New-York tribune., 1896-09-03
BUILDING A PLATFORM.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE OVER THE
FINANCIAL PLANK

LEADERS IN CONFERENCE OVER THE
FINANCIAL PLANK.
OPPOSITION TO RlMETALLrsM INTERNATIONAL OR
orHERWIsE--No LACK OF SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE STATE DELEGATIONS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBrNrl
indianapolis. Sept. @.-The prominent Sound
Money Democrats who are here hestoWing
rs much care upon the preparation of their plat
form as upon the selection Of the candidates for
President and Vice-P President. Indeed. 1t can
be said they are giving more thought TO this
expression Of politica, opinion than they are re-
garding the choice Of candidates. The platform
is TO he creed directly the opposite OF that
announced by the Democratic Convention held
at Chicago Where II spoke in favor OF the free
coinage Of silver this Indianapolis Convention
will declare uneQuvocally its opposition to any
debassment OF the currency Moreover, the
heresies Of the Chicago platform will be taken
up one after the other and denounced in fitting
terms.
There was a conference tonight among the
Sound Money leaders regarding the hnanclal
plank 10 be adopted There were present Sena-
tor Villas Controller Eckels A. A Goodrich ex-
Judge Moran. Charles \. Ewing. senator
Palmer ex- Congressman Outhwaithe, George NJ
Davie. W j. Curtis Of New-Jersey +. W. Len
man Of Missouri: Senator Caffery. cx-Judge
Babb. If Iowa; Ex-Governor Jones, OF Alabama
and John p Irish, Of California. The plankS al
ready adopted by the several States which THESE
men represent were reviewed ana w'nei' ois-
cussed for severa, hours The Committee on
Resolutions as soon as the Convention au-
iourned a. G D. M began laborinG upon the
he vlo form
completing it before the evening should END
BRACES sOJND-MONEy RECORD.
II Is regarded as significant that Genera!
Bragg who is the foremost cand1cate TOT 'is
nomination for President yesterday said that
he esteemed bimetallism thing OF the past Al"
asn,uch as General Bragg has in years past
heer more favoraby inclined TO fui' use ol
silver some Of those who opposed TO his
nomination say that the Wisconsin man Is
s,or.ins tho ardor Of new convert But Cen
oral Bragg SAYS he learned to he for the gnu
standard by serving as Minister In Mexico a
.uo, oorrtrv A story wag circulated this
morning. with the evident purpose oi iiiJui'"s
o,o,aroj r,raee's canvass for the nomination TOT
prosidsnt that as late az 1899, he wrot" ie'-
. f,vorine the free coinage OF silver. senator
1-iaS of Wisconsin, when informed oi 'n"'
sta+erren. about General Bragg. san.
.1 ,rouId stake my homestead on my conVic-
,,or that there is absolutely M trn'h IN ''e
story that is being circulated with reference
Rragg General Bragg voted Tor the eApe'''
NJ the Bland Allison act in 1919 ana ne Was 'n''
, 49,. he. ~ Democratic company. Judge
Thurman and IN fact almost every De'i'o' az
in Congress voted for that experiment. "u' H''
then General Bragg has been apsoiu'e'S Sou'''
-. ,,o r,ono, ouestion Wisconsin is for Bragg
and will continue to be for him
,r.p~rD HIS LESSON IN MEXICO.
,,.~,, prapr himself was seen moment
,. I'D uber informed Of this report e1acu-
.ed cbaracteristically: "Oh. iddiesucks. mere
- 80. u.o,d of truth il II. Ny action eighteen
. o, &c tho only thing that can be brought
,rst mo II is not probable that man VINO
,,aa 20 nav 40 ner cent premium for United STATES
.,ora,. Who, he crossed the border Of free-siiNe"
,,evico would write letter after that standard
,s oa,,v as 1890 al the request Of Congressman
wall ~ Wisconsin, | sent 70 Washington data
showing the great fail In the price Of silver ana
arcued that its fre5 coinage ought not to he per
,nitted."
ruROUCU WITH BIMETALLlSM.
s.,o,.o,o =, Tavyork. who would not con-
sent 10 the use Of his name said; 'NAat me
oil off
form is not vet definitely determined, but was
last night laid over for settlement t'-n'sht
There was a draft submitted by some OF our
,,or,hars nrobablv by ex-Secretary Fairchiid
and Mr. Tracey and Nh. know the generai
80. =, .b.,r ,,,eus I an, not al liberty consist
ent,r with q fairnesr to the platform, committee
70 give their views publicity. so much can now
over he said. The Sound Money Democrats %
Sa,ryork arc through with bimeiallism ever
,,. International agreement. We were mucn an
moved bv the resolution offered by Nj whitney
M Chicago which embodied the international
timetable idea Bimetallism is sop thrown
70 the people 70 ease down opposi'i"'. |"
y sound currency system. " is at pcs'
rothine more than compromise ana "o'u ''''
IN economic and political matters any c"'"pi"
mise only precipitates the necessity or the choce
=, the least OF two evils. We stand now for the
straight ont principle"
NO CONCESSION TO SILVER.
Another New-York delegate said: We do not
Zoo, at this time that II is best to talk on D.
retallisn,. We believe lhat to he simply CON
cess,on 10 free silver. we stahd HrihiS ." '''
s,r.,e standard gold platform. we feel that ohT
crnremc Court should De absolutely protected
"a should never be made the tool Of any polit-
", n,,onization We do not favor any increase
-, ,.,enue but decrease Of expf ndture We
,o,,o,.e in civil Service Reform and It's fur'h'r
.s,or We also believe in the lowest possible
tarr which will give sufficient revenue TO con
auct the affairs OF government economica"s ao-
roin,stered The question of income tax is io''
out entirely by our Committee on Resolutions
w. foe, that the West md the South. "h're 'he
n.rt,cular fight is to be made should indicate
and embody in the platform that when VIII De''
o.s,st them in making Il successfu' campaign
We feel that nothing will be put in'o 'he p'a'
form that is not absolutely IN accoro VIII" ''"'
.Ierersonian Democratic 2rihcip'cs'