The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-27

tones tha, not 20 per cent of tho people
OF the Eyst would 20 with Grover ,levo-
land Wa ara not Eold monnmctallists, he
was procccliug to say when interrupted
by Mir Teller with the rcnurk chat this
| Was strange Ia view OF tho support that n
minority OF the Eastern republicans In
congress had piNtn the president
We deny that" rctorted Mr, llaar, who
then went on 10 contend that the rrpuh-
lcans Of tho East believe In double
standard OF value IN accordance With the
gated by Alexander Hamilton. yut the
I Colorado senator. he salt hnd no more
( right 10 characterize him as a gold mono
mctHlllst than he had to characterize that
| senator az a silver monomotalllHt
Mir, Tcllcp obtained the moor TO explain
| HIS connection with the formation OF the
| fepuhlican plaifor OF iMa He said that
| he hnd drafted the first part Of tho nm
nhcial plank In tho platform, reading;
The American people, from tradition
| and Interest, favor himotnlism and the
republican party demands the uac OF both
Enld aud silver az he standard money"
lis nsscrtion ia the platform had been
secured hN the ieini efforts 'af himself and
Benator Jouca Of Nevada after they had
laborcd with the committee on resolutions
al night 70 secure a declaration for itrc
coinage. He wns hr said, not Responsible,
FOR the notifications OF this declaration
he. however. considered thlH a position
favorable 10 silver because demand for
tho recognition OF the Two Metals as
standard mUDay, still he realized M the
time that the qualifications nrtcrwnrd
adopted would hc lnrgled by skilfu poll
ticians and he did not approve II,
Mr Gear hcro interrupted to aay that
Mr. Roller had voted for the resolution as
IT went into tho platform. notwithstanding
his opposition
Mr.. TELLER admitted that he had voted
for II IN the convention because he could
not get anything better. but he had voted
against II IN committee. MIR. Teller went
ON 10 SAY that this pfonouneement for
hhuctniilsm was n declaration fGr SILVER
coinag. ana he asserts that MIR. sherman
was tho only high OFFICIAL authority VINO
contcnded that himetailiain could be 90
cured 10y any other mcpns than by the
coinage of both metals on equal terms
and he asserted that any one who held
contrary view was either Ignorant or
wanted to deceive.
lie then quoted from newspaper re-
port of - speech made by Mr. sherman
on the Opening OF the last ohio state re.
publican convention. In which Mr.. Shcr-
man was represented ms siying that b-
mStnlllsm consisted In coming only frac-
tionAI silver coins.
Mr. Teller added that this was n prar-
teal declaration for the gold standard
and said tina, into that position b" would
refuse TO follow the Ohio senator.
Mr. Hoar asked " the fact that the
committee on NE platform Of the con
ton for free coinage WAS not property
Interpreted TO moan that the committee
was opposed 10 H.
Mr Teller replied that many people in
the country had interpreted the deelnra-
ton TO mean free coinage. but what he
complained Of was that tho platform had
been practically rcpudintcd by tho repub-
icnn party IN conEgeSs. II was taken
az meaning that some time IN the future
and under some conditions tho party
would take n stand Tor free silver
Tho party had done nothing to Justify
this hope. bat On the contrary there was
now o. demand on the part OF some OF the
Eastern republicans that those Of tho
party vino Interpreted Tho platform as
favorable 10 silver should be turned out
Of the party
Mr. sherman followed SAYING that the
Newspaper extract quoted from him rcp-
reBentel himself correctly. He said he
believed in the use Of both metals 10 az
great an extent as was possible nj the
ramc time and maintain their parity
Mr. sherman discussed tho nicmiug OF
himotElllsn. In this country today the
lnhorifg men received dollar equal TO
gold vFcrih 100 cents. but with free Ell-
yer dollar the lnboriug man would be
cheated on; ~ one-half Of his dollar. Tile
people were beginning 10 undersi aud this,
They were beginning 20 learn that free
silver oiunt-e meant cheating tho cred.
UOrs out OF one-hAIf OF their dues. The
maintaining OF both metals rs money
should he rurh that each would be equal
TO the other That would be triie bimetal-
ltm Bnt tho adoption OF free silver
meant silver moucmctallisn, with a half
deprcciated silver coin.
Mr. Sherman said that every state east
Of the Missouri river WAS now In favor OF
biruntnllisn This had come about slowly
-----