Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-17

nue. for the necessary EXPENSES Of the gov
ernment. but will protect American labor
from degradation and the wage level OF
other lands. We are not pledged to any par
tiCular schedule. The question or rates
is Il practical question % be governed by
the condition Of the time and OF prOcuC-
ton. The ruling and compromising prin-
ciDlc Is the protection ana development OF
American labor and industry. The coun
try wants right settlement and ja,n II
wants rest. The republican party renews
its pledge for the protection of all Amer
[ lean Industries against foreign competition
and declares its faith that the supremacy
Of the United States among the nations is
We believe in liberal reciprocity and just
retaliation and demand the application OF
the golden rule OF commerce TO all future
! legislation Affecting the tarin ana the Tor
eign trade. We believe the repeal OF the
reciprocity ARRANGEMENTS negotiated by the
last republican adninistration was Il M,
/ tional calamity and demand their renewal
| and extension on such terms as Will equaiize
| our trade with other nations and remove
I the RESTRICTIONS that now obstruct the sale
/ of American products in the ports OF Europe
and secure new markets for the products
! Of our farms. forests and factories
We favor restoring the early American
/ policy of discriminating duties for the up
/ building of our merchant marine, anu the
| protection Of our shipping in the foreign
/ carrying trade so American snip ing, the
/ product of American labor. employed in
| American shipyards. sailing under the stars
/ and stripes and manned. otticered and
/ owned by Americans. may regain the carry
ing Of our foreign commerce.
GOLD STANDARD GOES.
The republican party is unreservedly for
sound money. 1t caused the enactment OF
! specie payments IN H,S-snce then every
dollar has been rs good as gold.
We are unaterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
/ or impair the credit of our country. We
are. therefore. opposed TO the free coinage
| Of silver except by Internal tionaI agree
ment with the leading commercial nations
/ Of the world which we pledge ourselves to
promote and until such agreement can be
Z obtained the existing gold standard must
/ be preserved. All our silver and paper cur
/ ranCv now in csrclrla ton must be maintained
/ at parity with gold, and we favor all
| measures designed to maintain inviOlabe
| the obligations of the United States ana al
! our money whether coin or paper, at the
| present standard. the standard of the most
! enlightened nations OF the earth.
The foreign plank, drawn by Senator
/ Lodge is general in its nature. outlining
| a policy in regard to all current foreign
questions Ii contains a declaration in
/ favor OF the protection of American citizens
abroad ana afirms the position of the party
/ in favor of the Monroe doctrine; endorses
| the administration of President Harrison on
the attitude of this country toward Hawaii;
/ demands protection for American mission
/ aries in Armenia; expresses sympathy for
| the Cubans in their war for independence.
! and takes position in favor of awarding to
/ them belligerent rights.
/ We condemn the present administration
! for not keeping faith With the sugar urO-
/ 1ucers of the country: the republican party
/ favors such measures. OF encoura cement ana
! protection will speedily lead to prodUC-
! ton on American soil Of all the sugar which
[ Americans use. and for which they pay to
/ other countries more than Sl00.0OO.OOJ an
/ nuully.
Civil service reform IS approved and the
( extension of the principle wherever prac-
l tiCable. The use of public money for
! ssct2rian purposes is opposed.
declaration is made in favor Of arbi-
/ tration between employees and employer,
but no specific declaration is made. dec
/ laration is made in favor OF liberal pensions
! and the present administration is de-
nounced for dropping from the rolls without
( eIamin nation deserving soldiers.
The building Of the Nicaragua canal BY
| the United States government is favored.
| TELLER'S FIGHT FOR SILVER.
! Senator Teller, the only representative on
/ the subcommittee Of the free silver eie-
ment, offered as substitutes several PROPOSE
| tiOns providing for the free and unlimited
/ coinage of silver
An animated. though somewhat one-sided
! discussion followed the Colorado senator
/ holding UP the silver end alone. All of the
! free coinage propositions were defeated by
| the uniform vote OF to !. The gold stand
| ard plank proposed by Governor Merriam,
! was then voted upOn and adopted by the
same vote, but with the understanding that
1 the action taken should for the time be re-
garfei as merely tentative and subject 10
/ reconsideration in case there should be a
! desire manifested to change the phraseology
| in any respect The first proposition sub
mitted by Senator Teller was as follows:
The republican party favors the use Of
! beth old and silver equal standard
money and pledges as power 10 secure the
! free, unrestricted and Independent coinage
| Of gold and silver at our Hlints at the ratio
| Of sixteen parts of silver to one part OF
! gold.
| when this was voted down Mr.. Teller Of
| fered the following, proposed by Senator
| Cannon. and intended 20 combine silver and
protection:
| Whereas, The basis of the great doctrine
| Of protection is to give constancy of en-
/ ploymenr and high wages to the toilers; and
| upon this basis the great men OF the party
/ have stood and the partys victories have
! been achieved: and
Whereas The effect OF the single gold
! standard in this country is TO make en- 10y
| ment insecure and to decrease the wages OF
! the toilers by decreasing the prices of hu-
man production; and
Whereas Since the single gold standard
| and protection are irrecOncilable. 1t fol-
| lows that a party cannot reasonably de-
! clare for both and attempt to achieve the
! party shall devote itself to the single gold
standard ii will be led TO the financial pol
| Icy which commends Americans TO buy
where they can buy the cheapest ana
| Whereas If the republican party is TO
! continue as the advocate ana exponent OF
! protection TO the American people II must
! logically oppose the single gold standard
/ policy; now, therefore, be ii
Resolved. That the republican party in
national convention assemb ed, holding 70
/ the great truth that its highest mission Is
! 10 advance the interests Of the toilers OF
| the United States, hereby rcattirms the doc
trine Of protection 10 American industries
! and resolves 70 use all its power 10 achieve
! bimetalism. being the free, unrestricted
and independent coinage Of silver dollars
AZ our mlnts as they were coined previous
to 1873
These resolutions having been disposed OF
by the adverse vote of l TO 8, the Colorado
senator then offered a proposition for the
coinage OF the American product. In doing
/ so he said the resulution was not his that
he offered it by request. He said he was
not an advocate Of the policy embodied in
the proposition but that IL had been as
. serted that the party viii not accept silver
coinage restricted TO the American product.
Hence he decided the committee should
pass upon il. AS for himself he would only
vote for it in lieu of absolute free coinage,
which had been rejected This resolution
was wOrded as follows
The republican party pledges itself to the
! free coinage of all silver which may be
produced in this country and offered at the
mints at the ratio of sixteen parts of silver
to one Of gold.
This resolution was defeated-S to l.
ONE FOR wOMAN's SUFFRAGE.
The following resolution for equal suf-
trage for women was presented by Senator
| Teller,
The republican party favors a constitu-
tional amendment and such legislation as