The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
SILVER MEN TO RETIRE
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tion of the tariff law Of 1890. which had
been popularity credited to Mr.. McKin-
ley. and said that while the members
or the committee discharged the duties
entrusted to them faithfully. it 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 in connection
with the bill when the subcommittee
were preparing the schedules and be-
fore they were submitted to Mr.. McKin-
ley. who led in all the discussion with
the same rare ability which enabled
him also. when 1t was taken into the
house. to pass it through that body
without amendment. Such statements
as Senator Teller made. Mr. Lafollette
continued. were an injustice to Mr.. Nc
Kinley. They had been continually re-
peated and it was time now that the
country should be acquainted with the
real facts connected with the formation
of the bill which bore Major McKin-
ley's name
MR.. LAFOLLETTE'S AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Lafollette then, addressing him
self specifically to the money plank,
moved to amend the last section by
striking out the words "now in circu-
lation." so that 1t should read that "all
our silver and paper currency must be
maintained at a parity with gold" etc.
Mr.. Lafollete argued In support of his
amendment that a wrong construction
might be placed upon the plank as it
stood. He feared that it might be con-
strued as a pledge to contract the cir
culating mediums so that no more sill
yer should be coined or paper currency
be issued. 1t would hurt the Republi-
can party in states where it would be
hard pressed, although 1t would make
no difference in his own state of Wis
consin. .--'i
Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts. op-
posed the amendment He did not
wished to be placed in the position of
encouraging any further coinage Of sill
yer by the government. Arguments in
a similar strain We're made by Mr.. Mer-
riam, of Minnesota, and Mr.. Patter-
son, 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 accordingly done The vote on the
adoption of the gold plank as amended
was then ordered and it passed-yeas,
40; nays, II. The negative vote was
cast by the foregoing silver men. who
favored the Teller substitute, with the
addition Of the member from Okla
homa. The discussion on the remainder
of the platform was general, but of no
special interest, and it was adopted
without division. number Of the silver
men having already absented them
selves from the meeting.
SENATOR CARTER WIhL.sTAY.
Senator Carter, of Montana, Is no
longer one of the five insurgent sena-
tors His associates, Senator'S Teller,
Dubois and Cannon, made plain their
positions before the resolutions COM
mittee, and what course Senators Car
ter and Mantle would pursue has been
matter Of general interest. The for
mer this afternoon notified the silver
men that he could not go with them and
that If they bolted and left the conven-
tion and the Republican party they must
do so without him. Mr.. Mantle has not
yet notified his colleagues to the same
effect, but will probably do so tomor-