The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-19
SHOULD STAY AWAY.
Teller Has No Buslness at the ST. LoulS
Convention.

Teller Has No IIuSlmosS at the ST. LoHlS
Convention.
Chicago Tribune: EARLY last week
Senator Teller sent a telegram to be
read to the Republican state conven-
tlon of Colorado when It met. He said
therein:
do not desire TO 90 to tho Republican
national convention. and ctIluOt 20 unless
tho state convention Is In accord with my
idea that IN the coming campaign the Sill
Yer question ~ the paramount issue. The
state convention should act with tho full
knowledge that do not intend to sun
port u candidate on gold standard plat
form or on a platform OF doubtful con.
struction.
The convention mot on Thursday and
adopted a l6 to free colnngG plank, 1t
asserts that free coinngc is the most
pressing question Of the hour" Then It
asserted that no national Republican
convention has ever denied "the doc
tElne OF blmcttRlIBm," and that the Re-
pnubllcans Of Colorado are still main
tanning that doctrine when they clamor
for FIRE coinage. But "blmetallsm" Is
not FREQ coinage, and 16 to coinage
renders blmctRllian impossible. The
Republican, party never was for free
silver coinage at the ratio OF 16 to !.
This assumption OF the Coloaadoans
that true RepublIcanIsm exists only In
the silver mining states and that the
Republicans in the other 95 per cent
OF the country who oppose free coinage
are false to the party Is tho summit
OF impudence and the essence Of false
hood
After adopting this untruthtul plat
form the convention proceeded to In
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lead. as follows:
That the delegates selected by this con-
vGntion arc hereby instructed to act In
harmony with the Views OF Hon. Henry
NJ. Teller us to the course to BIO pursued
by the Colorado delegation to the national
hereby selected as a delegate and APP
pIontGd to lead the delegation at the St.
Louis convention.
Senator Teller has declared that he
will bolt a candidate nominated on a
retention OF gold standard platform
or doubtful platform. on the l6 to
folly. The convention endorsed those
intentions
It is well known to Senator Teller and
to tho self-stylcd Republicans Of Colo
rudo generally that the st. Louis con-
ventiOn Is going to adopt q solid hon
est money platform. Therefore II they
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not endorsed, why not do It now2 Why
did Thursdays Colorado convention
elect delegates to the Republican ma
tIonHI convention which meets at st.
Louis next month, when those dele
gates are instructed TO follow Senator
Teller when no walks out Of the con-
ventIon2 Why not so out before the
proceedings begin?
TellOr and his colleagues should have
been commissioned to attend the Popu-
list free silver convention, which will
be held at st. Louis in July.
They will he cordially welcomed there
by the nat crank& Rotten money can
dIdntcs will DO nominated on rotten
money platforms.
1t Is much better for all parties that
Teller and the Delegates who arc order
ed to do what he bids them should not
so to the Republican national convcn-
tIon. II will not allow them to dictate
the principles or policy Of tho great
Republican party or commit It to a
debasement Of the currency Of tho mn
tion and the violation OF millions OF
contracts between business men.