River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-06-18

tie acquisition of the emphatic APP
plause of the eastern delegates when
he added that the party believed in the
maintenance of the present standard.
''Solid gold" shouted some Of the en-
thusiastic Massachusetts, delegation.
The demonstration reached its climax
when he announced the unalterable
opposition of the party to a fifty cent
dollar" The silver people from the
West, headed by Senator Teller, how
ever, took no part In the demonstra-
ton. They sat perfectly silent. SEN
ator Teller's lip curled with scorn. The
magnetic name of Blaine as he attrlbu-
ted to the great Republican idol the
authorship of reciprocity. carried hum
dreds of men to their feet and was the
signal for cheers from all parts of the
house. His expression of sympathy
for struggling Cuba were also warmly
greeted. As he closed with declara-
ton that the issue was protection and
honest money against free trade and
free silver the convention heartily
cheered.
The committe on resolutions organ
lied by electing Foraker of Ohio chair
man over Dubois of Idaho by vote of
35 to 4. the silver men voting for Du-
bois. There were twelve members alb
sent. The test vote slows the feeling
of the resolutions committee on the
money question.
The subcommittee on resolutions
have adopted the following financial
plank:
The republican party is unreserveily
for sound money. IL caused the enact
ment of the law providing for resump-
ton of specie payments in 1879. since
then every dollar has been as good as
gold.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our cur
rency or impair the credit of our coun-
try. We are, therefore, opposed TO the
free coinage of silver except by inter-
national agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world, which
we pledge ourselves to promote. and
until such agreement can be obtained,
the existing gold standard must be pre-
served. All our silver and paper cur
rency now in circulation must be main
tanned at a parity with gold, and we
favor all measures designed to main
tain inviolably the obligations of the
United States and all our money,
whether coin or paper. at the present
standard, the standard of the most en-
lightened ma ions of the earth.
1--WE favor restoring the early Amer
lean policy OF discriminating duties for
the upbuilding of our merchant marine
and the protection of our shipping in
the foreign carrying trade, SO that
American shipping. the product of
American labor. employed in American
shipyards. sailing under the stars and
stripes, and manned, Differed and
owned by Americans, may regain the
carrying of our foreign commerce."
Civil service reform is approved and
the extension of the principle wherever
practicable. The use of public money
for sectarian purposes, and the union
of church and state are opposed A
declaration is made in favor of arbitra-
ton between EN- ilovers and employees
but no specific legislation is demanded.
A declaration is made in favor of lib
eral pensions, and the present
| administration is denounced for drop
ping from the rolls without examina-
ton deserving soldiers.
The building of the Nicaragua canal
by the United States government is ia
vored.
| Minneapolis Is well advertised by
comparison with four years ago. The
acoustic properties OF the hall hei Q
are of the worst possible kind.