Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-18
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Meet - Senator Teller Of Chicago Creates a
Decided Sensation.

| st. Louis. June 17.-It was 10.30 wher
Chairman Foraker called the full COM
| mittee on resolutions together. The plat
| form was read by paragraphs. the agree
ment being that each paragraph should
be voted upon separately, The preamble
| was objected to. and the phraseoiogy
was ordered changed so that the wording
| of the paragraph should be less obscure
Mr.. Teller of Colorado. stated that he
financial plank, which he would present
when that subject was reachd. The re-
| mainder of the platform. he added. was
| entirely satisfactory to him. The tariff
plank was agreed to unanimously.
The sugar plank was adopted precisely
in the words sent out by the United
Press. this morning. A strong declara-
tion was made ae,fo for % protective duty on on
American shipbuilding and the develop
ment of Amerisan commerce was de-
maflded. All of Mr.. Teller's amendments
to the financial plank were voted down.
There was pathetic scene in the com
mittee room when the financial plank
was reported and Senator Teller pre-
ssented his minority report. 1t took the
eral terms for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of Is to l.
Senator Teller spoke for 80 minutes. His
terest:. for all present realized that the
hour had arrived when one of the
founders of the Republican party. a man
who had been conspicuous in Republican
councils for third of century. was
taking a step which would separate him
from his party friends Mr.. Teller spoke
with deep emotion and the sincerity of
his purpose was so manifest that his
words produced a deep impression.
He spoke of his long connection with
the Republican party. 1t was the party
Of his young manhood: the party Of his
had affiliated for 30 years. 1t was the
party that had given him great honors
and he had served ii loyalty. But" he
y<,1 nod
the time has come when l shall be
obliged to leave it if 1t declares for sin
gle gold standard
Mr.. Teller explained in conclusion that
at such length. but was carried away by
the Importance of his subject. 1t was
purely a matter of conscience and prin-
ciple. There was no question of personal
ambition involved. He might be wrong:
he believed not. Time alone could tell
whether he or the trainers of this plank
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, ex-
planned that no choice was left to the
committee but to adopt the plank In ques-
tion. He EXPRESSED his hign appreciation
of Mr.. Teller and stated his belief that
he was acting from conscientious motives
but that the Republicans had come to the
parting of the ways. and in separating
wished to announce that they carried
with them the full respect of the COM
mittee.
MT. cleveland OF nevada, asserted that
with such plank his state could not be
kept in the Republican column.
Mr.. Lennon of California, said the
Western men had come here under the
belief that the committee would be
friendly to silver. He explained his con
nection with the last three Republican
done what they could to keep the state
in line. but the effect of this action would
be to wipe out the Republican majority
OF 4O.OO0 and make the state Democratic
Mr.. Cannon of Utah. like Mr. Teller
created profound sensation by the earn,
estness of his remarks. His voice was
choked with emotion several times and
pointed out that Utah had been converted
from Democratic territory to Republi.
can state. but it would be irretrievably
gold standard. He bitterly deplored thu
necessity which compelled him to leave