The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-27
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bimetallism and protection-two ele-
mentary principles OF faith-put in
such a position as apparently to be
compelled to vote against one of their
principles in order to secure the sue
cess of the other. Some gentlemen,
who pretended to understand the sit
uation, refused to cooperate. To the
candid Judgment of honest men I leave
the determination Of questions relating
to the
FIDELITY OF REPUBLICANS
in this senate ITO their party princi-
piles.
1T is high time that Republicans
who claim to be with the party should
take their cues from the party plat
form, rather than from the White
House. If it shall occur that this
senseless crusade against Republicans
who believe in good faith in the Min
neapolis platform. when it declared for
bimetallism as well as protection, shall
he carried to such an extent as may
result in the adoption of President
Cleveland's scheme by the st. Louis
convention, 1 submit THAT Republican
success will be rendered utterly i'm
possible. If the platform of 1896 an
nounces to the country in conjunction
with the action of representa- ves
bearing on the two conventions that
the plank on bimetallism adopted at
Minneapolis was a delusion, fraud
and a snare, IT would be just as well
for the Republican party not to make
a nomination at st. Louis at ALL
Mr.. Garter closed at 215 o'clock and
was greeted with hearty applause from
the crowded galleries, and congratula-
tons from number of his colleagues.
HOAR REPLIES.
Mr.. Hoar Immediately arose to ques-
ton Mr.. Carter: The Massachusetts, sem
ator prefaced his question by referring
to his long continued support of protec-
ton to wool, even when the representa-
tives of western wool growing states
voted for free wool. Mr.. Hoar took up the
charge of Mr.. Carter that eastern Re
publicans had been false to the platform
of 1892.
Did the Montana senator mean,'' asked
Mr.. Hoar, "that the construction placed
on that platform by President Harrison
was false and elusiVe?"
The senator (Carter) had referred to Re-
publican senators joining President Cleve-
land, but Mr.. Hoar called to the over
whelming majority which the Republi-
can states of New England had given
against Mr.. Clevelands party. Mr. Hoar
closed with question addressed speciti-
cally to Mr.. Carter. namely:
81 ask that senator whether we are
to understand him to say that If he fails
to convince his Republican associates, he
then proposes to say to us, you shall
not pass any protective tariff bill unless
you surrender your convictions to u.s. If
a protective tariff bill is hereafter pre-
scented, fair and just on wool lead ore
fruit and the various Industries of the
west, does the senator mean to say that
he will not let that bill pass unless we
surrender our convictions to him.
WAS DELIBERATE.
Mr.. Carter secured the floor as soon as
Mr.. Hoar closed, and amid impressive
reply. After expressing his sense of
honor at being thus addressed by the
veteran, MIR. Hoar, Mr.. Carter added that
Republicans who believed that a party
platform might be carried to its full frui-
ton by direct act of congress were not
wholly satisfied with the administration
and the purposes of Mr., Harrison; they
did feel and were led to feel by his con-
slant effort, that the administration was
/ honestly seeking to give expression to
I Republican opinion on the financial ques-
Interpretation placed upon the Minneapo-
lis platform by the Republicans of the
east would lead them to wipe out
THE LAST VEsTIGH
of legislation favorable to silver. With
such construction of the Minneapolis
platform, the silver Republicans were at
war now and would continue. to be at
the question: Does not the senator
know that the Minneapolis platform was
/ drawn largely by two senators on this
floor, one from Nevada, Mr.. Jones, the
Z other from Colorado Mr.. Teller, and
that they were satisfied with that plat
form?"
Admitted responded MIR. Carter 'but
neither of those senator's understand,
with their knowledge Of the English Ian
guage and what it ordinarily means.
that the platform could be construed
into total obliteration of all legislation on
the statute books in favor of silver"
/ Mr.. Gear-But the senator from Colo
RADIO thought he could carry Colorado for
the Republican ticket on that platform.
y n RTE " 1of hn n IN
the reputation of the Republican party
for redeeming its pledges and promises
and that It would carry out in good faith
the platform.
Continuing Mr.. Carter made a brief re-
ply to
Mr.. HOAR's QUESTION
whether, If defeated in their efforts at re-
ceiving such legislation as they demand
at the hands of the Republican party, the
silver Republicans would sever their con-
nection with the party by saying that
the Republicans OF the west who con-
strue the platform of 1892 as favorable to
silver would be the last to desert the
ship, and that II others who take a diff
ferent view of the question should find
/ it incumbent upon them to leave the yes
| sci, the western men would gaze with
! sorrow upon the sad spectacle.
! With this remark Mr.. Carter took his
| seat and Mr.. Hoar declared in earnest
| tones that mot 2 per cent of the people
of the east would go with Grover Cleve-
eve are not gold monometallists," he
was proceeding to say when interrupted
! by Mr.. Teller, by the remark that this
was strange in view of the support the
majority of eastern Republicans in con-
Sress had given the president.
I'VE deny that" retorted Mr.. Hoar,
who went on to contend that the Repub-
licans of the east believe in a double
standard of value, in accordance with
! the constitution and the doctrine as pro-
mulgated by Alexander Hamilton But
the Colorado senator had, he asserted, no
more right to characterize him as a gold
monometallist than he had to character
ize that senator as a silver monometal-
list
Mr.. TELLER
obtained the floor to explain his connec-
ton with the formation of the Republic
can platform of 1892. He said he had
plank reading: "The American people
from tradition and intent favor bimetal-
lism and the Republican party demands
the use of both gold and silver as stand
ard money! and that its insertion in the
platform had been secured by the joint
efforts of himself and Senator Jones, of
Nevada, after they had labored with the
committee on resolutions all night to Sc
cure a declaration for free coinage. He
was, he said, not responsible for the
notifications of this declaration. He
however, considered this a position IA
yorable to silver because of the demand
for the recognition of the two metals as
time that the qualifications afterwards
adopted would be 1uggled with by skill
full politicians and did not approve them
Mr. Hoar here interrupted to say that
Mr. Teller had voted for the resolution
as It went into the platform notwith-