The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
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publican party had fallen under the dom
nation OF Lombard and Wall streets.
Ar. DUBOIS CT Idaho, also announced
that he would follow his associares
Messrs- Teller and Cannon. in leaving the
party, although he regretted that neces-
SHY compelleu n m 10 take this step lie
spoke at some length OF the LOYALTY OF the
extreme western states 20 the republican
party Zach has nov two republicans in
the Senate, but the same could not be said
Of many OF the eastern states whose rep
resentatlEes We're adopting course that
was driving the silver men from their
party associates. He showed that New
York was represented in the Senate by
Two democrats; that Indiana mas two and
ohio ana Illinois one each II tnis gold
plank was adopted The republican party
would. he said, lose control Of the Senate
ana not regain it IN quarter OF a cen
tury.
MIR. Brewer of Michigan followed Mr..
Dubois, expressing his regret that the sill
Yer men should feel compelled to take
tne course they mad indicated However,
he, for one, felt that the parting of the
roads between Senator Dubois. his as
sociates and their constituents on the
one hand and the republican party on the
other had been reached when the five re-
publican silver senators took the ground
in the United States Senate that no meas
ure Tor the revenues Of the government
ana the protection OF our industries
should be permitted to be considered and
passed while they We're members Of the
IL a provision for the re and unlimited
coinage of silver. If there was any one
thlnS the American people demanded il
was a suncienL revenue upon which 10
support the government. The government
could not be starved, no matter what
party was in power If there was any
one principle that the republican party
maintained must be held inviolate IL was
the principle upon which a protective
tarlm was founded, and when republican
senator's refused to endorse that princi-
were represented in the Senate by repub-
Icans or democrats. At the time, Mr..
Brewer expressed his sympathy win Mr..
Dubois and his colleagues and said he re-
GREETED deeply the line of action upon
which they had agreed. Mr.. Brewer IN
tended TO have offered an amendment
striking out the word gold" but in view
OF what the silver men had said Ii was
useless to offer it.
Mr. Hartman of Montana boldly an
nounced that he could not and would not
support a candidate standing on this plat
form. The republican platform of 1892 had
declared for gold and silver as the stan
dard money. This platform contained a
declaration for gold only and the, silver
men demanded both. The silver men stood
by the party principles and until such
time as the party might return to the
double standard they could not support
its candidate. Mr.. Mckinley was an hon
est man and would honestly interpret the
platform. The silver men were not antag-
onistic men, but principles in this struggle
and in the campaign, Mr.. Mckinley would
Mr. Fessenden Of Connecticut ex-
planned why ii was necessary to adopt a
gold plank and expressed his regret at
this difference OF opinion within the
The vote was then taken on the Teller
substitute and it was defeated. Ayes, 10.
nays, Al. Those voting in the affirmative
were the delegates from Colorado, Cali
fornia, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Arizona Nevada, North Carolina and
Before the sense of the committee was
taken on the gold plank, Mr.. Lafollette
Of Wisconsin arose to a personal expana-
ton. He directed attention to a state
ment made by Mr.. Teller that himself and
Mr.. Gear of Iowa had performed the prin-
ItpaI Holh 3d. IA tne prep atloh oL lue LdIin
law OF lo9Os which had been popularly
credited TO Mr. Mckinley, and said that
while the members Of the committee dis
charged the duties entrusted TO them
faithfully, il was not true that any one
man on earth had prepared as much of
the measure as Mr.. Mckinley, but that
his ideas and spirit dominated everything
ia connection with the bill when the sub
committees were preparing the schedules
and before they were submitted TO Mr..
mckinley, VINO led in all the discussion
WITH the same rare ability which enabled
him also when the bill was taken into the
House TO pass it through that body with
out amendment. Such statements rs Sem
ator Teller made. Mr.. Lafollette cOntin-
ued, We're an injustice to Mr.. Mckinley.
was time now that the country should be
acquainted with the real facts connected
with the IOrmuldtlOn OF the Dill Wnlcn
bore Mr. McKinley's name
Mr.. Lafoliette then addressing himself
specifically to the money plank, moved to
amend the last section by striking out
the words now in circulation" so that it
should read that "all our silver and paper
currency must be maintained at a parity
with gold etc.
Mr. Lafollette argued in support of
his amendment that a wrong cons true
ton might be placed upon the plank as
construed as a pledge to contract the
circulating medium so that no more sill
Yer should be coined or paper currency
be issued ! would hurt the republican
party in states where it would be hard
pressed although it would make no
difference in his own state of Wisconsin.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts opposed
the amendment. He did not wish to be
placed in the position of encouraging
any further coinage of silver by the gov
eminent.
Arguments in similar strain were
made by Mr.. Merriam of Minnesota and
MI Patterson of Illinois.
Mr. Gear of Iowa and Mr.. Brewer of
Michigan supported the amendment.
The chairman, Mr.. Foraker of Ohio,
agreed with Mr. Lafollette that the words
should be stricken out, and this was &C
The vote on the adoption of the gold
plank as amended was then ordered, and
1t passed-years 40; nays, IL.
The negative vote was cast by the fore
going silver men, who favored the Teller
subs titute with the addition of the mem
Der from Oklahoma.
The discussion on the remainder of
the platform was general, but OF no spe-
cial interest and it was adopted without
division, a number of silver men having
already absented themselves from the
meeting.
MORTON FOR VICE PRESIDENT.