The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19

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fses that Il f. Thanking ygE. gentlemen.
so~ yoszr kl-d atts-tton. retiring from ycz
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opportunity % ao.-ess.7g a EsDuaEc21
Convention. cz-1ot % g without saying
thai alter all hare ar expectation that
4 you Should Be foolish enough 20 adept
this platform and force Is % leave the
party. better counsel VIII prevail. ana ulri-
rsatssy. ez = t-us Republican platform.
sustaining Republican principles. I may
have rae fnest.-rzble privilege OF again
addressing yoa-''
A<te- Teller hee sal II mast sever MY
connection with The political party which
makes 3 god plank ore % the pr13eipal
articles e ia fzltA." the senator paused
eaa swept his eyes across the hall The
galleries rose with q yell. ard nngi4ng
vita the yell vas q fEssIaGe Of Kisses A
minute later. when he said. If. un6sr
suca circumstances. be w0aI1 be gzfaSEa-
f1l 20 his trust" enthusiastic cries Of No.
no. came from the delegates OF the West
era and Southern sEates- Tsers WAS pzthos
n the senator's voice. ard those nearest
him could detect a giinIer Of tears w1sn
he sad there would De heart-5grussgs aa5
grief IN the sacrfnce ne and his colleagues
we're TO maze for their conzcts1ces-
When Teller folded MS arms sni sank
into his seat cheers began with TIRE silver
men and galleries and we're caught Up by
many gold delegates. who we're on their
very feet from admiration OF the man, not
% his cause Tais tine the Kisses were
very few.
The Demonstration was followed by loud
cries Of Foraker. Foraker" from al parts
OF the hall Foraker moved 20 lay the sub
sr1tute offered by Teller on the table.
Lodge seconded the motion This motion.
whlch was rot ee5atzbie. had the e1ec.
70 cat OF further debate. Teller demanded
a roll call or the states. His demand was
quickly supported by Marley. on behalf OK
AoasaEa. and Cleveland. for Nevada
Thlrston's announcement OF the result,
sJsi1 20 lsSz was the signal FOR a grsz.
demonstration by the victorious gold ren.
Dubois. the broz6-shogldered senator from
Idaho. asked for recognltioa- The chair
man sail BE would recognize Foraker.
Foraker moved the previous question on
the adoption Of the financial plank. Du-
boss stood there shouting Mr.. Chairman
ard finally made himself heard. saying:
II ask the gentleman not 20 press this un-
I'll ! have asked him q courteous question"
unanimous consent 20 PROFOUND the cueS-
tion2'' ask the chairman
Gen. Henderson. Of Iowa. shouted. Il
demand the regular order" Shouts OF
disapproyal followed
The chair coolly ruled. ''-The chair hears
no objection" and was applauded
Dubois stated that many delegates dis
approved Of the financial plank who would
accept the rest OF the platform. and
asked for separate vote on the plank.
The request was seconded By Mott OF
North Carolina. and Mantle. OF Montana.
Amid great confusion caused by the NOV
ing about OF delegates for consultation.
the roll call begun. After the roll eau
Gen. Henderson announced that three dis
senters OF the Iowa delegation desired 10
change their vote from 10 20 aye They
were permitted 20 do SO. The vote was:
Ayes si2a1. noes, 100 and the financial
plank was adopted. When Thurston an
nognced this there was cheering.
Then said the chairman: "Au in favor
OF the adoption OF the platform viii say
aye" Ayes came In a great burst:
then a faint No" and the cheer broke
into claror or expectancy with the peo-
pie climbing upon chairs and pressing
forward for a view OF the silver delegates.
Cries OF Down IN front" and Order
added 10 the confusion.
II may not have been significant, but II
was certainly dramatic. that almost at
this moment the sun was hidden behind
a cloud Each side may have drawn it's
own portezls- The great climax OF the
convention was at hand.
Teller elbowed his way TO the platform.
a hush fell upon the thousands IN the
galleries. while the delegates leaned for
ward nttentively. As q matter OF p-ivi-
iegs Chairman Thurston asked that Seua-
tor Cannon. OF Utah. who had also made
his way 20 the platform. be allowed TO
read personal statement prepared by the
silver nea- There was not ; rnurn1ur OF
dissent As Cannon began 20 read the
vaiedicto-y II was 50 stiIl that his voice
reverberate6 20 the utmost limits OF the
house Following il the statement;
The silver Mems Farewell.
In announcing the purpose set forth in
this paper ~ Is Cue 70 our constituents
and 70 ourselves thar there shan De a pub
lie showing 81 yinalcatinr facts The sole
can faith from June g. 1879. untR The pres
ent date has been the platform adopted In
Tire national convention at Minneapolis
Neither the utterarces % state conventions
% the attitude % individuals could change
the tenor 81 thai platform or sbate the
sanctity of It's binding force. Every dele
gate 20 this convention was elected as It's
a6herent ard its advocate True. one OF
So ucst important paragraphs has been
subjected 20 such a divergence OF ccnstrus-
ton as % make its language unSatssfac-
tory during the intervening tirae, ard dang
rroes 81 continued IN tho future but OF the
intention contained within that language
there has never been doubt Il il the
ritAtful province OF this convention 70 re-
wise IRE party tsnets and - announce
anew the party purpose. The majority Il
This convention. IN TIRE exercsss ar such
authority. has today made an Official euun-
~satg1n q Republican laws ans ~osnas
WITH much O. tire platform We agree be-
revlnE that In many essential particulars
& cofnpaSsex TIE needs cs humanity a.
arms the maintenance Of right ars rr.
rcsNs the *usf remedy sor wrong p1t n
declares are elemental principle not only IN
a rpc& ccnfrsventt0a az the exnrassse,r, -
party faith In 1850. bar IN radical opross-
fion 20 car solemn ccnviettoa We reess-
size that 81 az matters q mere method n
- hut jest ard helpful that ere minority
SHAH yiela 20 the We - the majority. less
W. have chaos IN parties aae in govern
rrsnt Bat IS re u~oreun Eeu1cnt hv --e-
'orsirs car change opposing know1eaxe ar
b-fiss sincerely entertained. so IL ~anras
ot1iEe ruinor.t}es - abandon or Ftsav.vr
their QrtnrtEfss Assuredfv "a e a -
quissse Tor peace and progress that rssn7-f-
tses shah yle3d - rasortt.es RI matters -
mere rosfho3 fesf so sare.y e. it necessary
sor that same peace ana progress that mi
uor't3es shaA ret WELD ia the matters ~
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