The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-24
SILVER AT 1e To 4.
Only One Vote Against the Plank I'm
the platforms COMMITTEES.


The platform committee was in session
until o'clock this morning. AS completed,
the platform does not differ from the di-
gest of 1t given III the Journal yesterday
morning. The financial plank reads as fol-
lows:
I'VE maintain the me-honored Demo-
cratic principle OF bimetallsm and reiter-
ate our allegiance TO that soundest and
most honest monetary system and demand
ton of silver by the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver as primary
money at the ratio of is to l without
awaiting the action or consent of any
other nation: such coinage to be full legal
tender for all debts. public and private"
The rest of the document demands the
retention of the present tariff law on the
ground that the decentralization of silver
is the real cause of the financial depres-
sion: strongly indorses the presidential
aspirations of Matthews: declares for the
election of Senators by popular vote. de-
clares that American sentiment is for the
Independence of Cuba, and last, but by
means least, ''reaffirms the time-hon-
ored Democratic principle Of the largest
personal rights consistent with good pub
lie order.' This is the sop thrown to the
liquor interest on the subject of the Mich
olson law, which Is not specifically men,
toned.
The committee organized by electing Cy-
rus F. McNutt, of Terre Haute. chairman.
and the first thing to come up was the
Seventh district fight. Bynum was on hand
as the accredited representative Of the
district and Mr.. Bailey appeared to rep
resent the boiting convention. A motion
was made that both gentlemen be admitted
to participate In the deliberations of the
committee, but Mr. Bynum demurred and
when the motion was carried came out.
tive there in the person OF Mr. Gallagher,
of the Tenth. and he made as good "A night
as he could. When the financial plank was
taken up for consideration he offered as
a substitute the plank adopted by the Mas
ssachusetts convention. the most emphatic
gold plank that has been adopted this year.
reading thus:
"Believing that the true interests of the
people require that the earnings of trade
and the wages of labor be paid in money
OF the world. what 1t purports to be worth,
we defmhnd the main neenancer of the exist
ing gold standard OF value and that the
government shall keep its obligations ar
All times redeemab bic and payable in gold:
and we oppose the free coinage or silver
and any further purchase of silver bullion
or the coinage thereof government ac-.
count We reaffirm the demands OF our re-
cent State platform that the government
dnl 5ae ro ,ns crcnation Of the
notes issued in time OF war under the
pledge of prompt retirement
This was promptly sat upon by vote or
twelve to one. and by like vote the
original one adopted. Mr.. Gallagher then
oifered an amendment to the silver plank
TO strike out the words ''16 to l.. and in
sert ...at ratio tixed by their s,,,se. marke.
value" but this did not seem 10 De popular
either and was voted down in the same url-
ceremonious fashion. The committee then
listened to Edward Hawkins and others
who had minor matters they wanted to get
into the platform
Ths platform. as it came from Governor
Matthews and his friends, contained no
mention of the Cleveland administrator.
hit this slight was not satisfactory to the
more radical silver men on the committee.
who insisted that it should have, plank
censuring IT, 1t required long ana ear earnes. ,ss.
unsettled when the committee adjourned
Mr. Gallagher will bring in a minority re-
of the convention by Mr.. Bynum.