The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
IT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON.
Tho Money Plank Victory for the Mid
die West, aud is UnsquiVOcRl.


ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE money
plank OF the platform has been agreed
upon. II Is victory for the middle
west. but Is perfectly satisfactory to
the extreme east. The New England
contingent beaded by Senator Lodge,
OF Massachusetts,, and backed by the
Plat and Quay forces in New York
and Pennsylvania. urged the adoption
OF short emphatic conclusion and
their plank was finally formulated at
the conference held last night. The
plank: I'VE favor maintenance or the
existing gold standard and are opposed
60 the free coinage NJ silver except by
international agreement for bi-metall-
Ism with In. leading commercial ma
tlOns Ot the world"
This was to be the offer Of the east
and upon Il they were to stand. The
leaders In the middle west states.
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nrsnta and Nebraska, were equally
strong in their inslstencc upon dec
laratIJn that would not be open TO tine
charge Of eQulvOCaUOn. Michigan, Iowa
and South Dakota, three Of the tiers
OF states stood out against u declara-
tion favorinG In terms the present gold
standard. They rather favored some
thing dlstInciivcly friendly to silver,
while affirming their opposition to free
coinage under existing circumstances.
The plank agreed upon by the Iowa
delegation this afternoon after a four
hours struggle and which Is understood
TO have the endorsement Of Senator Al
lIson. fully. IL for this idea That plank
was as follows:
I'VE favor gold, silver and paper rs
the money Ot the United States, all TO
be- kept In a parity Of value and the en-
aCtmCnt Of necessary laws to accom-
pllsh the purpose. We also favor the
use Of silver as international money,
either through international agree
mcut TO secure common ratio with free
coinage at such ratio by the agreeing
nations. or 10y concurrent legislation
Of tho league nations to accomplish the
same purpose.
THAT pending such an arrangement
which should be- prompted by the power
or the United States II II unwlsc and
lncxpolicnt for the Unlt"d States alone
10 udopi free silver coinage Of silver
nt ratio Of l5 60 |. and therefore we
oppose such free coinage Of SILVER" The
leaders IN the middle west offered the
plank which follows
This plank was submitted To senator
Lodge and other eastern men to-day ns
substitute FOR the plank proposed by
them yesterday and has been accepted
by them us Compirtiy satisfactory, This
It Is believed ends the nght over ilnan-
Cinl pllnks Of the platform.
Senator Foraker will present Il TO the
committee. This * the resolution;
THE Republican party Is unresrrved-
Is FOR sound money. II caused the en-
nCtmoUt Or the law providing Enr the re-
sumption Of specie payment In 1879 since
when every dollar has been as good as
gold We ara unllterably opposed tn
every measure calculated 20 d-hnSr our
currency or impair the credit NJ our
country We nrr. therefore, opposed to
the frcr aud unlimited coinage Of silver
except by international agreement.
whlrhwo favor. Or until such agreement
can De- obtained. the existing gold stand
ard should ~ preserved
I'VE favor the use " silver as cur
rCnCy. hut 10 the extent only that itE
parity with gold can be mnintnlncd, and
We favor all measures Designed e. muln-
tain iuyIOlnhly tho money NJ the United
Siatns. whether coin or paper, the
standard " the most enlightened ma
tions of the world"