The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-27
SILVER MEMS PROTEST.
It Is Presented to the Republican
Convention.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, Reads the Docu-
ment-It Declares for Hiuit tIIIism-
Withdrawal of Silver Dele
gates-The SIgners.
Silvar'a Protest.

Cannon be allowed to read personal
statement prepared by the silver men,
which was granted. The statement
was as follows:
To the Republican National Convention OF
the United States In announcing the purpose
asserted in this paper, it is due to our constft-
uents and to ourselves that there shall be a
public showing OF vindicating facts. The sole
authorized expression of nationSl republican
ith from June o. 1880. until the present date
has been the platform adopted in the national
convention ut Minneapolis. Neither the utter
snces OF state conventions nor the attitude OF
individuals could change the tenor OF that
platform, or abate the activity of It's binding
force Every delegate to this convention was
elected as its adherent and It's advocate. True.
one OF Its most important paragraphs has been
subjected to such q divergence Of construction
as TO make its language unsatisfactory during
the intervening time, and dangerous II con-
tinued In the future, but OF the intention con-
tanned within that language there has never
beena doubt.
It Is the rightful province of this convention
to revise the party tenets and to announce
anew the party purpose The majority Of this
convention In the exercise Of such authority
has this day made Official annunciation Of re-
publican law and gospel With much of the
platform we agree. believing that In many es-
sential particulars it compasses the needs of
humanity, aflrms the maintenance of right and
proposes the just remedy for wrong But it
declares one elemental principle not only in
direct contravention of the expression OF party
faith In 1892. but In radical opposition to our
solemn conviction.
We recognize that In all matters of mere
method 1t is but Just and helpful that the MI
nority shall yield to the will of the majority,
lest we have chaos In parties and In govern
ment. But pronouncement by majori-
ties can change opposing knowledge or belief
entertained, so it cannot oblige mi
norities to abandon or disavow their princi-
ACCnrahIU la q fnrr
and progress that minorities shall yield to ma
torities in matters OF mere method. Just so
surely is 1t necessary for the same peace ana
progress that minorities shall not yield in
matters Of fundamental truth
The republican platform OF 1902 affirmed that
the American people from tradition and inter-
est. favored bimetallism and demanded the use
Of both gold and silver standard money.
This was accepted by us as declaration In be-
half of the principle upon which rests the IN
terest OF every citizen and the safety OF tho
United States. In such terms the platform
was then satisfactory to the believers In BIZ
within our party. Only because Of
eQuivocal construction and evasion, has 1t
since been demonstrated to be insufficient
As the declaration Of 1892 has been by ma
jor4ty OF the party construed to justify n single
gold standard for our monetary basis, and as
the recent trend OF the offcial power OF the
party has been IN that direction, can but
assume that tho money plank of the new plat
gold monometalllsm, will be determinedly used
In behalf of that idea. The republican party
has won its power and renown by pursuing its
purposes courageously and relentlessly. It is
therefore only in accordance with the party's
history to assume that II IL shall come to
present authority Ia the United States it will
,rystalliEe into law and administration under
his tempting platform the perpetual single
gold standard in finances This If long
continued, will mean tho absolute ruin of the
producers Of the country and finally OF the ma
lion itself
The American people not only favor bimetaI-
ism from tradition and interest, but from that
wise instinct which has always been manifest
n the AFFAIRS of u people destined for the
worlds leadership. Under the operation OF
,ur great demand for advancement have
become to other nations the greatest debtor
nation Of the world. We pay the vast charges
which every year accumulate against us in the
clearing house OF the world with the money OF
he world, procured by the disposal of our COM
nodities in the markets of the world We are
nation OF producers. Our creditors are na-
ions OF consumers Any system OF internation-
Il or national finance which elevates the price
II human product makes our burden lighter
md gives promise OF that day when IL shall be
'ntirely left and our country freed financially,
IS IL Is politically. from the domination
4 monarchy and foreign autocracy Any
ystem OF finance which tends to depre-
late the price OF human productions which we
must sell abroad but In so far adds to the bur
len OF our debt. and conveys threat OF the
perpetual servitude OF the producers OF our
lie btor nation TO the consumers of creditor ma
ions. To US It is a folly without parallel that
his country, or any political party therein.
hould deliberately accept money system
which enriches others at our expense.
History, philos ophy, morals, all Join with
he commonest instinct Of self-preservation In
just and substantially unvarying standard
omposed of all available gold and silver and
Vith it our country will progress to financial
But with n single gold
tandard the country will 20 on to worse de-
truction; to continued falling prices, until our
eople would become the hewers OF wood and
rawers of water for the consumers In creditor
ations OF the earth.
To such an unholy end We will not lend our
elves. Dear as has been the republican name
D its adherents, that name Is not SO dear as
he faith itself And We do not sacrifice one
)t or little OF the mighty prin ci pies by which
epublicanism has uplifted the world when we |
BY that at the parting of the ways, we cling to
be faith, let the name go where IL will We
old that this convention has seeded from the |
ruth: that the triumph OF such secession |
'ould be the eventual destruction OF our free |
ON and our civilization. To that end the peO- |
le will not knowingly follow any political |
arty: and we choose to take our place In the |
Anks OF the great mass of citizens who realize /
hat the hour has come for justice.
Did we deem this issue less important to hu-
lanlIy We WOulQ yl6lu. since Lu6 aSSOOlhIlOnS
all our political lives have been intertwtned /
ith the men aud the measures of this party
past mighty achievements. But the people |
" aloud for relief; they are bending beneath
burden growing heavier with the passing |
ours endeavor no longer brings its Just re-
ard: fearfulness takes the place of courage
nd despair usurps the throne of hope and un-
ss the laws OF this country and the policies
political parties shall be converted into me-
Iums of redress, the eject OF human despera-
NrnuWr lima hsa Nnff lah haF na n
.her lands and In other ages.
Accepting the nat of this convention the
resent purpose OF the party, we withdraw
ON this convention to return to our constitu-
ats the authority with which they invested
). believing We have better discharged their
ust by this action. which restores TO them
unsullied, than by giving cowardly
Id insincere Endorsement to the greatest
rong ever willfully attempted within the re-
lblican party-once redeemer OF the people,
1t now about to become their oppressor, I'M
SIS providentially restrained by the votes OF
ee men.
This document was signed by Sena-
,rs Teller, of Colorado, Dubois of
iaho. and Cannon, of Utah, Congress-
an Hartman, of Montana, and Mr..
leveland, of Nevada, as the represent
lives of their respective states on the
on resolutions
near NOOuVllle, lex, Jue euB
,iler of the Nebraska Lumber Co. ex-
oded. killing seven men outright and
juring many otherA
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