Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-18
BOLT THE Rancho.
That Is What Teller and His
Followers Threatened.
GIVES rHE PARTY DUE NOTICE

That III fSse Couventioa To-day Adopts the
Choses Financial Plank He VIII walk
I Oat-A Iaehrymoee Tima N the Resolu-
[ lions committee-Two BeIegases Weep
. Like Chiidren-Extracts from the Vale
dictories Of Teller and Othcrs-Coloz.do
T . Unit with Her Leader.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S-The committee ON
resolutions was in continuous session yes
ter1ay' from 10 O'Clock in the mbrning
until o'clock in the afternoon. The sub
committee had been in session during the
night and reported the platform as given
In the Associated Press dispatches yester-
day, which was not changed by the COM
mittee in any material point, the changes
being principally verbal The feature of
the day, OF course, was the action of Sem
ator Teller and other silver members of
the committee on the financial plank.
. Teller opened the opposition to the plat
form by Offering his amendment for free
and independent coinage at the ratio Of 16
to l. Neither he nor his colleagues had
any hope that his proposition would pre-
vail, and the Colorado senator took the
floor to formally announce that he could
no longer act with the Republican party if
gold plank was placed in the platform.
Delegates Weep Like Children.
The scene was a most affecting one Tho
gold men in the committee were filled
with compassion, and there was not a dry
eye in the loom while Teller spoke. Du-
bois, Cannon and Delegate Mott broke
down completely and wcpt like children.
Lodge. who replied, spoke words of tender
sympathy, as if the occasion were some
great personal bereavement. He eulogized
Teller and his colleagues, but declared
hrmly that the representations Of the party
could not falter on that account on the
money question. When the platform is
presented to the convention there will DO
no disposition to cut of the boilers
His Conclusions Amount to . Verify.
In the course of his speech Teller said he
had studied the finance question all his
mature years. MY convictions are of
such a character that upon me they force
conclusions which amount almost to
verify. l admit that may be wrong in
every proposition touching this question
that l may submit here today, but as
have said, I have formed my own judg-
ment and have tried to reach an intelii-
gent Judgment on this financial question;
and after much deliberation and thought
say here now That in my judgment this
question is the greatest question that has
been presented to the American people in
hundred years."
He then made brief argument against
the gold standard and continued: "Hay-
ing thus formed my conclusions after
many years OF public service and investi-
CATION can look any man in the face and
i'm hof tNpIi &c J<y~ -
my vote for candidate who stands on a
Platform pledged to support the gold
standard? Would you expect me to do ite
Would you notsdespise me If did ite
And, what is more, should I not despise
myself? / do not intend to de-
bate this question. am speaking now in
explanation Of my conduct when 1 shall
declare publicly. ms shall If this platform
Is adopted, that 1 can take no further part
In this convention and can no longer act
with the Republican party"
Still Has Lingering Hope.
He then referred to his connection with
the Republican party and the honors he
had received from it, and the sorrow with
which he ended his connection with il.
and near the close of his remarks said: 81
am going to fight for this principle, but I
can no longer fight for it in the Republican
ranks with hopes of success. / had hoped
that the party that had done SO much for
the human race, and of whose future SO
much was hoped and expected, would
come to the right view upon this question;
and stillhave a lingering hope that some
day this party will reach condition when
it shall not take itsdeclarations from Wall
street or Lombard street, but from the
honest sentiment of the great heart OF the
American people,"