Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-18
THE PLATFORM.
Subcommittee on Resolutions
Completes Its Task.
The Financial Plank Opposes the De-
basement of Our Currency.
-Four Different Propositions Submitted by
Mr.. Teller Voted Down-The Plank Re-
lnting to Foreign Affairs Especially
Strong-A Strong Pension Plank.

ST Louis, June L. The sub.com-
mittee on resolutions Tuesday night
resolved to recommend to the commit
tee on resolutions the following fnan-
cial plank:
The republican party is unreservea-
ly for sound money. 1t caused the en-
actnent of The law providing for the
resumption of specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold,
we are unaltcrably opposed to ocvery
, measure calculated to debaSc our cur
rcncy, or impair the credit of our coun-
try We are, therefore, opposed to the
free coinage of silver except by inter
national agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world,
which we pledge ourselves to promote,
, and until such agreement be obtained,
the existing gold standard must be
preserved All our silver and paper
currency now in circulation must be
maintained at parity with gold, and we
favor all measures designed to main
tain inviolably the obligations of the
United States, and all our money,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, the standard of the most en-
lightcncd nations of the earth"
The adoption of the above plank was
not concurred in until four different
propositions submitted by Mr. Teller
were voted down. First Mr.. Teller pro-
posed straightout plank for free coin
age at IS to l. This was followed by Il
proposition to coin the American pro-
duct, although Mr.. Teller frankly con
fessed that he did not endorse this pro-
position, but would take it if it were
possible to get it, The third
proposition Of Mr.. Teller was II rcsolu-
tion declaring for free coinage accom-
panied by resolutions which, in brief,
set forth the fact that the protective
tariff system could not be maintained
on gold standard basis The fourth
proposition was a resolution submitted
by Mr. Teller at the request of Mr.
Fowler, of Wyoming. 1t provided for
the coinage of the American product
and tariff on all silver and silver ores
imported into the United States.
Mr., Teller, having been defeated all
along the line. said that he was willing
the platform to the committee and
started for his rooms for the purpose of
getting good nights rest. 1t was at
Mr.. Teller's request that the committee
decided to make public the financial
plank upon which it had agreed.
The subcommittee on resolutions
completed the construction of the plat
form Tuesday night shortly before 10
o'clock. Every member was placed un-
der injunctions of secrecy and the text
of the platform will not be given out
until after the full committee have
acted upon it Wednesday morning.
The preamble and arraignment of the
democratic party was written by Chas.
Emory Smith The tariff plank is Wig
orous in its enunciation of the policy
of protection and reciprocity, and is
based upon the speech made by Nc.
Kinley in opening the Ohio cam
paign at Springfield. An effort was
made to secure the insertion ot
plank restoring bounties OF
sugar, but this was defeated, although
the subject was cared for through tho
medium of declaration for the protcc
lloh ol INC American sugar grower dn'
market
The plank relating to foreign affair:
is especially strong. 1t indorses tht
Monroe doctrine, commends the policy
of the Harrison administration in af
fairs pertaining to Hawaii, and declare.
in favor of the recognition of the CubaI
insurgents as belligcrents.
There is also strong pension planl
in which the democratic administra
tion of the pension office is arraignet
and demand made for liberal pen
sions,
The committee is pledged to vot
down any and all amendments tina
may be offered to the financial plank
SEVEN DROWNED