The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-06-20

terson, OF Illinois. Mr.. Gear. OF Iowa,
Chairman Foraker and Mr.. Brewer Of
Michigan, supported the amendment.
The amendment was agreed TO. The
vote on the adoption OF the gold plank as
amended was then ordered and Il passed.
yeas, 40 nays, IL. The negative vote was
east by the foregoing silver men, who ia
vored the Teller substitute with the addi-
ton OF the member from Oklahoma. The
discussion on the remainder OF the plat
form was general but or no special inter-
est. and Il was adopted without division,
a number OF the silver men having already
absented themselves from the meeting.
VIII Not Bolt.
Senator Carter, OF Montana. Is no longer
one of the Ave insurgent senator's His as
sociates, Senators Teller, Dubois and Can
non, made plain their positions before tho
resolutions committee, and what course
Senator'S Carter and Mantle would pursue
has been a matter OF general interest. The
former Wednesday afternoon notified the
silver men that he could not go with them,
and that IL they boltcd and left the conven-
ton and the republican party they must
do so without him. Senator Mantle has
not yet notified his colleagues TO the same
ing.
Tho Platform.
Tho resolutions as agreed 10 by the COM
mittee. and as VIII be presented 20 the con-
vention to-day. refer TO the evil conse-
qucnces OF democratic rule In unmcasured
terms, renew and emphasize the partys
allegiance TO the policy OF protection and
denounce the present democratic tariff law
as sectional. partisan and one-sided, as
well as disastrous TO the treasury and de-
structive OF business enterprise; declares
belief In liberal reciprocity and just retalla-
ton, and demands the renewal and extern
sion OF the reciprocity arrangements ne
gotiated By the last republican administra-
ton on such terms as Will equalzc our
trade with other nations, and secure en-
lurged markets for the products OF our
farms, forests and factories; condemns the
present administration for not keeping
faith with the sugar producers OF this coun-
try, and promises this class, as well as all
other American Industries, the most ample
protection. The financial plank as finally
adopted is as follows:
The republican party Is unreseryedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enactment
OF the law providing for the resumption OF
specie payment In 1879; since then every
dollar has been as good as gold,
I'VE are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated TO debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country. We
arc therefore opposed 70 the free coinage
of silver except by international agree
mcnt with the leading commercial nations
of the world, which we pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such an agreement eau
be obtained the existing gold standard
must be preserved. All our silver and paper
currency must be maintained at parity
with gold, and we favor all measures
designed TO maintain inyiolably the OBJ
legations OF the United States and all
our money. eitner coin or paper, al tiis
present standard, the standard or the most
enlightened nations OF the earth.
Position ON Cuban Revolution.
Members OF the committee on resolu-
tions expressed much Indignation that in
a garblcd account OF the platform pub
lished Wednesday morning they should
have been represented as declaring war
against Spain by pledging the republican
nominee 10 armed Intervention In Cuba
They state that the language employed In
the platform simply pledges the good Of
flces OF the United States TO bring about
peaceful settlement