The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-17

which he held Mr.. Foraker and was, he
salo, only constrained from acling IN ac-
cordance with his personal incllna tion by
the principle involved in the contest. On
account or this principe woulu VITA
hold his vote. Governor Foraker respond
ed with similar remarks as to his position
toward Senator DUBOIS and also declined
to vote.
When Mr. Foraker's election was an
nounced, he took the chair, acknowledge
ing the compliment with only few
words.
Il sincerely thank you for the honor you
have conferred upon me-" he said, but
think that 1 can best show my apprecia-
ton of the compliment by Immediately
proceeding with the business which we
nave been selected to perform
General Lew Wallace OF Indiana was
unanimously chosen secretary and a reso-
luton was carried Immediately 10 appoint
a subcommittee of seven to
DRAFT THE PLATFORM,
and Chairman Foraker named as the com
mittee Merriam OF Minnesota, F'essen-
den OF Connecticut, Teller of Colorado,
Lodge of Massachusetts, Peterson OF Ill1-9
nois, Yarmouth of Louisiana and the
chairman.
Burleigh of Washington moved to en-
large the committee on the ground that
1t should represent every section of the
country.
Foraker replied that he did not consider
geogfapny III The making up of the COM
mittee, but appointed men TO represent the
different ideas on the currency question
as nearly as possible. The motion to in
crease the committee carried, and Bur-
leigh OF Washington and Lauterbach of
New York were added. The committee
then adjourned until 8 o'clock, pending
the report of the subcommittee.
When Governor Foraker announced the
subcommittee of the resolutions to draft
the platform he stated that meeting of
the subcommittee would be held at 5
o'clock.
1t was quite generally understood that
the main work of the subcommittee
would be upon the financial plank, but
there has been
LITTLE DOUBT OF THE FORM
of the declaration on this subject since
last night, as the endorsement of a ma
Jor1ty OF the subcommittee had been Sc
cured for a plank practically the same as
that sent out last night by the Associated
Press.
When the hour arrived for the conven-
ing OF the evening session of the commit
tee on resolutions, MessTs. Fessenden and
Yarmouth of the subcommittee appoint
ed to draft the platform, appeared and
announced that the Subcommittee had
been unable to complete their labors and
ASKED FOR AN ADJOURNMENT
until 10 o'clock tomorrow The sub-com-
mittee had been in session from until s
labors. 1t appeared then as if the COM
mlttee might be compelled to spend the
entire night in putting this declaration of
principles into acceptable shape.
The committee first took up the finan-
cial question and Governor Merriam of
Minnesota offered the gold standard de-
claratlon given above.
SENATOR TELLER,
the only representative ON the committee
OF the silver element, offered as substi-
tuteS several propositions providing for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
An animated, though somewhat one-siG-
ed, discussion followed, the Colorado SEN
ator holding up the silver end alone. All
OF the free coinage propositions were de-
feated by the uniform vote of to l. The
gold standard plank proposed by Govern
or Merriam was then voted upon, and
adopted by the same vote, but with the
understanding that the action taken
should, for the time, be regarded
AS MERELY TENTATIVE
and subject to reconsideration in case
there should be a desire manifested to
change the phraseologg in any respect
The first proposition submitted by SEN
ator Teller was as follows:
The Republican party favors the use
of both gold and silver as equal standard
money and pledges its power to secure
the free, unrestricted and independent
coinage of gold and silver at our mints
at the ratio of 16 parts of silver to 1 of
gold.''
When this was voted down. Mr. Teller
offered the following, proposed by Sen
ator Cannon, and intended TO combine siI-
yer and protection:
Whereas, The basis of the great doc
trine of protection is to give constancy
OF employment and high wages to the
toilers, and upon this basis the great men
OF the party have stood and the party S
victories have been achieved, and
WnereaS, Inc effect of the single gold
standard in this country is to make en-
ployment insecure and to
DECREASE THE WAGES
of the toilers by decreasing the price of
| human production, and
Whereas. Since the single gold stand
! ard and protection are irreconcilable it
follows that a party cannot reasonably
declare for both and attempt to achieve
| the purposes of both; and If the Repub-
lican party shall devote itself to the sin
| gle gold standard it will be led to the
cans to buy where they can buy the
| cheapest, and
Whereas, If the Republican party is to
continue as the advocate and
EXPONENT OF PROTECTION
| to the American people, it must logically
oppose the single gold standard policy;
Now, therefore. be it
resolved, That the Republican party,
( in national convention assem- bled, holding
| to the great truth that it's highest mis-
/ sion is to advance the interests of the
toilers of the United States, hereby reaf-
| firms the doctrine of protection to Amer
| lean industries and resolves to use all its
power to achieve bimetallism, being the
! free. unrestricted and independent coin
age of silver at our minis as they We're
coined previous to 1884,
The resolutions having been disposed
| OF, by the adverse vote of l to g, the
/ Colorado senator then offered PROPOSE
! ton for the coinage Of the American pro-
duct In doing so he said the resolution
was not his. that he offered it by re-
| quest. He said he was not an advocate
| of
THE POLICY EMBODIED
in the proposition, but that it had been
asserted that the party will not accept
silver coinage restricted to the American
product Hence he decided the committee
should pass upon it. AS for himself he
would only vote for it in lieu of absolute
free coinage, which had been rejected
! This resolution was worded as follows:
The Republican party pledges itself to
| the free coinage of all silver which may
be produced in this country and offered
at the miIlts at the ratio of 16 parts of
| silver to one of gold.''
| This resolution was defeated to l.
! The following resolutions for equal suf-
frage for women was presented by SEN
! atoT- Teller:
THE Republican party favors such con-
| stitutional amendment and such legisla-
! ton as will accord to the women OF this
country equal right Of suffrage
! Mr.. Telleg's vote was the only one
given for this proposition
! The beet sugar declaration was adopt
| ed after comparatively little discussion
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