The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-15

OF votes would BE- lost In the fan HIS
motion. he said, vas purely . selfish polifi-
cal one Twice the convenron oxtsnded
Mr.. Jones' time.
Mr.. Buriesxh said there was plenty Of
money Ia the country, the banks are 6ued
to repietion- The people would not get one
extra dollar II there were . hundred mill
lions more coined The only way to get
money - by yie}dins labor . return and
that labor Is entitled to be paid in the best
money there In. We are cited TO China and
Japan What viii silver DO TO keep the
food of their goods out? The labor-the
cheap labor--of those countries is PAID in
cheap silver Free silver means silver
mono-metalilsm: II means that the bank
ers and money-lenders shall be paid In gold
and labor shall be paid IN silver. and he
was opposed to IT, II We have protection
and q sound money policy. the capital Of
the world VIII pour out to rs. Great
cheers)
Fisk OF Chehaiis was greatly cheered
when he asked what the Republican party
had ever gained by yielding to expetency.
The history Of the party was that IL never
asked how can We get votes. but what 10
right Knowing the right, let Us be bold
to stand for II. let the consequences be
what they may. He argued then that
they had been appealed to to put the
money system Of this country on a level
with that OF China and Mexico. and asked
Il that was what they were to assent to.
Col Feighan supported the free silver
plank
John Wiley made an earnest speech in
which he reviewed the free silver argl-
ments. declaring the secretary of the treas
ury TO be liar and a scoundrel 10 misin-
serpret the law as he had done. He wanted
TO project the wool on the back OF the
sheep and the arm OF the miner. They pro-
posed 10 protect lumber and the coal
miner but they refused to protect the sill
yer miner. The reason why skilled labor
seems to be held up while everything -
going Down Is because It has used trades
unionism. But the farm iaborer has no
such aid. and Is going down, down. He
said that X the silver dollar paid to the
mine owner was worth 100 cents In ex-
change for 20 cents worth Of silver. It
would be worth I'D cents to the miner II
was paid TO. He was glad. he said. to have
the opportunity TO plead the cause Of the
people against piutocracy. Mr.. Wiley hav-
Ing been allowed unlimited time took ad-
vantage Of 1t TO discuss the question on its
merits.
Deckebach made . quick retort to Wiley
on his point that no protection was AFFORD
ed silver. The Republican party has al
ready been too kind 10 silver.
Judge Chase. Of okanogan, led OF by
ing Cleveland. they had been talking his
money policy England wants a gold pol
Icy because she owns all our gold now.
He made good free silver speech. his text
being that silver money might be cheap
money. but 1t was better than no money
at all.
Stern. OF Spokane. appealed to the con-
vention not TO cast of thousands OF votes.
Mr.. Burleigh briefly replied to some of
the speakers. and declared that John WI
ley was good Republican and would bow
to the viii of the majority.
Jones amendment was then put, with the
result: Ayes. liz. noes, go. King county
voted 81 noes and ayes: Pierce explained
that they were in favor of the Ohio plat
form. and voted IL noes. 3 ayes. Spokane
voted solidly for the amendment
Wiley said he recognized that the con-
vention was opposed to free coinage, and
he offered resolution In favor Of the par
ity OF the metals and call for a confer
ence In fsss. (Cries OF mo straddle'D
Rea said It was the same as the minority
report. Substitutes were offered but the
convention refused to accept any. and the
roll was called on Rea's report, but amid
great confusion Grosscup offered the Ohio
platform.
Rea withdrew and amid renewed ex-
element Burleigh moved the previous
question on the majority report. Easter
day and half a dozen others were on their
feet endeavoring 10 be heard above the
roars. but the Ohio platform was at last
read. Wells OF Spokane supported 1t, and
Bates Of Pierce asked the convention to
take with Mckinley the platform upon
which he was nominated.
Gov. McGrsw said he had been called
goldbug: he was hl-metallist. II
would be impossible for the United States
10 sustain silver at the ratio OF Is to l
81 - -
form, but IL would never he adopted at
the national convention. and he appealed
to the convention TO be in line with the
great body % the party.
There Is room enough" be said, "for all
the gold and silver in the world and under
proper legislative restrictions 1, can be
coined with advantage. but the United
states cannot undertake the free coinage
OF silver alone" tches~s)
Long OF Lewis said he had become eon-
vinced. as farmers had generally. that
there was nothing In the free silver idea.
ard they were now In favor Of SOUND
money. He was the first farmer to sneak
'ha; day, but he dared say for all OF the
farming counties that they were In favor
Of sound money. lie wanted to see a
state ~ Washington platform. not one
from another state
Easterisy made stro.g effort in behalf
q the Ohio platform.
EuriciEh said that with all da-arsnca 20
his friend % Spokane. the Platform dsd
not propose 20 take one dollar ont Of cir
culatior. When Mckinley IS nominated
. VIII rot ne by the Ohio platform b,t
m spite Of T. The plank written by Judge
50 S1ith. o IS,iokitzt was a Washing
tor nr>iur.
The rerort ct the majority was then
put. together with the Ohio platform, a
vote aye being for the latter. and no In
favor OF the former. The result vas as
follows; Ayes IFS. aces sf5 Lincoln ccun-
~ ID Tot vote. the delegates having gone
home.
Amid great excitement The roll was then
called or the adoption CT the platform as
amended. with the MckInley Instructions
The vote was: Ayes Nj. rces ISL. Pierce
splitting. with Is ayes and - noes. spo-
kane FozIag solidiy against II King eoun-
- stood IS fer 10 ! against. the exception
being John Wiley.
The vote had barely been announced
when me convention adjourned at 1:s5
o clock