The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-18
PARTING OF THE WAYS
Several Silver Men Formally Sever Their
Connection With the Republican Party.
DRAMATIC AND PATHETIC SPECTACLE.
Old Senator Teller, one of the Foun-
dcrs of she Republican Party
Takes Leave of His Associatns-
Sonatora Cannon and Dubois Also
Boit-No Important Busincss Vet.

st. Louis June 17.-tt was 1880 when
Chairman Foraker called the full COM
mittee on resolutions together. The
platform was read by paragraphs. the
agreement being that each paragraph
should be voted upon separately. The
preamble was objected to and the phrase
ology was ordered TO be changed so that
the wording OF the pai agraph would be
less obscure.
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado. arose and
stated that he had prepared minority
report on the financial plank. which he
would present when the subject was
reached The remainder OF the platfoi m
re added, was entirely satisfactory to
him. The tariff plank was agreed TO
unanimously. SO also was the sugar
plank. strong declarations was made
FOR protective duty on woods and wool
ems, The protection of American ship
building and the development of Ameri.
can commerce was also demanded.
All OF Mr.. Teller's amendments TO the
financial plank We're vo;ed down.
There was pathetic scene i'm the com
m!ttee room when the financial plank
was reached, and Senator Teller pre-
sented his minority report. 1t took the
form of a substitute and declared in gen
erai TENS for the free and unlimited
Coinage of silver ii Il ratio of l6 to L.
Senator Teller spoke for thirty minutes
and his utterances We're followed with
deep interest. for all present realized
that the hour had arrived when one of
The founders of the Republican party, n
man VINO has been conspicuous in Re-
publican councils for third of Il cen
fury. was taking step which would
separate him from his party friends:
Mr. Teller spoke with deep emotion
and.rfIe sincerity of his purpose was 50
manifest that his words produced !, deep
impression. He spoke of his long con-
nection with the Republican party. II
was the party OF his young manhood;
the party OF his choice. 1t was the party.
with which he had affiliated for thirtv-
hVe years. II was 4 party that had
given him great honors, and he had sery-
ed il loyalty.
But, he exclaimed In q voice of deep
earheStness, the time has come when
shall he obliged TO leave it. il II de-
ciares FOR the single gold Standard"
he explained in conclusion that he had
not originally intended to speak at such
length, but that he was carried away
py the importance of his subject II was
purely a matter of conscience and prin-
ciple. There was no question ofpcrsonaI
ambition involved He might be wrong.
he believed not. Time alone could tell
whethe. he or the trainers of this plank
We're right.
Senator Lodge, of Massac achusetts. ex-
plaihed that no choice was left 10 the
committee but 10 adopt the plank in
question. He expressed his high apprecia-
ton OF Mr.. Teller, and stated his belief
that he was acting from con scient;ous
motives, but the Republicans had come
TO the parting of the ways, and that in
separating with Mr.. Teller and his a $50
ciates, he wished 10 announce that they
carried with them the full respect of the
committee
ClpVplan1 Of
that with such plank his State could
hot be Kept in the Republican column.
Mr. Lennon, of California. said that
the western men had come here under
the belief that the committee would
be friendly TO silver. He said the effect
OF this action would be 10 wipe out a
Republican majority of 10000. and make
the State Democratic
Mr.. Cannon. of Utah. like Mr.. Teller.
created a profound sensation by the
earnestness of his remarks His voice
was choked with emotion several times
ana he proceeded with great difficulty.
he pointed out that Utah had been CON
'erteu from Democratic territory into
republican State, but that Il would be
irretrievably lost If the party were com
mitted to the gold standard He bitter
ly deplored the necessity which COM
PEELED him TO leave the party Of his
cho.ce. but existing circumstances left
nlin no alteinat tive.
Mr. Mott. of North Carolina assar,ah
that he had gone into this campafpn for
Mckinley, believing that gentleman was
friendly 10 silver He had failed TO find
any utterance of McKinley's to the
contrary. II Mr.. Mckinley was unfa-
vorable 10 silver there was nothing in
his record TO show N
Before vote was taken on Mr. Toll.
ers III 10 substitute Mr.. DARLINGTON of
fennsyNan!a, arose and replied spe-
clhcally to Senator Teller's declaration
that the Republican party had fallen un-
der 1he domination of Lombard and
Wall streets.
Mr.. Dubois. of Idaho. also announced
mat he would follow; his associates
Mes:rs. Teller and Cannon, In leaving
the party, although he regretted that me-
ce.;sity compelled him to take this step.
He spoke at some length of the loyaitv
OF the extreme Western States to the Re-
publican party. Each has now two re
puhlcans in the Senate. but the same
could not be said of many of the Eastern
states, whose representatives were
adopting course that was driving the
silver men from their party. He showed
tnat New York was represented in the
Senate by two Democrats. :hat Indiana
has two, and Oa!o and Illinois one each
If this gold plank was adopted the re-
publican party would he said. lose CON
troll of the Senate and not regain IL in n
Quarter OF century