The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-17
THE PLATFORM.
The Draft as Completed by the subcommittee
or Resolutions.

tied coinage of silver. except by sntcrno.
tNonal agreement. which we pledge our
selves To promote, and until such agree
ment can be obtained. tho existing gold
standard should be preserved. We favor
the usc OF silver as currency. but to tn,
extent only that its parity with gold can
be ma mtainsd and we favor all measures
designed to maintain inviolnbly she money
of the United States, whether coin OF
paper. as the equal standard of the most
enlightened nations OF the earth.
We favor restoring the early American
policy Of discriminating duties Tor the up
holding OF our MERCHANT MARINE.
the protection of our shipping. TO the end
that American ships. the product of the
American labor employed IN American
shipyards. sailing under the stars and
stripe and manned, ofticercd and owned
BY Americans, may regain the carrying
of our foreign commerce.
THE FOREIGN PLANK drawn by
Senator Lodge Is general IN its nature.
outlining policy In regard 10 all cur
rent foreign questions II contains u dec
'aration for the protection of American
citizens abroad. reafiirms the position of
the party In favor of the Monroe doc
trinc: indorses the administration of Pres
ident Harrison on the attitude OF this
country toward Hawaii. demands protcc-
ton for American missionaries IN Ar
menia expresses sympathy for the Gu
bans in their war for Independence aud
takes II position in favor OF awarding them
belllgcrcnt rights.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM is approved
and the extension OF the principle wher-
ever practicable is urged.
The use of pubic money for ncctaran
purposes and the union OF church and
State are opposed,
y declaration is made In favor of orbit
tration between employees aud employer.
bu, no specific legislation is demanded
a declaration IS made in favor of liberal
pensions. and the present administration
t. denounced for dropping from the rolls
without examination deserving soldiers
The building or the Nicaragua canal by
the United States government. Is favored
THE AUTHORS
st. Louis. Mo, June l6.--Thc true story
of the formal m of the platform which
Will he proclaimed to the country by the
republican convention tomorrow makes
the mas, interesting chapter of the past
week IN Tho pirty's history. In the inner
circle Of the republican leaders, among
tho mon who name caniida:cs and shape
policies. the AUTHORSHIP Of the financial
plank. the plank which has bo N the vor-
tex OF the convention whirlpool, liz ac-
credited TO Mr.. II. II. Kohlsaai. the pub
Usher of the Chicago Times Herald and a
warm friend of Major Mckinley. 1t Is
known to the party managers that tho
piahk meets the approval of Mi Mckinley
and OF his chief adviser AInrk unnu,
ANA 4, Il, l,o,,., ~ u a., -, =,
- ""N"ii ~" "r'i i''"' "'i'hei Mr'
M'Nii'ey nor MT lianna mad born" any
active part in the struggle which led up
IA tho u,,I d.ci.,,, mo, ,, ,,a,.,,.'
'" ''' NV para
Through the clouds of speculi tion which
have been thrown ahou, tho in,n al
question during the past week, may eyes
nave endcavored 10 pierce the sauStum
whtre Hanna was directing the current OF
me Mrk'nisy campaign and many rumors
naVc no"icd through ho."l lobbies aud
SIhte headauarters describing TO MIR. Han
ma as '''a''A u''rihn'es az the SUD- sct nm
, ,,,du ,"li'",' my Tor. s'peihiaioh mas
,""en, however 10 MT the mark unless
~ a.e'"eH''
ION , 'he U.finhinR that nom Major Me
H,i's ahu ar, ii'hha were personally
ihNoih"e 20 n declafafioh Tor the main
.ehauoe OF IN" gold s'aninrd so long az
~ plfSvht nnah'iai CONDITIONS OF the
.rauIte roihnef'ihI Nations continue
iH'fh were .ohIJrlllnnH eNis' ng, how
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