New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
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CHAMPAGNE NATURE (Vin Brut).
1.-THE Champagne favored BY
ROYALTY in ENGLAND"
MAIL and EXPRESS, NY.
PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM.
DECLARATIONS FOR THE GOLD STAND
ARD AND CUBA'S FREEDOM.

CIVIL, SERVICE REFORM TO BE INDORsED. AS
WE'LL AS DISCRIMINATING DUTIES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SHIPPING,
St. Louis, June 1.-THE subcommittee on keso-
lutions tonight resolved recommend to the
committee on Resolutions the following financial
plank:
The Republican party Is unreserved:y for SOUND
GM caused Ins Of SPECIE payments in
1879 Since then every dollar he's been as gooH as
Calculated to debase our currency. or impair the the
credit Of our country We are therei , opHo ona
agreement with the leading Commercial. nations OK
the world which We pledge ourselves 10 pr1 hn ~
istfng gold standard must be preserved All our
silver and paper currency Now ro o and we favor
all measures designed 10 maintain nviolap,y tns
obligations Of the United states anu ar standard
the standard of the most enlightened nations Oh
the earth +,
Tho aaontlon OF this plank was not concurred in
until four different propositions submitted by MI
Teller had been voted down. FIRST, MI Tel 4 pro-
posed a straight-ou plank for free coinage d. "
l. This v-as followed by proposition 70 com the
American product. although Mr. Teller frahHiy con
fessed that did not ndorse this proposltio" ou,
would take Il II II were possible 10 get H. The third
roposition of Mr.. Teller was resolution oeciar'hs
for free coinage accompanied by reasons WHICH, IN
brief set forth the fact that protective tdrni
system could not be maintained on goo stanoard
basis. The fourth proposition was d ie'o' 49,
rnted by Mr. Teller at the request OF Mr.. towler' OF
Wyoming It provided for the coinage OF the Amer
lean product and tariff on all silver ana SILVER ores
imported into the United States
W. 1-o,ar having been defeated all along the ine.
said that ne was willing 10 leave the cohst'uc'''"
OF the rest Of the platform 10 the rest Oh the co''
m,tse and started Fer his rooms for the purpose OF
ra,t,ng a good nights rest IL At Mr.. Telters
r.cues, mat the committee decided 10 make PUBIC
the financial plank upon which 1t had agreed.
I, was given out carly in the fight that M. Lodge
was 10 b. chairman OF the Committee OF r@esoid-
tons provided a sraight-cut gold plank was
adopted: but having carried his point for the In
serton OF The words god standard ne rested con-
tent, and Mr. Foraker will be the chairman.
A strong eifort mas been made to incorporate IN
the tariff plank a clause favorng bounty on sugar
manufactured from beets industry in which 'he
States Of Nebraska. Kansas California and se'e'ai
others are vitality interested This VIII not De uo"e
FOR the reason that 1t would commit the party 100
strongly to the policy OF paying oountes' ques-
,on upon which II Ii more less divided. Inc SUD-
iect will be taken care OF in the general tarlH
plank
Tho C1lbans now eng ged in rebellion against the
Spanish Government will find hope and comfort IN
tho expression OF the Convention with relation 10
that subject A separate plank will express strongly
the sympathy OF the Republican party for cuban n,,n
patriots, and declaration VIII be lnc9lpora'eu
favoring the recognition OF their independence: 49,
Clvi Service reform promises to give rise 10 some i
debate IN the committee octern ne ILL., (,I,.
De- made to vigorous plank inhorsling ciE be
Service reform. and incidentally condemning tne
administration Tor IT'S violation Of Civil Service rues
and regulations The contest between the a1vo.atss
and opponents Of civil Service reform promises 70 9e
warm and spirited but 1t is believed tndt the trenus
OF reform viii carry tho day.
The proposed shp-pIotsctlon plank, drawn by
Senator Lodge first found expression In the Massa-
chusatts pat,orrn since which time II has been
| INCORPORATED in the platforms OF fifteen different
state conventions. II will read as follows
We plolge ourselves 70 restore the early American
nol,cv Of discriminating duties for the protection
~ oar sh cping I'm the foreign carrying trade so
/ that American ships the product OF American
labor emplov"i in American shipyardS. salllng I'M
1sr the stars AMI stripes and manned and omcered
and ownel by Americans may regain the carrying
/ ~ American foreign commerce.