The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-18
COMMITTEE on PLATFORM.
Teller Makes Vigorous speech In f"'
vor of Free silver

Teller Makes Vigorous speech In f"-
yor of Free silver
Sr IolrIs. June lS.-The full committee
took I'M the platform when called together
at 10 80 and proceeded with 1t section py
section. The preamble was first read ana
adoptcd and practically without DEBATE
AT noon senator Teller offered his silver
substitute in the committee on resoiu-
t,ons for the money plank and spoke on
bis Amendments The platform had been
adonted M To that section including wool,
shinpinr. reciprocity and the tariH
Senator Teller made vigorous spccch
In sunport of his resolutions, becoming
ouite animated rs he warmed up In tno
co,,rse Of his remarks. He had scarcely
hegan when the members OF the press,
who lined the hall outside the room III
which the committee was meeting, were
| invited 10 more distant section Oh inc
| botel The excuse was made that the
/ committee wanted the Use OF the halfway
| for air. but the fact that the Colorado
| senator's voice penetrated the wall anu
was plainly heard ON the outside was &c
| conted as the real reason for the eviction
Of the press.
,v annlauded by his followers. lie spoke
,.ohemently in opposition to the gold
standord nlank. declaring his belief III
.akin0 this course the party was depart
;no from its vaunted position OF defend
ar Of the rights of the people and putting
| ;,solf I'm the hands of the bond clippers o
| Ion,bard and Wall streets. This poiic,
be denounced as I'M American, unpatriot
| a. and opposed to all the best interests
humonity. He expressed his sincere re-
..,.a, chat such a course should be adopted
not hecnuse IL affected him personally, pu
I,,,causo IL was step that would seriousi.
affect the welfare Of the people oi the Gil
| tire country As for himself ne hau oec'
: a Renublican since the ante-beilum DAYS
He had assisted in securing the nohiha
| tion of Lincoln and had supported MIN
the campaign.
3 Mr. Teller in the course oi MS rehi'irh
. s,id that If the gold standard plank pre-
= nosed was adopted he w"uiu cohs'uc'
incumbent upon him to sever MS conh,'
tion with the convention JUST as nc vi
upon the subject which was Oh al guy
= | tions. the nearest to MS he,rt' ne oo'''
10 W. consistently continue his relation
II ny ,.A h,dv which was so determined
d .,,on,ze his convictions Of right an
+, S,,,r and as he believed stultify its ow
u vocord senators Dubois of Idaho al
Cannon of Utah, and Motto OF Nor
= Carolina and Cleveland followed In SIN
u - strain. also announcing their intcnt'
y 60 holt the convention In case of the,
x -, obnoxious gold standard plan
Vi The Teller silver amendment TO the pa
VI form was defeated by vote oil vi TO
III Tha silver senators then announceu IN
us -. met declared themselves out of I
he party. a,n, Of the flnn
Oh o,a, nlank as adopted by the committee,
70 "The Republican party Is unreserveo
I'll ,or sound money. 1t caused the ena
e won't Of the law providing for the resun
'r' tion of specie payment In 1879; since III =
lr sverv dollar has been as good as go'u.
GU arc nnalterably opposed to every meas.
'n. .aiculated TO debase our currency OF
All .ra,r The credit OF our country. we
'se iharefore opposed 20 the free coinage
zee s,iver except by international arrangein'
en- s,ith the leading commercial nations
or ,he world. which we pledge ourselves
OF; romote. and until such an arrangem'
tar p a,' he obtained the gold standard m
mn be preserved. ,,,.ro,cv N
~ ~ aAr orr silver and paper currency
M ~ 4, circulation must he maintained az
.n ,tv with gold, and we favor all measu
"a dss,gned 10 maintain inviolabiy the /"
,ar. ,v cations Of the United States, ana ais