The National tribune., 1896-03-05

vou that If Won are ready to show the good
faith of vour assertions for silver and link it
with the tariff bill we pledge you six Popuiist
votes"
Mr.. Aliens bill was read, it being the tariff
bill and free-silver bill combined.
Tho Allen compromise bill went to the 'aoie
temporarily.
Mr.. Carter Mont, r. then explained why
h, and other silver Senators had voted against
the tariff bill. 1t was not, he argued, Repuo-
lican measure.
The Senator said: "On the principles of pro-
lection and bimetallism the Republicans OF the
West are united. The mysterious phrase
sound money is we'll understood to mean
single gold standard.
let no Renublican be deceived. He who
follows tho President antagonizes the prlnci-
niles and purposes of the Republican party
Every Republican who joins the President In
his demand for the absolute fixing OF the single
rold standard upon this country, to the perma-
nent exclusion of all hope for bimetallism,
makes his contribution to force destined 10
disrupt and destroy the Republican party.
elf 10 shall occur that this senseless crusade
against Republicans who believed in good falth
in the Minneapolis platform, whom 1T declared
for bimetallsm as well as protection. shall De
carried TO such an extent as may result IN the
abortion OF President Cleveland's scheme by
the St. Louis Convention, submit the Repub-
liean success will be rendered utterly Impossi-
bic.
~If the platform of 1896 announces to the
country, in conjunction with the action OF he
nublicans between tho two Conventions, that
the plank on bimetallism adopted at Mime
| anolis was a delusion. fraud and q snare, IL
would be Just as well for the Republican party
not to make a nomination at st. Louis at all
Mr.. Carter closed with an earnest plea for a
platform of protection and bimetailism, which,
he said, honestly carried out, Wouid restore
prosperity to the country.
Said Mr.. Boar: " ask the Senator whether
| we are to understand him to say that If be iall
! TO convince his Republican associates be then
| proposes to say to us: Yen shall not pass any
protective tariff bill unless you surrender you
| convictions to u.s. 1f protective tariff bill y
hereafter presented, fair and just on wool. LEAF
| ore, fruit and the various industries OF TN
West, does the Senator mean to say that ne VII
not let that bill pass unless we surrender on
convictions TO himp"
| Mr.. Carter replied that while Republican
who believed that the party platform might D.
carried to its full fruitioD by direct act of Con
gress were not wholly satisfied with the al
ninistration and the purposes Of Mr.. HARRISON
they did feel, and were led to feel, by his con
slant efforts, that the administration was non
estly seeking to give expression TO Republics
| opinion on the financial question. Mr.. Carte
| further stated that tho Interpretation place
upon the Minneapolis platform by the RePut
| lieans of the East would lead them to wipe on
the last vestige of legislation favorable TO sive
With such a construction of the Ninneapoi
platform the silver Republicans were at wa
now and would continue to be at war.
At this point Mr.. Gear iuterjscted the que
! ton Does not the Senator know that tt
Minneapolis platform was drawn largely q
, two Senators on this 6oor--one from Nevad
Er. Jones; the other from Colorado, Mr. Iell'
, and that they were satisfied with that pla
, | form7"
Admitted" responded Mr.. Carter; b
neither of those Senators understood, VII
| their knowledge of the English language al
! | what it ordinarily means, that the piatior
| could be construed into total obliteratio on oil :
: legislation on the statute. books in favor
4 silver"
! Mr.. Grear-" But the Senator from Colora
. thought he could carry Colorado for the Il
: publican ticket on that platform"
Mr.. Carter" Yes> aud that he did on {
= reputation the Republican party had for
!; deeming its pledges and promises and that
would carry out in good faith the platfor
The Republicans of the West who construe {
>, | platform OF 1892 az favorable 10 silver Won
be the last TO desert the ship. and that If oths
who take a different view Of the qucsti
80 should find il incumbent upon them TO lea
N the vessel, the Western men would gaze wi
sorrow upon the sad spectacle"
= Mr.. Teller obtained the floor to explain
g connection with the formation of the Rspub
can platform OF 1892 He said that he b
- drafted the first part of the financial plank
:, the platform, reading: THE American peeE
= from tradition and interest favor bimetailis
- and the Republican party demand the use
= both gold and silver standard money. a
. that it's insertion in the platform had been
- cured by the joint efforts Of himself aud Sci
- tor Jones, of Nevada, after they had labor
:, with the COMMITTEES on Resolutions all nil
:, 10 secure a declaration for free coinage.
" Mr. Teller went to say that this p
- | nouncement for bimenllism was a declarati
IN | for silver coinage, and he asserted that
=, Sherman was the only high financial author
se who contended that bimetallism could be
cured by any other means than by the coins
of both metals equal terms