The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-08
FALLS into LINE.
Michigan Joins the Solid McKin-
ley PhalanX.
Republicans Refuse to Fight
Over Finance.
NOR GOLD NOR SILVER
Endorsed by Them, But They
Go Back
To the Minneapolis Financial
Plank of 1892.
NOR GOLD NOR SILVER

Detroit. May San animated dght
ever the money question was the most
striking feature of the Michigan Re
publican convention. Tt resulted ia
aquelchfng both the gold plank offered
by the majority and the silver plank
submitted by the minority Of the resO-
1utions committee. and the substitu-
ton therefor of the money plank Of the
minneapolis platform of 81
Mckinley was Endorsed most une-
quivocally ana the delegates were
strongly instructed in his favor. Four
delegates at large were elected, two Of
them without contests.
When the convention was again
called to order late yesterday AFTER
noon kilograms ~ greeting were read
from the California and Indiana con-
ventions. giving instructions for Nc
Kinley in both
General r. A. AIger of Detroit and
Thomas j. O'Brien We're unanimously
chosen delegates cit large. After sew
eraI ballots John Duncan of Calumet
and Mark $. Brewer Of Pontiac were
added to the list
The fight of the convention arose over
the currency plank of the platform.
The financial plank was read as fol-
lows:
eve are uncOmpromisfng in our de-
mands for sound ana honest money. We
are in favor of the use of gold and
silver and paper dollars in our cur
rencyi all TO be maintained al a parity
AIS TO their purchasing ana debt-paying
power We are opposed to any pro-
vision that VIII invite depreciation of
any portion of our currency, and there
fore we are opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver by this
country alone under present conditions.
and we believe that such acOuTse would
destroy the parity of and contract the
s. w. Hopkins and w. H. Smith of
the committee presented a minority
substitute as follows the first twenty
five words being quoted from the ma
tional platform of 1872.
1.-THE American people, from tradition
and interest. favor bima tallism. and the
Republican party demands the use of
both gold and silver as q standard of
whether of gold, silver or paper, shall
be of fun legal tender, possessing fun
and equal purchasing and debt paying
power, thereby having parity OF
value. and to that end we demand
purely American system of money,
based upon gold and silver without ad-
vantage ait the mints. We demand
that all paper money issued shall be
redeemahle in gold or silver at the OPP
ton of the government
I'VE are opposed TO the retiring of
the greenbaclks. the money of the peO-
pie, the savior of the Union, the money
favored by Lincoln. We are opposed
TO the issuance of interest bearing bonds
In times of peace. and we condemn the
policy of Grover Cleveland and John c..
Carlisle in contracting the sale of gov
eminent bonds, thereby taxing the peo-
pie to benefit a foreign syndicate ten
millions Of dollars-the profits accruing
TO it at the expense of the people"
Several delegates supported the free
silver substitute. while many of the
gold delegates were shouting stine"
and demanding a vote. After much
confusion T. wv. Crissey of Midland
moved to substitute the currency dec
laration of the MINNEAPOLIS platform of
'92 for both the committee reports on
the money question The motion pre-
vailed amid cheers The remainder of
The majority resolutions were adopLed.