The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-18

| In taking this course the party was do
parting from its vaunted pos ton OF de
fender OF the rights of the people anh put.
of Lombard and Wall streets.
mis- policy hc denounced AS un- Ameri-
can. unpa,,iotic and opposed to all tn,
h's, interests ,f mummy. He expressed
hts sincere regret that such couts,
| Should lie adoptcd--not b. ,1usc II Affected
him pers ,aaily. hu. because II was s,ci
tina, would seriously sncSt the wclfar,
of the .ntirc country, AS for h.itlS,lf. he
had been a republican since the antt-
hclmm diSs. lie had assisted IN secur NJ;
the nomination OF LII lcolu aud had SUP
ported him IN the campaign Naturally,
therefore. the step nov proposed was rt-
sardcd 10y him IN the most serious lisht
and he merely hopcI that the step would
not he taken.
MIR. Teller. In the course of his remarks
stated IN emphatic terms that IL the gold
standard plank proposed were adopted h.
woulu consider 4, inrumhcnt upon himself
TO sever his connection with the vunvcn-
ton. Ito could not consistently continue
~ :. n'icns w'ih body wh ch was 80
''tsfrt tnri ia hntagauiz, LIS convictions
OF right and duty, and, as h" believed.
s..,t.. -. 40 owii record.
Senators punc's OF Idaho and cannon
OF tan and Meyer Mott of North Care
ma followed IN similar strains. also an
houncins their intention to boii the con-
VEN on n cas-. ,h--to .hcm--phncN!ou
gold standard plank Was adopted.
Mr. Darlington of Penney isania replied
~,iy to. senator Tclor. shiii.ls TX The
portion OF the senators address tcierrns
TO the hictaticn III Lombard street ana
SAYING tn : WAS poor return Tor the
money, amount ny to rlny millions o.
dollars which had b,s'n invested IN the
West ny the men of the East IN building
railroads and n other enterprises.
I'VE have given YOU ON money freely"
H. said, and are surprised nat you
sfeu.d nov want to pay III III money w0r h
only % cents on lhc dollar"
Colorado. responded MIR reiirr. has
always paid h,r dchis and VIII continue
a. naA them. VIVA, We c'i,e, TO is Wing
He thcu proceeded briefly to show this,
silver had not deprecated, hat that it
VA gold hat haze Increased in value.
senator Lodge spoke hr,cNy hu; largely
II way personal to Senator Teller II,
sr"kc Of tile esteem in which colctado
was held and Tho rcGpcc, for the sem
nnl. nui said that lwi,hstan'llng ths
i,clt'g It was impossible to follow his
would be tuluons to No Srrnt commercial
Interests of this country That the col
or'do senator WIS honest h $ convir-
tons and zcalous In .ho,i suuruti no nan
cnuld doubt. but hat he was righ, Md
not e How. lie regretted that hey hid
com, ~ the rartas of Way; hnt ihc
~nn'Hrl men. and il IL could noi br pro
velt'i il Mould have 10 ho endured
NJ ',nnon = tab said ih're va. 10
oncu In ris stale ths year undor tiic
mi'l~,onn of s'reir gold Standard plat
form. N" wns severe Nn h'S charges on
Tho money pow, AMI It's lnmlnanc, nvsr
this convention He described ms urescnf
condition of thr country and e.prrially nf
hts STATE. mud gave uotic. mat he anl
others " Nd stand by Senator Tcllcr. who
truly reur' med Them
MIR f'mon of california supported he
Teller amendment. He insisted With tho
~ FORTY rnr as M declnil IN nf the
party tho Slurnlty would nos oull hn
wil"l out hN thht tn M ss"s wonll Loo
g M aiienatod from tn. party lilo knew
thefc would be- no horo FOR ,hrtn ia tho
rcndlnr cetNnss cn III" cclsi
f,H.ftt "fttt ..,.ta
ntessive and affecting ~" pictured ia
very fnr lanGu re The hope which had
heon raised IN he hreasis ~ TN nooul.
OF Utah aNd of the inter, mountain West
by The PROMISES of tho republican pnr,y
from tho democratic 4,ulss ana m oy.-
WI ming mi1rriiN overcome nnd all FOR
what Merely To have all tho PROMISES
made In behalf of the republicans .utii-
lesslv trodden IN the NJ he and ignored