The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-18
Ter, WHO sent to the sseretary's desk and
had read the following minority report

Ter, WHO sent to the Saeretary's desk and
had read the following minority report
We, the undersigned members of the
committee on Resolutions, being unable
to agree with that part of the majority
report Which treats of the subjects of
coinage ard finance, respectfully submit
e ne following paragraph as substitute
!" The Republican party <avors the use
OF both gold and silver as equal standard
money and pledges its power to secure
the free, unrestricted and Independent
coinage OF gold and silver at our mints
at the ratio. of 16 parts of silver to
one of gold :"
Mr. Teller then advanced to the front
and in earnest tones addressed the con-
vention in explanation of his course. He
ddsclaimed that his advocacy of free
silver was in any manner controlled by
the fact that he represented a State
which produced silver He contended for
it because he believed that no country
could prospr without it, and because he
believed that it was the great weight
which was now weighing down the coun-
try Professing tolerance for those who
chHered from nm, he said his decision
mad been arrived at after many years
OF deliberate thought. 1.-THE great CON
test whether there should be one flag
on two in this country,' he said tswas
not more important than this. Com
fronted for the first time in the history
OF This glorious party of ours with the
danger of financial system which in our
Judgment would be destructive to the
country, they were called upon to de-
caoe whether to adhere to it or to re-
ject It
He asserted that the Republican party
had never been a party of rnonometallism.
In 1888 the State of Colorado was carried
en- binsetallic platform by vote equal
N proportion to its population to that of
any otner State in the Union He referred
TO a promise he had made the Chairman
not 20 discuss the silver question, and
saso ne would keep thai promise He
would only say that the platform contained
sucn,a a departure from Republican princi-
pies that it challenged their Republicanism
S 70 support It. He characterized the aIlu-
SION to international agreement as weak
platitudes, implying that the American
people had lost the ability to control
their own affairs. tremendous cheers.)
Ard this declaration came fSazae the great
American party of Abraham Lincoln and
Ulysses D.. Grant. (CheerS.)
Temporarily forgetting his pledge, Mr..
Teller launched out into a general d .scus-
sion Of the international phase of the sill
yer question, declaring that the American
people had the power to maintain a finan-
clal system commensurate VITA their own
greatness (applause); but he believed pro-
lection impossible under a single gold
standard
He asked the convention to pardon him
If ne closed with some personal allus.ons.
He had formed his conclusions on this
subject to such an extent that this be-
came binding on his conscience. He be-
lieveG the morality, the civiliza-
tion-nay, the very religion-of this
country We're at stake in this
contest. Men in distress were neither pa
triotic nor brave. This was what made
him Republican, because he believed
its principles were calculated to build
up and sustain the unfortunate and dis
tressed. lie did not believe this could be
done on the gold standard. With this SOL
emn conviction upon him he must sever
his connection with this political organi-
cation with which he had been SO long
associated. (Cheers.) AS he subsequently
repeated his declaration of an intention
to sever his connection with the party.
cries of No were raised in different parts
of the hall He recognized the g.bes
and sneers that would follow him but
he was used to that. Before the Republ:-
can party was organized he stood for
the doctrine of free silver, free homes
and equal rights. (Cheers.) There were
few men IN the party who had been
more sincerely attached to its principles
than he, and he could not go out of it
without heart-burning and regret. eff
go. out of the Republican party.,' he
said, Il care not what the consequences
may be-"
Whether it takes me out of political
I ire or not, I go cut with feeling at least
that l maintain my consistency and man
mood approves the sacrifice Retiring from
you as do. perhaps never again to
have an opportunity of addressing a Re
publican convention, I cannot go out
without saying that cherish down in
my heart a hope-nay, belief. that bet-
ter consels will prevail and that at
some future day en- a. true Republican
Platform. sustaining Republican prin-
ciples, may have the snestimable privi-
iege of again addressing you"
MT. foraker, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Resolutions, moved to Law SEN
ator Teller's substitute on the table.
senator Lodge of Massachusetts second
ed the motion. The yeas and nays were
demanded by the States Of Colorado.
Montana and Idaho and the vote was
taken.
At 11:45 A. NJ the roll cali was begun
Alabama 4 sloan voted IS yeas. I nays; Arkansas.
70 yeas, l nay; California, yeas, is NAYS:
G95onnectscut. u yeas; Delaware, yeas:
sfiorida, yeas, nays; Illinois, n yeas.
! nay; Idaho 9 nays; Iowa. 25 yeas; kan
Maine, 12 yeas; Maryland, IA yeas; Massa.
cnusetts. 30 yeas; Michigan. 27 yeas,
nay Minnesota, 1S yeas; Mississ;nni MI =
yeas; kentucky, 2S yeas; Louisiana 1e
yeas; Montana, 6 nays; Nebraska 7e
yeas; Nevada, nays: New Hampshire
8 yeas; New Jersey. 20 yeas; New York.
Y yeas: Missouri, 35 yeas, i nav: Nnr.fh
Carolina, 71s yeas, 141s nays: Ohio az
yeas; Oregon, yeas; Penpsvlva11.a "a
yeas; Rhode Island. 8 yeas; South Caro-
lima, 1S yeas; South Dakota, q yeas
srFvs Tenne7see. 90 yeas l nav; Utah G
nays; Vermont, yeas; Virg mia, 10 yeas
3 nays; washington, 8 yeas; West yir-
giria II yeas: Wisconsin, 2i yeas: Wv
oming, nays; Arizona nays: New
Mexico. yeas, nays: Oklahoma. yeas
nay: indian Territory, yeas; Dis
trict OF. Columbia. yeas Alaska, 4 yeas.
The official result was announced as
being