The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-15
Protection to he the keynote. but the
Financial Question VIII Re-
ceive Attention.
SUNDAY SCENES In ST. LOUIS
MARCHING CLUBS AND BRASS BANDS
IN GREAT NUMBER
Latest Concerning the Position OF the
SiIverftes-Senntors Teller and
Dubois Likely 10 Bolt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. -
ST. LOUIS, June 14-The confirmation
comes that Mckinley has become alarmed
at the steady growth Of the straight-out
gold men and it is said that he has sent
word that sooner than face defeat he wiz
accept even the word gold" Following
is the plank to which 1t Is asserted he has
given his consent:
THE Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. II caused the enactment
of the law providing for the resumption
of specie payments In 1s79 Since then
every dollar has been good gold. We
are unalterably opposed TO every measure
calculated 10 debase our currency or TO i'm
pair the credit Of country. We are
therefore opposed TO the free and unlimited
coinage of silver except by International
agreement. and until such agreement can
be obtained we believe the existing gold
standard should be preserved. We favor
the use of silver as currency. but TO the
extent only that it's parity with gold can
be maintained. and we favor all measures
designed to maintain inviolably the money
of the United States. whether coin or
paper. at the present standard. the stand
ard of the most enlightened nations Of the
earth"
from Chauncey Depew's change Of attitude.
Mr.. Depew is a determined candidate for
the vice presidency. Yesterday he said he
did not deem the use Of the word gold"
as essential. To-day he is making his can
didacy Independently Of the Mckinley men.
He wants the straight-out gold support.
and, therefore, he authorizes this square
cut statement: II have changed the opin-
ion I expressed yesterday that the word
gold is not vital. think IL Is better to
declare openly for the gold standard. and
I believe that for every Republican vote
we may lose by such declaration. we VIII
gain five Democratic votes"
The Mckinley men have. therefore. taken
the precaution to sound the sentiment on
the platform given above. Their first Tight
will be to elect Senator-elect Foraker chair
man of the committee on resolutions. Their
success and the margin OF victory VIII
show them how much they must concece. II
ANYTHING. but not until defeat stares them
| in the face, will they accept the term pres
ent gold standard"
Messrs. Platt. Quay and Lodge got to-
| gether IN Platt's room this evening with
representatives from the States OF Illinois.
wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington. be-
| sides all New England. except Vermont.
| and agreed to make the extreme gold
standard fight in the committee on resoiu-
| tions and in the convention for the WASH
| ington plank which reads: We favor the
maintenance of the existing gold standard.
| and are opposed to the free coinage OF sil-
yer except by international agreement for
bimetailism with the leading commercial
nations of the world" Quay and Lodge
| submitted 1t TO Manager Hanna, who did
not accept II. They say. however. that
they will force him TO take IL. Rather
than have a direct vote on IL in the con-
vention they claim that they viii make
Hanna take IL I'm the committee on reso-
lutions, and. IL not. that he will not dare
divert the Mckinley vote TO defeat IL on
the floor of the convention There VIII be
a lively fight over IL IL either side weakens.
! and the extreme siiverites will help the ex-
treme gold men.
Senator Dubois is here. saw him aud
Mr.. Teller. Neither Of them consented TO
formal statements. Everybody knows
where we stand. We will make our hight
outside" said MIR. Dubois. The ''free-silver
bolt promises TO be limited 10 the de-
| parture OF Messrs. Teller and Dubois. Mr..
Teller is regarded by all the free-silver
Democrats in ST. Louis the nominee OF
| the Democratic convention. Even the
Bland men here concede that Teller will
| be stronger at Chicago. IL he walks out 1T
ST. Louis. than silver Dick Bland.