New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS
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the will of the people? NO. ne heslta ar nwt 70
hmrSrsds ~ innocent people are being pu. ~
Hna,h nv the cruel hand of tyranny lo' ~
other reason than that they WISH 10 10 Ia NJ
would that there were man a, .ne Congress-
.h,s Sovarnment who would send 10 cong
message that would breathe the spirit OF ~ -,
pathy for the struggling, oppresseu i,as ~ the
Cuba: that would say 20 .ne hosr,snhere shall
nnu, and forever be dedicated to treeuoni u.h
selfxovernment and that the reign OF npJs
kings, unparalleled In atrocities anu
must cease Ia chat whether
In conclusion the speaker said thal wm ,'at''
our leader In the contest be the co H,,,snn ~
and unapproachable william ION TO- and grand
Iowa or that great parllamentarian anu = that
American Thomas b. Reed. or MAINE VI ,,. is
man whose public as well as priV W. atards
above reproach, that man VINO 5o o,Snntal doc
&c the chief exponent of the fundamyn,.a'a W.
trina ~ Republ!ca nism. William Mch.l.ey, -
Ohio the Republican party In November "eN'
will march to certain victory
Tho snaaker's illusions to protection ana
.orrd money were received with enthusiasm
and when. at the close OF his address, ne az
,uded 70 the different Presidential cahu''a'e.
the name of Ohios favorite son again eVoNe'
the widest applause, delegates sprihsihs va
their chairs and waving handkerchieis anu "'''
wildly
A. tho conclusion Of Mr.. Janes's speech COM
,,ttees on Credentials. Permanent Orgah'za-
,,on and Resolutions were appointed. and the
Convention took n recess until Z;3O cioch
II was 3 o'clock when the convention r las,
sembled Chairman James read isSerria sends
Sacramento which said that CaiiI0rhia 800 500
greeting to Michigan. and reports elshleen TnI
Instructed for Mckinley and PROSPERITY. ~, r
was received with great appause,h m"i teleeram
into a wild outburst when anothe, 80.
was received from Indianapolis. which Ie.u,
"Tba Indiana convention has just instructed
for Mckinley for President
THE PLATFORM.
Tho Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
The Republicans OF Mlchgan in sGn ssirb in the
prncpes Of the Republican party when IN ns ise
brought unexampled prosperity to the Nation N w. H.
Pss sref s%e submit sub Ts'tP ne blowing
We believe In afin du,y On }r ihe support OF the
f;oyernneni and adjusted as 10 give 80 AZ
to american On nmnnsraeied degree by the threaene!
and partially accomplished free TRACE. anu 40 No
y w,se and american tariff and the re-enastmen,
OF the tariff bill along the general n.s 81 inS XII
RonuhIcan tariff act known az the MchihIey, ~
With whatever notifications The pSs srye iRn this
industries may rs9ITe co Mg of bu.ness de-
preston be removed and permanent anu 'o'"'
We believe in The prlncple q recR,osds ss
tuted and fostered by Amerca neIoy~ ~, rcsora
| ton as a wise ard necessary supplement 10 P'0
| We have always given protection TO our snip MP
builders In late years we ha,e nesisc''n I'm, 10 has
| tect our shlp-owners We believe nc I'M I'M mn
come 10 return to the policy Of Wash.ns,on anp
| Hamilton. which by discriminating duties IN favor
OF American bottoms. secsre! ., ~ per and which II
| now restored would again revive our shipping ana
Ane 50na frT n ayo 20 Of hS nomination Of
william Mckinley, OF ohio hy The r., RsepIIe n,,s9
stai.s. and hereby instruct the delegates selected
at this invention to use all hon2raoe means a. 10
fore the National Convention. ,-,. - -
unyedns n9 Ne n4e IN ianSr On OF G Sr
use OF gold silver and paper dollars N our cur,
| debt paving power We are opposed TO any propo-
son that involves the degeneration OF r any pord
| TO the free and nnmlteG coinage .. silver py TINS
tpat sy,cb coinage would destroy the parity and
| depreciate and contract the currency
Tho resolutions also expressed sympathy with
the people OF Cuba In their struggle FOR liberty.
JOINED ISSUE on THE MONEY PLANK.
The "hard money" men had control OF the
Committee on Resolutions. there being only two
advocates of the white metal on H. The MI
rority. however brcIght their fight, which they
had been unable to settle In committee, into
the convention. They claimed that the con-
yention should at least affirm the plank " the
last National Convention. and on this basis
they won their fight after battling for an hour
The report of the Committee on Resolutions
was read by General Cutcheon. who SAID that
|
The line in the financial plank declaring
against the free and unlimited coinage oil SILVER
was received with much applause. az was also
the Cuban resolution. The resolution instruct
ing for Mckinley raised whlrlwind OF en-
thusiasrn. After 1t had sunsidcd, > w, mo ,I
on Resolutions. took the platform. lie SAID the
Republican National Convention OF 1892 had
stood by bimetallism. and he declared that the
financial plank In the majority report Just pre-
sentcd put the party back to Clevelandism and
bondism. He said this country must not bow
TO the Powers across the ocean. and " this con
vention favored the policy OF gold and bonds, W,
have no place in the Republican party
Referring to that part Of the address OF
| Chauncey NJ Depew In which that distinguished
Gentleman said that II the Republican party die
not declare for gold New-York Massachusetts
New-Jersey and Connecticut would be found II
| the doubtful column. the speaker asked: sinai
. we bow To threats like that!
There were cries OF NO. no." from all over th'
hall. ,
! gates would stand by the rights OF the people
the Republican party need not fear the loss OF
those States and moved the substitution OF th'
following financial plank for that In the ma
jority report;
.. The American people from tradition and interes
favor bimetaliis,n and the Republican party de
mands The use OF both gold and silver as STANDARD
m na ys Snq or paper shall be OF full egatender
! providing full and equal purchasing and debt-pay
to os ths, END we demand purely American system
OF money based upon gold and silver. withou
: advantage TO either at the mints Of this Govern
,, ment We demand that all paper money issued b.
the Government shall be redeemable In gold o
/, silver at the option OF the Government. We are op
posed to the retiring OF the greenbacks the none
: OF the people, the savior OF the Union. the none
: favored by Lincoln. We are opposed TO the ssi
ance Of interest bearing bonds In times Of peace
n John G. Carlisle in contracting the sale of Govern
ment bonds. thereby taxing the people to benefit
foreign syndicate $l0O Oo0-thc profits accrung I
it--at the expense Of the people.
hot debate followed which lasted for a
. hour and which was only ended by Delegat
, Crissy, of Midland. moving that the hnancia
. | plank Of the Minneapolis platform OF 1892 b
i substituted for both the majority and minorit