Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-06-25

sooatsd it in every campaign the party
hes made.
II believe in it now, but I do not b.
lleve you can have adequate protection
and gold standard. The gold standard
means low wages and low pH,oes for
products, and that is verified by condi-
tions in every country of the world
where it has been tried. I believe the
adoption Of the gold standard will in the
end be destructive Of the great interests
for which the republican party hes
professedly stood during all the years of
lts existence.
MI. Chairman, shall break from the
party Of my youth and the party of my
choice, the party Of my service, the
party that has given me honors, feeling
as though was gong to my grave, ss
though I was burying my best friends,
and nothing but the supreme conviction
Of danger of the maintenance of this gold
standard could induce me to make such
q sacrifice, but conviction is upon me
that 1t is duty, not to my people alone,
not to the people Of Colorado alone, but
duty which owe to you and to the
whole world as we'll, that impels me to
this step.
WILL LEAVE THE PARTY
II came to this convention reluctantly,
fearing this would be the result of your
deliberations, and that should have to
60 away having performed what 10 to me
one of the most dlsagreesble actions of
my whole life. And yet, I repeat, would
despise myself, believing a. I do in the
supreme importance of this question, it
I failed to make any sacrifice this cause
demands, If fail because of fear Of
taunts that will surely come to me whom
I shall have done my duty as my judg-
ment tells me to do 1t. am going to
fight for this principle, but l can no
longer fight for it 10 the republican
ranks with hopes of success. had hoped
that the party which had done % much
for the human race. and for whose future
20 much was hoped would come to .
right view upon this question, and
still have q lingering hope that eome
day this party will reach condition
when it shall not take its standard from
Wall street or Lombard street, but from
tho honest sentiment Of the great heart
of the American people. When that 10
done, the republica party will abandon
the platform that is now about to be
adopted declaring for the gold standard.
II beg the pardon OF this committee
for having spoken 60 long. I did not
intend to detain You, except with .
simple statement OF my earnest belief in
the paramount importance Of the princi-
pies for which have oontended % long
in public life. It is my earnest belief
that no question 10 Of 60 vital importance
to the people Of tho United States, or
deserving Of more careful thought and
careful attention than tho financial
question, which 10 now pressed for our
solution"
DARLINGTON OBJBCT1D.
Mr.. Darlington of Pennsylvania r.
Piled briefly to Senator Teller, challeng-
ing the position of the senator's address
referring to the dlctatlon of Lombard
street and saying this was Q poor return
for the money-amounting to many
millions Of dollars-which had been in
vested in the west BY the men Of the
east in building railroads and other
enterprises.
I'VE have given You our money freely"
he ssid, "and are surprised that you
should not want to pay US in money
worth only so cents on the dollar
"Colorado," responded Mr.. Teller,
"has always paid her debts and will con-
tinue to pay them. What We object to
is the paying Of q for one dollar re-
ceived."
He then proceeded briefly to show
silver had not deprecated, but 1t wss
gold that had increased in value.
LODGE SPEAKS.
Senator Lodge spoke briefly but
largely in way personal to Senator
Teller.
He spoke of the esteem IN which the
Colorado senator was held and the re-
spect felt for him.
CANNoN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah said there was no
use of the republican party making sn
effort in his state this year under the
mlilstone of a single gold stan dard plat
form. He WAS severe in his charges on
the money power and it's dominance over
this convention. He described the de-
pressed condition of the country and es-
peclally of his state and gave notice that
he and others wonld stand by Senator
Teller, who truely represented them.
Senator Cannon's speech was pro-
nounced most impressive and affecting.
He pictured IN very fine language the
hope which had been raised in the
breasts of the people OF Utah, aDd Of the
jntermountain west, by the promises of
the republican party, told how the state
had been redeemed from the democratic
ranks and overwhelming majority over
come and all for what? Merely to have
all the promises made in behalf of the
republicans ruthlessly trodden in the
mire and ignored at the time OF their
greatest need for q sustaining hand.
This course was to them the subject of
amazement, and the deepest sorrow. He
had hoped up to the latest moment that
this catastrophe could be averted, but if
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