Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-20
THE PLATFORM.
A Subcommittee on Resolutions
Works on the Platform
THE MONEY PLANK TO BE REPORTED.
Its Authorship Credited to Fl. H. kohlsaat,
of the Chicago Tfmes-Herald-A
Fight Morton-The Gre
dentials Committee.

ST. LOUIS June 1[-The committee |
on resolutions met yesterday and organ
lied by the election of Senator For
aker, of Ohio, as chairman. Gen. Lew
Wallace, of Indiana, was unanimously |
chosen secretary, and a resolution was
carried unanimously to appoint SUBJ |
committee of seven to draft a platform, |
and the subcommittee about com |
pleted its 1abors last night and ad-
journed until this morning at nine
o'clock. There is scarcely any dis
agreement in the committee over the
various resolutions, the phraseology oc-
cupying the attention of the committee
during its session The money plank,
which has caused SO much discussion
and over which there has been consid-
cradle con Intention, is as follows:
The republican party is unreservedly for
sound money. 1t caused the enactment of the
law providing for the resum ption of specie
payments in 1873: since then every dollar has
been as good as gold We are unalterably op-
posed to every measure calculated to debase
our currency, or impair the credit of our coun-
try We are, therefore. opposed to a free COIN
age OF silver except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to promote,
and until such agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard must be preserved
All our silver and paper currency now in cir
culetion must be maintained at a parity with
gold, and favor all measures designed to
United States. and all money, whether coin or
paper. at the present standard. the standard of
the most enlightened nations OF the earth
This plank was adopted by vote
of six to one, Senator Teller, of Colo
RADIO. alone voting in the negative
Allegiance to protection is declared:
1--WE are not pledged to any particular
schedule" but the question of rates
should be governed by conditions
The restoration of discriminating
duties for the upbuilding of the mer-
chant marine is favored.
A plank favoring liberal reciprocity
is incorporated, and the repeal of the
reciprocity agreements is condemned.
The plank on foreign affairs favors
the independence of Cuba and control
of Hawaii by the United States and
| indorses the Monroe doctrine.
There are planks favoring the ex-
| tension of civil service reform; decla-
ration against the use of money for
sectarian purposes; in favor of labor
arbitration; for liberal pensions, and
the building of the Nicaragua canal
by the United States government
II. T. Oxnard, president of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar association, was given
a hearing by the subcommittee on
resolutions and after discussion the
following resolution was accepted as
part of the platform to be reported to
the full committee:
| not keeping faith with the sugar producers of
this country; the republican party favors such
protection as will lead to the production on
| American soil of all the sugar which the
| American people use, and for which they pay
| to other countries more than 800 ,00J ,0J0 an
| nually.
The subcommittee on resolutions
gave a hearing yesterday to Henry E.
| ~ L-,- - he. TOO ~,
resolutions from Oklahoma, on the
free homes plank for Oklahoma, home
rule for the territory. and statehood.
Mr.. Asp also informed the committee
that the republican sentiment in Okla
homa was favorab BILE to service pen
sion In his judgment, such a plank
in the platform and such legislation
would be favorably received in the
west. Mr.. Asp received encouraging
assurance from Chairman Foraker, of
the committee and subcommittee on
resolutions. He believes that the
plank will be injected into the report
of the committee.
The true story of the formation o.
the platform which will be proclaimed
: to the country by the republican con-
vention to-day makes the most inter
esting chapter of the past week The
authorship of the financial plank
| the plank which has been the VORTEX
of the convent ton whirlpool, is cred
tied to FL. III. Kohlsaat, the publisher
of the Chicago Times-Herald, and the
warm friend of Maj. Mckinley. 1t il
known also to the party manager.
that the spirit and matter of the planl
meet the approval of Maj. Mckinley
and of his chief adviser, Mark Hanna
and it is known as we'll that neithe
Mr.. Mckinley nor Mr.. Hanna ha.
borne any part in the struggle which
: led up to the final decision upon tn
party's monetary utterance-
Despite the general feeling that tn
ticket will be Mckinley and Morton
Gov. Morton's name will not GO on thu
| ticket without the most vehement pro
| test of the anti-Platt faction in New
York state Headed by Warner Miller
the leaders of the latter are bendin
| their energies to prevent Morton
nomination for vice president TIL
a breach in the New York delegation be
| tween the Platt and Miller faction
!, was intensified when the Telegram
| from Morton to P1att was received
, sigEifying his acceptance of the vic
q presidential standard, if he failed
= the presidential race.
The committee on credentials Oh
;. ganized yesterday and by its decisio
to ratify the Judgment of the nation,
committee on contested seats proba bl
= materially shortened the duration {
!. the convention