Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

Vice President Stevenson.
subcommittee, and Will contain recon-
n.endation in favor Of the Nicaragua
canal.
Allan w. Thurman of Ohio offered Mr.
st. Johns amendment to the financial plank
providing for the issuance Of coin certifi-
Gates in times of money stringency in ex
change for United States bonds. Mr. Thur
man said that some such plan was needed.
as a scarcity of money always created
scramble for II, and business men and others
only wanted money badly when they could
not get it.
Mr.. Thurmans amendment led to de-
bate which was very generally participated
in by the members Of the committee. Sew
eral Of them opposed the amendment on
the ground that 1t was not polite or wise
to make any suggestion OF the possibility
of the free coinage of silver causing a
panic. Others. in support Of Mr.. Thur
man, declared that they believed that the
banks would not hesitate to precipitate a
panic in case Of the adoption Of free coin
age, in order to regain the power which
they had wronsfully wrested from the peo-
pie. 1t was declared that the banks were
even now looking up their money in prepa-
ration for such panic. The case Of the
banks in Chicago and St Louis was es-
pecialiy cited 1t was said. on the part
Of this convention, that the government
should pursue the policy which the clear
ing house association of New York had
pursued. Senator George asked how such
a plan as Mr.. ST. Johns could be put in
opera ton and the panic prevented.
In reply to this it was suggested that
paLics were due to the want of confidence.
and that they could be prevented by TAX
ing away this want Of confidence. The
previous question was ordered on Mr..
Thurmans amendment, and 1t was re-
jected
Mr. Thurman's amendment was offered
as such to the paragraph in the platform
declaring that the decentralization of silver
has resulted in the 3DDreciatiDn of gold.
etc, and this paragraph was adopted after
the amendment was rejected
Reading the Platform.
The secretary then proceeded with the
reading of the platform. section by sec
ton, developing no little discussion as he
progre ssed.
At o'clock this morning the subcommit
tee of the committee on platform adj
journed till $50, " hen the platform agreed
upon was to be reported to the full com
mittee.
The report declares for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l; de-
nounces the issue of bonds; demands that
the power to issue circulating notes be
taken from national banks; declares for
a tariff for revenue only. and asserts that
the re-enactment Of the Mckinley law
would be a menace to the best interests
of the country.
1t declares for a constitutional amend
ment which will enable the enactment of
an income tax law. and demands that pau
per immigration shall be kept out of the
country.
1t approves of the contempt of court bill
reported by Senator Hill to the Senate,
which bill grew out of the Debs case, and
denounces the republican House of the
present Congress for not passing it; de-
nounces the Pacific railroad funding bill
that has been reported to the Senate op-
poses a third term as being In violation of
che of the cardinal priE ciples of the demo-
civil service, and denounces the extrav-
agance of the last republican Congress.
Senator Hill of New York made sugges-
ton when the paragraph demanding the
Immediate restoration Of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver was reached to
the effect that there should be a declara-
ton for the preservation Of the parity Of
the metals.
absence Of the minority report, several of
the silver men complaining that the minor
ity report was being unduly delayed and
saying that 1t should be before the full
committee. to be considered together with
the majority report. Among those who
took part in this discussion were Senators
Hill, Jones and Tillman.
The point against the absence of the
minority was. however, dropped, and the
reading of the majority report proceeded
with. During his talk, Senator Tillman
said 1t mad been suggested that the silver
men had brought in firebraEd. and they
the minority people suggested in it's place.
Some ne of the members of the commit tee
suggested that the report that the majority
resolutions were f1rebrand was lie to
which Mr.. Ti(lman cheerfully acceded
GOLD MEMS CONFERENCES.
Difference of Opinion in Regard to a
CHICAGO. July s.-The gold men were
angry this morning. and they have been
holding conferences in various leaders
rooms since o'clock. They claim that the
silver men are unseating delegations with
no apparent cause than to simply aid them
in pushing their plans through, and that
they have thrown democratic precedent to
the winds. Senator HILL Mr.. Whitney, MI
Coudert, National Committeeman Sheehan
and Congressman Sulzer find it difficult to
stem the tide of anger in the New York
delegation. and an outbreak Of any kind
may lead to bolt. 1t Is pretty safe to as
sumo that the leaders will not go out, no
matter what their future action may be,
but some of their followers may.
On the other hand the silver leaders
claim that the gold men have put them
selves in this position. The meeting of
gold standard men, which did not break up
until an early hour this morning, Is quoted
as an example.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky said this
morning: You will notice that the men
who made incendiary speeches advocating
boiling the ticket and platform are men
whose states have no gold representa- ton,
and who not delegates I am told that
Mr.. John P. Irish Of California made q
brilliant and pointed effort In that direc-
ton. and that Gen. Bragg and Franklin
McVeagh also were for a bolt. 1 should
like to know by what right they interfere
with the work of delegates sent here by
the people Even Mr.. Whitney of New
York is an interloper. not having been sent
as a delegate to this convention What
right have such people as that to run the
convention?'
1t is only right to say there was no men,
ton of boiling the convention in the gold
mems meeting last night, except when Mr..
Irish of California said. in closing his
speech: We'll. If some things happen. I
know what I should do" and stuck his
hands in his pockets and strolled down the
room.
Mr. Coudert. ex-Gov. Russell Of Massa-
chusetts and Mr. Whitney were cautious in
their remarks, and we're averse to hasty
or ill-tempered action, no matter what oc-
CURED.
Gen. Bragg made the statement that he