The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19
side, reading in ringing tones and with
many gestures the following protest:
Next Vice.President,

side, reading in ringing tones and with
many gestures the following protest:
"The Republican platform of 1892
affirmed that the American people from
tradition and interest favored bimetall-
ism and demanded the use of both gold
and silver, as standard money. This
was accepted by us as a declaration In
behalf of the principle upon which rests
the interest of every citizen and the
safety of the United States. In such
terms the platform was then satisfac-
tory. 1t believes in bimetallism within
our party, only because Of the equivocal
construction and evasion has 1t since
been demonstrated to be insufficient.
"As the declaration of 1892 has been
by a majority Of the party construed
to justify single gold standard for our
monetary basis and as the recent trend
of official power of the party has been
In that direction, we can but assume
that the money plank in the new plat
form being much more favorable to per-
petuate gold monOmetallism will be de-
terminedly used in behalf Of that idea.
The Republican party has won its
power and renOwn by pursuing it's pur-
pose courageously and relentlessly; 1t
Is, therefore, only in accordance with
the party's history to assume that If 1t
shall come to the present authority In
the United States, 1t will crystalize into
law and administration under this tenn
porary platform Of the perpetual single
gold standard in our finances. This, IL
long continued will mean absolute ruin
to the producers of this country and
finally to the nation itself. To us II is
a folly without parallel that this coun-
try or any political party therein should
deliberately accept a. money system
which enrfches money at our cost. His
tory, philosophy and morals all Join
with the commOnest instinct of self
preservation in demanding that the
United States shall have a lust and
substantially unvarying standard, COM
posed of all available gold and silver
and with 1t our country will progress
to financial enfranchisement, but with
single gold standard the country will
go on to worse destruction.
Accepting the fiat Of the convention
as the present purpose Of party we
Withdraw from this convention to re-
turn our constituents the authority with
which they invested us believing we
have better discharged their trust by
this action, which restores them the
authority unsullied than by giving cow
ardly and insincere endorsement to the
greatest wrong ever wilfully ATTEMPTED
within the Republican party once the
redeemer Of the people, but now about
10 become their OppressOr, unless Droyi-
dentially restrained by votes of the free
men.
When Mr.. Canon had nearly finished
the reading OF the document cries of
time and counter cries of mo, let him
finish" were raised
The chair again apepa-ed for respect
fui attention to the protest which he
said was nearly finished.
Kisses AND GROANs.
AT his closing word, declaring that the
Republican party once the redeemer of
the people, was now about to become its
Oppressor, a storm of Kisses and groans
were raised from all parts of the hall
and cries of down." were raised. The
chair with his resonant voice rising
above the tumult said: 1.-THE chair sug-
gests to this convention that the Re-
publican party in convention assembled
need not fear any declaration" Here an
outburslt of cheers which lasted several
second interrupted the chairman
When they had subdued he continued:
And the chair further suggested in the
interests of the Republican party that
whatever Is to be said within reasonable
limits by those who can no longer re.
main in our organization ought to be
listened to with respectful attention
believing that full answer to all such
declarations will be made by the great
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