by an
international agreement all the great
atoms fix one standard and one ratio.
But we should promise the people that
We VIII use all our power and influence
among the nations. by our diplomacy.
10 bring about such an agreement up
On such basis: !
&C. H. GROSvENOR.
Governor Bradley gave out the fol-
lowing:
There are many differences as to the
verbiage OF the currency plank 10 be
placed IN the platform, but the senti-
ment Of the convention is overwhelm-
ngly hostile TO the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver. In my opinion, the
convention viii adopt a platform that
will commend Itself 20 Republicans and
the sober-thinking business element OF
the Democratic party. I hope there
may be not only a positive declaration
against the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. but an equally positive in
dorsement OF the gold standard, with
every other dollar main tanned at a par
ity with gold. OF course, there viii be
a declaration favoring protection and
reciprocity. w. o. BRADLEY"
Statement Of Senator Dubois:
The silver men have in no sense
abandoned their fight, and those who
suppose that they have will find them
selves very much mistaken. We have a
perfect understanding among ourselves
and our pans are made, as viii be seen
in due time We shall 60 into the COM
mittee on resolutions, and from there
into the convention. with a demand for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer. We shall expect 10 be given our
due share OF time NJ the convention and
TO be fully and fairly heard in the pre-
sentation OF our cause. We shall, OF
course. make the best plea we can and
We expect TO be able 70 show that our
demands are IN accord with the doc
tr1ne and traditions OF the Republican
party. We cannot. OF course. hope 10
win. What we shall do when this is
demon straued, the public will see. but
IN whatever we do We expect TO have
the co-opera ton Of the delegations from
Idaho, Colorado. Utah. Montana and
and that OF other scattering
delegates. have no mans OF know
ing whether the platform that wiz be
adopted VIII declare absolutely for the
gold standard and against silver with
out conditions. OF dam silver with
faint praise but as between the two
* seems 70 me that the cour-
aEeous and manly plan would be for
the sold people 20 adopt the former.
None Of the subte-fuges proposed VIII
deceive the people II any degree
FRED 7. DUBOIS"
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE