The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-12
NO POSSIBILITY OF AMBIGUITY.
There Will Be No Effort 20 Plaeate
Teller anu His Allies.
1harlcs w. Fairbanks. OF Indiana. VIII
Re Temporary Chairman, and
viii >psaa Against liver Sena-
Chairman hoGnas q. Plat Arrives.
aud the DeSponaens Anti-Mcktn-
iesIses. Even daniey. Are Bfaesssi L y.

81, Louis. Jane 1f-There are hundreds
OF forms OF financial planks for the Re-
publican national platform A. gas Mchtn-
ley headquarters IN 81 Louis ard IA the
haasis OF MchEnlry.s fvsensss. who viii
largely determine what the platform
shall be. More thsn week age
there was sent cut 20 the papers
various forms og financial plank.
aIa1 lnttmAgsons made that il was a
form Of declaration which was Wanted.
This was done for she purpose og securing
views on the financial plank from 81 Sec
tsoEs and from people interested n the
character OF the financial resolution. The
result has been as anticipated and plat
forms have been coming IA hy letter and
by telegraph from every part Of the eoan-
try. The Mckinley managers nave not
only been able 70 obtain ferns FOR imam
c.al plAnks. but they have been aAle 10 sc-
cure the views Of men all over the co4n-
try whose opinions are worth having
The more the matter = considered the
more IL appears thar the national platform
viii conform very closely to that OF the
Indiana convention. with al references 10 a
ratio stricken cut. The Indiana platform
declares again the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at a ratio Of is To - II pro-
poses TO cat OF the words quoted end end
with a straight deeaaratson against free
coinage. the iaslsseuce Is strong
that there shah 5e no chance to
declare that the platform i a
catch or that IL means anything
more than Nhat Il says. or that IL can be
construed in che part of the country a. for
silver. in another section against silver.
IL - quite apparent tnat there is a deter
minaticn 10 make the platform for the
single gold standard. but there is a desire
TO avoid a declaration emphatic In these
words. as IL Is believed IL would be osTen-
siSe 70 some sections OF the country. and
particularly 10 several states in the Mis-
sissippi valley.
All expectancy of forming a financial
plank which will be satisfactory 10 Teller
and his followers from the silver produce
ing states has been iong abandoned. Sill
Yer men 50 pronounced as these have also
abandoned ans idea. If they ever he'd ore.
that stradAle of any Kind could ba
formed which they could constrae for any
possible Use against q straight Is 10 1
declaration Of the nocFarlc convention.
Other features 81 thc platform are un-
der discussion, especially the tariff plank.
While declaring for t9e American system
OF protection. Ii ~ quite pro0ahie the Ohio
platform viii he closely followed At
least that has been the talk among the
Mckinley leaders whenever the tarifT
plank has been mentioned. The deficiency
in revenue viii be declared attributable
to the inefficient tariff. and II is said the
financial difficulties neceSaitAttng the IS
sue of bonds will ~ declared TO be due To
the failure OF the Democratic party 10
provide sufficient revenue 10 meet the
current expenses Of the governunf III
Is also expected that the platform on this
subject win reTiew ~ some length the
conditions of tho country. and the dspres-
sion. the financial disturbances and every
thing OF that character VIII D. attributed
to Democratic control OF the country.
II is andeFstosd % he 4 part ~ a pro-
gramfne TO have the leaaeFs Of the various
delegations confer and agree upon a plat
form. 50 that a committee on resolutions
may be selected which Will report a plat
form that will not precfpitate a aght on
the foor Of the eanventian between these
wh0 favar silver and those
who favor an anti-siiyer declaration. A
light from the silver men cannot appa-
rsEtly well he avoided. The other portions
~ the platform will largely favor the past
declarations of the party. The main tn-
ferest csnters upon ths currency plnrk.
and next in order of importance - the
tariff. and these are ire 1riy themes that
have been thus FAR alscusssa
The meeting which II vas announced the
Republican advocates 81 silver wonla hold
tonight was postponed on account OF the
non-srr.val Of the promnenf silver adva-
Gates who were expected today.
Col Trgwh1. one n the Ifaa delegates,
tonight gave ont the following as the
declaration which he tanks the Western
men woaIa be willing 70 aerepg on the ssl-
yer, lead and weol aaeasiana.
ssThe Rsruhliesn party + In favor ~ the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver Al the rat.o af II ornces ~ silver be-
ing equivalent fu al the functions ri na9a-
81 20 one ounce of 9atH when coined lnta
dollars nf the United States ~ America.
Noting that. under fsse tarfT act %
Maren g. fssT. ths wool Industry was ntaFn
prosperous than during any other period
lr the history 81 tire country. sua onserw-
.ng that TIE present ffe~ trade policy ~
she Democratic administration has rss3nHd
hat Industry. fHs GRpmAllean party. nos
less eager today than tn sna past % ap-
hold the interests of those engaged in
TIRE raising OF woai. hereby stauas eesa-
rnl4tea 70 the reinstatement ~ the seaesa-
ufe % wool as enaetea IN the farsa Law af
1851
'*Tns Republican party is - favor 81 the
ye-enar1 merit Of ths tariff schedule 81 fssa
providing for q aafy Or 5saa ores. wisaaug
taking nute % me va.Be nf ire silver as
soclatea wlfh the lesa kn tae erss tm-