The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-12
Many of the Southern DezeEates, In
cluding the CoIored Men, out-and-
Out Advocates OF Gold.
ATTITUDE OF THE sILvERITEs
COMPROMISE PROPOSED BY DELE
GATE TRUMBo, OF UTAH.
No Probability that IL VIII he Con-
sidered-Plank Proposed by Mr.
Payne, OF Wisconsin.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, No.. June 11--In the Mckfn-
ley camp there Is still fixed determination
10 resist to the end all efforts TO force the
insertion OF the gold standard into the plat
form. The Indiana platform, with its op-
position TO silver at Is TO ]. is still the nnan-
ciaI policy of Mr.. Mckinley. To all who in
sist that there should be a specific deciara-
ton In favor of the gold standard Mr.. Han
ma replies: Read the Indiana platform
1t declares for gold. but there Is no use In
employing a word that is offensive &c many
voters in the party, and, therefore. should
not be used" 1t is conceded at the Me-
Kinley headquarters that the free-silyer
men, after being beaten on their own plat
form, will unite with the gold-standard
men. but il is claimed on the other hand.
that the Mckinley men will be strong
enough in the convention to force the adop-
ton OF the Indiana platform
1t must be remembered. however, IN, a}M
speculation on the money plank. that up TO
the present time there are less than one
hundred delegates here. and nearly every
one OF them is a Mckinley. man. Not until
the end OF this week will the delegations
representing Eastern States begin to arrive.
Until the representatives OF gold-standard
States come here it must follow that the
advocates Of equivocation and avoidance Of
a straight-out declaration against the silver
heresy will control the field. AS already
stated. the friends OF Major Mckinley viii
put forth every effort TO avoid the use OF
the word gold" In the platform. The
Eastern men. the men who viii vote for
Speaker Reed. are determined that the
platform shall do more than declare
against the coinage OF silver at l6 to l. In
this contention they expect TO find solid
support from States in the Northwest.
where the German vote Is strong. like Wis
consin and Michigan, for the Germans
everywhere are gold raen. and II Is wisely
counted that. as between gold and free sil-
yer. the German vote will everywhere
abandon former party afiiliation and sup
port the gold standard Senator Lodge. OF
Massachusetts. is regarded as the leader OF
the gold men. and with his arrival on Sat-
urday the fight for gold will begin.
Ex-senator Pitt kellogg arrived here this
afternoon. Said he: II expect TO see the
platform contain a distinct gold clause.
This. believe. would be best. The ques-
ton ought tc be fought out and settled. Is
would be most unfortunate for this coun-
try If this doubt and uncertainty should
continue four years more. II Major Nc
hiAiitS siooAh Dt tttNtra OiA a Etfauttl<t
doubt would hang over the business Of this
country like pail. just as IL does. Every
business man wants IL settled. For that
reason L hope and believe that the business
element In the convention will prevail, ana
by adopting gold platform will make the
next campaign a straight fight from the
shoulder
Mr. kellogg has always been a power In
Southern Republican politics. and. there
FORE his views are important as expressing
the views OF the Southern delegates. 1t In
noteworthy that the great majority OF
Southern delegates. even the colored men.
are out-and-out gold men.
Delegate Trumbo, OF Utah. defines the
attitude OF the free-sllver men, 81 agree
with the gold men that there should be
no stradde." said he. we viii caucus to-
morrow afternoon. and we VIII use every
honorable means TO bring about the adop-
ton OF free-siiver plank II We fail ana
/ suppose we will. then We are determined
that the platform shall be just as frank in
its declaration against US as we would have
been against the gold men. II the plat
form does not read for free silver then we
viii cast our votes for gold plank There
will be no straddle. We want this question
fought out at the polls. The party is either
for us or against u.s. and we are gcine TO
make this convention define the party's
stand"