The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-17
II IS A GOLD PLATFORM
TEXT OF THE FINANCIAL PLANK AS
 FINALLY 1GREED UPON.

Hanna Gave in at Last-The Plank Was Agreed Upon at Conference-It Says "Wo Are Opp scd to the Free Coinage of Silver, Except by International Agree ment, and Until Such Agreement Can be Obtained the Existing Gold Standard
 Should be Preservcd."
 St. Louis, June 16.-The text of the financial plank of the platform was agreed to this morning at a conference held after breakfast. It is as follows:
 "The republican party is unreserved- ly for sound money. It caused the en- actment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879. Since then every dollar has been as good as gold.
 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 free colnage ot silver, except by interna- tional agreement; and until such an agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved All our silver and paper now in circulation as currency, must be maintained at q parity with gold, and we favor all measures to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper at the present standard the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth"
 This was agreed upon at a conference between Hanna, Foraker and Lodge. EFFECT OF THE COLD DECLARA-
 TION.
 London, June 16.--The feature of the opening of the stock exchange to-day was strong inquiry for American rail- road shares, influenced by the declara- ton of leading delegates to the republi- can convention in St. Louis for a gold plank in the party platform.
 MAY ADJOURN TOMORROW.
 St. Louis, June 16-There was some talk this morning of arranging the work of the convention so as to have q final adjournment by Thursday, and it was understood that several special trains have been ordered for Friday morning with that prospect in view. Hanna is credited with the program by which this is to be carried out.
 The committees on credentials and resolutions are to be appointed to-day and will hold continuous sessions day and night until they are prepared to report. The report of the committee on credentials is to be adopted by the con- VentiOn in the most summary and speedy manner, and then the way will be clear for the presentation of the platform, which the committee on res oluttons is expected to have ready by that time.
 MT, Hanna thinks one day is suf1i- cient time for discussion and action on the platform, and then only a few mat ters of minor importance will remain to be disposed of, In confirmation of the probable truth of his report, it is stated that the special car in which ex-Senator Platt came to St. Louis has been or dered to be in readiness for leaving here by Thursday night or Friday morning, and also that MT. Hanna has stated cOntidentially that he expects to leave by Friday evening.
 CALIFORNIA FOR SILVER.
 St Louis, June 16.-The California delegation this morning instructed their representatives on the committee on resolutions to act with the silver men.
 WARNER MILLER A STRADDLER.
 St. Louis, June 16-Warner Miller who came here a pronounced gold man, and on Saturday assured everybody that the gold standard would be in the money plank, is just as weak in his de- fence of sound currency as he was in his allegiance to Governor Morton. The leader of the kickers of New York Is now the chief defender and apologist for the Hanna idea of currency He says:
 "The convention will adopt finan- cial plank that will be acceptable to the business interests of New York state and the United States. This hag- gling about the use of the word gold is ridiculous. If the convention pro- claims for sound money, 100 cnnts on the dollar, that is all that is necessary We have as party always maintained that standard and shall"
 On Saturday this same shifty states man said that the money plank would be for the gold standard in unmistaka-