Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-22
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE CON
VENT ION AT MONT
PELIER.
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leve that such relief or some relief
would come from increased protection,
but their attention has also been directed
to the money question, and it Is perfect
ly evident that they shy at the gold
standard for all they're worth In Mr..
Morton and Mr.. Reed they recognized
the devotees of this standard On the
other hand, Mr.. McKinley's record is
distinctly against it, and large numbers
of them unquestonably believe that he
is In sympathy with the people, and in
favor of currency that is best adapted
to their wants. They are. in other
words, confident that Mr.. Mckinley Is
one of and sympathizes with themselves.
We believe in this instance that the peo-
ple are right, that Mr.. Mckinley will
prove true man and stay with them,
that there will be no gold standard plat
form passed by any convention that
dominates him; but that, instead, there
will be a platform in favor of BIZ
metalllsm and advocating a return TO it,
as Senator Foraker of Ohio suggested,
bv any safe method which will not de-
base the currency.
So far as the republican convention
in Vermont is concerned we perhaps
knew better some of the causes that In
fuenced 1t than any one else in the
State. We were ourselves chosen men,
Der of this convention and helped to or
ganize the movement for Mr.. McKin
lev. This we did because we understood
him TO be a bimetallist. Circumsta nces
prevented our attending the conyen-
ton, but we sent good Mckinley sub
stitute, in fact paid the expenses of a
number of Mckinley delegates, and
arranged for Decentralization of reso-
luton in the convention favoring his
nomination.
And now as to the platform of the
convention. This, as has been sug-
gested, was prepared by those antago-
nstic to Mr.. Mckinley, and so antago'
nstic that. as stated in the Burlington
Free Press, the last resolution, pledging
the support of the convention to the
candidate nominated at st. Louis, was
torn of and destroyed, when the COM
mittee perceived that the candidate to
be nominated would be likely to be Mr..
Mckinley. For it was evident that this
action of Vermont would be fatal to
the candidacy of Mr.. Reed, and we be-
lieve it was evident to the committee
also that it was fatal to the success of
any gold standard candidate. One of
the members of the committee remarked
to the writer the day after the conven-
ton that, as a result of this support of
Mr.. Mckinley, within two years the
whole country would be popullst. Now
had any leader in the convention of the
Mckinley forces entered his protest
against the platform of the anti-Mc
Kinley committee, we believe it would
have been treated the same as the plat
form under similar circumstances was
treated in the Michigan convention. 1t
is certainly Lpity that there was not
some one present to move the substitu-
ton of sensible resolutions for those in
troduced by the committee. The resolu
tions passed were as follows:
Resolred, That as representatives OF the re-
publican party of Vermont we renew our
pledge of allegiance to the grand Old party
which from its foundation to the present time
has had the unfaltering support of our Green
Mountain state and is the only party which
has shown the statesmanship to safely guard
the ship OF state.
We believe in the policy OF reciprocity es-
tablished under the last republican admin
istration, which affords us market tor our
surplus products and manufactures and en-
ables us to obtain from other countries under
the most advantageous terms articles which
we desire but do not produce.
We believe in II consistent foreign policy,
based upon the doctrine of non Intervention
in affairs of the Old World ana the mainten-
ance OF the Monroe doctrine in this.
We favor Just administration OF the pen
sion law, an adequate system OF coast de
fences, and a reasonable restriction OF i'm
migration.
The republicans of Vermont are unalter.
ably opposed to any scheme that VIII give to
this country deprecated or dcbased currency.
We are therefore opposed to the tree coinage
OF silver except by international agreement.
Unless so established we believe the present
monetary standard should be honOrably
maintained. The continued agitation OF the
free coinage OF silver retards the return of
confidence and prosperity, stands in the way
OF beneficial legislation, and is in every
respect harmful to the best interests OF the
whole country.
We believe that the credit OF the govern
lnent should be sustained, not by issues OF
bonds and increase of the national debt, but
by a return TO "A system OF duties which shall
at once rcplenish the public treasury put in
motion the now silent wheels OF business and
insure living prices tor the product of the
American farm and work shop.
The first resolution would be dear at
two cents. The second is all right as
far as we know, but is distinctly
recognition of the benefits of free trade.
The third would be well enough at or
binary times, but with the present con-
dition of affairs in Cuba is very I'M
satisfactory. A demand for the recog-
milton of bellgerent rights in Cuba
is the least that should be asked by any
intelligent convention in America that
referred at this time to foreign affairs.