Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-18

the convention which Is To nominate the mex
! president Of the United states Tbs genera
|, ton has had It's object lessoa and the doom o
the democratic party Is already pronounced
The American people will return the republic
an party to power. because they know hat 1T
administration will mean: The supremacy o
the constitution Of the United atcs tn
maintenance Of law and order the protection
Of every American citizen In his Rht to live
to labor and to vote: vigorous forei policy
the enforcement Of the Monroe doctrine The
restoration Of our merchant IN lrine
safety under the stars and stripes
on every sea, In every port
economy In oil governmental expendi'
lures and radical re uctlon OF the national
debt currency "as sound q, the q we 'nment
and as uutarnlshed as It's no nor" whose dol
lars whether Of gold or siver or paper 'hill
have equal purchasing and debt pa 4 y power
with the best dollars Of the civilized world:
protective tariff which protects. cou,ed
with reciprocity which reclnro 'ates. thereby
securing the best marget for American prod
ucts AMI OBJ ming American fltor-s 70
the free conage OF American mu'cle
pension policy Just and generous to
our living heroes and to the widows and or
phans OF their dead comrades: the govern
mental supervision and control OF transporta-
tion lines and rates: the protection Of the peo-
pie from oil unlawful combination and unjust
exacton OF aggravated capital and c0rporated
power nm American welcome TO ever, God
fearing. liberty loving, constitution respect
ing. law abiding. labor seeking, decent man
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| blood whose condition. whose teachings,
whose pllctlrcs would menace the perm iAency
OF free institutions endanger the safety OF
American society, or lessen the opportunities
OF American labor the abolition Of sectional
ism, every star In the American fig shining
for the honor and welfare and .ppiness Of
every commonwealth and Of all the people a
deathcss loyalty to all that Is truly American
and patriotism eternal as the stars.
At the conclusion Of Permanent
Chairman Thurston's address a letter
was received from the ere lentals COM
mittee announcing that it was not
ready to report. and on motion the
convention adjourned until two
o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
ST LOUIS, June IS 1t was 2:35 be-
fore chairman Thurston called the con-
vention to order, Bishop Arnett, OF
Wherefore college, q colored divine,
making the opening prayer Two
gavels and u table were presented to
the convention which were acknowl-
edged in brief speeches and then the
report OF the committee on credentials
was presented BY Mr.. Fort, OF New
Jersey, recommending that the
delegates headed by Anthony
Higgins, Of Delaware, and the
delegates from Texas headed
by John Grant be seated, and recon-
mendng that the report of the nation
al committee concerning the other con.
tested cases be adopted. Mr.. Hepburn,
OF Iowa, submitted minority report,
recommending the admission Of the
Addicks delegation from Delaware and
the Quincy delegates Of Texas and
wanting all the contested cases to be
heard by the convention.
Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio, spoke brief.
ly in favor Of the majority report, and
then vote was taken on the minority
report. recommending the admission
or the Addicks delegation from Della.
ware. II was lost.
The question required on the admis-
sion Of the Quincy delegates Of Texas,
and 1t also failed to carry.
The remainder of the minority re.
port was rejected,
The question on the adoption Of the
majority report was then put, and 1t
was carried by large majority.
The report OF the committee on rules
was then adopted by unanimous vote.
after which the convention adjourned
until ten o'clock to-day.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-The committee
on resolutions was in continuous ses-
sion yesterday from ten o'clock in the
morning until three o'clock in the
afternoon. The subcommittee had
been in session during the night and
reported the platform as previously
given This report was adopted by
the full committee after an animated
discussion, with only minor changes
in the forms of expression. The fea-
ture Of the day, of course, was the &C.
ton OF Senator Teller and other silver
members Of the committee on the
financial plank. Senator Teller opened
the opposition to the platform by
offering his amendment for free and
independent coinage at the ratio of
sixteen to one. Neither he nor his col.
leagues had any hope that Mr. Teller's
proposition would prevail, and the
Colorado senator took the floor to form
ally announce they could no longer
act with the republican party II a gold
plank was placed in the platform.
His address was most affect'
ing. His expression Of regret
that he had reached the parting
OF the ways moved some Of
his colleagues to tears Chairman
Foraker, Cows. Yarmouth and Mer-
riam and all the members Of the COM
mttee supporting the majority report
united in saying that they had never
witnessed such a scene. Senator Tel
Ter displayed no bitterness, but he was
impressively sad in expressing regret
at what he termed the act of the party
in leaving him and his associates.
But it was left to other members from
the west, notably Dubois. Cannon and
Hartman, to become more emotionally
impressive than their leader There
were tears which were not shed for
dramatic effect
THE SILVER DELEGATES.
ST. Louis, June ls.-When the silver
delegates walk out OF the convention
to-day 1t Is their purpose to hold
meeting Of their own, at which they
will nroha hlv nlace Sanator Taller in